Jammu and Kashmir bifurcated, Opposition slams centre over WhatsApp spygate; more

Three months after Jammu and Kashmir was served a jolt in the form of the abrogation of Article 370, the strife-torn state ceased to exist on Wednesday midnight when the clock struck 12 midnight. India now has two new Union Territories - Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh - while it has one less state.

The big change of status for Jammu and Kashmir comes 86 days after the Centre moved to scrap the special status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.