2) The Government of India has sacked Virendra Kataria as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry in a late night move. Lt. General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Singh, Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, will hold the additional charge of Puducherry.
3) At least 10 people were injured in clashes between two groups of students at Purkazi town of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh.