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Historical Event on 6/3/1972

First British designed Indian built mordern warship of the Leander class, 'INS Nilgiri' commissioned Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was completely made in Mazgaon Dock, Mumbai.

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5/25/1993Kazakhstan offers Baikonur facilities to India.
11/20/1902Gandhiji returned to South Africa at the request of the Indian community and revived the Indians against Anti-Asian Laws.
9/20/1989IPKF suspends its operations against LTTE in Sri Lanka. LTTE, in turn, ceases all operations against the Indian armed forces.
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1/8/1965Star of India', world's largest sapphire, returned to American Museum of Natural History.
12/11/1999Dr. M. L. Madhu, poet and translator, wins the Pushkin Gold Medal award.
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