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Historical Event on 8/25/1998
Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/12/1999 | No transparency in judicial appointments, says Justice Kuldip Singh, retired judge of the Supreme Court. |
| 5/22/1961 | Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento. |
| 7/20/1636 | John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians. |
| 2/2/1993 | Prices of iron and steel hiked. |
| 8/11/1916 | Gopal Raghunath Bewur, former Chief of Army and fighter, was born. |
| 6/8/1936 | Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958. |
| 3/16/1902 | A. Appadorai, educationist and author, was born at Angadipuram, Kerala. |
| 4/20/1971 | India won Cricket Test Rubber' for the first time after defeating West Indies Cricket Team. |
| 10/12/1997 | India Seniors lift Challenger Trophy cricket title. |
| 6/19/1991 | Sudhakar Rao Naik (Cong-I) sworn in as the Maharashtra CM. |
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