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Historical Event on 8/26/1996

Supreme Court asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to the Income Tax department.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/13/2000Vikram Sood is appointed new RAW Chief.
1/20/1957South Africa banned Indian Cargo ships to dock at their Ports.
5/12/1955The PM laid the foundation stone for the National Museum.
3/24/1974Lokprabha weekly started its publication.
5/8/1971Mohinder Singh Gill at Fresno sets record for TJ in 16.79.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
6/12/1990Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.
12/1/1989A 13-member Sikkim Sangram Parishad Ministry headed by Nar Bahadur Bhandari assumes office in Sikkim.
10/29/1992Komar Singh, the first Indian Ambassador to Israel, presented credentials to President Chain Herzog in Jerusalem.
10/17/1932Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was captured by the British army.