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Historical Event on 11/14/1998

Prominent Indian Government and private entities are targeted in the Clinton Administration Entities List. American Companies are barred from trading with the listed companies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/12/1944No. 7 Squadron, which had flown its Vengeances on some missions against dissident tribesmen in North Waziristan, started operations in the Arakan from an airstrip at Uderbund near Kumbigram.
3/25/1898Swami Vivekanand accepted Sister Nivedita as his disciple.
6/28/1986Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
1/3/1994Stalemate persists on the Kashmir issue during Indo-Pak talks that concluded in Islamabad.
6/27/2000Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, launches National Initiative for child protection of which childline is an integral part.
2/15/1920Kanti Mehta, trade unionist, was born at Calcutta.
8/5/1975The RSS, Anand Marg, Jamat-i-Islami, and 23 other organisations were banned. Parliament approved Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA). Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) approved by the Parliament.
1/26/1961Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department.
6/2/1965The second of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (Ganges R India).
5/29/1933Gandhi ends his 21-day fast, his second for the cause of the 'untouchables'.