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Historical Event on 5/14/1953
Y. N. Sukthankar was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1957.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/24/1996 | Indian Express launches Vizag (17th) edition. |
| 5/14/1994 | RBI announces tight monetary policy. |
| 9/18/1972 | India becomes the top film producer of the world with 433 feature films made in 1971. |
| 6/13/1943 | Netaji Subhashchandra Bose started his journey from Germany to Tokyo by a submarine. |
| 2/2/1958 | Family tradition still counts for something in Indian politics. Indira Gandhi, the only daughter of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the granddaughter of a statesman, has been elected president of the Congress party in India. Mrs. Gandhi will be installed into her new office next Sunday, and her job is not expected to be an easy one. The Congress party has been wracked by internal dissension and has been on the verge of collapse. It is hoped that Mrs. Gandhi, who is 41, will breath some new life into the party. Most of the politicians who have been arguing about the future of their party and country are fairly old. Mrs. Gandhi, who is known for her leftist sentiments, is expected to act quickly to put her own mark on party policies. |
| 10/17/1970 | Anil Radhakrishna Kumble, cricketer (great Indian leg spinner since 1990), was born in Bangalore. |
| 1/29/1997 | Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai. |
| 3/31/1926 | Dattatray Balwant Parasnis, who made research in History, passed away. |
| 1/16/1992 | Prices of steel and iron decontrolled. |
| 3/21/1937 | Muhammad Jaffer, great Indian Hockey player, was born. |
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