The colour khaki clearly ruled the banks of Ayodhya’s Saryu river on Sunday, clearly outnumbering saffron, as top Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders Pravin Togadia and Ashok Singhal along with almost 1,700 supporters were arrested in a massive crackdown by the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh to enforce its ban on the controversial yatra.

The mother of the 22-year-old photojournalist, who was sexually assaulted, wants the “severest punishment” handed out to the rapists.

Sri Lanka and Mumbai Indians speedster Lasith Malinga is likely to miss next month’s Champions League T20 in India due to a family commitment.

Army Public School of Noida defeated Mayur Vihar’s Ahlcon Public School 2-0 in a knockout match of the second edition of the Airtel Rising Stars-Delhi leg at the Commonwealth Games Village in the capital on Sunday.

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.

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.

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.

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.