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Historical Event on 9/21/1948

Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/14/1884Lala Har Dayal, revolutionary, nationalist and freedom fighter, was born at Delhi.
8/17/1947The first British troop leaves for England after Indian independence.
12/10/1993The residence of Mahatma Phule was declared a national monument.
7/4/1912Pandit Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born.
12/30/1879Shri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950), modern Hindu Advaita renaissance saint of Maharshi Research Institute, philosopher and yogi, was born in Tiruchuzhi near Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
12/12/1994N.T. Rama Rao, TDP leader in Andhra Pradesh, and Pavan Kumar Chamling, leader of Sikkim Democratic Front, take oath of office; Rishang Keishing of Manipur sworn in as CM; Liquor banned in AP by NT Rama Rao.
12/12/1994Babur won the first Panipat battle and entered in North India's capital Agra.
7/20/1982Mira Behn (90), disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.
12/13/1978Sayyed Avid Husain, litterateur and Padmabhushan awardee, passed away.
7/5/1968Naval Submarine wing in Indian Naval Force came into existence with the arrival of the first submarine from the Soviet Union.