Date : January 2010 On January 1, 2010 tainted former Haryana top cop SPS Rathore got interim relief from a Panchkula court that allowed him bail till Jan 7 if he is arrested for two fresh cases registered against him in connection with Ruchika molestation episode
On January 1, 2010 Environment and Forest Ministry revealed that the number of Nilgiri langur has come down slightly in last three years in zoos, .. 28 Nilgiri langur in 6 different Indian Zoos in 2004-2005
On January 1, 2010 a suicide bomber drove his explosives-laden vehicle into a crowded volleyball playground in northwest Pakistan (Shah Hasankhel village), killing at least 89 persons, marking a bloody start to the new year
On January 1, 2010 an Ethiopian Disaster Prevention Minister Mikitu Kassa denied reports that millions of people need urgent food aid after failed rains.
On January 1, 2010 Pakistan federal cabinet approved the Gwadar Port Authority Bill and announced Rs 1 billion as initial compensation for the affected persons of the Karachi blast and arson.
On January 1, 2010 asserting that Pakistan controlled Gilgit-Baltistan was part of Jammu and Kashmir, India said it was opposed to any move that changes the status of the disputed region.
On January 1, 2010 India and Pakistan exchanged lists of nuclear facilities under the agreement which was signed on December 31, 1988, and entered into force on January 27, 1991.
On January 1, 2010 the decision of GoI to issue visa on arrival for passport holders from Japan, New Zealand, Finland, and Luxemburg came into effect
On January 2, 2010 Britain and the US announced to join forces to tackle the "evolving threat" from Islamist groups in Yemen and Somalia
On January 2, 2010 Afghan parliament turned down 17 out of 24 nominees for the new Cabinet of President Hamid Karzai . . Energy minister nominee Ismail Khan, a former warlord, was among the rejected.
On January 2, 2010 ATandT revealed that "it will no longer sponsor top golfer Tiger Woods, who announced that he would take an indefinite break from the sport. . . company joined Accenture and Gillette in dropping support for the golfer On January 2, 2010 in Democratic Republic of Congo, Mount Nyamulagira, 25km (16 miles) from the eastern city of Goma, erupted, sending lava into the surrounding Virunga National Park . . threatening 40 endangered chimpanzees
On January 2, 2010 Delhi Police Commissioner YS Dadwal shared that Trivial issues like not paying for cigarettes and wives not paying enought attention to their husbands led to murders in the national capital in 2009
On January 2, 2010 Air-India shared its target to save around Rs 800-900 cr annually after the implementation of the fuel efficiency programme that started in 2008.
On January 2, 2010 Delhi was put on Red Alert as three Pakistani militants, who were arrested for their alleged involvement in the December 2000 attack on Red Fort, escaped while being taken to the G. B. Pant hospital
On January 2, 2010 blinding fog in UP led to three railway accidents in Etawah, Kanpur and Allahabad. And in the most serious collision between Prayagraj Express and Gorakhdham Express near Kanpur, at least 10 persons were killed.
On January 3, 2010 an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, rendering 20,000 persons homeless
On January 3, 2010 in Brazil, 68 people were killed in the avalanche of thick mud and rock at the hotel on Ilha Grande a resort island southwest of Rio.
On January 3, 2010 more than 47 people were killed and 100 injured in fighting in the central Somali town of Dhuusa Marreeb
On January 3, 2010 East Bengal defeated Shillong Lajong F.C 0-0 (3-0) on penalties to win their sixth Federation Cup title in the final of the Hero Honda 31st Federation Cup played at the jam packed Nehru Stadium, Guwahati.
On January 4, 2010 Mumbai police revealed that three students - including an 11-year-old reality show participant, committed suicide over the past two days
On January 4, 2010 union home ministry decided to strip former Haryana DG of Police SPS Rathore, convicted for molesting 15-year-old Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, of the police medal he was given for meritorious service in 1985.
On January 4, 2010 demanding scrapping of the Ranganath Mishra Commission report on reservation for minorities, former BJP president Rajnath Singh said there was an "urgent need to redefine" minorities.
On January 4, 2010 Kaushik Basu, the chief economic adviser in the finance ministry said the economy could grow at 10 pc in the next few years if systemic inefficiencies were removed and anti-poverty programmes effectively implemented. On January 4, 2010 CBI sought permission of a local court to conduct narco analysis tests on Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, parents of 14-year-old Aarushi Talwar who was found murdered in her Noida house on May 16, 2008.
On January 4, 2010 to encourage quality scientific research and bright young minds to pursue science as a vocation, Infosys Science Foundation conferred five leading scientists and scholars with achievement awards for their ground-breaking research.
On January 4, 2010 Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh shared that "in this International Year of Biodiversity, India is taking 11 steps to reduce species loss . .including Promote sustainable use and consumption
On January 4, 2010 at Dhaka, India and Bangladesh launched their crucial two-day talks to hammer out a deal on sharing of waters of Teesta river, with Dhaka favouring an "interim agreement" on the issue
On January 4, 2010 the 20th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC), hosted by the Indian parliament, started at New Delhi with a meeting under the chairmanship of Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar
On January 4, 2010 at Mirpur, with 104 from Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka registered a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Bangladesh (260) in the opening match of the cricket tri-series
On January 4, 2010 South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was announced to be the chief guest on occasion of the Republic Day
On January 4, 2010 Prof Upinder Singh, daughter of PM Dr Singh, was presented Infosys Prize-2009 in recognition of her contribution as an outstanding historian of ancient and early medieval Indian history
On January 4, 2010 Burj Khalifa, revealed to be 828m (2,716ft) high, tallest building of the world was opened in the Gulf emirate of Dubai. . . Construction of the Burj Dubai began in 2004 . .far taller than the previous record holder, Taipei 101.
On January 5, 2010 in a fresh move that will further tighten the noose on disgraced former Haryana top cop SPS Rathore, the Panchkula police slapped an abetment to Ruchika suicide case on him under Section 306 of the IPC.
On January 5, 2010 speaking at the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Commonwealth Countries, PM Dr Singh said democracy never works with perfection. . . "Democracy, in precept and practice, will never wear the mantle of perfection. . .
On January 5, 2010 in Iceland, president Olafur Ragnar Grimsson refused to sign a controversial bill to repay $5bn (£3.1bn) to the UK and the Netherlands. On January 5, 2010 announcing a major shift in its industrial policy, the Delhi Govt said the Capital, for the first time, will have special economic zones (SEZs) for the high- growth potential IT industry.
On January 5, 2010 the 10th Auto Expo, over 2,100 participants from 30 countries at the show, got off to a start on the Pragati Maidan exposition grounds, Mew Delhi
On January 5, 2010 Bharti Airtel, number one cellular operator of India, received the nod from Bangladesh telecom regulator to purchase 70 pc stake in Warid Telecom and to invest 300 million dollars in the company.
On January 5, 2010 Google unveiled an own-brand smartphone called the Nexus One. . a slim, touchscreen phone built in partnership with Taiwanese manufacturer HTC and runs Android operating system of Google
On January 5, 2010 at Mirpur, Thilan Samaraweera scored an immaculate hundred to guide Sri Lanka to a 5-wicket win over India (279) in the second match of the tri-nation ODI series at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium
On January 5, 2010 Somdev Devvaraman kept Indian flag flying high at Chennai Open ATP tennis tournament, . . US-based Indian, ranked 126th defeatd Rainer Schuettler (Germany) world no. 85
On January 5, 2010 health ministry revealed that India has lost over 1,000 lives to the deadly pandemic H1N1 virus
On January 6, 2010 Amar Singh, the face of Samajwadi Party for over a decade, suddenly quit all party posts citing health reasons but hinting at parting company with SP and its chief, Mulayam Singh Yadav.
On January 6, 2010 ONGC was forced to exit from a gas block in Trinidad and Tobago after its partner Lakshmi N Mittal walked out of the project.
On January 6, 2010 Turkmenistan opened a second gas pipeline to Iran, further eroding Russians historical domination of its energy sector.
On January 6, 2010 Florida scientists suggested that phone radiation actually protected the memories of mice programmed to get Alzheimer s disease.
On January 6, 2010 Somdev Devvarman lost to fourth seed Serb Janko Tipsarevic runner- up of last year and crashed out of the singles event of the Chennai Open
On January 6, 2010 delivering IISc Centenary Lecture on "From Baroda to Cambridge: A Life in Science", Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, said before entering field of research, he faced 50 interviews but did not succeed On January 6, 2009 a suicide bomber blew up an explosives-laden car at a traffic police base in the restive Russian republic of Dagestan bordering Chechnya, killing at least six officers and injuring 14 others.
