Horoscope	Baby Names	Festivals
Articles	Pictures	Videos
India News	Indian Food	Drivers License Information
Hot Deals	Immigration	Health & Lifestyle
Mortgage Calculator	Jobs	Blogs
Advertise	Currency Convertor	Shop Amazon

Portland Indian Community - PortlandIndian.com

HOME

BUSINESS PAGES

RECIPES

Quick Links

Festivals

Select City

Historical Event on 2/2/1958
Family tradition still counts for something in Indian politics. Indira Gandhi, the only daughter of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the granddaughter of a statesman, has been elected president of the Congress party in India. Mrs. Gandhi will be installed into her new office next Sunday, and her job is not expected to be an easy one. The Congress party has been wracked by internal dissension and has been on the verge of collapse. It is hoped that Mrs. Gandhi, who is 41, will breath some new life into the party. Most of the politicians who have been arguing about the future of their party and country are fairly old. Mrs. Gandhi, who is known for her leftist sentiments, is expected to act quickly to put her own mark on party policies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1988	The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.
1/25/1992	Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata (1904-1993).
1/8/1927	The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.
5/21/1935	Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life.
8/30/1983	Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.
5/1/1999	India retained the SAFF Coca-Cola football title in Margao, beating Bangladesh in the final.
10/11/1991	BJP government in U.P. acquires the disputed Ayodhya land.
6/16/1951	Nehru opponents founded People's party at New Delhi.
7/6/1998	Moshood Abiola, the detained Nigerian politician and presumed winner of the 1993 elections, died in Abuja.
4/20/1960	Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, passed away.

Explore

Contribute Articles

Contribute Videos

Contribute Recipes

Contribute Pictures

Live Traffic

PortlandIndian.com is operated under IndianLoop.com network (Broadlink, LLC site) and is a Trademark of BroadLink, LLC. Any unauthorized use of these Trademarks is strictly prohibited.
All the content on this site is protected under the copyright law. No content can be reproduced in any form without the written consent of BroadLink, LLC.