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Historical Event on 6/17/1824

Bureau of Indian Affairs established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/9/1949Kiran Bedi, the first woman Indian Police Service Officer, was born in Amritsar, Punjab.
4/13/1988Mother Teresa asks Margret Thatcher for help to set up a hostel for London's elderly homeless in UK.
6/11/1996Narasimha Rao's name figures in fresh FIR on bribing JMM MPs case.
2/27/1999Union Budget presented. Fiscal deficit cut to 4.4 per cent.
5/15/1999The BJP and at least 13 of its allies rename themselves the National Democratic Alliance.
6/21/1999Leander Paes was seeded number one in double's ranking. This was his highest double ranking.
5/3/1969Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India.
12/14/1901Gandhiji reaches Rajkot via Porbunder.
1/26/1950The new Indian awards known as Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra and Vir Chakra, were finally selected in June 1948 and annouced on the first Republic Day. Param Vir Chakra to the Victoria Cross, the Maha Vir Chakra to the Indian Order of Merit and the Vir Chakra is equivalent to the Military Cross. The Ashoka Chakra series, meant for gallantry other than in the face of the enemy, was probably meant to replace the George Cross, Albert Medal and George Medal.
2/25/1995Bomb attack on a train in Assam; 27 soldiers killed.