On January 6, 2009 Militants struck in Lal Chowk, Srinagar, and engaged security forces in a fierce gunbattle, leaving one policeman dead and three CRPF jawans seriously injured.
On January 6, 2009 inaugurating the 10th Auto Export at New Delhi, Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath said the government has constituted a committee to decide how cars would be rated on the basis of fuel-efficiency.
On January 7, 2009 both militants holed up in a hotel in Lal Chowk were killed by security forces in a surgical operation, bringing to an end the 22-hour long gunfight in the heart of Srinagar
On Jan 7, 2010 Supreme Court stayed death sentence of Surinder Koli, prime accused in Nithari serial killings, who argued co-accused Moninder Singh Pandher as owner of house had "more responsibility for the actions of his servants" but was acquitted
On January 7, 2010 the three-day Pravasi Bhartiya Divas organised by the Government of India and CII, opened in New Delhi . . NRIs narrated stories on how they were cheated in property matters in India
On January 7, 2010 at Ranchi, Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren, heading a JMM-BJP coalition government, won a trust motion in the Assembly by 19 votes. . Soren received 45 votes in the 81-member House
On January 7, 2010 Chhattisgarh government agreed, in principle, to the request of IAF for 2,500-3,000 acres for setting up an air base in the state
On January 7, 2010 Delhi High Court ruled that the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) fall under the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act and have to provide information to an applicant.
On January 7, 2010 Steel baron Laxmi Narayan Mittal, his wife Usha Mittal and Rajashree Birla of Aditya Birla Group gave a clarion call to all Indians to come together in eradicating the menace of polio from India
On January 7, 2010 hundreds of former child soldiers of the Maoists guerrilla force were released from UN supervised camps in Nepal as part of the landmark 2006 peace process, which has been stalled due to the deepening political crisis in Nepal On January 7, 2010 ArcelorMittal, having steel projects in Orissa and Jharkhand in limbo for many years now, received a red-carpet welcome from Karnataka which cleared a Rs 30,000 crore proposal for an integrated steel plant
On January 7, 2010 Lukas Lacko of Slovakia played flawless tennis to score a clinical 7- 6 (3) 6-4 win over giant killer American Robby Ginepri to enter the quarterfinals of the mens singles event in the $400,000 ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament
On January 7, 2010 third seeded Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna progressed to the quarterfinals with a win over American pair of James Cerretani and Travis Rettenmaier in Chennai Open
On January 7, 2010 at Mirpur, Mahendra Singh Dhoni with 101 no with Virat Kohli (91), led India from 3 for 51 to a comprehensive six-wicket win over Bangladesh (296) in the third match of the cricket tri-series
On January 7, 2010 in ODI no. 2939, played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangaldesh, India defeated Bangladesh by 6 wkts . . for India 355th win in 734 ODIs
On January 7, 2010 the Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence survey, ranked India second with 117 points in the fourth quarter of 2009, behind Indonesia, which has 119 points.
On January 8, 2010 former encounter specialist of Mumbai police Pradeep Sharma was remanded in police custody till January 14 along with five others, including two constables, in a "fake" encounter case.
On January 8, 2010 Goi informed the Supreme Court that the ban on pre-paid mobile services in JK would continue for security reasons and is in "national interest" as militants had been misusing the facility.
On January 8, 2010 a police Sub-Inspector (SI) was attacked with bombs and hacked to death by a gang in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu and two state ministers, who arrived after some time, were witness to the incident.
On January 8, 2010 United Parcel Service (UPS), largest package delivery company of world, shared plans to shed 1,800 management and administrative jobs.
On January 8, 2010 three churches were attacked in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), ahead of protests by Muslim groups. . . Some Muslim groups angry at a court decision allowing non-Muslims to use the word Allah to refer to God.
On January 8, 2010 Australian Govt took offence to cartoon published in an Indian newspaper showing a person in Ku Klux Klan hood wearing Victoria Police badge -. cartoon caption "We are yet to ascertain the nature of the crime" on attacks on Indians On January 8, 2010 at Dhaka, Upul Tharanga and Mahela Jayawardene struck centuries as Sri Lanka romped to a nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh (249/9) in the ODI tri- series tournament
On January 8, 2010 national hockey probables, core group for the 2010 World Cup Hockey Tournament, boycotted the training at the Pune coaching camp to demand acceptance of their financial demands.
On January 8, 2010 Dr Raj Shah was sworn in as administrator of US Aid for International Development (USAID) at a ceremony in Washington
On January 9, 2010 veteran sports scribe V M Balachandran, popularly known as "Vimcy",86, died.
On January 9, 2010 bitter payment dispute between national hockey players of India and the administrators was resolved . . paving the way for the resumption of the World Cup preparatory camp in Pune
On January 9, 2010 External Affairs Shashi Tharoor got into trouble with critical remarks on the foreign policy approach of Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi which presented India in a light of "moral self-righteousness."
On January 9, 2010 the 29th All India Rose Show was inaugurated at Bhopal
On January 9, 2010 former Tamil Nadu CM J. Jayalalithaa demanded the sacking of two ministers for not going to the rescue of a policeman SI Vetrivel who bled to death on a road after a violent attack.
On January 9, 2010 in yet another attack in a week, a 29-year-old Indian was set ablaze by four unidentified men in Melbourne.
On January 9, 2010 barely 10 months after he joined the Samajwadi Party (SP), Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt quit as its general secretary, expressing sadness at the way his "mentor" Amar Singh had been treated.
On January 9, 2010 India warned Pakistan against the repeated firing of rockets into the Indian soil from across the border at a flag meeting between BSF and Pakistan Rangers.
On January 9, 2010 national survey released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) put that a sizeable number of Americans believe that the next Bill Gates would come from India or China
On January 9, 2010 in Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez announced that the national currency, the bolivar, "will be devalued for the first time since 2005, by at least 17 pc . . On January 9, 2010 GoI cleared a proposal of Pepsico Holdings Pvt Ltd to inject additional equity of $ 200 million (around Rs 930 crore) into its Indian arm within three years.
On January 9, 2010 Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved implementation of the project for six laning of the existing four lane sections under NHDP Phase-V programme in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan
On January 9, 2010 with global collective wealth-base of NRIs touching a whopping US $400 billion, a select few Indian states presented several investment projects to woo the diaspora at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
On January 9, 2010 President Pratibha Patil praised the efforts of Indian workers in the Gulf who account for 40 pc of inward remittances worth USD 50 billion.
On January 9, 2010 President Pratibha Patil conferred Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award to 14 members of Indian diaspora for their achievements in life and contribution to the welfare of Indian community and enhancing Indians image overseas
On January 9, 2010 CCEA approved a revised scheme of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in schools during the XI Plan.
On January 9, 2010 President Pratibha Patil launched a new round of the national polio immunization campaign with a bivalent vaccine that is capable of simultaneously controlling two strains P1 and P3 of the virus.
On January 9, 2010 President Pratibha Devisingh Patil inaugurated the National Immunisation Day by administering polio drops to a group of children at Rashtrapati Bhavan
On January 10, 2010 Former PM H D Deve Gowda used unparliamentary language to make a personal attack against CM B S Yeddyurappa, who hit back at the JD(S) supremo, saying that he has "lost his mental balance".
On January 10, 2010 members of the pro-Eelam outfits and other political parties gheraoed the convoy of Sri Lankan Speaker WJM Lokubandara when he visited the coastal district of Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu and threw chappals at him.
On January 9, 2010 CCEA decided to provide computer literacy and internet facility to children going to 1.08 lakh government and government-aided schools involving an expenditure of Rs 6926.13 cr in the XI Five Year Plan.
On January 10, 2010 Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav said that he would not accept resignation of Amar Singh and would rather persuade him to take it back On January 10, 2010 in the first arrest in a case linked to Ruchika molestation, Haryana Police nabbed absconding accused in an old auto theft case in which brother of victim was falsely implicated allegedly at the behest of ex-DGP Rathore
On January 10, 2010 at Tiruchirapalli, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said ''Uniformed Education'' is a must to eradicate a wrong perception in the minds of the people that the education offered by the Government schools was inferior in quality.
On January 10, 2010 at Gaborone, India and Botswana signed two agreements on agriculture and education, with visiting Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari also expressing interest in mining in the southern African state.
On January 10, 2010 reacting to the latest controversy raised over some remarks reportedly made by him Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor claimed becoming a victim of inaccurate and tendentious reporting.
On January 10, 2010 TT shared a reports that " . . area along Line of Actual Control with China has "shrunk" over a period of time and India has lost "substantial" amount of land in the last two decades .
On January 10, 2010 Nepal government requested UN Security Council (UNSC) to extend the term of the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) till May 15.
