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.

The four-day old Siddaramaiah ministry in Karnataka will be expanded on Saturday with the induction of around 20 ministers amid indications that the ‘tainted’ may be kept out of the exercise.

The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) is likely to declare SSC results in the month of June.

The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) is likely to declare class 10th results in the month of May.

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

Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Wednesday resigned after his ruling BJP faced a humiliating defeat in the 14th state legislative assembly elections held on Sunday.

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Deputy Speaker and senior Congress leader Harvansh Singh died in the wee hours of Tuesday following a cardiac arrest. Singh, 65, is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.

Rejecting as "malicious campaign" and "rumours" suggestions that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could be replaced, Congress on Monday said there is "no doubt" that he will continue till 2014 and that he shared a "perfect" and unparalleled relationship with party chief Sonia Gandhi.

Rustic in appearance at times, outspoken Siddaramaiah is not known to mince words and hide his ambitions.

Iran on Tuesday began a five-day registration period for candidates in a June 14 presidential election, with a string of conservative hopefuls in the running but key reformists yet to come forward, reports said.