Saturday, December 17, 2011

August 2011

Rajya Sabha adopts a resolution with more than two-thirds majority to impeach a High Court Judge Justice Soumitra Sen.

The IAAF World Championships: (Daegu, South Korea)
Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot won the 5000m and 10,000m.
Jamaica's Yohan Blake won the 100m final. Defending champion Usain Bolt sensationally false started.
Carmelita Jeter of the United States won gold in the women's 100m.

Badminton World Championship, 2011 (London)
China’s Lin Dan beat top seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia to win the men’s singles title for the fourth time.
The women’s singles title was won by Wang Yihan of China, who beat Cheng Shao Chieh of Taipei in the finals.

Deven Sharma, President of Standard & Poor’s had to resign after the controversy following the rating agency’s downgrade of US government debt on August 5, 2011.

On August 25, 2011, Tim Cook succeeded Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple Inc.

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