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Sunday, August 13, 2023

Today Importance - 13th August

13-Aug-1638

Social reformer Durgadas Rathore was born in Salwa.

13-Aug-1784

The East India Company was appointed as the centralized regulatory authority through India by the Pitt's India Act, which was passed by the British Parliament in England.

13-Aug-1795

Ahlyabai Holkar died at the age of 70.

13-Aug-1911

Social activist Guha Fullernu was born.

13-Aug-1913

Khawatin Khuma, politician, was born in Fuldongsai, Tripura.

13-Aug-1928

Nationalists published a draft constitution demanding dominion status and a two-member parliament.

13-Aug-1936

Freedom fighter, Indian women revolutionary and politician Madam Vikaji Rustom Kama died in Bombay.

13-Aug-1943

Chintamanrao Deshmukh was the main Indian to be designated as the Legislative head of the Save Bank.

13-Aug-1947

Riots in Lahore, Punjab; The mob pelted stones at Gandhi's house.

13-Aug-1951

First practice run of 'Hindustan Mentor 2' (HT2), which was natively planned and fabricated in India.

13-Aug-1951

Acharya Kishoredas Vajpayee passed away.

13-Aug-1953

Durgabai Deshmukh turned into the establishing director of the Focal Social Government assistance Board, which did projects like schooling, preparing and restoration of dejected ladies through a blend of quite a large number voluntary organizations and workers.

13-Aug-1954

Nehru said that the dispute over Portuguese colonization in India should be settled peacefully.

13-Aug-1956

The National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India.

13-Aug-1960

Marmik' weekly newspaper is published.

13-Aug-1963

Physicist Shishir Kumar Mitra passed away at the age of 73.

13-Aug-1988

Legendary Indian film actor and director Gajanan Jaygirdar passed away.

13-Aug-1993

All TDP MLAs have been suspended from the Andhra Pradesh Assembly.

13-Aug-1993

Rama Rao vowed not to return home until the government was removed.

13-Aug-1995

Kashmiri separatists have kidnapped a Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India releases 15 terrorists in Srinagar.

13-Aug-1997

The Supreme Court has laid down guidelines and criteria for the effective implementation of the fundamental human rights of gender equality and guarantees against sexual harassment at work.

13-Aug-1997

The controversial Women's Reservation Bill was shelved on Prime Minister Gujral's orders. We will not proceed with such a big social law until there is a consensus on this.

13-Aug-1998

India has signed two agreements with the World Bank for a concessional loan of $115.4 million through the International Development Agency.

13-Aug-2000

The government has announced the opening of the National Long Distance Telecommunications Division with no restrictions on the number of players.