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Historical Event on 7/23/1997

India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1962S. S. Khera was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 18-11-1964.
3/28/1997India and Pakistan, represented by Salman Haider and Shamshad Ahmed, Foreign Secretaries, hold official talks on issues at New Delhi.
11/12/1946Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya died at the age of 85.
6/22/1971Habib Muhammad died.
2/28/1930Sir Chandrasekhar V. Raman, Scientist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering ""Raman Effect"". He is also the first Indian to receive this honor in Physics, The Indian Nobel Laureates.
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
1/20/1996The Indian Army conducted United Nation Peacekeeping Keeping Operations in New Delhi from 20 to 26 Jan 1996, wherein delegates from UN HQ and 17 foreign countries of the Asia-Pacific region participated. The Under Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, was the chief guest.
1/9/1972In 1971, 433 feature films produced in the world with a record and a top position in film production.
1/10/1975India accords recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
10/24/1997Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.