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Historical Event on 5/6/1971

India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/30/1988Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988.
5/27/1948The trial of nine men accused of assassination of Gandhi before a special court judge at the Red Fort. The trial ended on 30th Dec.
2/28/1997Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presents an action-packed budget for 1997-98.
8/14/1954'State Carrom Association' was established in Mumbai.
5/23/1998L. K. Advani, Home Minister, is to look after J&K affairs.
3/16/1902A. Appadorai, educationist and author, was born at Angadipuram, Kerala.
2/14/1989Supreme Court orders Union Carbide Coporation of USA and Union Carbide India Limited to pay $470 millions (about Rs. 710 crores) in full and final settlement of all claims out of the Bhopal gas Disaster Litigation tragedy of 1985.
2/18/1998C. Subramaniam, former Maharashtra Governor, is awarded Bharat Ratna.
1/1/1900Doordrahsan was started. Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati.
12/19/1988Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died.