The stage is gradually being set for a showdown between Uttar Pradesh’s Akhilesh Yadav government and the organisers of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s proposed “84 Kosi Parikrama Yatra”.

The police claimed to have made a breakthrough in the Shakti Mill gangrape case by arresting one of the five accused that raped the 22-year-old photojournalist on Thursday.

Reigning champions Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa successfully defended their singles titles in the men’s and women’s sections respectively, in the 61st national squash championship which concluded here on Friday.

Setting the stage for the introduction of the Food Security Bill in the Lok Sabha — which the government has been unable to do since early this week with anti-Telangana MPs stalling proceedings — Speaker Meira Kumar on Friday announced the suspension of 12 members (eight from the Congress, four from the TDP) for at least five sittings.

The Parliament on Friday witnessed uproar over the shocking and brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old photojournalist in Mumbai even as the Union home ministry stepped in seeking a report from the state government on the incident assuring harshest action against the culprits.

Going into the fourth leg of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship 2013, Team MRF’s youngest recruit, Esapekka Lappi — the raciest in current times in the eyes of none other than India’s top rallyist, Gaurav Gill — will come up against the strongest challenge in his fledgling, yet supremely successful stint in rallying.

Despite many ministers, MPs and leaders opposed to it, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar ruled Friday that the House will sit on Saturday. But the Food Security Bill will be taken up for discussion and passage only on Monday.

The medical condition of the 22-year-old gangrape victim, who is being treated at the Jaslok Hospital on Peddar Road in south Bombay, is said to be “stable”.

Just a week into the new season, the Premier League will witness its first major head-to-head of the campaign when Chelsea face off against champions Manchester United on Monday.

As angry protests erupted across the country over the gangrape of a 22-year-old photojournalist in Mumbai, the police arrested one of the five accused in the case. The hunt for the remaining four rapists was continuing at the time of going to press.