27 June 2011

27 June 2011, Monday

• "Average election spending by MLAs Rs.9 lakh" : review by Election Watch Kerala
• Essam Sharaf : PM of Egypt
• European Union scheme to introduce adaptive small-scale farming systems in South Asian Nations
• Bangladesh, India, Nepal : around 1000 farmers in Nepal to be benefited
• John Key : PM of New Zealand
• E Ahamed : Minister of State for External Affairs
• Integrated Action Plan(IAP) : for 60 tribal & backward districts spread across 9 states, mostly affected by naxal violence
• Fatality figures shows 28% chance of survival of wounded soldiers in 2010
• Wen Jiabao : PM of China
• visited Shakespeare's birthplace Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
• Britain & China to sign business deals worth billions of pounds
• Liu Xiaoming : China's Ambassador to UK
• Jose Graziano da Silva, Brazil : newly elected Director-General of UN Food & Agriculture Organisation(FAO)
• replaced Jacques Diouf of Senegal, who has completed 18 years tenure
• Hu Jia : Chinese Activist freed after serving three and a half years in jail for subversion charges
• Mikhail Prokhorov : Russia's 3rd richest man (by Forbes Magazine), elected leader of Just Cause Party
• first time that a 10-year-pact between the then President Vladimir Putin & Russian oligarchs has been breached
• earned his wealth as co-owner of Norilsk Nickel Plant, world's largest platinum producer and he sold his stake 2 years ago and now heads Onexim group
• Lulz Security : has claimed responsibility for hacking the websites of CIA, US Senate, Sony and so on
• Sebastian Vettel : won European GP, held at Valencia, Spain
• 6th win in 8 races this season
• his 16 career triumph put him level with British great Stirling Moss in all-time winners' list
• Rafael Nadal debunks views of ex-tennis greats John McEnroe & Jimmy Connors that tennis would be better with more aggression between players
• "I think it is better these days. I think it is good to show an example for the kids. If they see us fight each other every week, they will probably be the same in future. In my opinion, that is not  a good way for the world to work. Tennis is just a game. I think it is good to make an example for the kids", the Daily Express quoted current World No.1 saying
• Speed FMSI South India Rally : won by Amittrajit Ghosh & co-driver Ashwin Naik of Team MRF
• Gurmeet Singh : qualified for 2012 London Olympics in 20km race walking competition after finishing 6th in 18th Dublin International GP, Ireland
• Asian Junior Squash Championship : 
• Girls U-19 : Anaka Alankamony bt Tsz Wing Tong (Hong Kong)
• Boys U-19 : Danish Atlas Khan bt Ramit Tandon
• Centre proposes to recognize publishing as a small-scale industry or a priority sector
• Daniel Craig (latest James Bond) weds Rachel Weisz