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Subir Gokarn: Questions of interest

A number of factors can contribute to mitigating the inflationary pressure as well as balance of payments concerns. My last column (Macro Manoeuvrings, June 5) recommended that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) not raise interest rates in response to the stock market and exchange rate turbulence. Of course, three days later, rates were raised, in step with the actions of central banks around the world. The US Federal Reserve is expected to raise rates in end-June and the RBI is expected to raise its benchmark rates again in its quarterly announcement in end-July. Going beyond the immediate

20-year-old girl commits suicide in west Delhi

A college-girl in west Delhi on Thursday committed suicide a day before her English exam, police said. Heena Singh, 20, who hanged herself in her Uttam Nagar home, was a second year BA (bachelor of arts degree) student at the Delhi Universitys School of Correspondence Studies, the police said. Upon discovering her body, family members rushed her to the Deendayal Upadhyay Hospital, where she was declared dead.

Facts About Delhi

Population: 13800000 Location: Delhi is located in the northern part of the India Distance: Gurgaon-30, Jaipur-258, Mumbai-1407, Agra-203, Kolkata-1467 Climate: Min Max Min Max Summers 23 C- 45 C, Winters 2 C - 25 C STD Code: 011 Languages: Hindi, Urdu, English & Punjabi Altitude: 239 Meters above Sea

Rajghat

Rajghat: Rajghat is 4 km away from Janpath to the N-East of Feroz Shah near Delhi Gate at Ring Rd on the bank of Jamuna situated Rajghat. Jawaharlal Nehru Rd also ends opp. Rajghat. On 31st Jan. 1948, Mahatma Gandhi's last rites was performed here. The memorial stone of Gandhi is square in shape made of black stone. His last ward- 'Hey Ram' is inscribed on it. Ordinary people, VIPs, foreign tourists all come here at Rajghat to pay their homage to him. On every Friday (the day of his death) a prayer is being held. Except Monday, a regular

Bars, Nightclubs and Pubs

In Delhi, it is notoriously difficult to obtain an alcohol licence and many of the swishest watering holes and nightclubs are in the five-star international hotels - with prices to match. Apart from hotels, the watering holes of Delhi are concentrated around Connaught Place, with various outposts in the more prosperous southern suburbs. Wine in Delhi is very expensive and frequently of indifferent quality - those who wish to drink would be well advised to stick to beer, spirits or cocktails. Anyone who has been to Delhi returns to tell stories about the Rodeo bar, A-Block, Connaught Circus, because of its