Cong, NCP clinch deal
Swearing-in likely tomorrow
New Delhi, November 5
Differences over power sharing between the Congress and the NCP have finally been sorted out. The two parties will meet Maharashtra Governor SC Jamir tomorrow to stake claim,  while the swearing-in ceremony of the new government is expected to take place on Saturday.

Sachin Tendulkar celebrates after scoring his 45th ODI century in Hyderabad on Thursday. He became the first batsman ever to score 17,000 runs in ODIs. Australia won by 3 runs. — AFP (Details on Sports page)

Another controversy hits Gen Rodrigues
Chandigarh, November 5
The outgoing Punjab Governor-cum-UT Administrator Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd) is caught in yet another controversy.

Rs 20 wheat MSP hike upsets farmers
New Delhi, November 5
The Centre today hiked the minimum support price of wheat by Rs 20 a quintal, an increase that failed to satisfy the farmers who termed the “meagre” hike as the “cruelest joke” played on them by the government at a time when costs of production were skyrocketing.

Commonwealth Games budget doubled
New Delhi, November 5
The government today more than doubled the budget for the 2010 Commonwealth Games to Rs1,620 crore from the earlier Rs 767 crore.

Haryana cabinet expansion put off by a day
Chandigarh: The proposed cabinet expansion in Haryana seems to have hit a roadblock with the government postponing the ceremony at the eleventh hour here tonight. (Details on Haryana page)

‘Not all J&K glaciers melting’ Jammu, November 5 Amidst growing concerns over global warming and receding glaciers, there is some good news from Jammu and Kashmir: not all Himalayan glaciers are melting and many in the state and in its neighbourhood are stable for years now, finds out a study conducted by Jammu University.