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28 March - India on this day26 events

2000

Delhi police arrest Shoaib Ilyasi, producer of the crime serial ''India's Most Wanted'' for the death of his wife Anju on January 10.

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1917

Umesh Chandra Panigrahi, great author and journalist, was born at Raruan, Orissa.

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1926

Pahelam Ratanji "Polly" Umrigar, cricketer (Indian batsman & captain), was born in Sholapur, Maharashtra.

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1956

Tirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekhar, great Indian cricket pace-bowler (2 Tests 1982-83 little impact), was born in Madras.

#birth#sports28-March-1956
1978

Nafisa Joseph, Miss India Universe (1997), was born.

#birth#women28-March-1978
1914

Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement.

#freedom fighter#religion28-March-1914
1941

Netaji Subhashchandra Bose reached Berlin after his secret underground journey from Calcutta.

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1963

First meeting of the National Aeronautical Laboratory Executive Council held under the chairmanship of J R D Tata.

#industries#meeting28-March-1963
1997

India and Pakistan, represented by Salman Haider and Shamshad Ahmed, Foreign Secretaries, hold official talks on issues at New Delhi.

#meeting#politics28-March-1997
1556

Origin of Fasli Era (India).

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1954

The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries.

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1996

JKLF declared unlawful by central govt.

#general#politics28-March-1996
1997

Final phase of repatriation of Chakma and other tribal refugees of the Chittagong Hill Tracts from Tripura begins.

#general28-March-1997
1999

Pakistan decides to ease visa restrictions for the aged, women and children from India in response to New Delhi's move towards visa relaxation for several categories of Pakistani nationals.

#general#politics28-March-1999
1990

Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient.

#sports28-March-1990
1645

Har Govind Singh, Sikh Guru, died.

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1916

Ramkrishna Pillai, journalist and social reformer, passed away.

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1943

S. Satyamurti, social reformer, politician and member of legislative council at Madras, died. He was born in Tirumayyam village in August 19, 1887.

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1947

Abdul Bari, labour leader, passed away.

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1984

Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away.

#death28-March-1984
1986

Extremist Sikhs kill 13 Hindus in Ludhiana, India.

#death28-March-1986
1995

Haridev Joshi, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Governor of Assam Meghalay, passed away.

#death#politics28-March-1995
1991

Chautala asked by Governor to prove his majority on the floor of the house.

#politics28-March-1991
1994

G-15 summit opens with only six heads of Government in New Delhi.

#politics28-March-1994
1994

Leaders attack trade protectionism.

#politics28-March-1994
1998

The BJP-led alliance survived its first test of trust with the support of Chandrababu Naidu's Telgu Desam Party. Jayalalitha continues to call the shots.

#politics#women28-March-1998