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ANNAPURNA MAHARANA |
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December 31 - Death Anniversary |
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DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI |
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December 31, 1974 - A treaty
was signed between India and Portugal on
recognition of India's sovereignty over Goa, Daman, Diu,
Dadra and Nagar Haveli. |
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December 31: New Year's Eve is celebrated
at evening social gatherings, where many people dance, eat, drink, and
watch or light fireworks, and the like, to mark the onset of new year. |
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ILAYARAAJA |
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December 31, 2015: He was nominated
by the Kerala Government for Nishagandi Puraskaram,
the top award conferred by the Kerala Government's Tourism
Ministry, for his artistic excellence and contributions to
the Indian film industry. |
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INDIA - POLITICS |
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December 31, 1885: INC's first ever session (of 4 days)
ended on this day. |
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INDIA - FREEDOM STRUGLE EAST INDIA COMPANY |
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December 31, 1600: East India Company was
founded on this day. |
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LAKSHMI TATMA |
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December 31 - Birthday |
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December 31, 1929: On this day, he led the
Congress members in Lahore to take vow for SWARAJ, i.e. full
independence. Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the tricolour on the banks of
Ravi river in Lahore as a mark for the demand for the poorna swaraj. |
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PRANAB MUKHERJEE |
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December 31, 1984: He retired as the Leader
of the House (Rajya Sabha) and as the Minister of Finance, Govt of
India, on this day. |
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RAJ NARAIN |
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December 31 - Death Anniversary |
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RAVISHANKAR SHUKLA |
December 31 - Death Anniversary
December 31, 1956 - He ceased to be the
first chief minister of the reorganised Madhya Pradesh
state. |
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SHRILAL SHUKLA |
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December 31 - Birth Anniversary |
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TERRORISM IN INDIA - OTHER |
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December 31, 1999 (December 24, 1999: Hijacking of Indian
Airlines FLIGHT 814): The hostage crisis lasted for 7 days
and ended on Dec 31, 1999 after India agreed to release three militants
– Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and Maulana Masood
Azhar. These very militants have since been implicated in 9/11, the
kidnap and murder of Daniel Pearl and Mumbai terror attacks. |
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T.K. NARENDRAN |
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December 31 - Death Anniversary |
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