Current Affairs
Current Affairs September 2015
30 Sept 2015 Current Affairs- RBI rate cut affects Sensex to gain 200 points, and SBI cuts its lending rate by 0.4%, other banks will follow.
- INS Kochi, The largest speedster-'Conqueror' India-made ship, today commissioned in Mumbai.
- Rs 4,000 crore Investments India is planning for 850 ports along key rivers to be developed by the private sector and including foreign investors.
- 30,000-40,000 households are giving up their LPG subsidy daily.
- On World Tourism Day 27th Sept, 30,000 tourists were able to see Taj for free.
- Under Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana, Rs 24,000 crore were disbursed to the millions of small entrepreneurs across the country.
- Computerization of the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) is the answer to the fast-track recovery of bad loans by banks.
- 30 September 1687 Aurangzeb conquored the famous Golconda fort in Hyderabad from Qutub Shahi Sultan Tana Shah, it was possible due to the treachery of his General Panni.
- 30 September 1846 Dr. William Morton after administering ether to a patient, he performed a painless tooth extraction.
- 30 September 1980 The Shekel, Israel issued its new currency to replace the pound.
- 30 September 1989 INS Shalki, India's 1st indigenously built submarine was launched in Bombay on this day.
- RBI is expected to cut futher interest rates to ease economy, while cautious about inflation.
- Nasa scientists have found evidence of flowing liquid water on Mars.
- Sanjiv Chaturvedi, a Magsaysay award winner has donated all his award money for the care of poor patients at AIIMS.
- Hidekichi Miyazaki, Japan’s 105-year-old sprinter is world’s oldest competitive sprinter has broken own world record.
- Centre is forming new committee to review the UPSC exam pattern.
- 29 September 1755 Robert Lord Clive (battle of Plassy fame),who founded the British empire in India on this day, was born on 29th Sept 1725.
- 29 September 1836 The very first Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India was established in Madras by 8 businessmen.
- 29 September 1959 Arati Saha was the first Asian lady to swim successfully the English Channel.
- PM Modi points out that the Terrorism and global warming is the two major challenges for human.
- Air India, a non-stop The Boeing 777-200 LR (Long Range) flight for 7700 miles or 12392 kilometres and the flight time is 15 hours and 5 minutes between San Francisco-Delhi, will launch on Dec 2.
- Stepping in the sky: India on 28th Sept launched its first space observatory "Astrosat" with 6 other satellite from Sriharikota.
- "New pay commission" is going to set up to end the practice of MPs deciding their own salary.
- Kerala govt site was hacked by suspected Pak hackers is now restored after attack.
- In Delhi, in last 5 years, everyday 5 children are reported missing.
- 28 September 1066 - William the Conqueror had invaded England who later claimed the English throne.
- 28 September 1939 - Germany and the Soviet Union during the World War II, made a plan on the dividing the Poland.
- 28 September 1950 - Indonesia got admitted on this day in The United Nations.
- 28 September 1972 - Communist China and Japan were agreed to re-establish their diplomatic relations.
- PM Modi in silicon valley says Social media reducing social barriers among people.
- New draft of the "Education policy" will be ready by December: says Smriti Irani.
- Malala addressing at the UN "Promise safe and quality education for every child" in the world.
- After onions pulses or daals are creating havoc on the budgets, prices are soaring high.
- 9 new species of wild mushrooms are discovered in India.
- 6,000 unemployed youths would be skilled and trained in Rajasthan.
- 27 September 1825 George Stephenson, who invented and operated the first locomotive and started the first passenger train between Stockton and Darlington on this day.
- 27 September 1958 Mihir Sen became the 1st Indian on this day to swim cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais.
- Meeting with Fortune 500 CEOs Modi got feedback that India should have ease of doing business and trade.
- Lockheed has shown interest in building Fighter jet F-16s in India.
- PM Narendra Modi has addressed that we need to separate the terror from religion.
- The Digital Dynamic Queue Management system is introduced in Karnataka so there is no need to stand in queues any more to book rail tickets.
- The Social media account is mandatory for K'tka police officers.
- 26 September 1908 The Edison Phonograph ad was appeared first time in "The Saturday Evening Post" on this day.
- 26 September 1914 In Washington, D.C "The U.S. Federal Trade Commission" was constituted.
- 26 September 1919 Rotary Club's 1st Indian meeting in Calcutta was held by R.J. Combes on this day.
