Amid talk of Assembly polls in Jharkhand likely in July, Congress on Thursday said it will decide within a week whether to try for an alternative government or go for a fresh mandate.

Former RJD leader Pappu Yadav was on Friday acquitted by the Patna High Court in connection with CPI(M) leader Ajit Sarkar murder case.

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere into the functioning of the Group of Minister (GoM) appointed to examine the issue of CBI's autonomy.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will address a rally in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday to mark the culmination of the Kerala Yatra-led by Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Ramesh Chennithala.

SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday claimed that the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh was far better than in cities like Delhi and Mumbai.

The Maharashtra government on Thursday ordered withdrawal of Class X Geography text books that exclude Arunachal Pradesh from the map of India.

Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said that Naxalism is strong only in those states where Congress is not in power.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said the Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by him will work towards giving CBI "functional autonomy".

The Income Tax (I-T) department has served a notice to Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) seeking details of expenses incurred during the party's Parivartan rally held on May 15, an official said on Friday.

After nabbing over 160 people across Odisha on charges of running or helping illegal money laundering, the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch (Odisha Police) arrested two employees of Saradha Group on Thursday.