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Historical Event on 8/18/2000

The Supreme Court rejects a petition filed by former Navy chief Vishnu Bhagwat challenging his dismissal from service and the consequent direction stripping him of the title Admiral.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1976India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years.
10/22/1997Faced with unprecedented Presidential rebuff, a divided U.F. Government reversed decision on invoking Article 356 in Uttar Pradesh. Kalyan Singh government survived.
1/24/1857Calcutta University established.
3/29/1989Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India.
8/13/1993Rama Rao vows not to return to the house unless the government is ousted.
5/7/1990Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
12/7/1979First International Children's Films Festival was held in Bombay.
1/1/1877Queen Victoria was proclaimed as 'The Empress of India' in Delhi Darbar.
9/4/1998Mumbai Metropolitan court acquits Union Minister for Environment and Forests Suresh Prabhu in a case of cheque bouncing.
6/1/1959National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) set up under CSIR with temporary offices in New Delhi. Dr. P. Nilakantan is appointed NARL's first Director.