On January 10, 2010 in Israel, government approved plans for the construction of a barrier along its border with Egypt (near the Red Sea city of Eilat and on the edge of the Gaza Strip) in a bid to keep out illegal migrants and militants.
On January 10, 2010 footballers of Togo flew home from the Africa Cup of Nations as the tournament got under way in Angola. . . Togo president Faure Gnassingbe urged them to withdraw after gun attack which killed three people.
On January 10, 2010 Xinhua claiemd that with exports rising 17.7 pc in December, China has overtaken Germany as the largest exporter in world. . total exports for 2009 were $1.2tn (£749bn)
On January 10, 2010 Sachin Tendulkar was reported as the highest taxpayer among sportspersons in India for last quarter of 2009 while film stars Akshay Kumar and Aamir Khan edged past others in Bollywood on individual tax payers category
On January 10, 2010 at Mirpur, Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir led India to win over Sri Lanka (213 all out in 46.1 overs) . . Kohli hit his 5th 50 in his 18th ODI, Gambhir, his 19th ODI fifty in his 94th match.
On January 10, 2010 defending champion Marin Cilic of Croatia retained the Chennai Open title with a 7-6 (2), 7-6(3) victory over Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) On January 11, 2010 ruling BJP staged demonstrations across Karnataka in protest against the foul language used by JD(S) supremo Deve Gowda against CM Yeddyurappa.
On January 11, 2010 following complaints of clearance given to substandard bullet proof jackets by a DRDO lab, GoI decided to scrap bidding process for procuring 59,000 Bullet Proof jackets and said fresh bids be submitted for the same.
On January 11, 2010 TT reported that engineering education in India remains ill-suited for competitive needs of our industry and economy, with less than 1 pc of the total engineering graduates opting for research.
On January 11, 2010 French film-maker Eric Rohmer died at the age of 89 . .He was the director of the critically acclaimed Tales of Four Seasons and one of the key figures of the post-war New Wave cinema movement.
On January 11, 2010 expressing concern over reports of China taking substantial portion of land in Ladakh, Union Minister Farooq Abdullah said GoI should take up the matter with Beijing at the earliest and sort out the boundary dispute.
On January 11, 2010 state-run telecom services provider BSNL shared its having formed a strategic alliance with National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL) to use the network base of the fertiliser firm for offering services in rural areas.
On January 11, 2010 Microsoft revealed that ban on selling certain versions of its flagship products Word and Office has begun.
On January 11, 2010 at Mirpur, Virat Kohli hammered his second ODI ton to script a six- wicket victory of India over Bangladesh (247 for six )
On January 11, 2010 hockey Punjab and Delhi, two powerful hockey units, were granted affiliation to Hockey India to pave the way for the elections to the apex body
On January 11, 2010 Lionel Messi scored a sensational hat-trick as champions Barcelona nudged Real Madrid off the top of the table crushing Tenerife 5-0 away for their first victory of 2010
On January 10, 2010 Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy lost to Marc Gicquel and Jeremy Chardy at the ATP Brisbane International event . Paes had preferred the Brisbane tourney over Chennai Open
On January 11, 2010 Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman Srikumar Banerjee shared that GoI has set an ambitious target to generate 35,000 MW nuclear energy by 2020 and 59,500 MW by 2032
On January 11, 2010 PM Dr Singh had talks with and visiting Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and announced 250 MW of electricity for Bangladesh from the central grid. On January 11, 2010 PM Dr Singh assured visiting PM of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina that India would not do anything on the controversial Tipahimukh project that would affect the interests of Bangladesh.
On January 11, 2010 India committed one billion dollars line of credit for developmental projects in Bangladesh and transformed its bilateral ties by signing five accords, including three key security pacts to expand counter-terror cooperation.
On January 11, 2010 PM Drf Singh launched Solar Energy Mission aimed at generating 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022. . . and urged the industry to create "Solar Valleys" on the lines of Silicon Valleys
On January 11, 2010 PM Drf Singh launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission "Solar India" . . mission targets 1,100 MW grid solar power, 7 million sq m solar collectors and 200 MW off grid solar applications in first phase by 2013
On January 11, 2010 HRDM Kapil Sibal, during his meeting with DG of UNESCO Irina Bokova, advocated the case for the Majuli Island in the Brahmaputra river to be declared a Unesco World Heritage site.
On January 12, 2010 HRDM Kapil Sibal announced the initiation of a process for the establishment of a national database of academic qualifications, which will be created and maintained in an electronic format by an identified, registered depository.
On January 12, 2010 MTNL chairman and MD RSP Sinha resigned from his post, . .surprise move came in midst of a controversy over his alleged involvement in a decade- old case of favouritism in an equipment order to Motorola.
On January 12, 2010 IANS suggested that US has offered to India yet another sophisticated defence system, this time its fifth generation F-35 Lightning-II fighter aircraft.
On January 12, 2010 observing that democracy expected openness, Delhi High Court in a landmark verdict uled that the office of the Chief Justice of India was a public office and covered by the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
On January 12, 2010 Delhi High Court ruled that income tax returns and medical records do not fall under the purview of RTI Act "unless public interest is attached" holding that the Chief Justice of India came under the ambit of transparency law
On January 12, 2010 expanding its international footprint, Bharti Airtel agreed to acquire a majority 70 pc stake in Warid Telecom (Bangladesh) for $300 million (about Rs 1,360 crore). On January 12, 2010 an awareness rally was flagged off at the Ministry of Environment and Forests, marking the start of Animal Welfare Fortnight 2010.
On January 12, 2010 a road in the US city of Edison got renamed "Mehtani Way" in recognition of an Indian American whose chain of restaurants has contributed to popularising Indian cuisine and enriching the culture and economy of the township.
On January 12, 2010 The Telegraph reported . .for the first time, Britain is planning to include social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, which are often described as a distraction to studies, in the school curriculum.
On January 12, 2010 Dalai Lama unveiled at Chandragiri (Gajapati district. Orissa) monastery, a new Buddhist place of worship . . described as biggest in South Asia
On January 12, 2010 President Pratibha Patil conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2009 to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina.
On January 13, 2010 under attack from the Opposition and also from some of its own allies on rising food prices, the Congress-led UPA government decided to release surplus wheat and rice into the market.
On January 13, 2010 Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said mitigation and reduction of green house gases is costly for India.
On January 13, 2010 Miep Gies, the last surviving member of the group who helped protect Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis, died in the Netherlands aged 100.
On January 13, 2010 in a breather to former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, a Chandigarh local court extended till February 8 his post-conviction bail in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case.
On January 13, 2010 twenty-five years after the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the national capital, CBI filed two separate chargesheets against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, blaming him for two of the "murders" during the riots.
On January 12, 2010 seven Pakistani nationals were arrested from a boat in Cori Creek area in Arabian Sea, off the coast in Kutch district
On January 13, 2010 India and Bangladesh signed a Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) for the years 2010-2012 to promote cooperation in the fields of art and culture, youth affairs and sports and mass media.
On January 13, 2010 at Pune, prominent Right to Information (RTI) activist Satish Shetty - who exposed many land scams in Maharashtra - was killed by unidentified men while on a morning walk at Talegaon, on the outskirts of the city On January 13, 2010 at Mirpur, Sri Lanka defeated India spanked them by four wickets to lift the cricket tri-series . .from 5 for 60 India scored 245 in 48.2 overs, as Raina scored 106 in 115 balls
On January 13, 2010 at Mirpur, Virender Sehwag, playing 213th innings in his 219th match, became the sixth Indian batsman to score 7000 ODI runs during his 27-ball 42 in the tri-nation cricket series final against Sri Lanka
On January 13, 2010 Kazuo Inamori, the founder of electronics maker Kyocera Corp, agreed to become the new CEO of Japan Airlines, as the shares of company plunged ahead of its expected bankruptcy.
On January 14, 2010 Congress rebuked former Haryana police chief SPS Rathore, convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra, for invoking the name of Jawaharlal Nehru in his remark to media that he would "smile more". . .
On January 14, 2010 Samajwadi Party intrigues graduated to a whole new level with former GS Amar Singh questioning intentions of his party chief for the first time since the controversy erupted . . said "But I wont perish like Socrates,"
On January 12, 2010 Minister of Minority Affairs Salman Khursheed shared a new model of central universities that will offer preferential admission to students from minority communities.
On January 14, 2010 the reporting of eight swine flu deaths in India took the toll to 1,108
On January 14, 2010 in the Delhi the first government-run "corporate"' hospital, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) was opened to public
On January 14, 2010 the annual rate of inflation, based on wholesale prices index in India was reported to have increased sharply to 7.31 pc in December from 4.78 pc in the previous month
On January 14, 2010 Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor rubbished recent reports of India losing any part of land to China.
