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Saturday, April 9, 2011

UPDATES OF AUGUST 2011 - GREAT NEWS


August 16
The theme song for the Commonwealth Games is released in New Delhi.
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Commander Dilip Dhonde of Maharastra is awarded Shaurya Chakra for becoming the first Indian to undertake a solo circumnavigation of the globe.

August 18
B. Ramalinga Raju, main accused in the accounting fraud in the ersrwhile Satyam Computers gets conditional bail.

August 19
Sensex gains nearly 200 points to close at 18454.94, a 30month high , on strong global cues.

August 21
Rajya Sabha passes the Nalanda university Bill.

August 24
The Union Government says ‘no’ to Vedanta Alumina’s $1.7 billion plan to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills or Orissa.

August 25
The Lok Sabha passes the Civil liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010.

August 26
Mother Teresa’s birth centenary celebrations begin in Kolkata.

August 28
Music Composer A.R,Rahman unveils the theme song for the Commonwealth Games at the Kingdom of Dreams in Gurgaon.

August 30
Parliament adopts the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, with the Rajya Sabha approving it.

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