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Historical Event on 12/28/1688
Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb demolishes all temples (around 1,000) in Mathura. (During their reign, Muslim rulers had destroyed roughly 60,000 Hindu temples throughout India, constructing mosques on 3,000 sites).
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| 2/15/1976 | The Division of Publication & Information was established in I.C.M.R. Headquarters. |
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| 11/1/1999 | SC refuses to interfere with the Delhi High Court order in TRAI case. |
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| 4/18/1959 | Premier Chou En-lai insists Tibetan Dalai Lama was abducted to India. |
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