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Historical Event on 1/18/1997

Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/5/1993CBI chargesheeted 40 in Ayodhya case. Advani, Joshi and Bal Thackeray were among the accused.
9/22/1937The last contingent of Indian freedom fighters was send to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
3/22/1902Great Britain and Persia agree to link Europe and India by telegraph.
8/19/1927Ananta Narsinha Naik, social reformer and politician, was born at Bandora, Goa.
5/28/1988The first Cultural Exchange Programme was signed between India and China.
11/16/1983Kapil Dev took 9-83 vs West Indies at Ahmedabad. India still lost the game.
8/5/1965Jaya Prakash Narayan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service.
11/8/1965Bashiruddin Ahmad, religious leader and litterateur, passed away.
10/23/1898Khandubhai K. Desai, politician and social reformer, was born at Bulsar in Gujarat.
10/23/1898Qutubu'd-din Aibak (1206-1210) was crowned at Lahore after the death of Muhammad of Ghuri. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started his career as a slave, the dynasty founded by him in India is known as ""Slave Dynasty"". The construction of Qutabminar was started during his regime. Since he was very generous, the people called him ""Lakh Baksh"".