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Historical Event on 8/6/1996

SC asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to I.T. department.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/13/1998India rejects G-8 prescriptions saying they are ''coercive and intrusive'' and intend to freeze the nuclear weapon capabilities of New Delhi and Islamabad.
2/3/1905Sir Padampat Singhania, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.
4/16/1980Delhi beat Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final.
11/27/1972Bhutto reports the release of 616 Indian prisoners captured in the Indian-Pakistani dispute at Pakistan.
2/21/1990The Bombay Sappers join the club of the select few, who received colours from the President of India (21-2-90).
1/1/1900Doordrahsan was started. Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati.
1/28/1976Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through New Zealand at Eden Park.
1/10/1998Geet Sethi retains National billiards title in Calcutta.
12/11/1999Leander Paes capped a brilliant year with his successive Challenger title, this time in Jaipur, beating Barry Cowan in the final.
6/7/1997Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles.