The loan waiver funds up to Rs one lakh will be deposited in the farmers’ accounts at 4 pm on Thursday

While the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government has decided to tweak the bill after backlash, its stance of reserving jobs for ‘Kannadigas’ in managerial and clerical roles in the private sector remains.

A top-level official said the government has asked the National Security Guard to visit and submit a report on establishing a base for troops in Ayodhya, including an anti-drone facility that could help secure the area in case of an attack