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Historical Event on 1/18/1997
SC says telephone tapping is violation of fundamental rights but permits it by government in special circumstances.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/1/1941 | C. Y. Chintamani died. |
| 1/8/1906 | Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated. |
| 12/5/1959 | K. S. Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), passed away. |
| 1/16/1995 | India and USA form new trade framework called Indo-US Commercial Alliance and signs contracts worth $ 1.4 b. |
| 2/24/1950 | G.J.M.Gazdar, computational linguist, was born. |
| 4/5/1848 | Satara kingdom came to end. |
| 4/27/1906 | China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission. The British want to prevent the Russians from establishing a protectorate over Tibet, which lies on India's northern border. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, failed in attempts to communicate with Tibet's ruler, the Dalai Lama. A British military expedition fought its way to the capital at Lhasa and concluded the agreement. |
| 3/19/1998 | BJP-led coalition government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the second time Prime Minister of India. |
| 8/12/1997 | Bar Council of India debars full-time law teachers from practising as lawyers. |
| 2/15/1951 | Stephen H. Smith, father and pioneer of Indian Aero Philately or air borne mail, passed away. |
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