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Historical Event on 5/13/1953

The first Indian Navy air station INS Garuda was commissioned at Venduruthy, the naval base in Cochin.

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7/2/1997Screening for Hepatitis C made mandatory all over India.
12/27/1962India and Pakistan begin negotiations over Kashmir.
11/1/1937Keral University established.
3/31/1986Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam.
6/1/1964Rashid Ghulam Muhammad Patel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler, better known for Lamba incident), was born in Sabarkantha.
2/25/1869Anand Shankar Bapubhai Dhruv, Sanskrit Pandit and editor of monthly magzine 'Vasant' , was born.
2/25/1992Railway budget proposes 20\% hike in upper class passenger fares.
2/15/1998Tennis duo Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati were ranked No. 2 when they won Dubai Open.
11/13/1922Mahadev Sadashivrao Ande, freedom fighter and political leader, was born.
1/1/1956No. 20 Squadron, Indian Air Force's first jet squadron equipped with Vampires, was formed and christened 'The Lightnings'.