Current Affairs September 2010

Business

SBI's Branch at Kohinoor Banjara Premium banking Centre takes Rs.1 crore to open an account and that too on an invitation only.

Videocon Telecommunications offers a low tariff for international prepaid calls for countries including America at 1 paisa per second, Singapore and Malaysia at Rs.1.69 per minute

Air India to operate daily Mumbai-Abu Dhabi flights from November 1st 2010


Entertainment

2011 edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards(IIFA) would be held in the North American city of Toronto


People

Former Argentina footballer Francisco Varallo, last surviving player from the 1st football World Cup dies at 100

Rishad, Premji's son is Wipro's Chief Strategy Officer of its IT business

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal slips to No.3 in world ranking

M.S.Swaminathan, one fo the pioneers of the Green Revolution in India, will receive an honorary doctorate from Canadian's University of Alberta for his contribution to food security in the world

Indian Broadcasting Foundation, the apex of television channels has appointed Star India CEO Uday Shankar as President


Technology

Samsung unveils Galaxy to challenge Apple's iPad

Symbian 3 run Nokia N8 with 3.5 inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with scratch resistant Gorilla glass to reach India by mid-September