Is the government serious about combating wildlife crime? A 21-year case in which the wildlife department seized 81 skins of rare animals, including three tiger skins, 29 leopard skins, five crocodile skins as also the skins of jackals and mongoose right in the heart of Delhi, saw an additional chief metropolitan magistrate bring the case to a closure in mid-August by giving the accused, both residents of Old Delhi, one year of imprisonment and a fine of `50,000.

Atletico Madrid began life without Radamel Falcao with a 3-1 win away to Sevilla on Sunday, but they face a far more daunting task against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup on Wednesday.

Looking to beat the slowdown blues, country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) today launched a compact car Stingray, priced between Rs 4.1 lakh and Rs 4.67 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

Expressing concern over the BJP not appearing to be working in tandem in both Houses of Parliament, senior leader Yashwant Sinha, it was learnt, raised the issue in the BJP’s parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday. In the meeting, which was held in the morning before the Houses met, it was decided that the main Opposition will raise the issue of missing coal block allocation files and the matter pertaining to the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to stop the VHP from holding a religious procession in Ayodhya.

The first ever national aviation university is all set to come up at UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s constituency of Rae Bareli in UP. The university is named after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Naughty Gal and Black Bolt worked well when the horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course here on Tuesday.

Cooperative major Nafed today floated a global tender for import of undisclosed quantity of onions from Pakistan, Iran, China and Egypt to boost domestic supply and curb prices, which have again risen back to Rs 70-80 per kg in most retail markets of the country.

Warning that communal forces could divide society, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said these needed to be defeated in the elections. His remarks could be seen as directed at BJP’s face in the coming Lok Sabha elections and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi.

A bill to set up an all-women university in Rae Bareli was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The university is named after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who represented Rae Bareli several times. Congress president Sonia Gandhi is currently representing the constituency.

Arsene Wenger admits vulnerable Arsenal must show some fight to avoid more misery in Wednesday’s crucial Champions League play-off first leg against Fenerbahce in Istanbul.