Events in April 2007
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Apr. 1
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Free exchange of media should not be undermined anymore, says the I & B Minister, Priyaranjan Dasmunsi inaugurating the SAARC Journalists Summit-III in New Delhi. N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu is elected Chairperson of the South Asia Media Commission at its founding conference. |
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Apr. 2
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India moots that the SAARC nations adopt a legal assistance treaty to fight terror. |
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The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council is revived 20 years after being abolished by the then Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao. |
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The former CJI Rajendra Babu takes over as the National Human Rights Commission Chairperson. |
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Sensex crashes by 617.73 points in the second biggest single-day fall for the index ever. |
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Tata group’s $12 billion takeover of Anglo-Dutch Steel giant Corus Group Plc. comes into effect. |
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Apr. 3
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India will allow duty-free access for goods from Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan before year-end, says the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh at the inaugural of the 14th SAARC summit in New Delhi. |
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Afghanistan joins SAARC as the regional grouping’s eighth member. Observers from China, Japan, the U.S. South Korea and the E.U. attend for the first time. |
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Apr. 4
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Pacts on setting up a South Asian University in India and forming a regional food bank are signed on the final day of the SAARC summit. |
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The SAARC declaration stresses the need to develop a road map for a South Asian Customs Union and a South Asian Economic Union. Iran accorded "observer status.” |
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Apr. 5
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The Centre limits extent of special economic zones to 5,000 hectares and keeps out State Governments from the land acquisition process. |
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Muslims in Uttar Pradesh could no longer be treated a religious minority rules the Allahabad High Court. |
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The Tamil Nadu Government decides to accord separate reservation for Muslims and Christians in employment and educational institutions. |
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Apr. 7
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Forty six per cent polling is recorded in first phase of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections covering 62 constituencies spread across 13 districts. |
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Apr. 8
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A Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court stays order on status of Muslims in U.P. |
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Apr. 9
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Arunachal Pradesh Power Minister, Dorjee Khandu is sworn in Chief Minister following the resignation of Gegong Apang. |
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Apr. 10
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Agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan and writer Kapila Vatsyayan are nominated to the Rajya Sabha. |
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Jet Airways acquires Air Sahara in a Rs.1,450 crore deal. |
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Apr. 12
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Nuclear capable long-range ballistic missile Agni-III is successfully testfired at Wheeler Island off the coast of Orissa. April. 13: Around 46 per cent polling is recorded in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections in 58 constituencies spread across 10 districts. |
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Apr. 16
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India and Belarus sign an extradition treaty. |
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Apr. 18
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The second prototype of Saras, India’s first indigenously designed commercial civilian aircraft makes its maiden flight in Bangalore. |
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Fiftyone per cent polling is recorded in the third phase of U.P. Assembly election. |
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The BJP MP from Dahod in Gujarat, Babu Bhai Katara is arrested for alleged human trafficking at the Delhi airport. |
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Apr. 20
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Jet Airways pays Rs. 400 crore to acquire all shares of Sahara Airlines Ltd. and closes the Rs.1450 crore takeover deal. |
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Bollywood actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai are married at the Bachchan residence in Juhu, Mumbai. |
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Apr. 23
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The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C8 blasts off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh and places in orbit Agile, an Italian satellite, the first commercial launch by the ISRO. |
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Fortysix per cent polling is recorded in the fourth phase of the U.P. Assembly polls. |
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Apr. 24
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Three Police officers are arrested for killing Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsi Ram Prajapati. |
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Sensex crosses 14000 mark. |
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Apr. 25
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India joins an elite club of 12 countries with a trillion dollar economy. |
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Apr. 27
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The Madras High Court upholds the Common Entrance Test abolition. |
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The Government appoints a four-member Commission on Centre-State relations headed by the former Chief Justice of India M.M. Punchhi. |
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The Centre allows U.K. based Vodafone to take control of Hutch – Essar Ltd. |
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Apr. 28
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Fortysix per cent polling is registered in the fifth phase of the U.P. Assembly of polls. |
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Apr. 30
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The Gujarat Government admits in the Supreme Court to the killing of Kausar Bi wife of Sohrabuddin Sheikh in Illol in Sabarkantha district a few days after his death in a fake encounter. |
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Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar is conferred the Phalke Ratna Award. |
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