Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Govt to pay 10 lakh to kin of dead r permanently disabled, 5 lakh for injured. Rs 300 crore required for cleaning the site will be paid by centre, the govt will continue to pursue compensation claim against Dow chemical in MP court

Delhi Gurgaon Metro link operationalized

Demand for Tamil to be made official language in Tamil Nadu Courts

The constitution of India authorises governor of state to permit any other language

other than hindi to be used in courts.

Four other states are already using Hindi in courts.

Wimbledon Kicks off

Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is generally considered the most prestigious.It has been held at the All England Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, and the only one still played on the game's original surface, grass, which gave the game of lawn tennis its name

Foreign Direct Investment

FDI for 2008-2009 ficsal year stands at $25.5 billion, the highest FDI comes

through Mauritius, the primary reason for Huge FDI through the island

country is Double taxation avoidance agreement between Mauritius and

India

Israel asks the United Nations to suspend attempts to organise an international inquiry into the Gaza flotilla raid, with Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak saying "some organisation, probably backed by a terror organisation, (is) once again trying to send a vessel into Gaza."