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Historical Event on 1/18/1997

Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/30/1999Paes-Bhupathi stumbled in the doubles final losing to Patrick Rafter-Jonas Bjorkman in the Australian Open Tennis tournament.
7/31/1991Air Chief Marshal Nirmal Chandra Suri PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1993.
8/19/1994Rupee made fully convertible on current account.
8/19/1994Mahmud Gawan was appointed as Prime Minister, an office which he held till his execution.
10/11/1902Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, was born at Sitabdiara village (border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Bihar. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time.
8/1/2000Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan to be new Army chief replacing Gen. V. P. Malik.
4/3/1998Pramod Mahajan, senior BJP functionary, is appointed Political Advisor to Prime Minister ""in the rank and status of Cabinet Minister in the PMO"".
5/20/1987G. G. Jadhav `Pudhari', editor of daily newspaper, passed away.
7/1/1984Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101.
10/16/1994CIA connection to CN Annadurai alleged in book on Seshan, Jayalalitha obtains stay.