* Aug 31:
* The State – owned Tamil Nadu Arasu cable T.V corporation will launch its operations through out the state, barring Chennai from September 2.
* SBI bill passed in Rajya Sabha seeking powers to central Govt from RBI
*Aug 30:
* President Pratibha Patil presenting the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award to Gagan Narang at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
* Aug 29:
* Anna Hasare ends his twelfth days fast.
* Nepal’s legislature – parliament on Sunday electedBaburam Bhattarai Vice – Chairamn of the
unifed communist parties of Nepal(mowist), New Prime Minister.
* (Google +) the new social networking service from Google.
* Aug 28:
* Hurrican Irene Slams U.S. Coast.
(More than two Million people told to flee)
* Aug 27:
* Gujarat Governor Kamala Beniwal appointed Lokayukta, by passing the Narendra Modi Government.
* The death convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assignation case to be hanged on Sep 9.
* Lionel Messi wins the UEFA best player in Europe award 2010 – 11.
* Jharkhand Governor M.O.H Farook has been transferred
to Kerala.
* Maharashtra Governor K. Sankarnarayanan was asked to discharge the functions of the governor of Goa for the remainder of his term in addition to his own duties.
* Former Uttrapradesh C. M. Mr.Ram Naresh Yadav was appointed the Madhya Pradesh Governor.
* Former Kerala Assembly speaker, Vakkam purushothaman, has named as the Governor of Mizoram.
* Octogenarian vakkom B purushothaman is veteran Congress leader from vakkom in Kerala.
* Aug 26:
* The former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
K. Rosaiah will be new Governor of Tamil Nadu.
* Emergency laws in Srilanka will lapse on Sep – 8
* Manmohan appeals to Hazare to end fast.
* BMW introduces luxury sedan X3.
(Price between 41.20 lakh & 47.90 Lakh)
*Aug 25:
*Amar Singh chargesheeted in cash – for – vote Scam.
*Baichung Bhutia announces his retirement from foot ball game.
24 Aug
* Team Anna Hazare has discussions with Govt over Jan Lokpal.
* Tamil Nadu govt announces as Tamil New Year in Chithirai.
* S & P credit rating agency chief Deven Sharma resigns. ( Indian- American)
* Austrian climber Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner scaled 14 peaks of K2 without Oxygen.
23 Aug
* Libya- tripoli under siege. Rebels claim most of Tripoli.
* china maps the rivers Brahmaputra and Indus.
* Tennis - Paes, Bhupathi win cincinnati title.
22 Aug
* Historian R.S Sharma passes away.
21 Aug
* Chiranjeevi Actor joins Congress.
* Paschim Banga – new name of West Bengal.
20 Aug
* T.N Assembly secretariat complex to be converted in to a multi super speciality hospital and a medical college.
* Anna hazare begins fast in Ramlila Grounds.
* Supreme court quashes the suspension of controversial film Aarakshan in Uttar Pradesh.
* Narayana murthy – logs out of Infosys.
19 Aug
* Rajya sabha approves impeachment of Calcutta High court Justice soumitra sen. This is the first time he has been held culpable and second time a Judge has been arraigned for impropriety.
* Minimum eligibility marks for OBC can be fixed at between 45-50.
18 Aug
* T-50 Stealth fighter jointly developed by India and Russia comes to a show.
17 Aug
* Belgium crosses 14 months without a Govt.
* yahoo introduces movieplex a video destination allowing users to enjoy licensed full length movies.
16 Aug
* Kalpana Chawla award for Trichy RDO Sangeetha
* Google to acquire Motorola mobility business.
* World Junior Chess champion – Dariusz swiercz
15 Aug
* Veteran Hindi Actor Shammi Kapoor passes away.
* 65th Independence day.
* Indian Police Medal for Meritorious servie to Mr.Nehru.
* Golden Rock Railway Workshop – Trichy gets IMS Certification
* Nepal PM Jhalanath Khanal resigns.
