An Uttar Pradesh man was charged an exorbitant electricity bill of more than Rs. 128 crore. The man, who claims to have tried his best to rectify the exorbitant amount charged to him, says the electricity department has also cut off supply to his home allegedly because he failed to pay the bill.

Controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen's residence permit has been extended for one year by the Union Home Ministry, officials said on Sunday.

One of the undertrials, who escaped from police custody after miscreants opened fire at a jail van in Sambhal district, was killed in an encounter Saturday night here, police said.

Aurangabad: Police in Maharashtra's Aurangabad city arrested one person Saturday, a day after a Muslim man was allegedly beaten up by a group of hooligans and forced to say "Jai Shriram".

Neemuch: A 58-year old man has been allegedly beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of stealing peacocks in Madhya Pradesh's Neemuch district, police said Saturday, adding that nine persons have been arrested.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to former Delhi chief minister and Congress leader Sheila Dikhsit's residence here on Saturday and condoled her demise. 

Chandigarh: In a shocking incident in Haryana infamous for its skewed sex ratio a newly born girl, wrapped in plastic, was dumped by a woman in a drain near Kaithal town, police said.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday said the Union government was not making any attempts to impose Hindi in Tamil Nadu and was trying to promote Tamil as well.