- PM Modi in New York dines with 50 CEOs of Fortune 500 CEOs, he invites them to 'Make in India'.
- "Mangalyaan" India's Mars prob, celebrates first anniversary on 24th Sept with Mars atlas.
- World’s fastest car Bloodhound, a Supersonic car with speed up to 1,600kmph, unveiled at Canary Wharf in London.
- 4 Indians are among 717 dead during the last ritual of “Jamarat”in which they cast stones at a pillar to symbolize the stoning of Satan caused the stampede.
- Darwin’s letter on "Bible and God" fetches $197,000 in a auction recently.
- Kaas Plateau is the valley of flowers 280km from Mumbai, which have 850 varieties of plants that consists of 600 flowering plants.
- India exploring into Smart Cities' project with part funding by World Bank.
- 25 September 1493 - Christopher Columbus with 17 ships left Spain on his second voyage to the Western Hemisphere on this day.
- 25 September 1513 - Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa had discovered the Pacific Ocean by crossing the Isthmus of Panama. He was truly the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.
- 25 September 1789 -12 amendments were adopted by The first U.S. Congress to the Constitution. 10 amendments became the "Bill of Rights".
- PM Modi will be hosting G-4 meet in New York for UNSC reforms for India's bid for UNSC permanent seat.
- Upcoming artists from Chhattisgarh will have a new platform to showcase their talent at Raipur airport upon directive from Union ministry of civil aviation ministry to AAI.
- Naya Raipur, newly formed capital of Chhattisgarh and Bilaspur are likely to be the applicants for Smart City tag.
- This day: India win 2007 T20 World Cup on 24th Sept 2007 against Pakistan.
- Tech news: You can now block unwanted emails in your Gmail.
- PM Modi Twitter account has crossed 15 million followers.
- 24 September 1726 The East India Company was empowered by King George to establish Municipal Corporation and Mayor's Courts in Bombay and Calcutta.
- 24 September 1789 The U.S. Congress passed its First Judiciary Act to provid for an Attorney General and a lower federal courts in the country.
- 24 September 1869 - Black Friday, September 24, 1869, Thousands of businessmen were ruined financially after a panic crash on Wall Street in New York Gold Exchange caused by speculators Jay Gould and James Fisk.
- 24 September 1992 Five selected regional TV channels in India went national by direct linking to INSAT.
- 24 September 1995 Kanpur University had changed its name as Chhatrapati Shahu University.
- Modi in US: set to ignite on Sept 27 a start-up brainstorm in Silicon Valley.
- Rajasthan government new quota policy: breaches of 50% bar, now quota at 68%.
- Biggest floating solar plant of 100KWP will be set up in Manipur by MANIREDA.
- AICTE plans to cut soon 600,000 engineering college seats.
- Mizoram govt plans to scrap three loss making PSUs due to heavy losses.
- Sushil Sharma, convict of tandoor murder case is out on parole after 20 years.
- 23 September 1642 The first commencement was held at Harvard College, in Cambridge, MA on this day.
- 23 September 1962 "The Jetsons", premiered on ABC-TV, was the first colour program on the network.
- 23 September 1974 First NCC Airforce Squadran (Women) at Vanasthali Vidyapeeth Rajasthan was established today.
- 23 September 1992 'Lakshya', the Indian-designed pilotless target aircraft was successfully tested.
- Nasscom report says Indian IT supports are in over 4,11,000 US jobs.
- U'khand CM has offered Rs90K as power bill relief to 30K families.
- A Massive tree plantation drive is launched in Tripura.
- Firing during Protests over new Constitution in Nepal led to 10 more injury.
- UK govt would help to make smart city proposals in Odisha.
- NASA is seeking students' ideas to launch massive cargo on Mars in coming project.
- Ex-IB chief confirms of M O Mathai's 'missing chapter’ on Indira Gandhi in his book.
- 22 September 1903 - Ice Cream Cone was patented by Italo Marchiony on this day.
- 22 September 1937 The last contingent before Indian Independence of Indian freedom fighters was send to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
- 22 September 1979 Israel conducted its nuclear test near the Prince Edward Islands off Antarctica at Indian Ocean.
- Bilaspur tunnel collapse case where workers are trapped in for 9 days, rescue operations by a team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are in final phases.
- Jagmohan Dalmiya (1940-2015) represented the best and worst of Indian cricket and transformed cricket passed away yesterday at the age of 75.
- New Space frontier: India is all set to launch 1st space observatory Astrosat soon.
