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Historical Event on 11/20/1947

Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1977Morarji Desai and other opposition leaders were released from jail and Lok Sabha was dissolved by the president during the emergency period.
6/8/1915P.C.Kuttikrishnan 'Urub', Malyalam story writer and novelist, was born.
12/24/1880Pattabhi Sitaramayya, politician and president of Indian National Congress, was born in Andhra Pradesh.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).
7/30/1991Sabi Fernandes, senior photographer of Indian Express Newspaper Group, died.
8/7/1991India successfully launches Prithvi-III, surface-to-air missile from Sriharikota.
4/30/1996CBI concludes after 11 1/2 years of investigation that no espionage has taken place in what was dubbed the `ISRO spy scandal case'.
11/28/1999Senior Awami League leader Mohammed Anwar Sheikh is killed and his wife and daughter-in-law are seriously injured in a militant attack on his house in Kashmir.
4/1/1986Delhi beat Haryana by innings and 141 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
8/26/1947Nawab of Bhopal announced accession of the Bhopal state to the Indian Dominion.