25 May - India on this day30 events
Rash Behari Basu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Palara Bighati village, West Bengal.
Nazrul Islam, revolutionary and Bengali poet, was born in Churulia village of Burdwan district.
Rusi Framroz Surti, cricketer (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969), was born in Surat, Gujarat.
Woorkeri Venkar Raman, left-hand batsman and slow-spin bowler, was born in Madras.
Abdul Vavakunju Ummasalumma Khader, freedom fighter, was born in Kerala. He was hanged on September 10, 1943.
Sagarmal Gopa, a devoted patriot and freedom fighter, was arrested in Jaisalmer. He wrote two books "Jaisalmer Rajya ka Gunda Shasan" and "Raghunath Singh Ka Mukadma" for which he was prohibited to enter in Jaisalmer.
Guru Arjun Dev, spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir.
All young Hindus aged between 12 and 25 years were forced to carry identity cards to prevent spread of terrorism.
Maharashta govt. announces decision to revive Sri Krishna Commission set up to probe the 1993 Mumbai riots.
Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas.
Indian, UN Angola Verification Mission - I ended (UNAVEM - I June 1989 - May 1991).
India blasts its way into the global satellite launch vehicle market with the PSLV-C2 deploying two foreign satellites besides the Indian remote sensing satellite, IRS-P4.
Emperor Jahangir married Meherunnisa, widow of Sher Afghan. She recieved the title Noor Jahan.
Maharshee Rajratna 'Manikrao' (Gajanan Yashwant Manik), physical expert, passed away.
Ashutosh Mukerjee, famous educationalist, passed away in Dumraon at Bihar .
Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers.
Seven Pakistani infiltrators are killed in an encounter with BSF in Ranbir Singh Pora.
Jag Mohan, J&K Governor, resigns. Girish Chandra Saxena appointed new Governor.
Parliament gives assent to Budget and passes Finance Appropriation Bill.
In a bid to break the deadlock on naming transport corporation after caste leaders in southern districts, Tamil Nadu Government agrees to create a new bus corporation named after Pulithevan.
DMK-led coalition ministry headed by R.V. Janakiraman sworn in Pondicherry.
The Prime Minister declares the Centre will take all possible steps to push back infiltrators in Kargil.