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Historical Event on 8/25/1998

Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/13/1990An attempt to hijack a Coimbatore-Bangalore-Madras Indian Airlines flight IC 534 to Sri Lanka.
3/2/1938Chandrakumar Agarwala, assamia poet, passed away.
3/15/1996Kashmiri militants and Central govt. hold talks on ending violence and to initiate the democratic process in J&K.
1/7/1956Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy.
4/21/1659Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Saint Samarth Ramdas Swami.
2/27/1912Lawrence Durrell, Britsh writer (Alexandria Quartet, Private Country), was born in Darjeeling, India. .
1/5/1953Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.
6/9/1986ICMR set up a network of Reference/Surveillance Centres for AIDS in almost all states of India.
7/27/1993Rao government defeats the no-confidence motion by 265-251 votes. Seven of the JD (A) vote with government as JD (A) and AIADMK decide to vote for no-confidence motion.
12/14/1901Gandhiji reaches Rajkot via Porbunder.