In response to a piracy incident, Indian Navy intercepts Iranian fishing vessel ‘Al Kamar 786’ in Arabian Sea, deploying two warships for maritime security mission. The fishing vessel was reportedly boarded by nine armed pirates late on Thursday. “Based on inputs, two Indian warships deployed in Arabian Sea for maritime security operations were diverted to intercept the fishing vessel,” an officer said.

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With Lok Sabha elections just about a month away, we are decoding Karnataka’s political landscape at ‘NDTV Battleground’. We also discuss the challenges faced by the capital city Bengaluru, including water crisis, population explosion and issue of inadequate transportations system.

At ‘NDTV Battleground’, we discuss about state’s politics, growth, seat distribution in upcoming elections, challenges for the current government and the Opposition and much more.

Here are the highlights on ‘Battleground Karnataka’: