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Historical Event on 5/5/2000

Supreme Court permits former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha (petitioner) to have herself and the others examined as ''defence witnesses'' in connection with the trial of the 'Colour TV scam case'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1966Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent.
6/5/1966Akbar's Vajir-E-Ajam 'Bairam Khan' was assassinated at Patan, Gujarat by an Afghan assassin Mubarak Khan Lohani ( whose father was slain by Bairam Khan) in the battle of Machiwara.
5/21/1930A raid of nationalists on salt works in Dharasana results in 630 casualties and the arrest of Mrs. Naidy, leader of the civil disobedience campaign.
12/29/1909Congress at Lahore adopts resolution praising Indians' struggle in South Africa and urged ban on indenture.
1/5/1893Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), universalist Hindu, great saint, social reformer, writer and litterateur was born at Gorakhpur. He was the renaissance founder of Self Realization Fellowship (1925) in US, author of famed 'Autobiography of a Yogi' (1946), popular book globalizing India's spiritual traditions.
10/22/1983The Union government reduces the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 28 years to 26 years.
11/7/2000The BJP firebrand Uma Bharti makes a triumphant return to the Union Ministry as Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and Arun Jaitley gets elevated as Cabinet Minister in a mini expansion. Maj.Gen. (Retd) B. C. Khanduri takes oath as Minister of State for Transport and Highways.
9/29/1755Robert Lord Clive founded the British empire in India
7/17/1987V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.