Pralhad Joshi hits out at UPA's approach towards terror after Yasin Malik's affidavit

So South: Top court on Dasara row, Sabarimala idol weight loss sparks furor, more

On So South, the Supreme Court dismisses a plea against a non-Hindu inaugurating the Mysuru Dasara festival, terming it a secular state function. In Karnataka, controversy emerges over the alleged deletion of names from voter lists in the Aaland constituency and divisions arise within the cabinet over a caste census. A war of words erupts between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh after AP's IT Minister Nara Lokesh invited a tech firm complaining of Bengaluru's potholes to his state, asking, "...what is wrong?". Other major stories include a security breach at actor Vijay's residence in Tamil Nadu, a political tussle within the AIADMK, and the opposition boycotting the Kerala assembly over a probe into the weight loss of Sabarimala temple idols. A Telangana youth has also been reported shot dead in the US.