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Historical Event on 10/24/1984

First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/7/1988N. T. Ramarao elected chairman and V.P. Singh the convenor of the National Front.
2/24/1961Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu.
4/13/1772Warren Hastings, who became the president of their Bengal Council, was appointed in the court of Directors of the East India Company.
2/7/1954The present cres: the motto ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted.
8/7/1888Navalram (Navalram Laxmiram Pandya), literature critic and versatile Gujarati author, died.
7/10/1994Ramrao Raghoba Rane, Paramveer Chakra awardee, died.
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
4/19/1997I.K. Gujral, External Affairs Minister, chosen leader of United Front in place of Deve Gowda.
7/15/1993JD (A)'s Ajit Singh pegs his group's support to government on PM's appearance before the JPC.
4/22/1993Air India engineers call off their 56-day-old strike.