Alleged terror mastermind and Indian Muzahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal was on Saturday brought to Bihar’s northern Darbhanga town by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths in a highly secretive operation and taken to locations where he lived and befriended people.

Paris Saint-Germain, though provisionally, went top of the French league table on Friday night with a comfortable 2-0 away win at Bordeaux.

Defending the collegium system for appointment of judges to higher judiciary, Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam on Saturday clarified that it is the prerogative of the Central government to bring a bill to change it.

After being isolated and eclipsed, BJP patriarch L.K. Advani apparently threw in the towel by agreeing to share the dais with the NDA’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi at an election rally in Bhopal on September 25.

Bayern Munich topped the Bundesliga for the first time this season with a 2-0 win over Hanover 96 on Saturday as they prepare to defend their Champions League title.

Union ministers and Congress leaders took potshots at the decision of the BJP to nominate Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as the party’s prime ministerial candidate. The Congress also did not spare BJP patriarch L.K. Advani, accusing him of sowing the seeds of communalism in the country.

In a significant move ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Union minister for agriculture Sharad Pawar has moved a Cabinet note to seek a substantial hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of rabi (winter) crops for 2013-14, which is even higher than what the Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP) has suggested. If approved, implementation of the Food Security Law would become much costlier.

Wayne Rooney returned to give Manchester United manager David Moyes his first win at Old Trafford as the champions beat Crystal Palace 2-0, while Mesut Ozil marked his debut by inspiring Arsenal to a 3-1 triumph at Sunderland Saturday.

Accusing Narendra Modi of being “desperate” to become prime minister, Congress today said it will remain a “pipe-dream” and the “divisive” leader’s nomination will help the UPA to return to power for a third term.

The BJP on Saturday hit back at Digvijay Singh over his barbs at Narendra Modi and RSS, saying they reflected Congress’ “frustration” over the Gujarat chief minister’s popularity.