- Novelist Jackie Collins, a British-American romance novelist, over 500 million copies of her books were sold worldwide, died on 19 Sept 2015 at age of 77.
- Hindi univarsity demands MCI to allow Hindi for writing MBBS papers.
- 20 September 1792 - The French National Convention voted on this day to abolish the monarchy in France.
- 20 September 1931 - Britain went off the gold standard today.
- 20 September 1964 - Malta received independence from Britain.
- 20 September 1981 - Belize, a very small central American country, became independent from Great Britain.
- Dengue Fever: Delhi govt has increased 795 beds in private hospitals to fight the problem.
- Bharti Airtel is launching of 4G services in Arunachal Pradesh soon.
- Uber the Taxi hailing platform is tieing partnership with SafetiPin, a map-based mobile safety app, to cover 50 cities globally.
- Facebook helping journalist with a news gathering tool 'Signal'.
- UP govt will be launching free pilgrimage to Tirupati, Rameswaram.
- Honda Cars in India recalls 2.23 lakh vehicles to replace faulty airbag inflators.
- 20 September 1519 - Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese navigator left Spain to find route to Spice Islands of Indonesia but he was killed on the way.
- 20 September 1878 "The Hindu", an English weekly (now daily newspaper) in Madras, was first published with G.S. Aiyer as its Editor, only 80 copies.
- 20 September 1933 Annie Besant, Diamond Soul, veteran freedom fighter for India, and Theosophist, died in Adyar.
- 20 September 1967 The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) the Biggest people carrier was launched. It was in service till November 27, 2008.
- Quota stir: Ahead of 'Ekta Yatra' Hardik Patel is detained in Surat, he has threatened to ‘spoil game’ in Bihar poll.
- Survey says 40% of India’s tigers are outside the protected areas.
- Taliban has attacked the Peshawar air force in Pakistan base, 42 dead.
- Amazon has introduced cheaper tablet and Fire TV to counter the competition with Apple.
- China is planning to build mega township in Haryana state.
- Centre soon will implement 1 lakh Crore to road projects in NE India.
- 19 September 1957 The U.S. conducted the first underground nuclear test in the Nevada desert.
- 19 September 1960 India and Pakistan had signed pact of Sindhu River water-sharing on this day.
- 19 September 1984 Britain and China completed the draft agreement of
- transferring Hong Kong to Chinese from British by 1997.
- PM Narendra Modi in US will meet CEOs of top global companies in New York on September 24 with collective worth of almost $4 trillion, to discuss to make India into an investment and a manufacturing hotspot.
- Minister Irani says that Centre may choose Punjab's 'meritorious school' model for school education.
- Study report shows that Marine life has reduced by 50% in last 40 years.
- Netaji's secret files may thrown open today to public, many believe that he was alive till 1964.
- Punjab govt is planning to build 'nature conservation park' in Amritsar.
- Ganesh utsav is Rs 100 crore business and this is Western India’s most vibrant festival.
- 18 September 1615 In Mogul Emperor Jahangir's court Thomas Roe was the first British to present himself in Ajmer. He lived India till February 17, 1618.
- 18 September 1709 Samuel Johnson, the creator of the first English dictionary was born on this day in England.
- 18 September 1793 U.S. President George Washington laid the actual cornerstone of the U.S. apitol.
- 18 September 1810 Chile in South America had declared its independence from Spain today.
- 18 September 1851 The first issue of the "The New York Times" the American daily Newspaper, was published by the New York Times Company in New York City.
- Nepal assembly today endorses the new constitution with majority vote.
- Govt will declare drought conditions in 8,000 villages in Maharashtra state.
- HP will downsize almost 33,300 jobs in coming next 3 years.
- 88 MPs have made wrong claims on poll funding, finds ADR report.
- PhD holders are among 23 lakh applicants for peon posts in UP.
- India may soon will receive first-ever "Thalassaemia" medicine.
- 17 September 1778 The United States and Native American tribe signed first treaty among them at the Delaware Nation.
- 17 September 1787 At the Constitutional Convention "The Constitution of the United States of America" was signed on this day.
- 17 September 1954 India, on this day outlawed Bigamy.
- El Nino, the climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean, is causing severe drought in India's 4 states. .
- Marathwada received the worst hit, as monsoon has draught pattern in half of India.
- Iran backs Prophet film planned by A R Rahman, slams fatwa against him.
