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Historical Event on 5/16/1960

International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1997I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, formally stated India's claim to permanent membership of Security Council at the U.N. General Assembly meeting.
4/4/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, inaugurates Samvidhan.com, a website about the Constitution. The site is a part of the Hindi portal, Webdunia.com.
4/4/2000Muhammad Tughluq Shah II passed away at Sindh.
7/9/1992The government agrees to set up a Joint Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the security scam.
11/5/1956University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC.
6/20/1992The JD and the NF choose former Lok Sabha Dy Speaker Prof. G. G. Swell as the Presidential candidate.
10/5/1997Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998)
10/28/1992Karnataka government withdraws order allowing nine private organisations to start capitation fee for engineering colleges.
7/9/1875The Bombay Stock Exchange, the first in India, was constructed under the shade of a large banyan tree.
3/29/1977S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 02/05/77).