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Historical Event on 11/8/2000

India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/22/1989DMK swept to power in Tamil Nadu Assembly election.
5/25/1996Kathapurushan' wins best film national award.
3/26/1980Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police).
4/5/1989Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati litterateur, died.
10/27/2000The Vajpayee Government 'clears' the names of Surjit Singh Barnala, Prabhat Kumar and Dinanath Tiwari for appointment as the Governors of the new States of Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh respectively.
11/21/1993R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries.
8/6/1998The Maharashtra Government rejects the Srikrishna Commission findings on the 1992-93 communal riots and the serial blasts in Mumbai, but agrees to act on the panel's suggestions to refurbish the police force.
6/18/1994The strength of the Sikkim Sangram Parishad ministry led by Sanchaman Limboo reduced to 14 in the 32-member house.
10/2/1961Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established.
5/9/1997At least 71 persons were killed and nine injured when a truck carrying a marriage party plunges into gorge near Gasota in Hamerpur district of Himachal Pradesh.