After Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEB) clarified that actor-politician Kangana Ranaut has not paid bills including old dues amounting to Rs 90,384 for two months, state PWD minister Vikramaditya Singh recently alleged that she plays mischief, does not pay bills and then curses the government.

 The police here have arrested a man and his wife for allegedly strangling their 22-year-old visiting nephew to death after finding him in an "objectionable condition" with a girl from their family, officials said on Friday.

The rupee rose sharply by 51 paise against the US dollar to 86.17 in early trade on Friday amid a strong opening in the domestic equity markets, a weakening greenback, and decline in oil prices.

West Bengal's Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said the governor does not have any authority to summon officers to discuss pending Bills.

Senior Congress leader Sooranad Rajasekharan died at a private hospital here on Friday, party sources said.

Patna: At least 25 people were killed in lightning strikes and hailstorms in several districts of Bihar on Thursday, officials said.

Patna: A student of a government medical college here who was allegedly denied admission in his own health institute after a road accident died at a private hospital on Thursday, police said.

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday asked the Centre to reconsider the provisions in the new Waqf law and suspend it for the time being.