India August 2010

India August 2010

·         Sachin Tendulkar Indian Cricketer was conferred with the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) honorary rank of group captain on 3rd September 2010.

·         Ranjana Sonawane of Tembhli village becomes first Indian to get UID number

·         Dr. J. S. Sharma is the present Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India or TRAI.

·         Alan Isaac is nominated as the ICC (International Cricket Council) Vice-President for the period 2010-12.

·         Sachin Tendulkar became the most-capped Test cricketer in the world after taking field for his 169th match.

·         Chief information commissioner (CIC) of India Wajahat Habibullah has been appointed as a member of World Bank’s access to information appeals board as on July 1, 2010.

·         Pooja Dhand, Wrestler won the first medal for India in the Youth Olympics by winning silver in the women’s 60kg freestyle.

·         The Commonwealth Games -2010 A.R.Rahman song “’Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto” is composed by.

·         S. Radhakrishnan is the chairman and managing director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), India’s second largest state refiner.

·         Renowned Kannada writer and critic Dr U.R. Ananthamurthy has been appointed the Honorary Chair of ‘Tagore Chair in Indian Literature’ at IGNOU.

·         An Indian nuclear scientist and a chemical engineer, Homi Nusserwanji Sethna died recently on September 5, 2010.

·         Allahabad High Court in India gives its verdict on the Ayodhya title suits, amid fears that the ruling could spark unrest. They decide to split the site into three portions between Hindus and Muslims.

·         Arjun Atwal becomes the first Indian golfer to clinch a US PGA Tour title as he lifted the Wyndham Championship trophy.

·         The Fake IPL Player Anupam Mukerji blog posts hit the headlines during the Indian Premier League’s second season in 2009, revealed his identity on the Times Now news channel recently.