Events in September 2007
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Sep. 2
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The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV FO4 is successfully launched from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh and places in orbit the 2,130 kg INSAT – 4 CR, the heaviest satellite to be launched by the ISRO. |
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Sep. 4
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The five-nation “Malabar” exercise, the largest ever multi-nation drill, involving naval personnel of Australia, India, Japan, Singapore and the U.S. starts in the Bay of Bengal. |
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Sep. 6
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The Bombay High Court sentences to three-year RI Alistair Pereira who killed seven persons in a hit and run accident on the night of November 12, 2006 on Carter Road at Bandra in Mumbai. |
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Sep. 7
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The former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Janardhana Reddy, and his wife N. Rajyalakshmi, Minister for Women Development and Child Welfare escape a bid on life in a landmine blast at Vidyanagar near Nellore district. |
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The Supreme Court grants interim bail to four of the family members of Tiger Memon convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. |
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Sep. 10
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The Government introduces in the Rajya Sabha The Unorganised Sector Workers’ Social Security Bill, 2007. |
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India and Mexico sign an extradition treaty. |
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Sep. 11
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The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, calls for a paradigm shift in dealing with water management inaugurating the first ever National Congress on Groundwater, in New Delhi. Popatrao Pawar of Hewre village in Maharashtra becomes the first winner of “National Water Award”. |
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Sep. 13
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The Tamil Nadu Government announces a seven per cent quota for Muslims and Christians in education and employment. |
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The Delhi High Court upholds the death sentence to Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Mohd. Arif alias Ashfaq in the December 22, 2000 Red Fort attack case. Six others are freed. |
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Sep. 14
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Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal is honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2005 at the 53rd National Film Awards – 2006 ceremony in New Delhi. |
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Sep. 17
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The Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi announces bifurcation of Surat district to create an all – tribal district. |
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Sep. 19
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Sensex crosses the 16000 mark, up by 653.63 points, in the biggest single day gain. |
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Sep. 20
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The rupee surges to a nine-year high closing at 39.88/89 against the dollar. |
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Sep. 21
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The former Union Minister, V.C. Shukla, rejoins the Congress. |
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Sep. 22
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Dara Singh is sentenced to life for the killing of a priest on September 1, 1999 in Orissa’s Mayurbhanj district. |
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The BJP decides to amend party constitution to give 33 per cent reservation for women. |
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Sep. 24
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The first Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians’ Conference opens in New Delhi. Kashmala Tariq of Pakistan is elected Commonwealth Women’s Parliament Chairperson. |
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Rahul Gandhi is appointed Congress general secretary and inducted into the CWC. He has been given charge of the Youth Congress and the N SUI. |
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Sep. 25
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Rahul Gandhi takes charge as Congress general secretary. |
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Sep. 26
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Sensex breaches the 17000 mark in volatile trading led by banking and IT stocks. |
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Sep. 28
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The Union Government extends the National Rural Environment Guarantee Act to all the districts in the country. |
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The 22nd Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for 2006 is jointly awarded to J.S. Bandukwala and Ram Puniyani. |
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Chief of the Army Staff General J.J. Singh hands over the baton of Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee to the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta. |
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Sep. 30
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The Supreme Court restrains the DMK and its allies from going ahead with the October 1 bandh in support of the Sethusamudram project. |
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General Deepak Kapoor takes over as the 23rd Chief of the Army Staff from General J.J. Singh at a ceremony in New Delhi. |
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