- Uttarakhand seeks Rs 500 cr help from Centre for upcoming Ardhkumbh in Hrishikesh.
- Yoga tourism would be the top agenda of Maharashtra govt to attract tourist.
- Green Drive: Trees would get the identity cards in Kolkata suburb soon.
- 16 September 1630 - The village of "Shawmut" of US had changed its name to Boston on this day.
- 16 September 1782 - The Great Seal of United States was first time officially impressed on a war agreement document to negotiate a prisoner of with British.
- 16 September 1954 The Lok Sabha adopted a clause on this day in the "Special Marriage Bill" to provide for divorce by consent.
- Govt reduces 20% import duty on few select steel products.
- Noted Journalist MJ Akbar says "Modi believes in freedom of faith and equal rights".
- Bihar poll strategies: NDA planning on new Dalit-OBC partnership for big gains.
- Egyptian forces killed 12 Mexican tourists for mistaking them as militants.
- Guj govt to set up State Reserve Police (SRP) of 1,200 armed personnel battalion to boost security.
- Jayalalithaa will target USD 250 billion investment for TN development and also has project of "Amma Baby Care Kit".
- 15 September 1775 - An early unofficial American flag was raised on this day by Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Mott. The flag was Dark Blue with the white word "Liberty" written on it.
- 15 September 1821 Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador these Central American countries were received Independence on this day.
- 15 September 1858 The first mail services started to the Pacific Coast of the U.S. under government contract.
- 15 September 1861 Dr. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, architect, engineer and diplomat also Bharat Ratna recipient, maker of modern Karnataka, was born at Chickballapur in Mysore (Karnataka) on this day.
"Happy Hindi Diwas"
- J Manjula is appointed as the Director General of the (DRDO) Defence Research and Development Organization's Electronics and Communication Systems dept she is the first woman on this post.
- Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won the US Open women's doubles title.
- Shiv Nadar's $500-million proprietary fund would acquire US healthcare technology companies.
- Record 879 days in space: Russian astronaut Gennady Padalka returned safely to Earth from the International Space Station.
- Scotland would like to UK to scrap the House of Lords and would place another Scottish independence referendum.
- 42 teachers are booked for using fake documents to get the jobs.
- 14 September 1812 Russians set Moscow on fire after Napoleon Bonaparte's troops invaded the Russia.
- 14 September 1814 Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner," during the War of 1812, This song became national anthem of U.S. officially on 3 March 1931. 14 September 1892 Celebration of 'Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav' (Festival of Lord Ganesha) was introduced by Bhausaheb Laxman Javale in 1892.
- 14 Sept 1949 The Constituent Assembly of India adopted "Hindi" as the official language with Devanagari script of the Republic of India on this day.
- Indian Air Force plans to have a separate UAV cadre for wars in future.
- MP is planning put up a world's largest solar power station in Rewa district's Gudh area and it will start production in March 2017.
- Gujarat varsities will be nurturing 1000 startups business in a year.
- Almost 104 people were killed in an explosion happened yesterday in a building in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district.
- Admissions are on hold for PMET 2015, high court has issued notices.
- 13 September 1500 Pedro Alvaris, a Portugese businessman, after Vasco De Gamma, reached Calicut on this day and established the 1st European factory in India.
- 13 September 1959 Luna 2 of the Soviet Union's became the 1st space craft to reach the moon.
- 13 September 1996 Lok Pal Bill was introduced in India in Lok Sabha.
- GPS will be installed in all state run buses in AP.
- Rajasthan Govt proposes under AMRUT scheme over Rs 1000 cr projects.
- 'Aparajita' is the one stop crisis management of Rajasthan Govt for women.
- Mecca mosque accident death toll has reached 107 in Mecca's Grand Mosque crane incident.
- Russia urges to all world leaders to support Syrian government to counter IS.
- Paytm planning to invest Rs 500 crore for upcoming festive season push.
- "SP Jain B-school" is ranked 10 th number in world by premium magazine Forbes.
- 12 September 1398 Amir Timur or Timur Lang had invaded India on this day with 92 squadrons of horses and 90,000 cavalry, He was considered on of the most ruthless invader of all time in India.
- 1873 The first ever practical typewriter got sold to the customers.
- 12 September 1990 Konkan Railway project was formally inaugurated today with project office in Ratnagiri Dist in Maharashtra.
- After the failure of NSA-level talks, India and Pakistan decided to tailor new border protocols to end the ceasefire violations.