* Krishna Poonia worn the discus title in Atheletics.
14 Aug
* 50 years since the wall split Berlin
* ASEAN Economic ministers meet at Manado – Indonesia
* Shaurya Chakra award posthumously for Navy officer Lt.commander Firdaus Darabash Mogal.
13 Aug
* Justice Ranjana Desai – one more woman judge in Supreme court.
* Neyveli Lignite corporation to set up a power plant at Sirkali
* Air India New CMD – Rohit Nandan
11 Aug
* P.C Alexander, former T.N Governor passes away.
* China’s first aircraft carrier Shilag set out for sea trial.
* Death sentence upheld for the Redfort Attacker – Pak national Mohd Aris alias Ashfaq.
10 Aug
* Violence continues in London
* Supreme court – implement Samacheer kalvi in 10 days.
* National Snooker Championship – Aditya Mehta claims title.
8 Aug
* Violence in London
* Eminent Aeronautical engineer Prabhakar Naidu passes 7 Aug
* Standard and Poor's one of three major agencies that offer advice to investors in debt securities, removed U.S from its list of risk free borrowers for the first time since 1917 and given status AA+ from the top grade of AAA.
* Thailand's Prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra
6 Aug
* Comptroller and Auditor General releases report on common wealth games 2010, indicting Congress MP suresh kalmadi, Delhi govt, and union agencies.
* Sensex tanks 387 points on recession fears in U.S
* Rupees value against dollar dropped by 20 paise- 44.74/75
* Juno, a space craft launched by NASA to study Jupiter
5 Aug
* Sadananda Gowda sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka.
* Panama ship m.v. Rak, sinks off Mumbai coast.
* RBI issues guidelines of prepaid instruments such as smart cards, mobile vallets, gift cards can only be issued by banks to corporates listed in India.
* Lord Woolf to head ICC review panel.
4 Aug
* Karnataka: Sadananda Gowda chosen as leader.
* Damodaran committee submits report on Customer service on Banks.
* Former Egyptian president Mubarak in court
3 Aug
* Tamil Nadu seeks exemption from entrance test for medical UG and PG admissions.
* Panamas vessel m.v. pavit aground in Juhu beach in Mumbai.
* Mamata Sharma is National Commission for Women chief.
* U.S Senate passes budget bill and raised the debt ceiling limit
2 Aug
* New foreign secretary: Ranjan Mathai.
* England defeats India in test cricket.
1 Aug
* Karnataka CM Yeddyurppa resigns.
* Air chief Marshal N.A.K Browne assumes charge.
31 July
* Jarnataka BJP legislators remain divided.
30 July
* Sikkim High court justice Dinakaran resigns.
29 July
* Cabinets nods for Lokpal bill.
* T.K.A Nair appointed as Adviser to Prime Minister.
* First trojan asteroid circling sun in Earth's orbit discovered.
* 20% increase in tiger population.
28 July
* Karnataka's Lokayuktas final report on illegal mining indicts Chief Minister yeddyurappa.
* Movie 'Aarakshan' directed by Prakash Jha, faces protests before its release.
* Nileema Mishra, Hande Raman Magaysay selected for Awards 2011
* Standard chartered bank appointed as custodian of EPFO securities.
27 July
* RBI hikes repo rate to 8%.
* India slips into 14th place in foreign direct investment from 8th.
* Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar arrives New Delhi.
26 July
* Bangladesh honours Indira Gandhi with highest honour of Award the Bangladesh Swadhinata sammonana. Award received by Sonia Gandhi.
* India and South Korea sign civil nuclear agreement.
* President Ms.Prathiba patil declare her assets:Rs.2.49 Crore.
25 July
* Srilanka local body Elections:
Tamil National Alliance 18, UPFA 45.
* Mclaren Hamilton won German Grand Prix.
* In jammu 9 KM tunnel Jammu-Srinagar NH between Chenani - Nashri.
