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Historical Event on 7/1/1958

Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 10-11-1960.

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7/6/2000India, Nepal sign agreement to set up a specialist joint unit to counter terrorism and share information about criminals operating along the border.
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