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Historical Event on 10/17/1949

The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Article 370 of the Constitution making special provisions for J&K.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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1/24/1957Kagaz Ke Phool, the first Indian black and white cinemascope film, was made.
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11/28/1956Chou En- lai, Chinese Prime Minister, came to India.
2/24/1995A full Bench comprising Chief Justice M.M. Pareed Pillai, TV Ramakrishna and P. Shanmugam of the Kerala High Court quashed the words ""incestuous adultery"", ""adultery coupled with cruelty"" and ""adultery coupled with desertion"" contained in Section 10 of Indian (Christian) Divorce Act.
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