24 July* Karnataka: Sadananda Gowda chosen as leader.
* Damodaran committee submits report on Customer service on Banks.
* Former Egyptian president Mubarak in court
3 Aug
* Tamil Nadu seeks exemption from entrance test for medical UG and PG admissions.
* Panamas vessel m.v. pavit aground in Juhu beach in Mumbai.
* Mamata Sharma is National Commission for Women chief.
* U.S Senate passes budget bill and raised the debt ceiling limit
2 Aug
* New foreign secretary: Ranjan Mathai.
* England defeats India in test cricket.
1 Aug
* Karnataka CM Yeddyurppa resigns.
* Air chief Marshal N.A.K Browne assumes charge.
31 July
* Jarnataka BJP legislators remain divided.
30 July
* Sikkim High court justice Dinakaran resigns.
29 July
* Cabinets nods for Lokpal bill.
* T.K.A Nair appointed as Adviser to Prime Minister.
* First trojan asteroid circling sun in Earth's orbit discovered.
* 20% increase in tiger population.
28 July
* Karnataka's Lokayuktas final report on illegal mining indicts Chief Minister yeddyurappa.
* Movie 'Aarakshan' directed by Prakash Jha, faces protests before its release.
* Nileema Mishra, Hande Raman Magaysay selected for Awards 2011
* Standard chartered bank appointed as custodian of EPFO securities.
27 July
* RBI hikes repo rate to 8%.
* India slips into 14th place in foreign direct investment from 8th.
* Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar arrives New Delhi.
26 July
* Bangladesh honours Indira Gandhi with highest honour of Award the Bangladesh Swadhinata sammonana. Award received by Sonia Gandhi.
* India and South Korea sign civil nuclear agreement.
* President Ms.Prathiba patil declare her assets:Rs.2.49 Crore.
25 July
* Srilanka local body Elections:
Tamil National Alliance 18, UPFA 45.
* Mclaren Hamilton won German Grand Prix.
* In jammu 9 KM tunnel Jammu-Srinagar NH between Chenani - Nashri.
* Norway attack death toll 92.
* 4th SAARC Interior ministers meeting in Thimpu.
* Newly appointed solicitor General Rohinton Nariman.
23 July
* Blast in Oslo. (Norway)
* Sangeet natak Akademi fellowship awarded to Hindustani vocalist Girija Devi, dance guru Nataraja Ramakrishna, Dhrupad maestro Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar and mridangam exponent T.K. Murthy.
* A second international bail out to Greece.
22 July
* 2000th Cricket Test at Lords Ground,100th Test for India Vs England.
* Karnataka High court upholds Lokaykta police inquiry Yeddyurappa.
* Supreme court appoints two panels on sree padmanabhaswamy temple issue.
21 July
* U.S Secretary of state Hillary Clinton visited chennai and met chief minister Jeyalalithaa.
20 July
* Pakistans first women prime minister Hina Rabbani Khar.
* Provisional data published by census dept says 48.45% of population of Tamil Nadu live in urban areas.
* Sean Hoare, the first one to report phone hacking scandal in U.K found dead.
* Record food production this year 241.56 million tonnes.
* Bangladesh's highest honour Swadhinata Sammanona to be given to Indira Gandhi for her contribution to the formation of Bangladesh
19 July
* Gorkhaland Territorial Administration formed comprising 50 members.
* U.S Secretary of state Hillary Clinton arrives.
* SAIL merged with Maharashtra Elektrosmelt.
* Japan lifts womens world cup foot ball.
18 July
* Volcano Mount Lokon in Indonesia spews ash.
* British Open Golf winner Clarke of Ireland.
* Gaya Officers training Academy to open today
17 July
* 9 Arts and science Govt colleges inaugurated in Tamil Nadu.
16 July
* PSLV -C17 lifted off successfully from Sriharihota, putting GSAT-12 communications satelite in a perfect orbit.
