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Historical Event on 9/17/1960

Agreement reached with Pakistan on the distribution of the River Indus and its tributaries.

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9/18/2000President K. R. Narayanan presents the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 1999 to film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
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