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Historical Event on 5/18/1998

India talks with the US on the nuclear tests.

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11/7/1908N. R. Shede (Annasaheb), litterateur and editor, was born.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar.
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3/14/1995Chandragupta Chaudhary 'Comred ', senior leader of Bhartiya Communist Party, passed away.
6/2/1975Devendra Mohan Bose, famous Scientist of Physics, passed away.
11/3/1996Deve Gowda, PM, to attend G-15 summit in Harare. This was his first foreign trip as PM.
1/31/1995ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997).
1/6/1979Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba.
9/13/2000Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments.
8/15/1990Uttar Maharashtra University was established.