Kerala is now the first and only state in the country to have its own internet service, according to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who made the announcement.
Public enterprises selection board (PESB) selected Mr Sanjai Kumar for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, RailTel Corporation of India Ltd (RCIL).
A week-long traditional Kharchi festival, offering prayer to 14 gods and goddesses, began with thousands of devotees converging at Khayerpur on the eastern outskirts of Tripura.
Maharashtra's Maha Metro and the Centre's National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) received the Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records certifications.