National Events in April 1997
1st Apr
India seeks Oman help to establish regular dialogue with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
7th Apr
Two-day conference of NAM Foreign Ministers begins in New Delhi.
8th Apr
Delhi High Court quashes charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy against BJP president, Mr. L. K. Advani, and former Union Minister, Mr. V. C. Shukla.
10th Apr
Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, Mr. Bill Gates, announces Rs. 2.5- crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai.
11th Apr
Deve Gowda Government loses vote of confidence.
15th Apr
Interest rate on domestic term deposits brought down from 10 to nine per cent, by RBI.
19th Apr
Mr. I. K. Gujral, chosen United Front leader, in place of Mr. Deve Gowda.
20th Apr
TMC rules out participation in the U.F. Government under Mr. Gujral.
21st Apr
Mr. Gujral sworn in Prime Minister along with colleagues in Deve Gowda Government.
22nd Apr
Mr. Gujral wins vote of confidence in Parliament.
27th Apr
CBI decides to prosecute Bihar Chief Minister, Mr. Laloo Prasad Yadav in Rs. 950-crore fodder scam case.
29th Apr
Mr. G. K. Moopanar, announces TMC decision to join Gujral Government.
30th Apr
Clinton administration places India on ``priority watch list'' under U.S. trade law 301 for New Delhi's failure to provide protection to American intellectual property, particularly patents.