On January 14, 2010 India said that it was deeply saddened at the death and destruction caused by the earthquake in Haiti, and decided to give one million dollars in cash for immediate and emergency relief purposes in the country.
On January 14, 2010 visiting Iceland President Olafur Ragnar GrÃmsson sought Indians cooperation in the field of clean energy, geothermal energy, information technology and oil exploration.
On January 14, 2010 Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass died at the age of 59 following "a difficult recovery" from colon cancer surgery On January 14, 2010 India took up with Australia the incident of some unidentified people setting afire an under-construction building on the premises of a gurdwara in Melbourne
On January 14, 2010 six Sudanese men were executed for their part in a riot at a refugee camp in Khartoum in 2005.
On January 14, 2010 Red Cross put that 45,000-50,000 people have died in devastating earthquake in Haiti
On January 14, 2010 President Barack Obama said Wall Street must repay $117bn (£72bn) to taxpayers and criticised banks for "massive profits and obscene bonuses".
On January 14, 2010 GoI approved selling its 10 pc stake in Engineers India through FPO route and issuing two bonus shares for every share of the company before the launch of the public offer.
On January 14, 2010 UN report on the state of the world indigenous peoples said about 90 pc of the world languages which are spoken by indigenous peoples may be extinct in the next 100 years.
On January 14, 2010 at Mysore, defending champions Mumbai pulled off a thrilling six- run win over a fighting Karnataka to clinch the coveted Ranji Trophy title for the 39th time
On January 14, 2010 India and France exchanged the instruments of ratification of the agreement on civil nuclear energy cooperation, bringing into force the historic deal
On January 14, 2010 the first holy bath of the century and first Maha Kumbh started with a bang with lakhs of devotees taking a holy dip on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.
On January 15, 2010 TT reported that "Maths Greek to rural 5th graders . . htm64 pc of them can not divide; 40 pc can not read . .
On January 15, 2010 the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) by Pratham, which surveyed 575 out of 583 rural districts, reported marginal drop in out of school children aged 11 to 14, from 4.3 pc last year to 4 now.
On January 15, 2010 a study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) reported having found high level of toxic phthalates being used for softening the plastic in toys.
On January 15, 2010 China appointed Padma Choling a veteran military commander as the Governor of the restive Tibetan region, signalling a continuation of its hardline approach to the province which two years ago witnessed On January 15, 2010 Australian High Commissioner Peter Varghese announced Syed Nazakat Hussain, The Week news magazine. the winners of the Australia-India Council Young Media Fellowships in New Delhi.
On January 15, 2010 Tahawwur Hussein Rana was indicted by a federal grand jury at Chicago along with US citizen David Coleman Headley on charges of preparing groundwork and providing material support for LeT to carry out Mumbai terror attack.
On January 15, 2010 Australian Commonwealth Games Association chief Perry Crosswhite shared that Aussies will bring their own cops for Commonwealth Games in New Delhi
On January 15, 2010 Kings XI Punjab sacked Yuvraj Singh from the captaincy and handed over the reins to Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara for the third edition of Indian Premier League (March 12).
On January 15, 2010 embarking on its world-wide journey, Coca-Cola FIFA World Cup Trophy, 2010, was unveiled in Kolkata
On January 15, 2010 Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu, 38, who became the first Indian woman to ski at the South Pole, was received by a jubilant crowd at the IG Airport
On January 15, 2010 buoyed by a healthy growth across all key verticals, IT major Tata Consultancy Services clocked 33 pc jump in its consolidated net profit at Rs 1,823.90 crore in Q3'FY 10 as Rs 1,362.06 in the same period last year.
On January 15, 2010 CRPF took over the entire responsibility of the opening of roads on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway-1A
On January 15, 2010 India Meteorological Department (IMD) celebrated its 135th Foundation Day . .day celebrated to commemorate taking over of HF Blanford as Imperial Meteorological Reporter on the same day in Circa 1875.
On January 16, 2010 low visibility due to heavy fog caused a rail and several road accidents in different parts of the state, killing at least seven. .. Kalindi Express rammed into the stationary Shram Shakti Express at Tundla
On January 16, 2010 Supreme Court Judge VS Sirpurkar appointed to head a three- member panel that will investigate the allegations against Karnataka Chief Justice PD Dinakaran whose impeachment has been sought by 75 opposition members of Rajya Sabha
On January 16, 2010 Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan defended his demand for payment of DA for his wife for the foreign tour she undertook with him, stating that DA was being provided for the last several years. On January 16, 2010 Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor got into the news . . as he alleged to have influenced a decision by the foreign office to purchase books written by him for sending them to various Indian missions abroad.
On January 16, 2010 eminent economist Jagdish Bhagwati found fault with Indias considered stand on climate change, saying it should have gone for targets for all countries and pressed for penalties for defaulters.
On January 16, 2010 addressing the 150th anniversary celebrations of St. Xaviers Collegiate School at Kolkata, PM Dr Singh called the aim of achieving 100 percent literacy.
On January 16, 2010 former Home Minister Shivraj V Patil was announced to be the new Governor of Punjab. . . National Security Adviser MK Narayanan as Governor to West Bengal, thus ending his five-year stint as security boss
On January 16, 2010 former CM of Pudducherry MOH Farooq was appointed new Governor of Jharkhand from withK Sankaranarayan being shifted to Maharashtra to replace SC Jamir, whose tenure ended a couple of months ago
On January 16, 2010 Congress leader from Madhya Pradesh Urmila Singh appointed new Governor of Himachal Pradesh from where Prabha Rau being moved to Rajasthan.
On January 16, 2010 Olympic Gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra threatened to quit the sport . alleged that National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) had not made him a part of the squad for the Commonwealth Shooting Championship in February.
On January 16, 2010 "Spituk Gustor", an annual two-day monastic festival took place at the Spituk Monastery in the Ladakh region of JK.
On January 16, 2010 TT reported that Keoladeo National Park, popularly known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, was facing threat of losing its World Heritage Site status as UNESCO has set a deadline of January 2011 to arrange adequate water for the park . .
On January 16, 2010 Small car Nano, manufactured by the Tata group, won Autocar India 2010's "The Car of the year" award.
On January 16, 2010 Parliament Secretariat, set up in the British era, turned 82 and to mark the occasion Speaker Meira Kumar presented awards for meritorious service to officers and staff of the lower house of Indian parliament.
On January 16, 2010 amid protests by teachers, UGC held a meeting to decide on the service conditions of teachers based on the Thyagarajan committee recommendations. On January 17, 2010 TT reported that Punjab and HP have failed to make it to the first list of 19 states chosen by the government to start adult literacy classes under the all-new Sakshar Bharat Mission, which PM launched in September last.
On January 17, 2010 TT reported that Haryana wrested a lone project for Karnal, only district running adult literacy programme under Sakshar Bharat Mission . .with a budgetary support of $1 billion, seeks to educate 70 million illiterates by 2012
On January 17, 2010 TT reported that Army officials in Leh were a part of a meeting convened by JK Govt that agreed that China was encroaching into the land with "specific design" to grab a particular area to extend its control till Indus river.
On January 17, 2010 Sunday Times reported a warning that most of the Himalayan glaciers will melt by 2035 owing to climate change is likely to be retracted after UN body that issued it admitted to a series of scientific blunders.
On January 17, 2010 former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh, who was expelled from the BJP for eulogising Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah in his book, was bestowed with the title "Ambassador of Peace" for South Asian region
On January 17, 2010 in Chile, conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera won presidential run-off, ending two decades of centre-left rule. . .Social Democrat Eduardo Frei conceded defeat
On January 17, 2010 thirty four Islamic scholars in Mauritania signed a fatwa, or religious opinion, banning the practice of female genital mutilation.
