Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has asked party leaders at the CWC meeting to focus on people's issues and maintain ideological clarity, while cautioning them against "walking into traps of the BJP".

A special court here has rejected the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad's plea seeking a polygraph, voice layer and psychological analysis tests for DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar, an accused in an espionage case.

With voices from within his cabinet pitching for the appointment of three more deputy chief ministers in the state, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the high command would decide on it ultimately, and that he would comply with the decision.

The nation's largest lender State Bank of India is adopting a novel way to ensure timely repayments, especially by its retail borrowers, by greeting those likely to default on monthly installments with a pack of chocolates.

Our profession will continue to thrive or it will self-destruct based on whether we do or do not maintain our integrity, Chief Justice of India Dhananjay Chandrachud said here on Sunday.

The head teacher of a government school in Nidaghatta village of Maddur taluk of the district has been arrested by the Maddur Police under charge of sexually harassing girl students of the school, based on a complaint filed by the girls' parents, with the support of Dalit organizations.

In an incident reported from Chikkamagaluru, an accident on National Highway 173 resulted in injuries to the driver and cleaner of a truck that was transporting plywood. The mishap occurred at approximately 3 am on Sunday, near the locality of Banakal within Mudigere taluk.

The Supreme Court has said that fairness is a "hallmark of great advocacy" and if the members of the Bar do not cooperate with the trial courts, it would be very difficult for the courts to deal with huge arrears of cases.