On March 11, Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes
ever recorded. The magnitude-9.0 quake spawned a deadly tsunami that
slammed into the small island nation, leaving a huge swath of
devastation in its wake.
Gary Kirsten ended his term as India's coach on a high, guiding
India to a historic World Cup triumph, said it was an honour to coach
Team India.
Anna Hazare's crusade against corruption has grabbed headlines
all over and inspired the common Indian to demand for a Jan Lokpal Bill
that would hold politicians accountable for their actions.
US President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton, and several other government officials
gathered to monitor the raid that killed the world's most wanted man,
Osama bin Laden.
Nargis, a girl born in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous
state, was welcomed as the world's seven billionth baby -- an honour she
shares with a girl child born in the Philippines and a boy in Russia.
Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and
masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday
technology, passed away.
The last convoy of US soldiers pulled out of Iraq, ending
nearly nine years of war that cost almost 4,500 American and tens of
thousands of Iraqi lives, and left a country grappling with political
uncertainty.
Muammar Gaddafi, who ruled Libya with an iron fist for over 40
years, was killed after being on the run for two months by National
Transitional Council fighters.
The success of the Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International
Circuit helped soothe the bitter memories of a messy and shambolic
Commonwealth Games.
The 34-year-old regime of the Left front finally crumbled to a
feisty Mamata Banerjee, making her the first woman chief minister of
West Bengal when her party won the assembly elections this year.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Member of Parliament Kanimozhi, was
sent to Tihar Jail in May this year for her alleged role in the 2G
spectrum scam.
Tennis star Novak Djokovic, celebrated his Wimbledon victory by
eating a piece of grass, said that will taste the grass every year he
wins.
Dev Anand, the 'Evergreen Romantic Superstar' of Indian cinema, has passed away in London following a cardiac arrest.
During the election campaign, she foretold that the AIADMK with
her allies would win over 185 seats in the Tamil Nadu assembly and how
correct she was. After two consecutive defeats in the Tamil Nadu
elections, Jayalalithaa made a spectacular comeback winning 199 of the
state's 234 assembly seats.
"Everybody was expecting me to score a double hundred and I
think I lived (up to the) expectation," a visibly tired Sehwag said at
the innings break.
