1. BJP is holding protests in Bengaluru and elsewhere in Karnataka against the arrest of a person accused of the 1992 anti-Muslim riots in Hubballi. Leader of Opposition R. Ashok to lead protest in Hubballi. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has, this morning, issued a statement reiterating that the arrest is part of a drive to pursue old cases (32 in Hubballi-Dharwad commissionerate), but is being given a communal colour by the BJP.
2. Deputy CM and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar will hold a public grievance redressal meet today for residents of Mahadevapura and K.R. Puram Assembly constituencies, at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar ground in Doorvaninagar, from 9.30 a.m. This is the first in a series of such ‘Government at Your Doorstep’ programmes that have been planned in Bengaluru.
3. The commercial arm of Bengaluru-based ISRO, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), will launch GSAT-20 (renamed as GSAT-N2), on-board SpaceX’s Falcon-9 during the second quarter of 2024. NSIL made the announcement this morning.