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Historical Event on 3/8/1948

Air India International was established for overseas services.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/14/1994Narsinha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in London for a 4-day official visit.
7/1/1852For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi.
4/12/1978India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"".
11/6/1996India wins Titan's cup beating South Africa in Mumbai.
8/3/1991About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
11/22/1989Rajindernath, great Indian wicketkeeper 1 Test and 0 runs 0 ct, 4 stp, passed away.
9/23/1743Sawai Jaising died.
5/30/1952S.C.Mathur was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 01-07-1955.
11/19/2000The Government announces a partial rollback in the price of kerosene by Re. 1 a litre and LPG by Rs. 10 a cylinder in deference to the demands by allies led by the Trinamool Congress.
12/21/1974Inssatvahana, the first establishment to give submarine training, was commissioned at Visakhapatnam.