On January 17, 2010 Thiruvananthapuram- bound Rajdhani Express branded as "Chalo Kerala" and "Go Kerala" set off on its journey showcasing montage of tranquil stretches of beaches, serene backwaters, lush hill stations and exotic wildlife of Kerala
On January 17, 2010 hurt by the allegations levelled against him during the recent players rebellion, Hockey India President A K Mattoo quit the job and all other administrative posts . . resignations not yet accepted
On January 17, 2010 the 2nd National Rural Games for Boys and Girls U-18 got off to a flying start at the SGPC ground, in Chandigarh
On January 17, 2010 among Indian men Bining Lyngkhoi stood first with timing of 2.20 hours. Shastri Devi was the first Indian woman athlete clocking 3:10:03. in the seventh Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon
On January 17, 2010 Kenyan Dennis Ndisso won the seventh Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon . . in women category Bizunesh Urgesa of Ethiopia won it. . . $310,000 event saw more than 38,000 runners On January 17, 2010 in Test no. 1950, played at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, India scored 213/8 on the first day, Skipper Sehwag scored 53 and Sachin 76 no, Dravid -4, Laxman-7
On January 17, 2010 playing his 163rd Test, Sachin Tendulkar during the course of his 55th Test half-century, also crossed the 13,000 runs mark
On January 17, 2010 veteran Communist leader Jyoti Basu, 95, who remained CM of West Bengal for 24 long years and almost became the PM in 1996, died
On January 18, 2010 former Indian Security Advisor MKNarayanan blamed China of hacking into Indian government department and his office.
On January 18, 2010 in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, GoI submitted the review committee report, which lists 44 erring institutions for de-recognition as deemed. .. highest-16 in Tamil Nadu, followed by 6 in Karnataka
On January 18, 2010 CIC asked the external affairs ministry for the files on the India- Pakistan joint statement, issued after the meeting at Sharm-al-Sheikh. . . SC Agrawal in a RTI had asked for . .
On January 18, 2010 TT reported that Punjab declared a public holiday to mourn the death of CPM veteran Jyoti Basu. . if declaring a public holiday is a show of sorrow, then no other state in the country other than West Bengal was "grieved" enough
On January 18, 2010 Taliban gunmen launched a brazen assault on the centre of Kabul, with suicide bombers blowing themselves up at several locations and militants battling security forces from inside a shopping centre engulfed in flames.
On January 18, 2010 Riots broke out in different parts of Port-au-Prince the ruined capital city of Haiti . . Five days after the magnitude 7 earthquake hit the city of 1.9 million
On January 18, 2010 in Ukraine, President Viktor Yushchenko, one-time hero of Orange Revolution, was eliminated from presidential election. . .. Former PM Viktor Yanukovych led current PM Yulia Tymoshenko by 35 pc to 25 pc.
On January 18, 2010 at Melbourne, former champion Maria Sharapova crashed out of the Australian Open . .
On January 18, 2010 at Australian Open Rafa Nadal began his title defence with a win over Peter Luczak . . US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro despite light wrist discomfort advanced to second round. On January 18, 2010 National Rifle Association of India ruled out inclusion of Abhinav Bindra in the first and second edition of World Cups and Commonwealth Shooting Championships as squads for events have already been approved by Sports Ministry.
On January 18, 2010 Chairman of the Organising Committee of 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games Suresh Kalmadi accepted "with great reluctance" the resignation of Hockey India president AK Mattoo
On January 18, 2010 India opener Gautam Gambhir retained his numero uno status while his teammate Virender Sehwag slipped a place to sixth in the latest ICC ranking for the Test batsmen.
On January 18, 2010 at Chittagong, Sachin Tendulkar hit his 44th century as he scored 29 of the 30 runs scored by India to finish the first innings at 243 from 213/8 overnight
On January 18, 2010 Robert Downey, Jr. won the Golden Globe for the best comedy actor for his turn as super sleuth Sherlock Holmes in "Sherlock Holmes,"
On January 18, 2010 at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, Sandra Bullock earned the title of best film actress in a drama for football movie "The Blind Side," while veteran Jeff Bridges was the best dramatic actor for his role in "Crazy Heart."
On January 18, 2010 at Beverly Hills (California), "Avatar" and "The Hangover," earned top film honours at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony
On January 19,2010 TT reported that Army chief Deepak Kapoor suffers from hearing impairment after exposure to heavy booming sound of artillery guns during a demonstration on anti-terror operation in the US in July last year.
On January 19, 2010 at Lucknow, over 7,000 workers of Samajwadi Party, including party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, courted arrests across the state as part of "Jan Andolan" against inflation, corruption and deteriorating law and order in the state.
On January 19, 2010 TT reported that about 80,000 students will be affected in Haryana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and UP alone as and when the deficient universities identified in these states are stripped of deemed status
On January 19, 2010 amid raging debate over Bt brinjal for commercial use, Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan supported genetically modified product for the first time, saying the controversial variety of the vegetable was "safe for all".
On January 19, 2010 Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said GoI is in process of creating a separate cadre of rural doctors, who could be posted at the 1,35,000 sub-health centres at the village level On January 19, 2010 in Punjab, the much-awaited two-member committee report on suggesting ways for additional resource mobilisation for Punjab, was made public. . gives new nomenclature to farm subsidies besides suggesting reviving abiana . .
On January 19, 2010 Zakaria Amara, mastermind of a failed Al-Qaida-inspired homegrown terror plot to "cripple" Canada by setting off truck bombs in front of the main stock exchange, a military base and even the Parliament House was sentenced to life.
In January 2010 Davender Ghai from Tyneside an ethnic Indian took his battle to die as a devout Hindu to an appeal court after a local authority in the UK ruled against allowing open-air cremations according to ancient religious rituals.
On January 19, 2010 Indian Army Chief Gen Deepak Kapoor reached Kathmandu, on his four-day goodwill visit at the invitation of Nepal Army Chief Gen Chhatraman Singh Gurung
On January 19, 2010 minister of state for foreign affairs Malik Amad Khan said . . a total of 570 Indian nationals, most of them fishermen, are currently in Pakistani jails while 848 Pakistanis are in Indian prisons
On January 19, 2010 Chinese premier Wen Jiabao said . . China and India are not "competitive opponents", rather they are "cooperative partners"
On January 19, 2010 Love Story author Erich Segal, 72 died at London aged
On January 19, 2010 at Melbourne, Sania Mirza could not make it to the second round of Australian Open as she was undone in straight sets by French Aravane Rezai 6-4 6-2
On January 19, 2010 snubbed all-rounder Abdul Razzaq accused Indian Premier League of hatching a "conspiracy" against Pakistani players after none of the 11 cricketers from the nation found a buyer in IPL auction in Mumbai.
On January 19, 2010 India scored 122/1 in the 2nd innings (Ist Innings 243) after restricted Bangladesh to 242 in the Ist Innings . . . Zaheer 20-4-54-3, Sreesanth 11-1-55- 2, Ishant 13-3-47-2, Mishra 16.2-2-66-3
On January 19, 2010 IPL auction featured Kieron Pollard (Mumbai, $750,000), Shane Bond (Kolkata, 750,000), Kemar Roach (Deccan, 720,000), Wayne Parnell (Delhi, 610,000), Mohammad Kaif (Punjab, 250,000), Eoin Morgan (Bangalore, 220,000), . .
On January 19, 2010 Haryana got an additional allocation of Rs 4000 crore from Nabard under its proposed linked plan for priority sector lending. With this, Haryana to get Rs 38,915 crore as credit flow from Nabard for the next financial year. On January 19, 2010 Cadbury Plc agreed to a higher takeover bid worth 11.9 billion pounds from US giant Kraft Foods, ending months of bitter wrangling to create a global leader in food and confectionery
On January 19, 2010 Ranbaxy Laboratories said . . it will acquire Bangalore-based Biovel Lifesciences for an undisclosed amount.
On January 19, 2010 India and Finland signed a MoU to promote cooperation and exchange of information relating to the Information Security Sector between the two countries.
On January 19, 2010 Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh he need to set up an autonomous bio-technology regulatory authority in India
On January 19, 2010 legendary cinematographer VK Murthy was chosen for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2008.
On January 19, 2010 an Indian-origin Australian researcher Professor Ralph Martins researcher in Alzheimer s disease, was named western Australian Australian of the Year.
On January 19, 2010 the National Communication submitted to UNFCCC stated that India accounts for only three-four per cent of the global Green House Gas (GHG) emission
On January 20, 2010 Delhi High Court ordered the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to demolish over 500 properties that have encroached land in New Moti Nagar area of west Delhi.
On January 20, 2010 Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam submitted modified parole guidelines to Delhi High Court . . "Those who are a threat to national security, involved in sedition or convicted for rape-cum-murder will not be granted parole .
On January 20, 2010 Independent MSP Margo MacDonald, who has Parkinsons disease, suggested a bill (for Scottish Parliament) in a bid to make it legal for someone to seek help to end their life.
On January 20, 2010 the 26-member group set up by Planning Commission, headed by economist Dr Kirit Parikh for assessing the low carbon options and outlining a roadmap for India. held its first meeting
On January 20, 2010 Assocham study suggested that contribution of rural India to GDP has declined over time (expected to reach 30 pc in 2011 as compared to 53 pc in 1981),
On January 20, 2010 Assocham study suggested that "Rural per capita income in India is expected to increase from Rs 7,335 in 1981 to Rs 15,396 in 2011, a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.5 pc On January 20, 2010 Syed Iqbal Hasnain, the man behind the alarmist report that Himalayan glaciers would disappear by 2035, blamed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) expert who had included the information in an IPCC report.
