August 16, 2025 1:10 PM
Puducherry Celebrates De Jure Transfer Day
De Jure Transfer Day was celebrated today in Puducherry. The day marks the formal transfer of the erstwhile French settlements of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam to the Indian Union in 1962, following the Treaty of Cession. Earlier, in 1954, a referendum was held at Keezhur where an overwh...