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Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi
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Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010
The XIX Commonwealth Games is to be staged in India in October 2010. The baton is handed over to the President of India Prathibha Pateel by Queen Elizabeth. The programme was conducted right in front of the Buckingham Palace, London. The first Indian Olympic Gold winner Abhinav Bindra gave life to the baton relay in London on 29th October 2009.
The Indian President Prathibha Pateel at first handed over the Commonwealth Games baton to the Indian sports minister Mr. M.S. Gill and the minister later handed over the baton to the Commonwealth Games organization president Mr. Suresh Kalmadi and then it finally came to the hands of Mr. Abhinav Bindra, the hero of Indian sports. A good number of Indian fabulous past and present sport stars including Vijendar Singh, Suseel Kumar, Karnam Malleswary, Sania Mirza, Milkha Singh, Gurbachan Singh Raghava, Prakash Padukone, Misha Greyval, Dileep Turkey and Kapil Dev were present at the program. As part of the program there were some entertainment programs staged in London which included some of the traditional dance forms of India including Kathak and Bharatanatyam. The design of the baton is superb and praise worthy.
The baton relay in 240 days will travel through all the 70 Commonwealth Games nations and will reach India on 25th June 2009. The baton will have a long time journey in India about 100 days and will get into the Javaharlal Nehru Stadium on 3rd of October 2009. By October 3, 2009 the baton will have traveled 190,000 kms in 340 days. Indians can be proud that the last 100 days of the 340 days of the Commonwealth baton relay will be within India.
Narayana Murthy’s New Venture Fund
Narayana Murthy’s New view from Infosys: VC Fund
In the last Thursday, Infosys Technologies chairman NR Narayana Murthi sold the company shares worth around 8 lakh of 24 lakh for his new plan ‘Venture capital fund’. As in the company words, VC fund will encourage and support young people having brilliant business ideas. India will be the first country which is going to be applying this VC fund by Narayana Murthy. Only after that it will spread overseas countries through Infosys. As per the company statement 8 lakh of shares had sold for raising around RS.174.3 crore. 8 lakh of share means 0.13% of company financial status. Two months before, in an interview Narayana Murthi shared his ideas which contain his future plans. In the market, people welcomed his idea for VC fund. However, industry observers realized the importance for creating a fund when a person like Mr Murthy starts, as he is still very much a part of Infosys Technologies.
Infosys had informed BSE that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on October 2009 had declared dividend of Rs 10/- per equity share. After this dividend Narayana Murthi declared the details of VC fund.
ASEAN Meeting Thailand Decisions
ASEAN meet in Thailand on 24th October 2009
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) now plans to fight against the global recession. All the members of Association of Southeast Asian Nations are now happy to work hard for the same. The Indian Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh will discuss with the ASEAN leaders to find out the best solutions to overcome to economic crisis.
Manmohan’s discussion with the members of ASEAN will also deal with agriculture, human resource development, education, science and technology and information and communications technology, etc.
This meeting will be attended with the members of the ASEAN nations India, China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia in Thailand. It is given more importance and attention as the same has been postponed two times from last December, i.e. 2008. Thus the ASEAN meet in Thailand may be of great innovations to overcome the financial crisis of the member countries.
The Indian Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan will be having separate discussions with Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam as well. The prime aim of the meeting of the ASEAN leaders is to discuss and find solutions for global economic slowdown, food security, energy security and climate change. As India and China meet on the ASEAN discussion tomorrow both the nations will be talking about all the issues of mutual interest and profit. The India – China ASEAN Meet in Thailand on 24th October 2009 will be looked forth by all the Indians and Chinese. Thailand is the venue for the Indian P.M. and Chinese P.M.
