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Historical Event on 2/24/1996

Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1911Umashankar Jethalal Joshi, famous Gujarati poet, Hindi writer and educationist, was born at Bamna in Gujarat.
8/13/1998India signs two agreements with the World Bank for concessional credit through the International Development Association for $115.4 million.
10/16/1999A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly.
12/5/1931Gandhiji leaves England for India.
1/1/19958th World Tamil Conference begins in Madurai.
12/23/1992Varma Commission indicts IB, the Centre and Tamil Nadu police for failure to protect Rajiv Gandhi.
3/22/1932Indian Muslims break with Great Britain.
10/21/1990Doordarshan starts afternoon news bulletins at 2 p.m. (Hindi) and 3 p.m. (English) of 7.5 minutes duration on week days and 5 minutes on Sundays.
10/11/1962Chinese, Indian troops clash on border, claiming 50 lives.
10/11/1962Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini.