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Historical Event on 3/6/1961

India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started publication from Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/29/1884Tyagraj Paramshiv Kailasam, leading playwright of Kannad language, was born.
7/5/1968Naval Submarine wing in Indian Naval Force came into existence with the arrival of the first submarine from the Soviet Union.
8/17/1986In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"".
11/20/1907Railroad workers strike in India.
10/31/1955The Prime Minister inaugurated the Cooperative Milk Producers' Union factory at Anand, Gujarat.
10/28/1999Insurance Bill is introduced amid protest in the Lok Sabha.
5/12/1906Gandhiji support the ""Home Rule"" for India in the name of ''justice and for good of humanity"".
5/14/1996H.D. Deve Gowda elected leader of the third front as its prime ministerial candidate.
10/26/1947After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously.
9/1/1896Bhaktivedanta Swami, litterateur and social worker, was born in Calcutta.