This is only the fourth time since 2010 that the southwest monsoon has arrived in Kerala ahead of schedule.
Nagma, a Mahila Congress woman, turned to Twitter after being denied a seat in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, claiming that her 18 years of penance had been in vain. The Congress has decided to run Imran Prapthagiri from Uttar Pradesh as their Maharashtra candidate.
Rajendra Bahuguna, an Uttarakhand politician, climbed a water tank and shot himself three days after his daughter-in-law filed a complaint accusing him of molesting his granddaughter.