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Historical Event on 8/11/1961

Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States.

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3/30/1997Congress Party withdraws support to the 10-month old H. D. Deve Gowda Government at the centre, and stakes its claim to form an alternative government.
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9/3/1993Pawar resigns from Lok Sabha to take up the newly won Maharashtra Legislative Council seat.
6/20/1992CPM decides to back Dr. Sharma.
5/17/1980V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs.
4/6/1997Gen. Kofi Annan,UN Secretary, arrives in New Delhi for NAM conference.
5/6/1967Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President.
6/23/2000Indian journalist Palagummi Sainath gets Amnesty International Global award for human rights journalism..