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Historical Event on 1/25/2000

The Centre begins the process of privatising the country's domestic carrier, Indian Airlines, and also approves the sale of majority equity in Modern Foods India Limited.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/5/1898Josh Malihabadi, famous Urdu poet, was born.
11/15/1993Supreme Court rules that the CEC is supreme
6/14/1991Punjab was declared ""disturbed area""; army deployed.
4/27/1854First telegram was sent between Mumbai and Pune.
7/4/1995Rajan Pillai, business tycoon and biscuit king of India, who was convicted by a Singapore court for multi-million dollar fraud, was arrested in New Delhi.
11/10/1992Attorney General G. Ramaswamy, under cloud for his dealings with Standard Chartered Bank, resigns.
3/4/1939Lala Har Dayal, revolutionary, nationalist and freedom fighter, passed away at Philadelphia.
2/15/1976The Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE) was established at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
12/17/1740Chimaji Appa, Peshwa warrior, died.
8/14/1987A soldier in a guard of honor attacks Indian Prime Minister Gandhi with his rifle butt at Sri Lanka.