The CBI has sent a fresh request for extradition of middleman Carlo Gerosa in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case to the Italian government through the Ministry of External Affairs here, sources said on Monday.

The government on Monday simplified the process for granting additional fiscal deficit limit to eligible states over and above the three per cent limit of the state GDP.

Congress on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government for leading India into "financial anarchy" with its "utter economic mismanagement" that has led to bank scams over Rs 70,000 crore, and now forcing LIC to buy the sinking IDBI Bank to "hide its failures".

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday cautioned against practising intolerance in the name of cow protection, Love Jihad and eating habits, saying such actions spoil the name of the country and people can't take law into their hands.

Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Delhi chief Manoj Tiwari on Monday asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to come back to Delhi and resume work since doctors have described his health as good.

As many as 16 people of Haryana's Sonipat district have been given cash rewards of Rs one lakh each for giving information about those involved in conducting illegal sex determination tests.

A businessman was shot dead in Bihar's East Champaran district on Monday while his driver is battling for life after receiving severe injuries, police said.

A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death at a family function here, police said on Monday, adding that his nephew and a friend have been arrested for the murder.