A “mysterious” letter ostensibly written by the wife of vice-president was received by governor’s office in Jammu and Kashmir a few days ago demanding accommodation for “officials” undertaking Amarnath Yatra this year.

The Uttar Pradesh government has raised a demand of Rs 100 crores to ensure that the off-take point at Bhagirathi from where water comes for Sonia Vihar water treatment plant is not disturbed due to the upper Ganga Canal Expressway, which will connect Greater Noida with Hardwar.

The commuters had a tough time getting Metro on Dwarka-Noida line on Monday as the trains were delayed by at least one hour during the morning rush hour due to technical glitches.

Over 300 medical students and some junior doctors of the Safdarjung Hospital went on hunger strike Tuesday to protest alleged lack of water supply, electricity and unhygenic conditions in the hostel.

On the lines of the 3G spectrum auction, competition for Broadband Wireless Access is hotting up, with the pan-India bid licence touching Rs 7,943 crore on the seventh day of the auction.

After a robust GDP growth in FY10, the new fiscal began on a positive note with India’s export surging by 36 per cent in April to $16.9 billion
However, what could be worrying is that the trade deficit widened in April due to strong non-oil imports. The imports during the month rose by 43.3 per cent. Due to this the trade deficit increased to $10.4 billion from $7.8 billion in March.

Auto sales zoomed in May on the back of high consumer confidence in light of the economy showing signs of a recovery. Maruti Suzuki and Hero Honda, both market leaders in their category sold the highest number of vehicles in May. Analysts expect the growth story in the auto sector to continue till Diwali.

The Congress-led UPA government on Tuesday took credit for bringing India out of the slowdown during a period of a severe global financial crisis.
“The recovery of the Indian economy owes largely to stimulus measures initiated by the government,” said the report released by the UPA-II on the completion of its first year in office.

Seventeen India national football team members signed contracts with the All India Football Federation here on Tuesday, with the players who recently struck increased packages with new clubs getting almost a similar amount and others a 15 per cent hike on their existing salaries.

As Indian skipper Nasser Hussain jokingly tried to measure up against his towering 7’5” Chinese counterpart Ma Bing, it depicted the gulf separating the two rugby playing nations. A gulf that Hussain and his boys have been trying hard to fill.