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Historical Event on 8/21/1997

Government extends the provision of the payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 to all those societies and trusts which employed 10 or more people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/14/1990Vijay Karan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 01/06/92).
10/4/1974India in apartheid protest refuses to play South Africa in Davis Cup finals.
1/21/2000The Samata Party National Executive elects Mrs. Jaya Jaitley as its president.
8/17/1780Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
1/12/1996Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.
1/21/1908Gandhiji agrees to settlement on basis of voluntary registration, if Registration Act is repealed.
3/31/1993J.N. Dixit, Foreign Secretary, visits Myanmar and signs agreements on trade, control of drug trafficking and separatist movements along the borders.
10/29/1935Narendra Kumar Chhajerh, great industrialist, was born.
11/11/1973India's first International Philatelic Exihibition started in New Delhi.
7/9/1993Passport fees raised from Rs. 60 to Rs.300.