In the wake of the attack on Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh, the Home Ministry on Monday asked all Maoists-hit states to revamp security of political workers and ensure that political activities are not affected by any violence.

The Goa Police busted an alleged IPL betting syndicate and arrested six bookies in this regard on Monday.

A teenage girl was raped allegedly by her neighbour in a car in northwest part of the national capital.

Bangladesh has agreed to allow India to use its Ashuganj port for transporting foodgrains to the Northeast region.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday said that it would contest elections from all 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra next year.

Shocked over the Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said the nation will neither be overawed nor intimidated by such actions.

Calling it a "cowardly act" on the part of Maoists, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said the strike was not an attack on the Congress or its leaders, but an attack on democratic values.

The Centre has sought a detailed report from the Chhattisgarh government on the Saturday evening incident in which a large number of Maoists attacked a Congress party convoy, killing at least 16 people and injuring 25.

The BJP on Sunday condemned the Maoist attack on a Congress convoy in Chhattisgarh in which 16 people, including two senior Congress leaders, were killed.

In a major setback to CBI, a UAE court has rejected India's request to extradite former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda's close aide Sanjay Choudhary, who was arrested in Dubai and allegedly behind dubious investments of the leader.