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ANDIMUTHU RAJA |
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May 18, 2007: He became the Telecom
Minister, Govt of India. |
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ANSHU JAMSENPA |
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May 18, 2013:
She once again unfurled the national flag on the summit of
Mt Everest on this day, thereby becoming the only Indian woman
mountaineer to climb the world’s highest peak thrice. |
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DHYAN CHAND |
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May 18, 1928 - Summer Olympics -
India defeated
Belgium 9-0; however Dhyan Chand only scored one. |
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H.D. DEVE-GOWDA |
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May 18 - Birthday |
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INDIA - DEFENCE -
NUCLEAR POWER Pokhran Nuclear Tests |
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May 18, 1974: India
detonated its first nuclear device on this day. This whole operation is known as Operation
Smiling Buddha; a.k.a. Pokhran-I. |
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INDIA-DEFENCE-MISSILE-PRITHVI |
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May 18, 2016: Tested by Strategic Forces
Command - Successful. |
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INDO-SRI LANKA RELATIONS CIVIL WAR |
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May 18, 2009:
The LTTE was finally defeated by the Sri Lankan government,
ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.
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INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY |
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May 18: Observance of this day serves as a
platform to raise public awareness on the role museums play in the
development of society today, on an international level. |
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NEDURUMALLI JANARDHANA (N.J.) REDDY |
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May 18, 2009: He retired as the Member of
Parliament from Visakhapatnam constituency. |
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OMAR KHAYYAM |
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May 18 - Birth Anniversary |
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SHASHI THAROOR |
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May 18, 2014: He retired as the Minister of
State for Human Resource Development. |
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SHREE PUNDALIK |
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May 18, 1912
- Film released. Release of First Indian
Film Candidate (Silent film). |
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SHYAMAL KUMAR SEN |
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May 18, 1999: He took over as the Governor
of West Bengal. |
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TERRORISM IN INDIA Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh |
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May 18, 2007: MECCA MASJID BOMB BLAST - Mecca Masjid is a 400 year old
mosque in Hyderabad, India, close to the famous Charminar. A bomb blast
took place in its premies on this day during the Friday prayers in the
afternoon leaving around 13 killed and several injured. |
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VELUPILLAI PRABHAKARAN |
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May 18 - Death Anniversary |
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WORLD AIDS VACCINE DAY |
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May 18 |
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