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Historical Event on 1/18/2000

India and the US resume talks to narrow their differences on the CTBT.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1999Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.
5/10/1977Jahangir Khan, famous musician, passed away.
7/7/1998India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray.
3/26/1977Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet.
8/30/1992The first Indian-built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) successfully flown in Bangalore.
6/17/1887Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader and Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, was born.
1/26/1981Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated.
7/31/2000The Lok Sabha passes by voice vote a bill for creation of Chhattisgarh state.
7/20/1990GOI notifies restrictions on liberal import policy announced earlier. The restrictions will cut the import bill by about Rs. 1000 crore.
2/19/1994IRBM Agni Missile test fired successfully for the third time.