Events in June 2010
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Jun. 1
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A National Social Security Fund for workers in the unorganised sector on the anvil, says the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. |
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Jharkhand is placed under President’s rule and the Assembly kept under suspended animation. |
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The Gujarat High Court confirms the death sentence for three persons in the September 24, 2002 terrorist attack on the Akshardham temple. |
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Sensex tanks 373 points on sustained selling to close at 16572.03 |
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Jun. 2
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Trinamool Congress sweeps the May 30 Kolkata Municipal Corporation election and wins many other civic bodies in West Bengal. |
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Jun. 3
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India unveils indigenous A (H1N1) Vaccine – Vaxiflu – s, the egg-based inactivated vaccine. |
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The former CJI K.G. Balakrishnan is appointed National Human Rights Commission chairperson. |
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Sensex surges by 280 points to end day at 17022.33 |
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Jun. 4
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India and South Africa sign three pacts after a summit-level meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, in New Delhi. |
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The Government announces new norms mandating 25 per cent public holding in Companies listed on the bourses. |
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Jun. 5
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Ashiya Sheikh of Bhandup, Mumbai dies of swine flu, the first death in the city in nearly eight months. |
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Jun. 6
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A colonel is removed from command and a Major suspended for their alleged role in the killing of three youths in a fake encounter in Kupwara on April 30. |
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Jun. 7
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The former Chairman of Union Carbide, Keshub Mahindra and six others are handed down two years RI for the December 2-3 Bhopal gas tragedy that claimed 16,000 lives. No mention of Warren Anderson chairman of the U.S.-based Union Carbide group. |
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The former CJI K.G. Balakrishnan takes over as the NHRC chairperson. |
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The former Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court Makani Narayana Rao assumes charge as National Commission for Backward Classes chairperson. |
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Sensex tanks 337 points and ends day at 16781.07. |
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Jun. 8
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Bharti Airtel completes a deal to buy out and Kuwait-based Zain Telecom’s African business for $10.7 billion, in the largest-ever telecom takeover by an Indian firm. |
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Jun. 9
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India and Sri Lanka sign seven pacts. Joint Declaration issued after talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Mahinda Rajapaksa in New Delhi. |
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LIC to act as registrar for Unique Identification Authority of India Project. |
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Jun. 10
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The Union Cabinet clears amendments to Hindu Marriage Act and Special Marriage Act to make divorce easier. |
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Jun. 11
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Mukesh Ambani-led RIL acquires 95 per cent stake in Infotel Broadband for Rs. 4,800 crore. |
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Jun. 12
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Passengers of the Kumbakonam – Chennai Rockfort Express have a miraculous escape following an alert about a blast on the track at Sithani, about 25 km from Villupuram, Tamil Nadu. |
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Godman Nithyananda is freed on bail by the Karnataka High Court and returns to his ashram in Bidadi, near Bangalore. |
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Shyam Saran (93) of Kalpa village in Himachel Pradesh’s Kinnaur district, one of the first few voters of Independent India is honoured by the CEC Navin Chawla. |
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Jun. 13
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A string of earthquakes jolts Andaman & Nicobar Islands over a 12-hour period. A mild tremor is felt in many parts of Chennai city. |
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The German Bakery, Pune gets a Rs. 14-lakh compensation from the Maharashtra Government. |
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Jun. 14
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Fortyfive persons, mostly women and girls drown after a boat capsizes in the Ganga in Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. |
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Sensex gains 273 points to finish at 17338.17 on the back of a smart rally in IT stocks and RIL. |
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Jun. 15
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The Naga Students Federation temporarily suspends blockade of National Highway 39, the lifeline of Manipur. All-Naga Students Association Manipur confirms blockade for the 65th day. |
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Jun. 16
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At least eight Maoists are killed in a six-hour gun battle during a raid on a hideout in Salboni block of West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district. |
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Jun. 18
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The All-Naga students Association Manipur suspends blockade of National Highways 39 and 53, the lifelines of Manipur. |
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The Planning commission releases Rs. 982 crore for the rehabilitation of the Bhopal gas tragedy victims. |
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Jun. 19
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State Education Ministers endorse the Centre’s plan for a core curriculum is science and maths at classes XI and XII. Nod for National Commission for Higher Education and Research. |
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Jun. 20
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Bapi Mahato, one of the Prime accused in the Jnaneswari Express derailment, is held at Jamshedpur by the West Bengal police. |
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The Centre decides to pay Rs. 250 crore to clear up toxic waste in Bhopal. |
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Jun. 23
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The first World Classical Tamil Conference is inaugurated by the President Pratibha Patil in Coimbatore. The Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi Classical Tamil Award is presented to renowned Indologist Asko Parpola. |
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For the first time a lawyer argues entirely in Tamil at the Madras High Court Bench in Madurai. |
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The Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hedge quits. |
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Jun. 24
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Jaswant Singh rejoins the BJP ten months after his expulsion from the party. |
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Jun. 25
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The Centre deregulates petrol and goes in the partial deregulation in the case of diesel. |
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The Ambani brothers sign a revised gas supply agreement as per the directions of the Supreme Court. |
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Sensex loses 156 points and closes at 17574.53 points. |
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Jun. 27
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi announces a roadmap for Tamil promotion as the curtains come down on the first World Classical Tamil Conference. A Rs.100 crore fund to be set up for developing the language. |
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Jun. 28
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Two boys are killed in firing by CRPF personel on people protesting shootings by security forces in Sopore. Thirteen hours earlier another youth too had died in firing. |
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Jun. 29
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Twentyseven CRPF personnel are killed in a Maoist ambush in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district. |
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Three youth are killed in police firing to break up a demonstration in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir against the death of five youth in north Kashmir in the past three days. |
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Sensex crashes by 240 points and closes at 17534.09. |
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