Manchester United survived one of the most astonishing FA Cup semi-final comebacks ever to beat second-tier Coventry City on penalties after a spellbinding clash ended 3-3 after extra-time at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
In 2001, George Fernandes was in the cross hairs of the Comptroller and Auditor General over the purchase of allegedly overpriced coffins for soldiers killed in battle. Seven years later, the CAG has zeroed in on Fernandes' pet project -- a new ordnance factory in his parliamentary constituency, Nalanda, to manufacture 155 mm ammunition for Bofors guns -- slamming it as a poorly planned project that was rushed through urgently.
East Bengal look to revive fortunes in derby
Google Earth's display of pictures of key Indian installations including military bases, offices of the prime minister and the President, as well as nuclear facilities, had raised concerns from various quarters in the recent past.
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A website recently carried his interview claiming that when Fernandes wanted to see the file, Vajpayee asked him to keep his hands off.
Fernandes said there was 'no contradiction' in his stand because the NDA was a 'platform of political parties.'
The ongoing tussle between veteran Socialist leader George Fernandes' estranged wife Leila Kabir and his brothers Richard and Michael led to a uproarious scene on Wednesday outside the leader's official residence in New Delhi.
The CBI has filed cases against former Samata Party chief Jaya Jaitley and former Bharatiya Janata Party president Bangaru Laxman in connection with the Tehelka defence expose.
English Premier League champions Manchester City beat FA Cup winners Manchester United 7-6 on penalties to win the Community Shield.
Fernandes has said that a lot of delegates were appointed without organisational elections.
The first of the three-part report submitted to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee by Justice S N Phukan immediately came under attack from the opposition which questioned the basis on which the judge had given a clean chit to Fernandes.
Friends of former Union minister and senior Janata Dal-United leader George Fernandes on Tuesday made an appeal, endorsed by many eminent personalities like Union ministers Farooq Abdullah, Jaswant Singh, business tycoon Rahul Bajaj, eminent dancer Dr Sonal Mansingh among others.
The battle for Champions League qualification continues with fourth-placed Aston Villa away to Luton Town on Saturday and Tottenham Hotspur, who are five points behind with a game in hand, hosting Crystal Palace.
RJD members in the Lok Sabha, led by Ramkripal Yadav, waving a newspaper clipping and a compact disc, shouted slogans against Fernandes for his remarks against Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
IMAGES from the FA Cup final played between Manchester City and Manchester United, at Wembley Stadium, London, Britain, on Saturday
There is a strong demand for the removal of these ministers, but the government has chosen to let Parliament remain paralysed over the issue, he said in a letter to H S Surjeet.
Mukherjee said Fernandes approved the visits, which the commission claimed was for inspecting weapons systems under probe, on December 22, 2003, when it was inquiring into 14 major defence deals.
The affidavit did not even refer to or mention any person. Therefore, the inference which is sought to be drawn that a clean chit has been given to Fernandes is unjustified and totally unwarranted, he said.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday, April 13.
Roads and national highways are the lifeline of the country, says Oscar Fernandes.
Images from the Premier League matches played on Saturday, March 9.
As part of the Congress' strategy to draft in union ministers for full-time party work in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls, Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes has reportedly resigned. Fernandes is said to have taken the decision in order to devote himself full time to party work. The move came shortly after the Election Commission released the schedule for the five-phase Lok Sabha polls earlier on Monday. Fernandes is the second minister after Jairam Ramesh to have resigned.
It's time India re-visited its Western alliances for the attitude and approach that the West reserves for the nation when it comes to security cooperation of the kind that they might not have visualised outside of China, India's bug-bear, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy.
India's tactical and operational response demonstrated its ability to prosecute tri-service operations, even without a formal tri-service doctrine or the higher command structure needed to coordinate it, points out Ajai Shukla.
"Ultimately, even the prime minister can get tired," he told NDTV.
The Central Bureau of Investigation will question former defence minister George Fernandes and former naval chief Admiral Sushil Kumar in connection with Barak missile deal.
Former Defence Minister George Fernandes was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation recently, in connection with alleged irregularities in the purchase of seven Barak missiles worth Rs 1150 crore, from Israel.The CBI officials visited the residence of ailing Fernandes, who was Defence Minister in the National Democratic Alliance government, on two separate occasions and asked him questions as to why the deal of purchase of Barak Missile Systems was pushed.
Reacting sharply to National Democratic Alliance convenor George Fernandes' statement cautioning the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak not to take on itself a political role, the RSS on Tuesday said it did not need any advice from him.
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George Fernandes in an interview had accused Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh of betraying the country by signing the 123 Agreement.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played across England, on Sunday.
Sunil Chhetri stirred up emotions in his final international outing but the Indian football team just could not rise to the occasion as it settled for a goalless draw against Kuwait.
Author-journalist Naresh Fernandes has won the 2012 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for Taj Mahal Foxtrot: The Story of Bombay's Jazz Age, an account of the city's thriving music scene between the 30s and 60s.
European champions Spain claimed a place in the Nations League quarter-finals with a 3-0 home win over Serbia.
Images from the Euro 2024 Round of 16 match between Portugal and Slovenia, at Frankfurt Arena, Frankfurt, Germany, on Monday.
