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 Pune police is yet to make any headway in the murder case of Dr Narendra Dabholkar. The only clue they have is the possibility that the killers could be located in the districts of Satara, Sangli or Kolhapur. No lead has come out yet from questioning gun running gangs in the city and tracing the bike used in the crime.

Australia set England a target of 227 to win the fifth Ashes Test after declaring their second innings on 111/6 at tea on Sunday’s final day at The Oval.

While all five accused in the gangrape of a Mumbai photojournalist were in police custody by Sunday, the man believed to be the main culprit, Kasim Shaikh alias Kasim Bangali, 21, is proving to be a tough nut for investigators to crack.

Trinamul Congress general secretary Mukul Roy on Sunday claimed that the people of hills have lost faith in the leadership of GJM chief Bimal Gurung even as the process began to appoint the next chief executive of Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA).

England team director Andy Flower will reportedly step down from his post after the end of the return Ashes series starting in November in Australia.

The bugle for next year’s Lok Sabha elections has virtually been sounded by the BJP and the Samajwadi Party as they locked horns over the VHP’s controversial yatra that was “symbolically” launched in Ayodhya on Sunday.