- The world waiting nervously for Fed (The United States Federal Reserve Bank) rate hike, in 2006 it had raised the the interest rates last time.
- 2006 Mumbai train blasts case is likely to have verdict today.
- Obama orders the US administration to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees.
- Roadshow by Akhilesh Yadav for UP investment has raised almost Rs. 33,000 crore.
- 11 September 1893 Swami Vivekananda, delivered the speech for the first time on Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions.
- 11 September 1948 Mohammad Ali Jinnah, father of modern Pakistan, died on this day.
- 11 September 1997 Scotland voted to have its own Parliament after 290 years of union with United Kingdom.
- 11 September 2001 A series of 4 coordinated terrorist attacks on World Trade Center complex in New York City, 2 110-story towers collapsed and almost 2996 people died.
- Jaitley hopeful that GST (Goods and Services Tax) should be applicable by April 2016 but report says it can't be before 2017.
- 500 mobile towers may be sealed on performance issue which may bring more call drops.
- EU has unveiled 'bold' plan to divide 160,000 refugees among EU members.
- Govt ok for gold bonds and planning to bring new monetization schemes.
- 102-year-old sold her goats to fetch Rs 22,000 to build toilet at her home.
- Delhi government is launching "education loan" scheme for student.
- 10 September 1845 King Willem II had inaugrated the Amsterdam Stock exchange although it was started in 1602 by Dutch East India Company.
- 10 September 1913 The Lincoln Highway, the very first coast-to-coast paved highway was started on this day in the U.S.
- 10 September 2002 Switzerland registered as the 190th member of the United Nations today.
- AP govt is likely to set up an international sports centre near Vishakhapatnam.
- World's oldest fossil of sea turtle is discovered recently.
- SC has asked NAAC to grade the deemed universities of India.
- Odisha is working on formulating its own Education Policy and offering a new policy to the Govt for the national level.
- "Pope Francis" has made Catholic marriage annulment easier.
- 9 September 1776 - The first time term "United States" was came in existence by replacing the earlier term "United Colonies" by second Continental Congress.
- 9 September 1812 Bank of Bengal had issued the first paper currency in India on this day. Later Perkins, Heath & Co. of England had printed the currency for this bank.
- 9 September 1923 'Kiran' was the First magazine published by Ravikiran Mandal in India.
- 9 September 1949 Hindi was accepted on this day as the national language of India.
- Sharif remarks made India to fire back, freeing PoK is the only issue.
- India's education system should be more job oriented a survey report says.
- Cheaper medicines for HIV, TB, cancer and diabetes will be introdued by govt soon.
- 6bn euros for refugees is pledged by Germany, asking for help from other EU countries, France will take in 24,000.
- Pakistan’s 1st indigenous made drone has killed 3 top militants.
- BSNL upgrades its services and minimum broadband speed will be 2 Mbps.
- 8 September 1565 A Spanish expedition in North America established the first permanent European settlement in present-day St. Augustine.
- 8 September 1893 In New Zealand, the Electoral Act 1893 gave right to vote to all women in New Zealand by the Legislative Council.
- 8 September 1945 In Washington, DC, a two-way radio equipped bus was came into service for the first time.
- Govt would curb the prescription and sale of antibiotics in order to combat drug resistance among citizens.
- Electricity bills is likely to rise soon due to the high fuel costs for electricity generation.
- Lydia Sebastian, 12 years old Indian-origin girl in UK scored 162, a highest score in "Mensa Test"
- Super 30 has requested to PM to set up Smart Schools across India as Smart Cities.
- Over 60% students in AP, T not employable: Survey
- 7 September 1822 Brazil Independence: it has declared its independence from Portugal on this day.
- 7 September 1888 - Edith Eleanor McLean was the first baby, who was placed in an incubator soon after birth.
- 7 September 1906 Bank of India was registered on this day and it was the first Indian bank started.
- "One rank, one pension" announced by Govt today, after 42 yrs of battle ex-servicemen gains the OROP.
- Badarpur-Faridabad Metro rail services started today after inaugurated by PM.
- Toyota is investing $50 mn with Stanford, MIT in an 'intelligent' self driving car project.
- US universities have registered an increase of 32% in Indian students.
- 6 September 1657 Emperor Shahjahan fell ill. Dara Shikoh, Suja, Aurangzeb and Murad were advanced towards capital Delhi to capture the throne.
