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The row between Apple and HTC continue as HTC, the Taiwanese mobile phone maker filed a patent complaint against Apple. The case was filed at the US International Trade Commission. Tata Group Chairman Ratan.N.Tata received the 2010 CIF Chanchlani Global Indian Award for outstanding global leadership, vision and professional excellence in Canada by the Canada Indian Foundation. Reliance Industries Limited and Russia’s leading petrochemical company SIBUR have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a joint venture in India to produce butyl rubber.Russian company will provide technological assistance and RIL will provide infrastructure and utilities. The butyl rubber will be produced at the integrated petrochemical site of RIL at Jamnagar. Microsoft's free email service has added  new tools and features including the ability to send large attachments and instant messaging and view Web Data in the Hotmail inbox. Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt is prepared to sue t

V K Gupta took over as additional director in the Central Bureau of Investigation. He was serving as additional secretary in the Central Vigilance Commission Ketan Desai resigned as President of Medical Council of India. He has been arrested on graft charges. Supreme Court of India refused to grant stay against the judgement of Andhra Pradesh High Court on Mudiraj Community case which set aside the Government Order transferring the community from Group D to Group A. In order to promote tourism, Karnataka government decided to allow private parties to purchase 5 acres of agricultural land from farmers in 100 selected popular tourist places for hotel construction. The government is thinking upon amending the Karnataka Land Revenue Act to this effect. The central government extended ban on LTTE by 2 more years on the report that a plan to regroup is there. Special Investigation team which probes into 2002 riots in Gujarat submitted report to Supreme Court. Former CBI Director R.K.Rag

A muslim immigrant lady Rima Fakih became the first Muslim to be crowned Miss USA Russia is planning to open naval bases in Ukraine. In order to facilitate the integration of combatants in the Maoists’ People’s Liberation Army, leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” said that he is ready to dissolve the paramilitary organization of the party’s youth wing. Khattiya Sawasdipol, an ex-General in Thailand and leader of anti-government protesters was shot in the head during an encounter with the forces in Thailand. US President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai agreed to sign a new US-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Declaration by the end of the year. Aung San Suu Kyi has been allowed by a Myanmar Court to submit a special appeal praying for her unconditional release from the house arrest in Yangon. Trilateral talks between Turkey, Brazil and Iran has been planned in order to defuse problems surrounding Nuclear programmes of Iran. US astronauts Garrett Reisman and Step