Senior Congress leader Nana F. Patole has been declared elected unopposed as the 14th Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, here on Sunday. ....

In a gruesome act, a man burnt alive a woman revenue official inside her office near here on Monday, but in the process also suffered critical burn injuries himself, the police said. ....

A psychological tug-of-war is currently underway between the prospective allies, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena, to woo the 13 elected Independents, including a few rebels, in order to boost their respective bargaining power before the nitty-gritty of government formation gets underway. ....

Amid the suspense over the government formation, ruling allies Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena leaders met Maharashtra Governor B.S. Koshyari, separately here on Monday. ....

Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday morning visited party leader D.K. Shivakumar at the Tihar Jail here. She was accompanied by party General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka K.C. Venugopal. ....

Rajasthan's Malpura town witnessed an untoward incident of stone pelting on a Dussehra procession, which led to protests and tension in the area. ....

At least 12 persons were killed and many others were missing as a boat with over 60 tourists capsized in Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district on Sunday, officials said. ....

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth Rs 288.91 crore of Indian Technomac Company Ltd and its promoters in a case relating to bank fraud, the agency said on Wednesday. ....

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday categorically said her government will not implement the new stringent Motor Vehicle Act as it would add to the people's burden. ....

Sounding a poll bugle in the poll-bound Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday not only presented his government's report card in the first 100 days of governance but also praised the Manohar Lal Khattar-led government in the state for fighting corruption and nepotism. ....