The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) will now make a concerted effort to win back traders who had, once, formed the base of the party.

The Congress party played the Food Security Card to blunt the Opposition’s campaign on corruption and price rise in the Lok Sabha elections ahead.

Adriano scored the only goal as a Barcelona side without the injured Lionel Messi laboured to a 1-0 victory over Malaga.

BJP chief Rajnath Singh, had who had recently drawn flak for blaming the English for India’s social and cultural ills, on Monday said India’s education system was a British legacy aimed at “subjugating Indian minds” that had led to “cultural pollution.”

Congress president and UPA chairperson, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, who has been present in Parliament since morning leading the ambitious Food Security Bill, was rushed to AIIMS after she suddenly fell ill late on Monday evening. She was escorted out of Parliament, after the party chief complained of “breathlessness” while voting was underway. She was admitted to the AIIMS’ cardio-neuro unit around 9.20 pm.

Last season’s runners-up Napoli impressed in Rafa Benitez’s debut on Sunday, comfortably beating Bologna 3-0 in its Serie A opener and immediately stating their intent to challenge two-time defending champions Juventus.

The much-awaited National Food Security Bill, which the ruling Congress calls a “game changer”, was passed by voice vote in the Lok Sabha on Monday. It will ensure legal food entitlement to 50 per cent of the urban and 75 per cent of the rural population across the country at reasonably cheaper prices.

In a glaring example of political patronage of crime and caste, a sitting JD(U) MP from Bihar has formally sought police help for a trader eluding arrest after being accused of cheating investors of nearly `2 crores. The MP wants his protection because both he and the MP belong to the same caste.

The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, providing for the wife a share in the husband’s immovable property after “irretrievable breakdown” of marriage.

Seven-times European champions AC Milan are looking to bounce back from a disastrous start to their Serie A campaign as they go in search of a place in the Champions League group stage this week.