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Historical Event on 10/23/1992
UPSC decides to introduce a new essay paper for the civil services examination.
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| 9/15/1926 | Vande Mataram', a lengthy feature film produced by Vande Mataram Film Co, Bombay, was prohibited on September 15 by the Censor Board on the grounds that it was an underlying attack on the prestige of University Education in India. The film, however, was cleared on December 7 after deleting the objectionable scenes. |
| 7/8/1914 | Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, was born. |
| 6/5/1995 | A three-week long, the first ever Indo-US joint army training exercise begins. |
| 7/19/1998 | The INSAT-2C satellite suffers ``disorientation'' - loss of earth lock - briefly. |
| 1/1/1948 | India raised voice against Pakistani infilatration in the country. A complaint was lodged in the Security Council of United Nation on Kashmir invasion. |
| 11/3/1900 | Sagarmal Gopa, freedom fighter, was born. |
| 12/25/1999 | An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops. |
| 10/27/1923 | Arvind Navinchandra Mafatlal, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 10/28/1997 | Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31. |
| 9/17/1899 | First British troops leave Bombay for South Africa. |
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