The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear on July 11 a fresh plea of the Uddhav Thackeray faction challenging the decision of the newly- elected Speaker of the Maharashtra legislative assembly to recognise the new party whip of Shiv Sena rebels led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday won the floor test in the State Assembly.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday questioned the legitimacy of the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and said the group cannot claim to be the original Sena.

Twelve passengers were killed and three others injured after a bus fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Monday, officials said.

In a jolt to Uddhav Thackeray ahead of the Eknath Shinde-led government's floor test, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar has reinstated Shinde as Shiv Sena legislature party leader, removing Ajay Chaudhary.

Kolkata: A man sneaked into Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence in south Kolkata's Kalighat area in the early hours of Sunday, police said.

Patna: RJD president Lalu Prasad on Sunday fractured his shoulder and injured his back after a fall, a source close to his family said.

Burhanpur (MP): Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath on Sunday said if at all Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to any school for education, it was built by the Congress, a remark that drew a sharp reaction from the ruling BJP, which said people know very well what kind of "constructive and destructive" work the grand old party has done.