- 6 September 1837 The Oberlin Collegiate Institute, Ohio became co-educational for the first time.
- 6 September 1909 Robert Peary, an American explorer, reached the North Pole on this day. He achieved his goal five months earlier.
- 6 September 1995 'Palace on Wheels', new Luxury broad gauge train started today between Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Happy Teachers' Day
- Pak is our ‘brother’, RSS says government should work to improve the ties between 2 nations.
- ONGC have acquire stake for $1.25 bn in Russia's Vankor oil field.
- Best Twitter stories would be painted by AAP on Delhi flyovers about city.
- Hundreds of mobile towers due to call drops are sealed in Delhi.
- Cipla has acquired 2 US pharma companies for $550 mn.
- 5 September 1612 Navy of East India Company was eastablished on this day.
- 5 September 1957 Rajya Sabha had passed Wealth Tax Bill in India on this day.
- 5 September 1962 Dr. Radhakrishnan, 2nd President of India, birthday was declared as Teachers Day on 5th September.
- China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers in Beijing, China have military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- Earth has almost 3 trillion trees but they are falling at very alarming rate.
- A Survey has report that 50% educated students are not employable.
- Minister Smriti Irani has invited suggestions to form new education policy.
- PM Modi will address and President Pranab will take class first time on Teachers’ Day on 5th Sept.
- 4 September 1781 Spanish settlers had established Los Angeles, CA, The original name of the city was "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula," this means "The Town of the Queen of Angels."
- 4 September 1967 At Koyna Dam in Maharashtra, 6.5 earthquake had killed 200 people.
- 4 September 1998 Google was incorporated by Larry Page and Sergey Brin as a privately held company in U.S.
- OROP: Ex-servicemen asking Govt to accept revision of pension may be once in 2 years.
- 36 industries, under new norms, may not need environmental clearance, sources said.
- Swiss black money law will change soon, the change will benefit India.
- India's roads accidents claimed 75,000 people lives aged between 15 and 34 years last year. 82% of these victims were males.
- IMF's Lagarde says Asian stock markets' volatility may affect global economy:
- The area near the Ksiaz Castle in Poland, a Nazi train full of armour and Jewel is believed to have gone missing during WWII.
- 3 September 1189 King Richard I of England was crowned in Westminster.
- 3 September 1916 'Home Rule' movement was started by Annie Besant on this day.
- 3 September 1976 Viking 2, The U.S. spacecraft landed on Mars. This unmanned spacecraft took the 1st close-up color photos of the planet's surface.
- 3 September 1987 Vishwanathan Anand, at the age 17, became India's 1st and the world's youngest Grandmaster.
- Modi is the first PM after Nehru to visit California Silicon Valley, he would go to Tesla HQ in US as well.
- Manish Sisodia has become Delhi's law minister after replacing Kapil Mishra.
- Strike for labour reforms may effect banking and transport sector also.
- New turn of Patel reservation row: Hardik would start a 'reverse' Dandi march from Dandi to Ahmedabad.
- Titanic ship's last menu up is ready for auction, it is expected to make $70000.
- Google has redesigned its iconic logo for the 5th time.
- 2 September 1945 Ho Chi Minh declared on this day the independence of the "Democratic Republic of Vietnam".
- 2 September 1945 Japan surrendered ending World War II to the U.S. aboard the "USS Missouri". The war lasted for six years and one day.
- 2 September 1946 Jawaharlal Nehru, became Prime Minister on this day of the Interim Government of the Undivided india, against Partition.
- 2 September 1970 Parliament abolishes all the privileges of 279 Indian maharajahs in New Delhi.
- Bombay HC says that no govt can force anyone to list their religion. Almost 28.6 lakh people (or 0.2% of India's population) have not given their religion for the records in Census 2011.
- IIM-Bodh Gaya, Bihar, academic session was inaugurated by HRD minister.
- Fresh stir for Patels' quota demand will be launched today from Surat.
- Ram Gopal Varma was fined by HC for 'mutilating, destroying' film Sholay.
- AP govt is taking initiative steps to develop the 10 new ports in the state.
- 1 September 1668 East India Company received Mumbai by King of England on this day.
- 1 September 1798 England signed a treaty with "Nizam of Hyderabad", India.
- 1 September 1897 Boston's subway system's first section was opened on this day.
- 1 September 1939 World War II started on this day when Germany invaded Poland.
- 1 September 1947 "Indian Standard Time", IST was adopted today.
