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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL |
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May 28, 1961
- It was founded on this day. |
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B. VITTALACHARYA |
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May 28 - Death Anniversary |
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| CHEMPAKARAMAN PILLAI |
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May 28 - Death
Anniversary |
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DALAI LAMA |
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May 28, 2005: He received the Christmas
Humphreys Award from the Buddhist Society in the United Kingdom. |
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HINDI LANGUAGE |
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May 28, 1917: After his return from South
Africa in 1915, Mahatma Gandhi insisted on greater usage of Hindi (and
other regional languages). His article in Pratap (Hindi) on this day
advocated recognizing Hindi as the national language. |
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INDIA - DEFENCE -
NUCLEAR POWER Pokhran Nuclear Tests |
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May 28, 1998: Pakistan
responded to a series of nuclear tests by India
with five of its own. It is speculated that actually the
devices tested were made by China and all this was done as a
show off of Pakistan's nuclear capability. It prompted the United States, Japan, and other nations
to impose economic sanctions on Pakistan.
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INDIAN RAILWAYS - MISHAPS |
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May 28, 2010 – Naxals derailed Jyaneshwari Express and
killed 148 people. |
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K. SATCHIDANANDAN |
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May 28 - Birthday |
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| N.T. RAMA RAO |
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May 28 - Birth Anniversary |
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SHASHI THAROOR |
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May 28, 2009: He became the Minister of
State for External Affairs. |
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SIDDARAMAIAH |
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May 28, 2004 - He took over as the
Deputy Chief MInister of the State of Karnataka (2nd term). |
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| VEER SAVARKAR |
May 28 - Birth Anniversary
May 28, 2012 - Gujarati version of the Veer Savarkar film was released
by the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi |
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VIRBHADRA SINGH |
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May 28, 2009: He
took over as the Minister of Steel, Govt of India. |
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| VULIMIRI RAMALINGASWAMI |
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May 28 - Death
Anniversary |
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