* Rabi bernard elected to Rajya sabha.
* Navy's oldest ship 'sharabh' decommissioned.
15 July
* Nominated member of Tamil Nadu Assembly: Nancy Ann Cynthia Francis belonging to Anglo Indian community.
* New Chief vigilance commissioner Pradeep Kumar sworn in.
* June inflation rate 9.44%.
14 July
* Serial bomb blasts in Mumbai, killing 21.
* World chess championship likely to be held in chennai.
* Google transit launched in chennai and hyderabad.
13 July
* Cabinet ministers reshuffle:
Beni prasad verma- steel, Rajeev Shukla - parliamentary affairs, Milind Deora - communications and Info Tech, Dinesh Trivedi - Railways, Jitendra Singh - Home affairs, Jairam Ramesh - Cabinet - Rural development, Sudip Bandopadhyay - Health and Family Welfare. Charan Das Mahant - Agri and Food processing.Kishore chandra deo- tribal affairs and panchayati raj.
* INS Koswari Fast Attack Craft launched.
* national junior basketball championship - Winners: Tamilnadu boys, kerala girls
12 July:
* 8 Indian companies in worlds largest companies listed in Forbes Magazine.
11 July
* Train accident in U.P Kalka Mail after derailing 35 killed and over 200 injured.
* Solicitor General Gopal subramaniam tenders resignation.
* British tabloid newspaper News of the world colin Myler, decided to close the edition following phone hacking scandal.
* Fernando Alonson wins British Grand Prix
10 July
* V.S Hegde is the chief of Antrix corporation. This is the first time, the chief is not ISRO Chairman.
9 July
* South Sudan is born. First president Salva Kirr. It is worlds 193rd nation.
8 July
* Dhayanidhi Maran steps down as union minister.
* In Asian atheletics championship,India's Mayookha johny first in the womens long jump event and brought India first gold medal.
* Maternal mortality rate came down to 212 during 2007-2009
* Tamil Scholar sivathamby passes away.
7 July
* CBI - Union Minister Maran forced Aircel to sell shares to malaysian firm.
6 July
* Supreme Court says salwa Judum - tribal youth as special police officers in chhattisgarh is illegal
* Atheletics coach yuri Ogrodnik of Ukraine sacked following doping scandal.
5 July
* Supreme Court forms special investigation team. B.P Jeevan Reddy as Chairman.
* Joodankulam reactor first of 2*1000 MWe starts.
* Harun Rashid Khan new RBI Deputy Governor.
* Regarding Telangana issue 81 Telangana MLAs and some MPs submit resignations.
4 July
* Novak Djokovic won wimbledon tennis defeating Rafel Nadal.
* Thailands first women prime minister Yingluck shinawatra.
* Face book to open video chat with Skype.
3 July
* Chief Election Commissioner Pradeep kumar who was former Defence secretary.
* Delhi to host international leather festival.
* Wimbledon women singles first grand slam title won by Kvitova.
2 July
* Telangana congress members, TDP laders decide to resign against june 30 deadline issue.
* Former IMF chief Strauss kahn freed from house arrest.
* Morocco voted for new constitution
* Kerala Chief Ministers office webcast 24*7
1 July
* 25 paise coins will no more be in use.
* Srilanka allows Chinese currency in its international commercial transactions.
* Microsoft office 365 software introduced.
* Min of Defence permits sachin,dhoni to fly in war planes.
14 June
* CAG indicts Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry of providing huge and undue benefit to Reliance Industries Ltd in the Krishna Godavari basin gas fields.
* Staff Selection Commission to recruit 1 lakh candidates this year and first ON LINE EXAM IN JULY.
* Turkey's ruling party won in election. Prime Minister Erdogan remains in power.
* Canadian Grand Prix winner Jenson Button
* Songs in four languages in Sabarimala - Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi along with Malayalam, and Sanskrit songs.
* First university for urban studies to be in Bangalore. Set up by Indian Institute of Human Settlements.
