*CURRENT AFFAIRS (01:09:2014)

1. Nalanda University rise from the
ashes today after eight centuries
of hiatus.
- The ancient university begins
classes with 15 students and 11
faculty members from the new
campus at Rajgir.
- Vice-Chancellor: Dr Gopa
Sabharwal
2. World Badminton
Championships 2014: Carolina
Marin becomes the first Spanish
to clinch the world title humbling
world number one Xuerui Li of
China in the final.
- In another upset, the men's title
went to China's Chen Long who
stunned Lee Chong Wei
(Malaysia) .
- Its the third consecutive final
defeat for the Malaysian world
number one.
3. 'Jaipur Pink Panthers' clinches
inaugural 'Pro Kabaddi League' by
defeating 'U Mumba' in the final.
- The team is owned by Bollywood
star Abhishek Bachchan.
4. Veteran Telugu filmmaker
Sattiraju Lakshmi Narayana aka
Bapu passes away aged 80.
- The Padma Shri (2013) laureate,
directed 51 films over his 4-
decade long carreer.
- He also tried his hands at few
Hindi films such as Hum Paanch,
Seeta Swayamwar, Woh Saat Din
and Mera Dharam.
- He twice bagged the National
film award while capturing the
Andhra Pradesh state Nandi
Award six times.
5. The US Post Service to issue a
special commemorative postage
stamp in a tribute to legendary
Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara
Rao.
- It will be released on his
birthday (Sep 20) this year.
- He is the first Indian to get this
honour.
6. Renowned historian Bipin
Chandra, a Padma Bhushan
laureate, breathes his last at 86.
- Few of his notable books
include: 'The Rise and Growth of
Economic Nationalism', 'In the
Name of Democracy: The JP
Movement and the Emergency',
'Nationalism and Colonialism in
Modern India' and 'The Making of
Modern India: From Marx to
Gandhi'.