Current Affairs, September 2014 1st September : ★ After Over 800 Years, Nalanda University reopens in Bihar. ★ Nifty reaches the 8000 point mark today for the first time. 2nd September : ★ India wins the ongoing ODI Series in England 3-0 with one match still remaining. This is the first win in a bilateral series in England after 24 years. 3rd September : ★ Former Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam appointed as the Governor of Kerala. ★ NDA Government completes 100 days in Office. ★ PM Narendra Modi returns from Japan after five day visit. 4th September : ★ A bus carrying 50 passengers washed away in flash floods in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. ★ Andhra Pradesh Government announces that the new capital will be established in Vijayawada region. 5th September : ★ India celebrates Teachers Day on the honor of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. ★ India and Australia signed a civil nuclear deal to allow export of uranium to India from Australia for use in power generation. ★ Sania Mirza of India and Bruno Soares of Brazil wins the US Open mixed doubles title after defeating pair of Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonazalez by 6-1, 2-6, 11-9. 6th September : ★ Thousands of people have been evacuated from their houses as more than 100 people have died in floods in Jammu and Kashmir. 7th September : ★ Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited flood hit Jammu and Kashmir to assess the situation and declared it a national-level disaster with a special assistance of Rs.1,000 crore for the state. ★ The celebration of Onam festival started in Kerala. 8th September : ★ International literacy day is observed across the globe. ★ Serena Williams wins her third consecutive US Open trophy after defeating Caroline Wozniacki 6-3 6-3 in the final. 9th September : ★ Marin Cilic of Croatia defeat Kei Nishikori of Japan by 6-3 6-3 6-3 to win the US Open Mens Single. ★ ICC ban Pakistani player Saeed Ajmal from bowling in International cricket for illegal bowling action. 10th September : ★ The Union Cabinet approved share sales in state-run companies ONGC, Coal India and NHPC. 11th September : ★ The 13th Anniversary of 9/11 incident observed in America. ★ US President Barack Obama approved the U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State, authorizing U.S. airstrikes in Syria along with expanded airstrikes in Iraq. 12th September : ★ Election Commission will conduct state election on Maharashtra and Haryana for their next government on October 15 while the results will be declared on October 19. 13th September : ★ By poll election held for 3 Lok Sabha, 33 assembly seats in 10 states in India. ★ Champions League T20 matches starts from today. The tournament will be host by India. 14th September : ★ Hindi Diwas is celebrated across the country to promote the Hindi language. ★ Indian shuttler HS Prannoy wins the Indonesian Masters Grand Prix after defeating Firman Abdul Kholik by 21-11 22-20 in the final. 16th September : ★ In the By election poll result BJP wins 13 seats, SP 8 and Congress wins 7 out of the 32 assembly seats held in different states. ★ In the three Lok Sabha seats election, BJP, TRS and SP wins one each. 17th September : ★ Chinese President Xi Jingping arrives India on a three day visit. ★ 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medalist boxer Manoj Kumar awarded with Arjuna Award after denied earlier by Kapil Dev led committee. 18th September : ★ The people of Scotland voted in a referendum to choose whether to become an independent nation or stay within the United Kingdom. ★ Indias first mission to Mars Mangalyaan which was launched November, 2013 enters last lap. ★ Indias hockey team captain Sardar Singh will be the flag bearer at the opening of Asian Games in South Korea. 19th September : ★ The People of Scotland rejects the referendum of independence from Britain in a historic voting. ★ Famous mandolin player and musician Uppalapu Srinivas died in Chennai on Friday due to illness at the age of 45. ★ The 17th Asian Games starts from today in Incheon, South Korea. ★ President Barack Obama nominated Indian-American Richard Rahul Verma as the next US Ambassador to India. ★ Asias only grand slam singles champion Chinas Li Na announced her retirement from tennis. 20th September : ★ Jitu Rai wins the Indias first gold medal at the Asian Games after clinching the mens 50 metre pistol event. 23rd September : ★ Hindi movie Liars Dice is selected as the Oscar entry by Film Federation of India (FFI) for next year. ★ The film is directed by Geetu Mohandas. 24th September : ★ India Space Research Organisation successfully inserted its spacecraft Mangalyaan in the Martian orbit around 8 am today and became the first country to successfully carry out such a mission in its maiden attempt. ★ The Supreme Court cancelled 214 of 218 coal block that are allotted by various governments between 1993 and 2011. 25th September : ★ BJP and Shiv Sena today end its 25 year old alliance and decide to contest state election in Maharastra independently. ★ Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Make in India campaign in New Delhi. ★ Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) released its first images taken of Mars. ★ Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for America on a six-day visit. ★ Indian cricketer Kapil Dev has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award at a ceremony in the House of Lords. 26th September : ★ Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on a five day visit to the US. ★ Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan resigns from his post as his party Congress lost majority after the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) withdrawing support. 27th September : ★ Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has been sentenced to 4 years in jail after a Bangalore court found her guilty of corruption case in her assets value. The court also imposed a fine of Rs. 100 crore on her. ★ Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the UN General Assembly. 28th September : ★ O Panneerselvam named as the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu after J Jayalalithaa imprisoned for corruption. ★ HL Dattu today swears as the New Chief Justice of India. ★ Presidents Rule imposed in Maharastra after the ruling Congress Party reduce to minority following withdrawal of support by NCP. ★ Indias Yogeshwar Dutt wins a gold medal in the 65kg freestyle wrestling in Asian Games after defeating Zalimkhan Yusupov of Tajikistan 3-0 in the final. 29th September : ★ Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai sworn in as the new president of Afghanistan. ★ Indias discus thrower Seema Punia wins Gold Medal in Asian Games medal with a best throw of 61.03 metres. ★ Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni win the Gold Medal in mixed doubles tennis event in Asian Games. 30th September : ★ Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets President Barack Obama at the White House. ★ Today Google will shut down social networking Orkut forever.
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