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Historical Event on 3/27/2000

After more than two-and-a-half-years, a Delhi court resumes trial in the St. Kitts forgery case following Delhi High Court's order upholding the lower court's verdict on framing of charges.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/14/1948Law about Atomic Energy implemented in India.
1/24/1966Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.
11/11/1994The Supreme Court stays Karnataka Reservation Act.
7/20/1969Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.
7/20/1955Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar.
1/7/1987Kapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket. At 28, he was the youngest cricketer to accomplish this feat.
5/17/1857Bahadhur Shah II declared as the emperor of India.
5/17/1857
8/15/1947India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.
8/21/1997Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.