Microsoft's 'Surface' Tablet computer

Microsoft has unveiled Surface, a tablet computer to compete with Apple’s iPad. 

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was on hand to announce the new tablet, calling it part of a “whole new family of devices” the company is developing. 

Surface is less than 14 millimetres thick and under 910 grams, will work on Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 Pro operating system and cost as much as an Ultrabook, the company said. The pro version comes with a stylus that allows users to make handwritten notes on documents such as PDF files. 

Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft’s Windows division, called the device a “tablet that’s a great PC PC that’s a great tablet.” 

Winners of IIFA Awards 2012

13th International Indian Film Academy Awards held in Singapore

• Best Actor – Ranbir Kapoor (Rockstar)
• Best Actress – Vidya Balan (The Dirty Picture)
• Best Movie – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
• Best Director – Zoya Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)
• Best Music – A R Rahman ( Rockstar)
• Best Singer Male – Mohit Chauhan (Nadaan Parinde – Rockstar)
• Best Singer Female – Shreya Ghosal (Teri Meri – Bodyguard)
• Best Lyrics – Irshad Kamil (Nadaan Parindey – Rockstar)
• IIFA Awards 2012 for Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema – Ramesh Sippy
• IIFA 2012 Green Award: Dia Mirza

G-20

India  announced a $10 billion contribution to the IMF’s additional $430 billion financial firewall to help the debt-wracked 17-nation eurozone so that the faltering world economy is protected against the spread of any financial contagion. 

The announcement was made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his address at the Plenary Session of the seventh summit of the Group of developed and developing countries (G-20) in the Mexican resort town of Los Cabos against the backdrop of growing calls to nations to increase contributions to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the bailout fund.

Mr. Sampath appointed as new CEC

Senior-most Election Commissioner Veeravalli Sundaram Sampath  appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner by President Pratibha Patil. He replaces S.Y. Quraishi 

OPEX LONDON 2012

OPEX LONDON 2012 is a program launched by India, that envisages undertaking Operation Excellence (OPEX) in the run up to the London Olympic Games, 2012. It entails training, coaching and all other facilities for teams and individual competitors in different disciplines.

Badminton

Saina Nehwal,World No 5 shuttler,  wins her third Indonesian Open title. She defeated Chinese Li Xuerui in the final match. Indonesian open held in Jakarta 

French open results -2012

The French Open is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments.
The other three are the Australian Open, US Open and Wimbledon. Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam held on clay and ends the spring clay court season.

Men's singles - Rafael Nadal from spain win against Novak Djokovic.

Surpassing Bjorn Borg to win seven Roland Garros titles and now tied with Chris Evert for the most French open titles, Rafael Nadal became the most successful male tennis player of all time on clay, clinching his seventh French Open title at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris









Women's Singles   -  Maria Sharapova from Russia thrashes Italy's Sara Errani in final to win French open.

Maria Sharapova became the 10th woman in tennis history to win all four Grand Slam titles.

Mixed Doubles - Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza (India) won the French Open 2012 mixed doubles title.








Women's Doubles -
Italy's Sara Errani  and Italy's Roberta Vinci  beat Russia's Maria Kirilenko and Russia's Nadia Petrova 

Men's Doubles -
Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Daniel Nestor of Canada won a second consecutive French Open doubles title by beating American twins Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan