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Historical Event on 9/21/1948

Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1998The first geo-scientific data centre of the country is inaugurated at the Geological Survey of India.
7/1/1961Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal.
7/1/1938Hariprasad Chaursia, famous flute player, was born.
2/27/1999Union Budget presented. Fiscal deficit cut to 4.4 per cent.
10/10/1952US mediator Frank Graham told the U.N. Security Council that there was a possibility of war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
1/22/1986Satwant Singh, Balbir Singh and Kehar Singh, all sikhs, were sentenced to death for the assassination of India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
9/8/1897Lokmanya Tilak charged in anti-national activity case.
10/28/1992Karnataka government withdraws order allowing nine private organisations to start capitation fee for engineering colleges.
4/15/1946Triumphant over flesh and pain they passed away our day of peace to Cain. The original memorial was erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
2/4/1946Dr. Satnarayan Nathulal Jatiya was born in Jawad, Distt. Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh).