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Historical Event on 8/25/1998

Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/12/1996Supreme Court stays further proceedings against Narasimha Rao in Chandraswami-Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case.
1/10/1980President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy invited Indira Gandhi to form Government.
2/10/1992Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers.
1/18/1999Gul Panag (20) from Delhi was crowned Femina Miss India Universe at the Miss India 1999 beauty pageant in Pune.
12/21/1990Former Union Finance Secretary S. Venkatramanan appointed Governor of RBI. B. Rachaiah and Dr. Sarup Singh sworn in as Governors of Kerala and Gujarat respectively.
7/22/1987A.G. Kripal Singh, 14 Tests for India and one century on debut, passed away.
2/2/1996Doordarshan Kendra was inagurated at Port Blair.
10/5/1676East India company got authority from the King of England to mint Indian currencies 'Rupee and Paise' coins in Bombay.
2/25/1897A. Vedaratnam, freedom fighter, nationalist and leader, was born in an orthodox Saiva Vellala community.
6/18/1943British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.