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Historical Event on 7/25/1995

India reaps a record harvest of food grain of 189.77 million tonnes ('94, 95).

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/23/1914The British India Steamship Co. and the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co. announced their amalgamation at London.
9/27/1999Harshad Mehta and three others are convicted for misappropriating surplus funds of the Maruti Udyog Ltd.
5/26/2000In a significant development, the Government decides to allow disinvestment up to 60 per cent equity of Air India.
3/24/1974Lokprabha weekly started its publication.
11/2/1990Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence.
6/4/1997Fourth Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1D), carring advanced remote sensing cameras launched by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-1D), in service.
9/11/1991V. S. Narayan, 'Janmabhumi' Newspaper Group chief, died.
5/1/1964Ravishankar University was established at Raipur in Madhya Pradesh.
8/6/1951Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, died.
3/5/1868Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatwadekar alias Save Dada, who filmed the felicitation function of Wrangler R. P. Paranjapye, was born. This film was titled as ""The Fresh Indian Regular of Cambridge University."" He was the First Short Documentary Film Maker of India.