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Historical Event on 4/29/1998

The Reserve Bank reduces the bank rate by one point from 10 per cent in its monetary and credit policy for the first half of 1998- 99.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/5/1961Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited was established in New Delhi by Indian Government for allopathic drugs.
3/27/1997South African President Nelson Mandela arrives in New Delhi on official visit.
3/20/1926For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London.
5/26/2000Prabhakar G. Surur (93) died in Mumbai.
11/11/1992S.Bangarappa resigns as the CM of Karnataka.
8/17/1761William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people.
9/16/1996J & K second phase poll for 34 seats.
11/1/1858Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.
5/1/1948Baroda State merged into Bombay Province.
4/20/1993Jharkhand Movement suspends its 36-days old economic blockade.