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Historical Event on 8/25/1998

Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/6/1952Dr. Rajendra Prasad re-elected the President of India ""Rashtrapati"" after the first Presidential election held under the Indian constitution.
5/11/1626Malik Ambar of Ahmednagar's Nijamshahi kingdom, passed away.
9/9/1997Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.
10/31/1966Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes.
8/2/1988The Supreme Court confirmed death sentence on Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh in Indira Gandhi murder case.
12/20/1999The Delhi HC dismisses a plea from Rajendra Yadav challenging his retirement from the Prachar Bharati Board.
7/24/1932Madhukar Devram Toradmal, famous actor and playwright, was born.
6/30/1999The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain.
1/19/1960Ramchandra Gopal (Dadasaheb Torne), famous film director, passed away.
4/19/1996AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989.