10 November 2011

• Moody's : downgraded India's banking system ratings from 'stable' to 'negative'
• National Child Rights Index : Kerala tops; Arunachal Pradesh is worst performer
• George Papandreou : Steps down as Greece PM
• David Petraeus : Chief of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
• US Joint Chiefs of Staff : Martin E Dempsey
• Boko Haram : Nigerian Islamist Group
• SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) currently have 8 members & 9 observers
• SM Krishna : Indian Minister for External Affairs
• Hina Rabbani Khar : Pakistan Minister for External Affairs
• Raj Rajaratnam : Sri Lankan born hedge fund manager convicted on insider trading charges
• Fined $92m
• Yukiya Amano : Director General of IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)
• P Jayarama Bhat : MD of Karnataka Bank
• N Chandrasekaran : CEO & MD of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
• Power Finance Corporation (PFC) : one of Navaratna PSUs (Public Sector Undertakings)
• Decided to launch $1b private equity fund
• Satnam Singh : CMD of PFC
• A Sivathanu Pillai : CEO & MD of BrahMos Aerospace
• MM Pallam Raju : Union Minister of State for Defence
• 2nd BrahMos regiment handed over to Army
• Phobos-Grunt : Russian Mission to a Mars moon
• Stuck in Earth's orbit due to engine failure
• RS Butola : Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
• Harsh Mariwala : President of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry)
• Christine Lagarde : MD of IMF (International Monetary Fund)
• India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) came into force in 1 January 2010