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Historical Event on 5/13/1994

Telecom sector opened to private companies under the new national policy announced in Parliament.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/12/1957Sahajada Karim became Aga Khan.
9/2/1993Vice Admiral V.S. Shekhawat appointed new naval chief.
6/25/16586th Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb arrested his father Shahjahan and put him in Agra Fort Jail.
11/29/1999Delhi HC dismisses the CBI plea against Jain brothers in Hawala case.
1/27/1931Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign.
2/13/1856East India Company captured Lucknow along with Avadh Kingdom.
5/21/1935Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life.
6/19/1979Morarji Desai resigns after split in Janata Party.
9/16/2000Aparna Popat loses to Kelly Morgan in the first round of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.
8/27/1998India's cricket sensation Sachin Tendulkar has an audience with the legendary Sir Don Bradman at the latter's 90th birthday celebrations in Adelaide.