13 June
* Yoga Guru Ramdev ends fast.
* For the Internation Monetary Fund head, three are in race: Agustin Guillermo Carstens Mexican Central Bank Governor, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde and Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer.
* "Show Time" a new sci fi drama for Television to be penned by Salman Rushdie
* Five universities of Persons of Indian Origin to be set up. One in Bangalore.
12 June
* Anti Child labour day observed.
* Crime Reporter of Mid Day - Jyotendra dey shot dead.
* Actor Colin Firth honoured with Commander of the order of the British Empire.
* Ferry service between Tuticorin- colombo in the vessel Scotia Prince
11 June
* Rana a pakistani canadian businessman convicted of aiding Lashkar terror organisation.
* Lavasa's hill project in Pune was with out green clearance.- Environment Ministry.
* European Union - to give membership to Croatia soon.( Independent nation from Yugoslavia)
10 June
* Artist M.F Hussain passed away in London.
* Prithvi II 350 km range nuclear capable launched from chandipur.
* Indian Overseas Bank seeking its profile from China, Malaysia and Singapore.
9 June
* Anna Hazare fasts in Rajghat
* TN assembly seeks economic sanctions against srilanka.
8 June
* Famous kuchipudi legend Nataraja Ramakrishna passes away.
* Anna Hazare to fast at Rajghat.
7 June
* 4gm gold for Thirumangalyam scheme launched in Tamil Nadu.
* Former Aircel Owner C.sivasankaran says he was forced to sell Aircel stakes.
* Peru Presidential elections Humala won.
6 June
* French Open - Rafel Nadal won defeating Roger Federer. Equalling Bjorn Borg record of six french open titles. women singles titles won by China's Li Na
5 June
* First national manufacturing policy will be launched soon, by Anand Sharma, commerce minister.
*State Bank of India set to start operations in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia
* Fiat (Italy) obtains the majority share in US Car maker Chrysler.
* Election commissioner Quraishi and other commissioners voluntarily declare their assets.
4 June
* Protest against Yemen President Ali Abdullah
* Tamil Nadu Govt to nationalise Cable TV
* National Rural Livelihood mission launched
* M16 British Intelligence hacked Alquaeda website.
3 June
* Federation of Internationale de Association - Sepp Blatter re elected.
* Naoto Kan - Japan PM survives trust vote.
* TCS Chief - N.Chandra Sekaran.
2 June 11
* Yoga guru Ramdev plans for fast against black money, corruption
* Pakistan Journalist Shahzad murdered.
* Indian diploman Atul Khare appointed by UN as assistant secretary general for peace keeping operations.
1 June 11
* Free rice of 20kg scheme launched by TN Govt.
* Jawaharlal Nehru Prize for 2009 awarded Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel.
* LIC launches new health policy Jeevan Arogaya.
31 May 11:
* National Human Rights commission Secretary General Mr.Rajesh Verma.
* In the draft Lokpal Bill, plan to exclude PM, higher judiciary and MPs.
* In Santhos Trophy, Bengal defeated Manipur.
30 May 11:
* Srilankan Cricketer Upul Tharanga caught in doping test during recent world cup cricket.
* Guru Ramdev threatens for indefinite fast if Govt takes no acation in Block Money issue.
29th May 11:
* Chennai Super Kings won IPL 4.
* Tamil Nadu State Election commissioner Cho.Aiyer
* Nano Cars in Srilank
28th May 11:
* Kerala Govt cancelled the licence for production of harmful Endosulfan.
27th May 11:
* Food inflation increases to 8.5%
* Tamil Nadu state assembly speaker Mr. Jeyakumar
* CAG indicts Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry of providing huge and undue benefit to Reliance Industries Ltd in the Krishna Godavari basin gas fields.
* Staff Selection Commission to recruit 1 lakh candidates this year and first ON LINE EXAM IN JULY.