On January 20, 2010 ahead the visit of President Lee Myung-Bak to New Delhi, South Korea expressed that "it is keen to forge cooperation with India in nuclear energy sector as the two countries plan to upgrade their ties to strategic partnership
On January 20, 2010 IBM reported 9 pc growth in the fourth quarter net income at $ 4.81 billion on cost-cutting measures and raised its outlook for 2010.
On January 20, 2010 TRAI released a new consultation paper on "Efficient Utilization of Numbering Resources" . . Shifting from 10-digit mobile phone numbers to 11-digit mobile number.
On January 20, 2010 UP CM Mayawati announced not to attend the scheduled Jan 27 meeting of chief ministers on price rise convened by PM Dr Singh if Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was not removed before that for "irresponsible" statements
On January 20, 2010 moved by the plight of lakhs of homeless people in the National Capital, Supreme Court directed the Delhi govt to immediately provide night shelters to such people with all basic amenities such as blankets, food and bathrooms.
On January 20, 2010 UP Govt pleaded with the Supreme Court that the judiciary should stay away from the construction of memorials and statutes by the state as these were symbols of Dalit empowerment for which the Constitution had explicit provisions
On January 20, 2010 TT reported that two of the 44 deemed universities, found unfit for the deemed status, had received over Rs 47 crore during the last four years from the UGC.
On January 20, 2010 Law Ministry clarified that there "is no difference" in the entitlement of an official on a tour abroad and a member of his family who has been authorised to accompany him.
On January 20, 2010 India and Malaysia signed an extradition treaty and two other accords as Malaysian PM Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak strongly pitched for early conclusion of a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement (CECA) between two countries
On January 20, 2010 Justine Henin issued an ominous warning to her rivals at the Australian Open by knocking out Russian fifth seed Elena Dementieva 7-5, 7-6 in the second round On January 20, 2010 Somdev Devvarman and Prakash Amritraj fought their way into the second round of the men-doubles event of the Australian Open
On January 20, 2010 at Chittagong, India declared on 413 for eight to set Bangladesh an unlikely target of 415 to win and reduced home side to 67 for two at the close of play.
On January 20, 2010 at Chittagong, Gautam Gambhir became the fourth batsman after Don Bradman, Jacques Kallis and Mohammad Yousuf to hit centuries in five tests in a row
On January 21, 2010 amid allegations of racism in Australia, PM Kevin Rudd today said the recent attacks on Indian youths were "regrettable" but insisted that these should be seen in the context of broader incidences of violence against locals . .
On January 21, 2010 Afghan President Hamid Karzai shared his plans to introduce a scheme to attract Taliban fighters back to normal life by offering money and jobs.
On January 21, 2010 American scientists suggested having found that bacteria are "big thinkers" and more capable of complex decision-making than previously thought, a discovery that could lead to innovations in medicine and agriculture fields.
On January 21, 2010 amidst widespread criticism and protest by the main Opposition party, Nepali President Dr Ram Baran Yadav conferred the visiting Indian Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor with the title of honorary of General of Nepal Army.
On January 21, 2010 first Hollywood film Couples Retreat of Musician AR Rahman won him a place in the Oscar shortlist yet again for "Best Original Song".
On January 21, 2010 Tamil song "Na Na" was shortlisted for nomination in the original song category for the 82nd Academy Awards.
On January 21, 2010 skipper Mohammad Kaif notched up his maiden double century in first class cricket to guide Central Zone to a first innings total of 480 for eight declared against East Zone on the third day of Duleep Trophy quarterfinal match
On January 21, 2010 at Melbourne, Roger Federer and the Williams sisters stamped their authority on the Australian Open . .but former world number one Ana Ivanovic was sent packing.
On January 21, 2010 at Australian Open, reunion of Mahesh Bhupathi with Max Mirnyi, the fourth seeded duo made a stunning first round exit as Leander Paes and Sania Mirza notched up facile wins with their respective partners
On January 21, 2010 at Chittagong, India clinched the first cricket Test against Bangladesh with 113-run victory to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series . . despite a rollicking century by wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim On January 21, 2010 in Test No. 1949 played at Chittagong, India (243, 413/8) defeated Bangladesh (242, 301) to register her 102nd in 434th Test . . Sachin became MoM
On January 21, 2010International Weightlifting Federation slapped a life ban on a top Indian woman lifter while at the same time it has handed down four year ban terms to five other lifters who were found to be using banned drugs.
On January 21, 2010 shuttler Saina Nehwal cruised to the quarterfinals with a straight- game win but Chetan Anand bite the dust in the singles event of the Malaysian Super Series tournament in Kuala Lumpur
On January 21, 2010 former Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon was appointed the National Security Adviser (NSA), replacing MK Narayanan who has been sent to West Bengal on gubernatorial assignment
On January 21, 2010 a decision by the Union HRD Ministry to revoke deemed university status to Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Bihar, premier Buddhist research institution with 125 foreign students on its rolls, took PM -headed Culture Ministry by surprise
On January 21, 2010 GoI approved the setting up of a national knowledge network (NKN) that will connect all major educational institutions like the IITs, the IIMs and top universities for exchange of information and research.
On January 21, 2010 Department of Telecommunication decided to restore issuance of pre-paid mobile services in JK in accordance with the revised guidelines.
On January 21, 2010 Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh rebutted Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar over introduction of Bt brinjal on his stand that clearance by GEAC was final and Centre did not have any say in that.
On January 21, 2010 a day after the Maharashtra govt made it mandatory for taxi drivers to possess working knowledge of Marathi to obtain permits, CM Ashok Chavan bowed to protests and promised to modify the rules.
On January 21, 2010 CCEA approved proposal of French power equipment maker Alstom to invest Rs 490 crore and form joint ventures with Bharat Forge for setting up manufacturing facility
On January 21, 2010 Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure headed by PM Dr Singh. approved the electrification of Rohtak-Bathinda-Lehra Muhabat stretch at a cost of Rs 215 crore.
On January 21, 2010 Union Cabinet approved a proposal for increase in the number of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) through CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) in India On January 21, 2010 UN said that Delhi must not neglect its homeless during this chilling winter in the preparations for the Commonwealth Games should not be the reason to force the poor to live under the open sky.
On January 21, 2010 Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture headed by CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury said. decision to merge flag carriers Air India and Indian Airlines in March 2007 was "taken in haste
On January 21, 2010 India and the US agreed to deploy sky marshals on flights between the two countries.
On January 22, 2010 TT reported that CAG in its report of 2009-10 has cited Eight top hotels having prime land New Delhi owe the government Rs 516 crore on account of recoverable dues and outstanding ground rent.
On January 22, 2010 Samajwadi party vice-president and Rajya Sabha MP Janeshwar Mishra (76) died on his way from Allahabad to Lucknow
On January 22, 2010 All government services, including hospitals and schools, remained paralysed in UP following an indefinite strike by government employees across the state. . . Lucknow DM Ashok Ghosh reportedly slapped an employee leader
On January 22, 2010 Anti-dam civil society groups in Assam called upon the Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, "to get serious" in addressing the issue of downstream impact of mega dams in the state.
On January 22, 2010 TT reported that Laskhar-e-Toiba the terror outfit is said to have procured around 50 paragliders from Europe apparently to enable its "fidayeen" (suicide cadres) to fly into India and attack vital installations
On January 22, 2010 Punjab Cabinet approved the Sukhbir Badal-Manoranjan Kalia Committee report, accepting most of the suggestions, except enhancing the retirement age from 58 to 60, made by the committee on resource mobilisation.
On January 22, 2010 Terming Maoist guerrillas as the greatest threat to the nation, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said the GoI has "at last" woken up to the challenge though it still needs to act.
On January 22, 2010 Pakistan PM Yousuf Raza Gilani told US - "Pak is itself facing Mumbai-like attacks almost every other day and when we cannot protect our own citizens, how can we guarantee that there would not be any more terrorist hits in India
On January 22, 2010 Supreme Court directed all states to set up within six weeks juvenile boards, child welfare committees and special police units in each district for the rescue and rehabilitation of children involved in minor crimes etc. . On January 22, 2010 Supreme Court Bench comprising Justices Dalveer Bhandari and AK Patnaik designated the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) as the nodal agency for monitoring the implementation of the court order.
