18 August 2013 Current Affairs

18 August 2013 Current Affairs

Cincinnati Tennis Tournament 2013 Winners

Women's Singles :- On 18 August Victoria Azarenka of Belarus won the Cincinnati Tennis Tournament women's singles title.Azarenka defeated Serena Williams of the U.S in the final at Cincinnati (U.S ) Men's Singles :- In the Men's category Rafael Nadal (Spain) has won the title for the first time.He defeated John Isner (U.S) in the final.Nadal's five Masters titles this season are a career best. He's tied with Novak Djokovic for most Masters titles in a season since 1990. He's won seven of the nine Masters events during his career.


" My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions " By Abdul Kalam Released

In the month of  August " My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions"  by former President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was launched by the Rupa Publication.In his new book Kalam shares the inspiration and the lessons he learned from personal stories of his life. The book describes the lesser known events from his life.