The US "values" its relationship with India, US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor said on Saturday after holding talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that focused on cooperation in areas of defence, trade and critical minerals.

BJP MP and former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has accused the ruling Congress government in Karnataka of failing to function effectively due to its internal tussle over power-sharing, saying that the party high command’s indecision has left the state’s administration paralysed and the people in distress.

More than 100 representatives from civil society organisations, political parties, trade unions, women’s groups, and student unions gathered in Bengaluru on Friday to oppose the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka.

The city’s Cyber Crime Police Station has registered an FIR against five social media accounts for allegedly posting derogatory and threatening comments about Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said decisions regarding tie-ups with the BJP's allies for the coming civic elections would be taken at the local level.

The Union education ministry has asked states to modernise fee collection processes in schools by using UPI to improve transparency and enhance convenience for parents.

Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai on Saturday said lawyers and judges have a responsibility of strengthening the justice system and they must ensure that the legal discourse does not remain confined to metropolises, but is accessible to even those living in the country's remotest corners.

An FIR has been registered against Malayalam actor Jayakrishnan and two of his associates from Kerala for allegedly abusing a cab driver with communal invectives here, police said on Saturday.