June4

Stock broker Harshad Mehta and his associates arrested.

Hindi daily 'Nai Duniya' started publication at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

Defence Ministry denies Washington Post's report that India has deployed Prithvi missile on Punjab border with Pakistan.

Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928), was born.

Alungal Mathai Thomas, social reformer, politician and diplomat, was born at Kurikad, Kerala.

Nutan, film actress, was born.

Masti Vyanktesh Iyengar, famous Kannad author and Gyanpeeth Puraskar awardee, passed away.

Dalai Lama introduces a tax on ears for Tibetans to equip the army. Those with only one ear will pay half the tax.

Ministry of Iron & Steel inaugurated.

A Swedish Government enquiry finds that Bofors paid commission to middlemen for concluding Arms Purchase Agreement with India.

Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana.

Army successfully test-fires the short range surface-to-surface missile, 'Prithvi'.

Fourth Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1D), carring advanced remote sensing cameras launched by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-1D), in service.

Special Judge Ajit Bharihoke discharges former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao and former Union Minister Prof. K. K. Tewary in St. Kitts forgery case for lack of sufficient evidence.

University of Cambridge confers honorary Doctorate of Laws on J. L. Nehru.

Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramhans, passed away.

Dharmanand Damodar Kosambi, internationally famous Pandit of Buddhism, passed away.

Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died.

Gandhiji established the weekly journal "Indian Opinion" organised at Phoenix farm near Durban.

National Seva Dal was established.

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga.

L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP.

The Babri tribunal strikes down ban on RSS and Bajrang Dal and upholds outlawing of VHP.