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.
Despite Mohun Bagan's late penalty shout for handball and captain Subhasish Bose receiving a yellow card, Mumbai City's comeback was complete with a dramatic draw.
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.
George Fernandes in an interview had accused Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh of betraying the country by signing the 123 Agreement.
The win leaves United in 15th place in the Europa League standings on six points from four games.
The Premier League's bottom two clubs met at Goodison Park and there was more woe for Everton as they bowed out on penalties to Southampton after a 1-1 draw.
'The word 'ally' in a coalition is misleading because it suggests someone who is always for you and with you. This is incorrect.' 'They are always for themselves and sometimes with you,' explains Aakar Patel.
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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.
Almost 50,000 people have been displaced in the strife-torn region and there is an urgent need to provide food and relief materials there.
The Janata Dal-United president alleged that the conspiracy to malign him was hatched at the residence of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.
He also met Gandhi's political secretary Ahmed Patel.
'It is their business to protest. It is our business to do our work,' he said.
A brilliantly-worked goal by Ryan Christie and a Justin Kluivert penalty gave Bournemouth shock 2-0 Premier League win at home to 10-man Arsenal.
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.
The National Democratic Alliance convener and defence minister said Advani's name does not figure in the NDA agenda.
'Let me tell you in so many words that just as I do not wish to have any security cover,' the former defence minister wrote in a letter to Home Minister Shivraj Patil.
Fernandes is in China as part of efforts to enhance bilateral military-to-military trust and understanding and promote stable bilateral ties.
A newspaper report said some army officers at the Army Headquarters had committed a security breach by allegedly destroying 90 files.
The septuagenarian minister, in a blue overall, accompanied Wing Commander N Harish on the flight over Kurukshetra and other towns of Haryana before touching down safely at 1010 IST.
Northern Command chief Lt Gen Hari Prasad, 16 Corps commander Lt Gen T P S Brar, two major generals and two colonels were among the injured in Tuesday's terrorist attack.
IMAGES from the FA Cup final played between Manchester City and Manchester United, at Wembley Stadium, London, Britain, on Saturday
Talking to rediff.com outside Parliament complex on Wednesday, Fernandes said: "This is definitely an attempt to settle scores with me." When asked if the Central Bureau of Investigation had at any point of time questioned him with regard to the Barak missile deal, the former defence minister replied in negative.
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They have been pointing out that he is yet to cleared by the commission probing irregularities in defence deals.
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English Premier League champions Manchester City beat FA Cup winners Manchester United 7-6 on penalties to win the Community Shield.
Sanjiv Kapoor questions the rival's change in strategy and claims of full load.
Air India beat Tata Football Academy 1-0 in the Second Division National Football League.
'The test-firing of Agni-III is overdue and we feel the need for that long-range missile as part of our policy of deterrence,' he said.
AJT is subjected to rumours and some stupid ideas. We don't get into rumours, he said when asked if there are any contenders apart from Britains Hawk.
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Describing the NDA government's decision to recognise Tibet as a part of China as an 'error', former Defence Minister George Fernandes has said the Communist nation was the 'potential threat number one' to India and flayed the UPA dispensation for allowing it to be 'bullied'. The NDA leader said the Olympic torch should not be allowed to come to India and that he had asked his 'colleagues' and others to make 'whatever effort' to prevent the flame's run in India.
National Democratic Alliance convenor George Fernandes met former member of Parliament and Janata Dal-United leader Anand Mohan Singh in Patna's Beur jail on Sunday. Singh was recently sentenced to death for the lynching of Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah in 1994.
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.