On January 22, 2010 Supreme Court indicated that it did not find any merit in the objection of "burqa"-clad Muslim women to photo voter identity cards of EC."If you are so religious then donot vote," a Bench comprising CJI Balakrishnan observed
On January 21, 2010 UP Vidhan Sabha passed a resolution recommending the Parliament proposal to increase reservation for the Scheduled Caste and the Schedule Tribe (SC/ST) for another 10 years.
On January 22, 2010 Anti-dam civil society groups in Assam called upon the Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, "to get serious" in addressing the issue of downstream impact of mega dams in the state.
On January 22, 2010 latest India human development report put Bihar as the most hostile to women, with 55.6 pc, the highest in India . . in MP 46.8 pc women faces violence, Tripura (44.7 pc), Rajasthan (44.6 pc), Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, UP, Assam,
On January 22, 2010 latest India human development report put Himachal Pradesh as the safest sate for women, with just 5.6 pc facing violence; next are JK (with 12.9 pc) and Goa (15 per cent).
On January 22, 2010 "Gendering Human Development Index in India", released by Women and Child Development Ministry put Chandigarh on top in both HDI and GDI rankings, with UT pipping Kerala to the top HDI slot, scoring 0.784. Kerala and Goa put 2nd
On January 22, 2010 at Melbourne, return of Kim Clijsters to grand slam tennis came to halt at the Australian Open after losing 6-0 6-1 to Russian Nadia Petrova
On January 23, 2010 Rajendra Pachauri, head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said he would not quit over the IPCC blunder of saying that Himalayan glaciers would disappear by 2035.
On January 23, 2010 Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Tariq Karim expressed that "Bangladesh is keen to work with India for saving the Sunderbans . .
On January 22, 2010 at Melbourne Sania Mirza and her partner Virginia Ruano Pascual; and Leander Paes and his American partner kept Indian hopes alive by scoring victories in their respective events at the Australian Open On January 22, 2010 Union Minister Dr MS Gill, to mop up funds to clear the financial dues owed to the hockey players, both men and women, spoke to CMs of Haryana, Rajasthan and Assam, for contribution and collected Rs 1.5 cr
On January 21, 2010 Indian junior team comprising made it to the final stage of the World Junior Golf Team Championship emerging joint winners with Thailand in the Asian Qualifiers at Perak Royal Golf Club in Malaysia
On January 22, 2010 four of the eight newly appointed governors - Shivraj Patil (Punjab), K. Sankaranarayanan (Maharashtra), ESL Narasimhan (Andhra Pradesh) and MOH Farook (Jharkhand) - took their oath at ceremonies held in respective state capitals
On January 22, 2010 Supreme Court Lt Gen VK Singh, GOC-in-C, Eastern Command, was appointed the next 25th Chief of the Army Staff for the 1.3 million-strong Army from March 31 following the retirement of General Deepak Kapoor.
On January 23, 2010 more than 110,000 persons were confirmed killed in the disastrous January 12 Haiti earthquake
On January 23, 2010 Defence Minister AK Antony warned of more terrorist attacks and infiltration bids along LoC that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, but said the armed forces were prepared to counter these threats.
On January 23, 2010 controversy arose over garlanding photo pf Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 123th birth celebrations at the state government headquarters at Writers Buildings . .
On January 23, 2010 Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, who took over the reins of his party yet again following successive defeats in the Lok Sabha and Maharashtra Assembly elections, celebrated his 84th birthday
On January 23, 2010 Karnataka Govt announced partial exemption in entertainment tax for film "Paa".
On January 23, 2010 Rajendra Pachauri, head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said the fifth assessment report of UN body scheduled in 2013 will focus on "socio-economic factors and humanitarian" issues.
On January 22, 2010 West Bengal cabinet decided to create 1,00000 new jobs for the educated unemployed youths during 2010-11, of which, 53,000 will be for teachers; 45,000 for primary and 8,000 for secondary schools.
On January 23, 2010 at Christchurch, Pakistan knocked defending champions India out of the under-19 cricket World Cup with a thrilling victory by two wickets in 23 overs in the rain-curtailed match On January 23, 2010 former Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon took over as the new National Security Advisor replacing M K Narayanan, who was appointed as West Bengal Governor.
On January 23, 2010 at the 56th National Film Awards . .Fashion became the third film of director Madhur Bhandarkar to bag the national award. The earlier two being "Page 3" and "Traffic Signal".
On January 23, 2010 at the 56th National Film Awards . .Arjun Rampal got the best supporting actor (male) award for his performance in "Rock On". "Rock On" of Farhan Akhtar about cult music also got the best Hindi film award.
On January 23, 2010 at the 56th National Film Awards . .Chinni Prakash and his wife Rekha Prakash were jointly declared the best choreographers for the song "Azeem-o- shaan shehenshah"
On January 23, 2010 "A Wednesday" of Neeraj Pandey bagged the Indira Gandhi Award for the best first film of a director.
On January 23, 2010 Yash Raj Films' "Roadside Romeo" was adjudged the best animation film at the 56th National Film Awards.
On January 22, 2010 Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister of Women and Child Development launched National Girl Child Day Celebrations with presentation of awards to children for taking up issues of girl child through their paintings.
On January 22, 2010 at Hyderabad, Government of India/Government of Andhra Pradesh and World Bank signed Loan and Project Agreements for World Bank assistance to the State of Andhra Pradesh for three projects
On January 22, 2010 Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for HRD, released DISE Flash Statistics-2008-09, a progress report towards Universalisation of Elementary Education in India.
On January 23, 2010 Marathi film "Jogva", a poignant tale of one woman journey to break free from the shackles of discrimination, sexual oppression and servitude to find true happiness, bagged the maximum honours at the 56th National Film Awards
On January 23, 2010 at the 56th National Film Awards "Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye" of Dibakar Banerjee won the best popular film award.
On January 23, 2010 at the 56th National Film Awards, Bengali feature film "Antaheen", starring Rahul Bose, of Anirudh Roy Chowdhary bagged best film and three other awards On January 23, 2010 at the 56th National Film Awards, commercial film industry dominated the regional cinema bagging 13 awards, with films like "Fashion", "Rock On", "Firaaq" and "Jodha Akbar" winning two awards each in various categories
On January 23, 2010 in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 read with sub-sections (1) and (6) of Section 6, President of India appointed Ms Mrinal Pande as Chairman of Prasar Bharati Board
On January 24, 2010 TT reported that official statistics reveal that Indians also account for the highest number of international students to have died in Australia between July 2004 and June 2009.
On January 24, 2010 noted social worker and renowned filmmaker and Padma Shri awardee Jahnu Barua suggested that the far-flung Northeast corner of the vast country should have a separate time zone for the sake of rapid economic development
On January 24, 2010 newly appointed West Bengal Governor, MK Narayanan, took the oath at Raj Bhavan at Kolkata
On January 24, 2010 noted political analyst and commentator B G Verghese commended the working of the Election Commission of India on the eve of Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Election Commission
On January 24, 2010 at Melbourne, Australian Open claimed three high-profile victims as U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro, Svetlana Kuznetsova, the French Open champion and Dinara Safina left with exhaustion and agonising pain.
On January 24, 2010 Sania Mirza and her Spanish partner Virginia Ruano Pascual bowed out in the second round of doubles event at the Australian Open . . 10th-seeded Indo- Spanish pair lost to 7th seeds Alisa Kleybanova and Francesca Schiavone
On January 24, 2010 at Mirpur, Ishant Sharma (4/66) and Zaheer Khan (3/62) decimated Bangladesh top and middle order to reduce the hosts to 127 for seven . . last two wickets produced 78 runs and Mahmudullah scored 96 no, as Bangladesh scored 233
On January 24, 2010 "One Dream One Theme, Give Us Peace", a patriotic music album launched by Congress leader Jagdish Tytler at La Kebabia, ahead of the 61st Republic Day.
On January 24, 2010 Pakistan govt stopped two top officials of Election Commission from visiting India . . .apparently in protest against Indians hostile attitude towards Pakistani cricketers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.
On January 24, 2010 UPA regime found itself in a deeply embarrassing situation following the inclusion of photograph of former Pakistan Air Force chief in a govt advertisement, prompting the PMO to tender an apology to the nation On January 24, 2010 BASIC group of countries, comprising India, China, Brazil and South Africa, announced its support to the Copenhagen Accord to combat climate change while asserting that it was a political document and not a legal agreement
On January 25, 2010 all 90 people aboard an Ethiopian Airlines plane were feared dead after it plunged into the Mediterranean, minutes after taking off from Beirut in stormy weather
On January 25, 2010 in Russia, sanitary watchdog Rospotrebnadzor revealed that over 200 people are suffering from poisoning in the Siberia city of Irkutsk after consuming "holy water" from wells purified during the Orthodox Christian Epiphany
On January 25, 2010 ANI reported that 14, 36 and 48 are the numbers that could prove the luckiest in lottery. The three numbers have hit more than any others among the 414 winning Mega Millions tickets sold between 2005 and January 12.
