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Historical Event on 11/7/2000

The 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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1926Swami Shradhanand, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker and politician, was assassinated by a revolver shot that was fired by a young Muslim Abdul Rashid.
1/1/1862Indian Penal Code and code of Criminal Procedure passed on October 6, 1860 came into force.
1/20/1972Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.
1/28/1933India in Waldorf Hotel in London read out a four and a half page note in Cambridge.
8/30/1989Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead.
3/2/1963China reports troops have left disputed area in India.
2/20/1976Production of Crude Oil started from offshore Bombay High near Mumbai.
8/25/1965Indian troops cross the Kashmir ceasefire line pursuing Pakistani infiltrators.
10/14/1997The two millionth Maruti vehicle rolled out.
1/18/2000India and the US resume talks to narrow their differences on the CTBT.