Sunday, June 7, 2009

The Week Gone By

  • An Air France flight en route to Paris from Rio de Janeiro(Brazil) mysteriously crashed into Atlantic on Monday jun 1st, with 228 people on board.This is one of the biggest mishaps in the recent history.The search is still on and Brazil's Navy says it has recovered five bodies till date.
  • Delhi reported its first case of human-to-human transmission of H1N1 influenza after Hyderabad. The total number of H1N1 cases in India has climbed to 10 since the virus surfaced in the country on May 16.
  • Attacks on Indians continue in Oz, despite the assurances of its govt.Recently a car of Indian student was burnt in front of his house.
  • Much delayed Womens Reservation bill is likely to get a nod within the first 100 days of the new UPA govt.
  • GM filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy.The Detroit base auto giant's bankruptcy filing is the fourth-largest in U.S. history and the largest for an industrial company.
  • Microsoft launched BING, its new search engine touted as rival to Google.



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