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Historical Event on 8/18/2000

The Supreme Court rejects a petition filed by former Navy chief Vishnu Bhagwat challenging his dismissal from service and the consequent direction stripping him of the title Admiral.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1991Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.
5/12/1997Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan agree to set up joint working groups on a range of issues to be identified by Foreign Secretaries.
11/5/1927Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, met Gandhiji, S.Shriniwas Iyengar and M.A. Ansari Congress leaders at New Delhi.
6/3/1998The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi.
10/5/1991Ramnath Goenka, journalist and founder chairman of the Indian Express Newspapers Group, died at the age of 87 years.
8/25/1999Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi.
4/14/1772Ahmadshah Abdali passed away.
9/5/1988The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill.
11/17/1953Sadanand Swaminathan, famous journalist, passed away.
3/1/1939Satish Kumar Sareen was born in Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan). He became the Air Chief Marshal.