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Historical Event on 2/18/1994

India rejects OIC offer to mediate on Kashmir.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/26/1945Vilasrao Dagdojirao Deshmukh, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
10/23/1997I.K. Gujral, PM, leaves for Edinburgh to attend Commonwealth Heads of Govt. Meeting.
4/3/1999India's INSAT-2E multipurpose telecommunications satellite is successfully launched from the Kourou space station in French Guyana.
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.
4/15/1948Purushottamdas Tandon was honoured with the title of 'Rajashri' at a huge rally by Devaraha Baba. He was awarded the Prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award.
6/9/1964Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
12/11/1998Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) died at 1850 hrs today.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
1/18/1992Ordinance cuts minimum poll campaign time to 14 days from 20 days.
4/12/1942Nehru pledges 'no surrender' to the Axis despite the rejection of Britain's plans at New Delhi.