APRIL

NATIONAL

02 The Central Bureau of Investigation gives clean chit to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in 1984 anti-Sikh riot case.

05 Ekta Chaudhary wins the Pantaloons Femina Miss India Universe 2009 pageant at a glittering function in Mumbai, with Pooja Chopra crowned Miss India-World and Shriya Kishore crowned Miss Earth.

06 A powerful bomb blast rocks Guwahati, seven persons killed.

09 Bookings for the much-awaited small car Tata Nano begin across the country.

12 Indian hockey team wins Azlan Shah Cup.

13 Tech Mahindra acquires Satyam Computer Services; The Punjab National Bank launches its online trading services in alliance with brokerage firms Networth Stock Broking and SMC.

16 The Naxalites kills

17 people as the country’s general election begins.

18 The second season of Indian Premier League starts in South Africa.

20 ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) launches its RISAT-2 reconnaissance satellite; China's government discovers 3,850 more kilometers of the Great Wall of China.

23 People vote in second phase of Lok Sabha elections.

30 Millions cast ballots in 107 constituenciesduring the third phase of general elections; A pilot killed as a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet crashes for the first time  fter its induction into IAF in 2002.

INTERNATIONAL

01 Albania and Croatia join NATO;  Sweden's Parliament legalizes same-sex marriage.

02 The second G-20 summit meets in London.

03 The 21st NATO Summit starts; Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is inaugurated as Prime Minister; Danish PM, Anders Fogh Rasmussen is appointed new secretary general of NATO.

05 North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyongsong-2 rocket.

06 A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Italy; Gjorge Ivanov wins Macedonia's presidential election.

07 Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces.

10 A political crisis occurs in Fiji as President Josefa Iloilo suspends the government after a suspected coup d'etat led by Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase; Japan announces a US$150-billion economic stimulus package.

11 The ASEAN summit meeting in Thailand is cancelled when a state of emergency is declared in response to anti-government protests; Abdelaziz Bouteflika is re-elected as President of Algeria.

13 US president Barack Obama lifts restrictions on allowing Cuban- Americans to send money to family on the island and to visit them; China's government
publishes a National Human Rights Action Plan.

14 The Camel Reproduction Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, announces the first successful cloning of a camel.

15 China launches a second satellite as part of its Compass global navigation system.

17 The International Cricket Council decides to move 2011 World Cup matches out of Pakistan owing to security concerns; North America's biggest newsprint maker, AbitibiBowater Inc. files for bankruptcy protection.

20 Business software vendor Oracle Corp acquires Sun Microsystems in a $7.4-billion deal.

23 According to a report, at least 1,10,000 Iraqis have died since the war started in 2003.

27 Japan’s NEC Electronics and Renesas Technology announces plans for a merger to create Japan's largest semiconductor maker.