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Historical Event on 12/12/1999
Ram Prakash Gupta, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, said Ram temple issue is still on BJP's agenda.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/18/1950 | India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries. |
| 3/2/1990 | DMK Front to form government in Pondicherry and Congress (I) in Maharashtra. |
| 8/19/1944 | The last Japanese troops driven out of India. |
| 4/24/1998 | India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, beating Australia by six wickets in the final. |
| 1/22/1990 | FIR registered in Bofors kickbacks case. |
| 5/14/1982 | All India Radio renamed as 'Akashwani' but it's Urdu service yet announces that it's All India Radio. |
| 10/30/1947 | The government rejects Kashmir's decision to join India in Pakistan. |
| 5/7/1993 | Jankiraman panel's final report finds that an additional aggregate of Rs. 12,85,549 crore was transacted in banks without any documentation; it indicts 12 more banks for involving in the scam. |
| 1/23/1814 | Sir Alexander Canningham, Indian Archeologist, was born. |
| 1/23/1814 | Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Portuguese navigator, arrived in India. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to Calicut, Kerala with three vessels and was the first Westerner to sail to India from Europe. |
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