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Historical Event on 6/20/1996

Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1999The Janata Dal splits under Deve Gowda and Sharad Yadav. The latter group to support NDA.
3/12/1992A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.
7/22/1981India's first experimental geo-stationary communication satellite 'Apple' started working which was launched on June 19, 1981.
9/30/1996Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.
9/1/1956Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory.
8/4/1997Maharashtra govt. decides against banning Arun Shourie's book ''Worshipping False Gods'' on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
12/6/1971US bars aid to India for aggression against Pakistan.
12/6/1971Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India .
8/26/1909Dr.Moti Chandra, great historian, was born.
3/1/1985Rajendra Sethia, the biggest personal bankrupt ever, arrested in New Delhi.