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Historical Event on 1/31/1995

ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997).

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/1998G.M.C. Balayogi of the Telugu Desam is elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha as the candidate of the BJP-led Government.
1/15/1977Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui, modern Urdu writer, passed away.
11/26/1949Constitution of India was adopted
2/16/1955Maghnath Saha, famous scientist, passed away.
7/28/1997Calling and holding of bandhs by political parties and other associations or organisations declared 'Illegal and unconstitutional' by a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court.
4/22/1991IMF and the World Bank decide to grant $1 billion loan to India.
4/22/1991While returning to his country, Timur Lung looted and destroyed Delhi and parts of North India including Hardwar, the Ganga pilgrimage town, and crossed Sindhu River.
5/17/1993Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres signs an MOU with his Indian counterpart to end nearly 4 decades of inactivity in bilateral relation.
11/20/1942Attri Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested for further six months. She was earlier arrested for personal satyagraha and to hoist the national flag in Delhi Central Jail on January 26.
5/20/1677Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi.