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Historical Event on 10/31/1997

Autonomous Prasar Bharati with enough muscle to get Government off its back is promised by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Jaipal Reddy, while announcing changes to Prasar Bharati Act in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/3/1890Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous painter, sculptor, film producer and director, was born.
11/5/1996Narashima Rao, former PM, refused bail in St. Kitts forgery case.
3/9/1858Bahadurshah Jafar II, the last Mughal Emperor, was deported to Rangoon under the offence for rising of first Indian Mutiny in 1857.
11/3/1605Salim renamed himself as Jahangir and became the king of Agra.
8/12/1602Abul Fazal, Akbar's minister, was killed on the instructions of Jahangir.
5/18/1955Hindu Marriage Act is amended.
8/19/1916Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born.
5/5/1906Ursula Jeans, actress (I Lived With You, Over the Moon), was born in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
1/21/1993Chander Pal at Bangalore sets record for High Jump in 2.17.
5/28/1997Former Union Ministers Arjun Singh, N.D. Tiwari, R.K. Dhawan and Madhavrao Scindia discharged in the Jain hawala case by special judge V.B. Gupta.