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25 August - India on this day24 events

1994

Ramdas Nayak, President of BJP Mumbai and former MLA was assassinated at Chembur, Mumbai. He was 52.

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1997

Forest outlaw Veerappan seeks more time to decide on his surrender as per the terms of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka government.

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2000

Veerappan seeks release of 121 prisoners, including 51 booked under TADA at the Mysore prison and compensation to victims of STF excesses .

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1888

Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, was born.

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1917

The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission.

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1948

Jana Gana Mana to be the provisional National Anthem till Constituent Assembly made a final decision.

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1965

Indian troops cross the Kashmir ceasefire line pursuing Pakistani infiltrators.

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1990

GOI announces formation of National Security Council headed by the Prime Minister.

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1992

Mi-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35 Squadron and was renamed as 104-Helicopter Squadron.

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1997

10,000 people residing in low lying areas in Gujarat shifted to safer places following incessant rains for two days. Death toll mounts to 265.

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1997

Cabinet approved the draft of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) which was to replace the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA).

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1997

Konkan Railway line in Goa, except for a short stretch between Pernem and Maharashtra border, becomes operational.

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1960

Olympics opened at Rome.

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1965

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1988-89), was born in Delhi.

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1969

Vivek Upendra Krishna Razdan, cricket pace bowler (Indian Test 1989-90), was born in Delhi.

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1997

Neelam J. Singh rewrites her own discussion mark in the domestic circuit meet in Chennai.

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1999

Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi.

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1975

Bundelkhand University was established in Uttar Pradesh.

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1992

Veerappa Moily, Karnataka minister, stripped of Education portfolio.

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1963

Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, passed away.

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1996

194 pilgrims die of cold at the cave temples of Amarnath .

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1919

Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal, former Chief Minister of Bihar and President of Mandal Commission, was born.

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1959

Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, declares in New Delhi that India will defend Bhutan and Sikkim if attacked by China.

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1981

Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra leader, elected the President of Congress.

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