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Historical Event on 11/18/2000
Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, said there would be no cuts in Income Tax rates in the next budget, and signalled that the reforms process will continue.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/17/1990 | Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away. |
| 5/18/1973 | A powerful underground explosion rocked India's desert of Rajasthan today, making India the sixth nation in history to set off a nuclear device. The blast, which took place at a depth of 330 feet, was in the range of 10-15 kilotons, smaller than the bomb exploded by the US at Nagasaki in World War II. India is signatory to the 1963 test ban treaty, and thus was prohibited from exploding the device on land or in the air. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi claimed the purpose of the test was peaceful and said 'such explosions may have their use in mining operations'. |
| 9/25/1962 | Rajiv Ramesh Kulkarni, cricketer (Indian Test pace bowler 1986-87), was born in Bombay. |
| 1/4/1993 | K. Margabandhu, former UCO Bank chief, was arrested on charges of amassing wealth beyond his means. |
| 5/7/1990 | Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act. |
| 3/5/1995 | Jalal Aga, famous comedian and character artist, passed away. |
| 8/19/1907 | Acharya Hajariprasad Dwivedi was born. |
| 8/15/1947 | Brigadier Thakur Mahadeo Singh was the first Indian Commandant. He was the DSO of Indian Militery Academy. |
| 10/28/1991 | Chruchill Alemao of Goa set free by court. |
| 11/6/1904 | Hariharnath Shastri, worker's leader, was born. |
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