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Historical Event on 11/8/2000

India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/28/1996Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) spills into Western UP from Delhi.
10/31/1984Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.'
12/15/1999The CPI (M) urges the Centre to take over Dunlop India Ltd.
3/10/1998India 'A' beats Pakistan 'A' by 58 runs in the fourth test to clinch the rain-hit series 1-0 at Karachi.
8/4/1956Apsara, India's first large scale Atomic Energy Nuclear Reactor and first in the East World, was commissioned in Trombay, Bombay.
2/1/1831The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta.
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
9/8/1993Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded.
10/25/1999Pramod Mahajan, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, says, ""No objection to Bofors discussion.
8/26/1997Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha.