After 24 people were killed in Mathura after squatters opened fire on the police, top government and police officers say there was no intelligence failure, though it was well-known that the squatters belonged to a well-armed sect; Hours after violent clashes ripped through Mathura, the constituency of parliamentarian Hema Malini, the actor-politician from the BJP tweeted photos of a film shoot at Madh Island in Mumbai, drawing sharp criticism online; Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Rs 1,700 crore Salma Dam accompanied by Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani in that country's Herat province; and more on the news wrap of the day.
