Bengaluru, Sept. 16 -- India is a "secular" nation, the Karnataka high court said on Monday, as it dismissed a batch of three petitions, including one filed by BJP leader Pratap Simha, opposing the state government's decision to invite Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the historic Dasara celebrations in Mysuru later this month. "Opinions or public sentiments cannot override constitutional principles," the bench said. P10...