* Turkey's ruling party won in election. Prime Minister Erdogan remains in power.
* Canadian Grand Prix winner Jenson Button
* Songs in four languages in Sabarimala - Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi along with Malayalam, and Sanskrit songs.
* First university for urban studies to be in Bangalore. Set up by Indian Institute of Human Settlements.
13 June
* Yoga Guru Ramdev ends fast.
* For the Internation Monetary Fund head, three are in race: Agustin Guillermo Carstens Mexican Central Bank Governor, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde and Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer.
* "Show Time" a new sci fi drama for Television to be penned by Salman Rushdie
* Five universities of Persons of Indian Origin to be set up. One in Bangalore.
12 June
* Anti Child labour day observed.
* Crime Reporter of Mid Day - Jyotendra dey shot dead.
* Actor Colin Firth honoured with Commander of the order of the British Empire.
* Ferry service between Tuticorin- colombo in the vessel Scotia Prince
11 June
* Rana a pakistani canadian businessman convicted of aiding Lashkar terror organisation.
* Lavasa's hill project in Pune was with out green clearance.- Environment Ministry.
* European Union - to give membership to Croatia soon.( Independent nation from Yugoslavia)
10 June
* Artist M.F Hussain passed away in London.
* Prithvi II 350 km range nuclear capable launched from chandipur.
* Indian Overseas Bank seeking its profile from China, Malaysia and Singapore.
9 June
* Anna Hazare fasts in Rajghat
* TN assembly seeks economic sanctions against srilanka.
8 June
* Famous kuchipudi legend Nataraja Ramakrishna passes away.
* Anna Hazare to fast at Rajghat.
7 June
* 4gm gold for Thirumangalyam scheme launched in Tamil Nadu.
* Former Aircel Owner C.sivasankaran says he was forced to sell Aircel stakes.
* Peru Presidential elections Humala won.
6 June
* French Open - Rafel Nadal won defeating Roger Federer. Equalling Bjorn Borg record of six french open titles. women singles titles won by China's Li Na
5 June
* First national manufacturing policy will be launched soon, by Anand Sharma, commerce minister.
*State Bank of India set to start operations in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia
* Fiat (Italy) obtains the majority share in US Car maker Chrysler.
* Election commissioner Quraishi and other commissioners voluntarily declare their assets.
4 June
* Protest against Yemen President Ali Abdullah
* Tamil Nadu Govt to nationalise Cable TV
* National Rural Livelihood mission launched
* M16 British Intelligence hacked Alquaeda website.
3 June
* Federation of Internationale de Association - Sepp Blatter re elected.
* Naoto Kan - Japan PM survives trust vote.
* TCS Chief - N.Chandra Sekaran.
2 June 11
* Yoga guru Ramdev plans for fast against black money, corruption
* Pakistan Journalist Shahzad murdered.
* Indian diploman Atul Khare appointed by UN as assistant secretary general for peace keeping operations.
1 June 11
* Free rice of 20kg scheme launched by TN Govt.
* Jawaharlal Nehru Prize for 2009 awarded Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel.
* LIC launches new health policy Jeevan Arogaya.
31 May 11:
* National Human Rights commission Secretary General Mr.Rajesh Verma.
* In the draft Lokpal Bill, plan to exclude PM, higher judiciary and MPs.
* In Santhos Trophy, Bengal defeated Manipur.
30 May 11:
* Srilankan Cricketer Upul Tharanga caught in doping test during recent world cup cricket.
* Guru Ramdev threatens for indefinite fast if Govt takes no acation in Block Money issue.
29th May 11:
* Chennai Super Kings won IPL 4.
* Tamil Nadu State Election commissioner Cho.Aiyer
* Nano Cars in Srilank
28th May 11:
* Kerala Govt cancelled the licence for production of harmful Endosulfan.
27th May 11:
* Food inflation increases to 8.5%
* Tamil Nadu state assembly speaker Mr. Jeyakumar
