SC upholds Karnataka’s prescribed tune, duration of state anthem

Bengaluru: The Supreme Court has declined to interfere with a Karnataka High Court order upholding the state government’s decision to prescribe a specific tune and duration for singing the state anthem, “Jayabharatha Jananiya Tanujate.” A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan dismissed a special leave petition filed by singer Kikkeri Krishnamurthy, who … Get the latest…