Manchester, Aug. 27: Wayne Rooney returned to Manchester United’s starting line-up but failed to inconvenience his suitors Chelsea in a forgettable 0-0 Premier League draw at Old Trafford.

Mauni Maharaj, a seer from the Sri Paramhans Ashram in Amethi, was placed under house arrest on Tuesday along with his followers when he tried to leave for Ayodhya to take part in the VHP yatra, which has been banned by the UP government.

Repeated cases of rape being reported from various parts of the country and continuing incursions by Chinese troops into Indian territory in Uttarakhand were some of the issues prominently raised in the Rajya Sabha by the BJP which demanded home minister Sushilkumar Shinde’s intervention to prevent crimes against women.

Patrick Quinn-trained Star Empire was given a neat ride by Pradeep Chouhan to claim the Tangiers Cup, the feature event of the races held here on Tuesday.

All India Football Federation president Praful Patel on Tuesday slammed the Indian Olympic Association, saying the involvement of chargesheeted persons in its affairs had brought “a messy situation” in Indian sports.
Patel’s comment follow Sunday’s general body meeting of the association, where they refuted the world body’s directive to bar chargesheeted administrators to stand for IOA polls.

The court of additional district judge of Faizabad has issued a bailable warrant against UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, SP MLA Tej Narain Pandey and former Faizabad district magistrate Ajay Shukla in a case of property dispute.

Finance minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday informed Parliament that irregularities to the tune of `230 crore have been found in the farm loan waiver scheme and action is being take in this regard.

Real Madrid made it two wins from two games under Carlo Ancelotti with a 1-0 victory at Granada, but Los Blancos were again made to work for the three points.

Besides the excitement of playing in front of home fans, the first leg of ISTAF Super Series event bears greater significance for Indian sepak takraw athletes who seek to garner spectators’ interest as well as attention of the authorities to help them get jobs.

The city of Amritsar has been donned with “missing” posters of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu. Residents of the city were taken by surprise when they woke up to “Missing Sidhu” posters pasted in the city.