On January 25, 2010 Ali Hassan al-Majid, a former Iraqi official known as "Chemical Ali", was executed by hanging . . he was an enforcer in the regime of Saddam Hussein
On January 25, 2010 Supreme Court stopped the central government from divesting 44 universities of their special "deemed university"
On January 25, 2010 London School of Business topped the B-school list . . followed by the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Business School, Stanford University GSB and Insead . .
On January 25, 2010 High Court ruled that any form which is not properly filled by the candidate can be rejected outright. . . ruling came on a bunch of petitions by UPSC which challenged CAT order to consider the applications of 11 candidates
On January 25, 2010 reacting to media reports about Pakistan building tunnels in the Sargodha district External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said "India is closely monitoring Pakistan activities . .
On January 25, 2010 Bill Gates released his second annual letter sharing that despite the tough economy, a combination of scientific innovations and strong partners would continue to improve the human condition.
On January 25, 2010 Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor visited quake devastated Haiti and met President Rene Garcia Preval at his temporary home as well as Indian peacekeepers aiding the survivors in the Caribbean nation.
On January 25, 2010PM Dr Singh addressed at the inaugural session of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Election Commission of India in New Delhi On January 25, 2010 Programme of Cooperation (POC) in Science and Technology with the Republic of Korea for the period of 2010-12 was signed Prithviraj Chavan with his Korean counterpart H.E. Byong Man Ahn.
On January 25, 2010 at Melbourne, Leander Paes kept himself in contention for twin titles after making the quarter-finals of both men doubles and mixed doubles events at the Australian Open
On January 25, 2010 temperamental India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was reprimanded by the ICC for kicking an advertising board during the first day of the ongoing second cricket Test against Bangladesh
On January 25, 2010 at Mirpur, Sachin Tendulkar struck his 45th Test century and Rahul Dravid his 29th, Dravid-Tendulkar stand had record 17th century partnership, as India (495/5) tighten their grip over the Test with 226 runs ahead Bangladesh
On January 25, 2010 at Mirpur, Gautam Gambhir equalled world record of West Indian legend Vivian Richards of most fifties in consecutive Tests during his 68-run knock against Bangladesh . 11 fifty-plus knocks each in as many consecutive Tests.
On January 25, 2010 at Mirpur, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid registered 17, 100- plus partnerships, one more than Australians Mathew Hayden and Ricky Ponting and West Indians Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes, who had 16 such stands.
On January 25, 2010 Nobel laureate of Indian origin Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Apollo Hospitals chief Pratap Reddy and former RBI Governor YV Reddy were named for Padma Vibhushan
On January 25, 2010 music maestro AR Rahman, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and controversial Indian origin businessman Sant Singh Chatwal were named for Padma Bhushan.
On January 25, 2010 eminent theatre personalities Zohra Segal and Ebrahim Alkazi; and noted mridangam Carnatic artist Umayalpuram K Sivaraman were named for Padma Vibhushan.
On January 25, 2010 RM Panda cardiac surgeon of PM Dr Singh, eminent neurosurgeon Satya Paul Agarwal, prominent industrialist from Punjab SP Oswal along with Manvinder Singh Banga and real estate czar KP Singh were named for Padma Bhushan awards.
On January 25, 2010 Cricketer Virendra Sehwag, hockey national Ignace Tirkey, Formula One driver Narain Kartikeyan, badminton star Saina Nehwal, boxer Vijender Singh and Ramakant Achrekar (guru of Sachin Tendulkar) werer named Padma Shri awards On January 25, 2010 Bollywood diva Rekha and actor Saif Ali Khan were named for Padma Shri awards for their contribution in the field of art. Oscar winner sound recordist of Slumdog Millionaire Resul Pokutty was also named for Padma Shri.
On January 25, 2010 Eminent journalist Fareed Zakaria was selected for Padma Bhushan. . . music maestro, Illaiyaraaja was also selected for the Padma Bhushan awards
On January 25, 2010 among those awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest award, included leading liver transplant surgeon A.S. Soin, kidney transplant surgeon Anil Bhalla and heart surgeons K.K. Aggarwal and L.C. Gupta.
On January 25, 2010 B. Ramanna Rao, K.S. Gopinath (both Karnataka), Rabindra Narain Singh (Bihar), J.R. Krishnamoorthy (Tamil Nadu), Phillip Augustine (Kerala) and Vikash Mahatme (Maharashtra) were named for the Padma Shri.
On January 25, 2010 seventeen doctors, including Ramakant Panda who performed heart surgery on PM Dr Singh last year, and founder of Apollo Hospitals Prathap C. Reddy were named for different categories of the Padma awards
On January 25, 2010 Actor Aamir Khan, Oscar-winning musician A.R. Rahman and Indian American editor Fareed Zakaria got among the 43 people awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest honour.
On January 25, 2010 of the 130 Padma awardees announced 37 were from the field of art . . including theatre personalities Ebrahim Alkazi and Zohra Segal, who got Padma Vibhushan, while Aamir Khan and music maestro AR Rahman who got Padma Bhushan
On January 25, 2010 a total of 704 personnel from state police organisations, central paramilitary forces, investigating and other security agencies were awarded President s Police Medals on the occasion of the 61st Republic Day.
On January 25, 2010 wrestler Sushil Kumar became the only Beijing Olympic medallist to miss out on Padma award. . Vijender, who won bronze, won it this year, Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra was awarded Padma Bhushan award last year
On January 25, 2010 of the 130 awardees, the bulk - 37 - hailed from the world of art, 24 from the sphere of literature and education, 16 from medicine, 14 from trade and industry, 10 from science and engineering and six from the world of sports.
On January 25, 2010 Preseident appoeved 130 persons, including 13 in the category of foreigners, NRIs and PIOs, for the Padma awards. 43 for Padma Bhushan and 83 for Padma Shri. . . including 17 women
On January 26, 2010 a women traveling in first-class on the Rajdhani was molested by two men on duty to guarantee the safety of another woman, Jyoti Kumar, a Congress politician from Aari in Bihar - who was travelling in another coupe On January 26, 2010at Hyderabad, Information Minister J Geeta Reddy released the CD developed by Research Scholar Jhansi Rani, belonging to the Koya Community on the "Sammakka" and "Saarakka Koya" Tribal a non-Brahminical festival
On January 26, 2010 as India celebrated its 60th Republic Day, Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF found itself in the eye of storm for putting up a distorted map of India on its official website.
On January 26, 2010 blistering 151 by Tamim Iqbal exposed frailties of Indian bowling as Bangladesh batted out to 228 for three . . trailing by 83 runs behind India (544/8) . .Dhoni hit 89 runs, his 17th Test half century in his 41st match.
On January 26, 2010 NASA, US space agency conceded defeat in its battle to free the Spirit rover from its Martian sand trap. . .vehicle became stuck in soft soil back in May last year and all the efforts to extricate it have failed.
On January 26, 2010 Andy Murray advanced to the Australian Open semifinals when Rafael Nadal retired from their quarterfinal with a knee injury
On January 26, 2010 WHO defended its handling of the swine flu pandemic last year, after the Council of Europe cast doubt on its actions. . . When a pandemic was declared last June most European countries changed their health priorities
On January 25, 2010 DRDO-FICCI Accelerated Technology Assessment and Commercialization (ATAC) Programme reached a new landmark with the signing of six MoU between DRDO and leading industry players.
On January 26, 2010 BJP expressed "surprise" over the government announcing Padma Bhushan for non-resident Indian hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal despite controversy over some of his financial deals.
On January 26, 2010 Rajasthan Tableau participated in the Republic Day Parade - 2010 with theme Astronomical Observatory highlighting Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
On January 26, 2010 Manipur participated in the Republic Day Parade - 2010 with theme "Hiyang Tanaba" highlighting Traditional boat race of Meiteis tribe
On January 26, 2010 Bihar participated in the Republic Day Parade - 2010 with theme "Bhagalpur Ki Lok Sanskriti: Resham Udyog" highlighting The sleek and lustrous silk made by Bhagalpur weavers
On January 26, 2010 Chhattisgarh participated in the Republic Day Parade - 2010 with theme "Kotumsar Caves" highlighting 2500 million years old stalagmite caves On January 26, 2010 Kerala participated in the Republic Day Parade - 2010 with theme "Padayani" highlighting Festival of central Kerala dedicated to Goddess Kali
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