Altamas Ahmed-trained An Acquired Taste justified favouritism under regular partner A. Sandesh en route to a huge win in the Eve Champion Trophy, the feature event of the races held here on Saturday.

Keshubhai Patel-led Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP) on Saturday alleged that chief minister Narendra Modi has “betrayed” the people of the state by announcing “false” special packages worth over `39,000 crore during his Sadbhavana Mission fasts held in 2011.

Jailed YSR Congress president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and his mother, YSR Congress Legislature Party leader Y.S. Vijayalakshmi, have resigned from their memberships of the Lok Sabha and the Assembly respectively to protest against the Congress’ unilateral decision to go ahead with the creation of Telangana state without addressing the concerns of other regions of the state.

Pep Guardiola has highlighted the improvements still needed to be made in his Bayern Munich side after their 3-1 win over Borussia Moenchen-gladbach kicked off the new Bundesliga season.

While the Union government going ahead with its process on state bifurcation Seemandhra ministers and MLAs decided to stage dharna at Delhi on 13 August in front of AICC office demanding to reconsider CWC’s decision on state division.

Union agriculture minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday kicked up a controversy, saying that Ishrat Jahan had been falsely implicated, and if someone connected or not connected to her family decided to take revenge, then that person could not be faulted.

Pesi Shroff-trained Mariinsky looks set to win the F.D. Wadia Trophy, the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday.

Senior leaders of the Orissa Congress on Saturday met governor S.C. Jamir and submitted a memorandum seeking dismissal of the Naveen Patnaik government for deterioration of law and order in the state.

Declaring the ongoing indefinite bandh in the hills “illegal and unconstitutional,” West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday served a 72-hour deadline to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha to withdraw it or face the music.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand saw his testimonial party ruined by Sevilla as the Spanish side won 3-1 at Old Trafford on Friday.