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May 23, 2001 - the Ministry of Civil Aviation charged Michael
Mascarenhas, the then-managing director, with corruption. According to
the ministry reports, the airline lost approximately ₹570 million
(US$8.5 million) because of extra commissions that Mascarenhas
sanctioned and he was later suspended from the airline. |
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ANDIMUTHU RAJA |
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May 23, 2004: He became Cabinet minister
for Environment and Forest. |
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BACHENDRI PAL |
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May 23, 1984:
She reached the peak of the Mount Everest on
this day.
She became the
First Indian woman to summit the Mount Everest.
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| C.D. DESHMUKH |
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May 23, 1952: He presented
the first ever national budget to the Indian Parliament.
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| C. RAJAGOPALACHARI |
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May 23, 1954:
He wrote a Tamil re-telling of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana which appeared
as a serial in the Tamil magazine Kalki from
this day till November 06, 1955. |
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GAMA PEHELWAN |
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May 23 - Death Anniversary |
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| GAYATRI DEVI |
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May 23 - Birth
Anniversary |
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CHABAHAR PORT PACT |
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May 23, 2016:
The pact was signed on this day by India and Iran. |
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INDIA - ECONOMY -
INFRASTRUCTURE - J&K
CHENANI-NASHREE TUNNEL |
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May 23, 2011: The work on
the tunnel system was started on this day. |
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JAYALALITHAA |
May 23, 2015: She became the Chief Minister
of Tamil Nadu on this day. May 23, 2016:
She took the oath as Chief Minister for the sixth time on this day. |
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KHUDIRAM BOSE |
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May 23, 1908 - He gave his first statement to the court
on this day. |
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K. RAGHAVENDRA RAO |
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May 23 - Birthday |
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| MADHAV KRISHANJI MANTRI |
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May 23 - Death
Anniversary |
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P. GOVINDA PILLAI |
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May 23 - Birth Anniversary |
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| P.N. THAPAR |
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May
23 - Birth
Anniversary |
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P. PADMARAJAN |
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May 23 - Birth Anniversary |
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| SACHIN TENDULKAR |
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May-23, 1999 - He scored his ODI Century #22 (scoring 140* runs) at
Bristol, against Kenya |
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SHARAD PAWAR |
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May 23, 2004: He became the Minister of
Agriculture, Govt of India, on this day. |
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TEMBA TSHERI |
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May 23, 2001: At the age of 16
years, he became the youngest person to climb Mount
Everest. |
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TERRORISM IN INDIA
Jammu & Kashmir |
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May 23, 1990: Attack on Bisco Memorial School at Lal Chowk, Srinagar: An
explosive device was hurled into the compound of the school. Some
unknown terrorists also asked the school authorities to impart
Arabic/Islamic education to students. |
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