JUNE

NATIONAL

01 Air Chief Marshal Pradeep  Vasant Naik assumes office as the new chief of the Indian Air Force.

02 K.C. Chakrabarty, chairman and managing director of Punjab National Bank (PNB), is chosen as deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

03 Congress Party leader Meira Kumar takes oath as the first woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

06 The first case of Influenza A (H1N1) is confirmed in India; Leander Paes along with his Czech Republican partner Lukas Dlouhy wins mens doubles title at French Open tennis tournament.

07 Aligarh Muslim University conferes honorary D.Lit degree on musician A.R. Rahman.

08 Seven-time member of Parliament and BJP leader Karia Munda is elected Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

13 Mumbai Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor, under fire for his leadership during November 26 attack, is replaced from the post.

14 Goa defeates Bengal to win 63rd National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy.

15 Major pharma company Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories announces a parternship with GlazoSmithKline (GSK).

17 The government bans import of mobiles without IMEI number, extends the ban on import of dairy products from China and cubed import of toys.

21 Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal creates history by winning the Indonesian Open badminton title.

26 The 222-year-old Indian Botanical Garden in Kolkata is renamed Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanical Garden.

28 Tata Motors launches Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles, the marquee brands it bought from Ford Motors in 2008.

30 The Justice Liberhan Commission, constituted on Ayodhya case, submits its report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh; Brandra Worli Sealink is officially inaugurated by Sonia Gandhi.

INTERNATIONAL

01 General Motors files for bankruptcy protection; Air France Flight 447 disappears over the Atlantic Ocean, near Brazil; Mauricio Funes is inaugurated as President of El Salvador.

03 The Organization of American States revokes its 47-year suspension of Cuba.

07 Switzerland’s tennis great Roger Federer completes career Grand Slam by winning his maiden French Open title.

12 Iran goes to the polls for its presidential election.

13 Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom celebrates her 83rd birthday at Trooping the Colour.

14 The United Kingdom reports its first death from H1N1, making it the first in Europe.

16 The heads of Brazil, Russia, India and China participate in the 1st BRIC summit at Yekaterinburg, Russia.

21 Self-rule is introduced in Greenland following a 2008 referendum; The Somali government declares a state of emergency; The cricket teams of Pakistan and England win the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in men’s and women’s category respectively.

22 French President Nicolas Sarkozy calls for the burqa to be banned in France.

24 Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declares the recent election result will stand; African countryTogo abolishes the death penalty.

25 The ‘King of Pop’ American  singer and dancer Michael  Jackson dies at the age of 50.

29 Bernard Madoff sentenced to 150 years in prison for the biggest and most brazen investment fraud in the history of America.