A special CBI court on Wednesday sentenced former Bihar Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra to five years in prison in a fodder scam case and slapped a fine of Rs 10 lakh on the former and Rs 5 lakh on the latter. ....

A Special court on Wednesday convicted former Bihar Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra and former Jharkhand Chief Secretary Sajjal Chkravarty in another fodder scam case. ....

Two crude bombs were recovered near the Mahaboddhi temple in Bihar's Bodh Gaya, where Tibetian spiritual leader Dalai Lama is camping, prompting authorities to heighten security, police said on Saturday. ....

In connection with its ongoing probe into the 2006 IRCTC hotels maintenance contract case, the Enforcement Directorate has summoned RJD chief Lalu Prasad's son-in-law Rahul Yadav for questioning on Wednesday over a Rs 1 crore loan he had given to his mother-in-law Rabri Devi. ....

Former Union Minister Raghunath Jha died on Monday morning at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi due to multiple health problems, doctors said. He was 79. ....

Scores of supporters of RJD supremo Lalu Yadav thronged the jail here on Sunday with 'dahi-chura' and 'tilkut' on the occasion of Makar Sankranti but failed to meet him -- and unable to offer him the traditional goodies they returned dejected. ....

Three women disciples from an ashram in Bihar's Nawada district have accused six men from the institution of raping them at gun-point over several days, police said on Friday. ....

Four coaches of a passenger train were gutted in a fire in Bihar's Mokama railway yard on Wednesday, an official said. No one was injured in the incident. ....

Special CBI judge Shivapal Singh on Thursday put off the sentencing of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad, who claimed he had done no wrong and that he found it "very cold" in prison. ....

A special CBI court on Saturday convicted RJD chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad and 15 others in a case relating to the multi-million rupee fodder scam. ....