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Historical Event on 9/21/1948

Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1966Parliament approved the Punjab Re-organisation Bill for the formation of Haryana and Punjab as two independent states.
8/15/1992Karnataka seeks army help to nab sandal wood smuggler Veerappan.
4/29/1939Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India.
12/24/1987Dr. M.G.Ramachandran, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, died. He was 70 yrs. He was posthumously awarded the 'Bharat Ratna' by the President of India. (17-1-90).
2/12/1928Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike.
9/11/1991V. S. Narayan, 'Janmabhumi' Newspaper Group chief, died.
11/7/1971India admits forces entered Bangladesh to silence artillery.
1/6/1989Lord Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha died.
10/21/1858Ramabai Dongre Medhavi, great social reformer, was born.
7/28/1914Japanese boat 'Kamagata Maru' was compelled to deport to India from Vancouver, Canada. The ship was boarded with active freedom fighters who were against the British Government.