A near-complete shutdown was observed in western UP district in response to a bandh call given by the BJP to protest against the arrest of its legislators in connection with the riots. According to reports, all commercial establishments remained closed in Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Shamli, Baghpat, Bijnore, Saharanpur, Amroha and other adjoining districts. The response to the bandh was partial in Ghaziabad and Noida.

Cash-strapped United SC overcame off-field hardships with a 2-0 win over debutants Rangdajied United FC in their I-League opener here on Sunday.

Former IPL chairperson Lalit Modi was his usual outspoken self when he said it will be a “doomsday” for the Indian cricket if N Srinivasan gets re-elected as BCCI president at the Board’s AGM on September 29.

I was inside Nakumatt for my rounds on Saturday. Around midday, I heard bullets being fired at the entrance of the mall. As the customers rushed inside, I quickly moved to the entrance of the supermarket to check if it was a robbery, but realised after 10 minutes that they were terrorists, as they were killing everyone who came in front of them.

Eighty-five persons, including a khap council head and his two sons, have been booked by the police for their alleged involvement in the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas.

Pedro Rodriguez scored a hat-trick as Barcelona maintained their 100 per cent start to the La Liga season with a comfortable 4-0 win over Rayo Vallecano on Saturday.

Two alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives Asad Khan and Imran Khan, held for their complicity in Pune’s serial blasts of 2012, on Monday urged bail from Bombay High Court saying that the investigating agency had not filed charge sheet against them within the mandatory period.

With the BJP desperately searching for new friends, TDP leader N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday kept all guessing, while not ruling out return to the NDA fold.

In a shocking incident, a 53-year-old babysitter has been booked for rape of a 5-year-old at his residence in the posh Versova area of Andheri.

India began their campaign in the Sultan of Johor Cup Under-21 hockey tournament on a strong note, defeating England 2-1 in their opening round-robin match here on Sunday.