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On this day in 2014: India won a Test at Lord's for the first time since 1
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Six years ago on this day, India won a Test match at Lords' cricket ground for the first time since 1986, after scripting a famous victory against England by 95 runs.
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34-year-old murder mystery of Swedish PM Olof Palme put to rest
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], June 10 (ANI): Sweden on Wednesday laid to rest the 34-year-old mystery of who killed the former Prime Minister Olof Palme on the night of February 28, 1986.
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On this day in 1986: India registered first-ever Test win at Lord's
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): It was on June 10, 1986, when India managed to register its first-ever Test win at Lord's Cricket Ground.
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Gaitri I Kumar appointed India's next envoy to UK
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Gaitri I Kumar, an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1986 batch, has been appointed India's next Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
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Combating COVID-19: Maradona autographs shirt to help poor district of Bue
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], May 10 (ANI): Football legend Diego Maradona has autographed the replica of his Argentine jersey he wore during the 1986 World Cup final to raise money for an underprivileged community in Buenos Aires.
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On this day in 1986: Javed Miandad struck final ball six to stun India
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): It was on April 18, 1986, when former Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad struck a final ball six to defeat India in the finals of the Austral-Asia Cup.
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On this day, Vivian Richards hit 56-ball Test century
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): On this day in 1986, former West Indies legendary batsman Vivian Richards smashed a ton in 56-ball against England in a Test match.
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Revisiting decades-old Voyager 2 Data, scientists find one more secret
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): Eight and a half years into its grand tour of the solar system, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft was ready for another encounter. It was January 24, 1986, and soon it would meet the mysterious seventh planet, icy-cold Uranus.
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Soma Roy Burman appointed as new Controller General of Accounts
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Dec 1 (ANI): Ministry of Finance on Sunday appointed Soma Roy Burman, a 1986-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) officer, as the new Controller General of Accounts.
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IODA's First Indian and Asian General Vice President Elected
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Nov 06(ANI/NewsVoir): Dr Vinaya Shetty, from Mumbai India, is the first Indian to be elected to the position of General Vice President (GVP), International Organisation Development Association (IODA) since its inception in 1986.
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Kelly McGillis reveals she wasn't asked to star in 'Top Gun: Maverick'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 29 (ANI): American actor Kelly McGillis, who played Tom Cruise's love interest in the 1986 hit movie 'Top Gun', claimed that she wasn't asked to reprise her role in the upcoming sequel 'Top Gun: Maverick.'
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SK Das takes charge as chairman of C&CE Settlement Commission
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): SK Das, an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of 1986 batch, has taken over as the chairman of Customs and Central Excise (C&CE) Settlement Commission.
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