Once the hunter, now the hunted, Andy Murray is braced for an all-out assault on his US Open title from rejuvenated Rafael Nadal and world number one Novak Djokovic.

Senior VHP leader Ashok Singhal said on Sunday that the 84-kosi parikrama could not be stopped at this stage and asked the UP government to reconsider its decision to ban the yatra.

Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice on Sunday by firing mortar shells, rockets and automatic weapons on forward Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch district, drawing retaliation from the Indian side.

World number one Serena Williams enters the US Open as a heavy favorite to defend her title, but second-ranked Victoria Azarenka leads a host of rivals looking to dethrone her.

Even though VHP’s controversial 84 Kosi Parikrama Yatra may have turned out to be a damp squib, there is a “considerable threat’’ that Uttar Pradesh might face communal unrest in the months to come as “certain elements’’ are trying to foment trouble in the State.

The CBI was not consulted before calling industrialist Anil Ambani and his wife Tina Ambani as prosecution witnesses in the 2G spectrum case and the decision was taken by special public prosecutor U.U. Lalit, says CBI director Ranjit Sinha.

Incensed by a spur-of-the-moment change in the home side’s squad, the Krrish Delhi Smashers threatened to stage a walkout ahead of their scheduled Indian Badminton League tie against the Banga Beats in Bengaluru on Sunday.

The Congress allies in the UPA have suggested the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to talk to the Opposition leaders on slide in rupee and other issues.

The city witnessed a battle of minds in a game of blitz chess on Saturday in the Red Bull Battle for the Queen 2013- Delhi Qualifiers at Modern School, Vasant Vihar. A total of 120 chess enthusiasts engaged themselves in a mentally stimulating game of strategy and sportsmanship.

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Saturday continued his tirade against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the falling rupee, saying both he and the domestic currency have turned “mute”.