At least 22 people have died in Kerala due to incessant rainfall which has also led to the opening of Idukki dam; The BJP along with the support of Naveen Patnaik won the election for Deputy Chair of Rajya Sabha; More incidents of vandalism by some Kanwariyas in Uttar Pradesh have been reported, a police van was vandalised in Bulandshahr and a car attacked in Muzaffarnagar; And the world's largest furniture retailer IKEA has opened its first store in India.