Heading home with little to take away from the summit of heads of state and government of the 20 most economically powerful countries, PM Manmohan Singh said, “The Group of 20 is, on the international plain, as essay in persuasion.” He repeated the phrase thrice in the course of his interaction with Indian media on board his special aircraft on the way back home.

The British police has arrested two men after a break-in at Buckingham Palace this week, one of the most serious security breaches at Queen Elizabeth’s London residence in about 30 years.

Ravindra Public School beat Nav Bharti Public School by 75 runs on Saturday to enter the semi-finals of the KC Sharma Under-16 cricket tournament. The winners rode on impressive performances from centurion Hitesh Sharma (105) and Ghanshyam (4/29) to make it a one-sided contest.

Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh today hit out at Akhilesh Yadav government in the wake of communal violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district in which at least 12 people were killed.

The UPA government on Saturday counselled patience to the agitating members of Andhra Pradesh who created an uproar in the Rajya sabha to know what plan of action the Centre had in mind to deal with the law and order situation arising out of the 24-hour bandh call given by the pro-statehood groups.

L.V.R. Deshmukh-trained Tintinnabulation, who maintains form, is fancied to win the President Of India Gold Cup (Grade I) 2400 metres, the major attraction of the races to be held here on Sunday. There are no false rails.

Syrian rebels, including jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda, have taken control of the historic Christian town of Maalula, north of Damascus, a watchdog and a resident said on Sunday.

Union finance minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday said “hard decisions” would be taken in the next few days and weeks to trim wasteful expenditure and curb import of “inessential” items.

M. Narredu-trained Supreme Star looks set to win the Southern Command Gold Trophy, the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday.

The first democratically elected president of the Maldives, who was ousted from power last year, faces a runoff after falling short of a clear majority in the first round of Indian Ocean archipelago’s presidential election.