Following Opposition allegations of toeing RSS line, UDF government appears to walk back on Vande Mataram directive

Although the Chief Minister’s office is yet to make an official clarification or withdraw the directive, Health Minister K. Muraleedharan says only the first two stanzas will be sung in the State government’s programmes
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Bidadi township: Chief Minister signals compensation beyond ₹3 crore an acre
However, sources in the Greater Bengaluru Development Authority (GBDA), the project’s implementing agency, confirmed that this was a “rare possibility”.

Cyber police take Hindutva ideologue T.G. Mohandas into custody in Kochi on charges of making controversial remarks on student protesters at Jantar Mantar, women
Youth and student organisations took out protest marches to his house demanding legal action. Leaders of the Students Federation of India and the All India Students Federation filed complaints against him

Jharkhand exam stir: Hemant Soren asks student protesters to not be misguided by political parties
Addressing the Jharkhand Adivasi Mahotsav in Ranchi, the Chief Minister says strictest action would be taken against those responsible for the irregularities in recruitment exams, and the individuals involved have already been identified

War on Iran: Phase II: Day 29
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain restricted unless the US meets a series of demands.