Concerned over delays in procuring equipment, particularly from Chinese vendors, telecom minister, Mr A. Raja, on Wednesday met the home minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, and sought a review of the policy so that sector’s growth is not hampered.

The bid for the pan-Indian broadband wireless access spectrum rose to Rs 4,198 crore on the third day of the auction on Wednesday as against the base price of Rs 1,750 crore.

Steel prices are expected to come down from next month due to sudden surge in imports.
“Steel companies are expected to cut steel prices next month as there is a sudden increase in the steel imports by some traders,” said an executive with a leading steel firm.

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday asked the Indian industry to reach out to the rural economy and contribute in the efforts in skill development. Dr Singh chaired the first meeting of the newly-constituted Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry.

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has sent a carefully-worded reply to the cricket control board’s showcause notice, both apologising for his involvement in the incident at a St. Lucia pub shortly after India’s exit from the ICC World Twenty20 as well insisting that he had done nothing wrong.

From its early days, crime at the Fifa World Cup has mostly been restricted to petty theft; from the tabloid adventures of a black and white mongrel named Pickles, who sniffed out the stolen Jules Rimet trophy at the 1966 World Cup in England, to players falling under the long arm of the law, most famously Bobby Moore — who was arrested in Columbia ahead of the 1970 Mexico World Cup for allegedly stealing a bracelet.

Gearing up its soldiers for future warfare, the Army feels there is an “urgent need” to replace the indigenously developed and manufactured Insas series of rifles.
“There is an urgent need to develop rifles, carbines and light machine guns of 5.56 mm calibre to replace the existing Insas class of weapons,” it said in the defence ministry’s Technology Perspective and Capability Roadmap’ document.

Several Air India (domestic) flights were cancelled on Tuesday after a flash strike called by two unions of the airline that comprise aircraft maintenance engineers, cabin crew, and ground staff numbering thousands.

The CBI, which investigated the Ruchika Girhotra molestation and suicide case, is now trying to find out why her father S.C. Girhotra’s name was mentioned as “Subhash Chand” in the inquest report. CBI officials are also trying to find out who is responsible for mentioning Ruchika’s name as “Rubi” in the same report.

With 159 children below five dying due to malnutrition in 2009, Madhya Pradesh is facing an acute food security crisis. The state suffers from the lowest food consumption levels in India which have further declined from 11 kg per month to 9 kg per month over the last five years.