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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
3/3/1859A length of 119 miles of line was laid in the North from Allahabad to Kanpur.
2/18/1993Congress (I) secures absolute majority in Nagaland and emerges as the single largest party in Meghalaya.
2/21/1953Tillaya Dam and Bokaro Power Station opened by the PM.
2/24/1996Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA.
9/21/1898Tushar Kanti Ghosh, famous journalist, was born.
4/8/1759British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India.
1/18/1980Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in.
3/28/1645Har Govind Singh, Sikh Guru, died.
8/6/1994Hajratbal' was handed over to Muslim Auwkaf Trust.
6/25/1975President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed the declaration of Emergency Rule in India. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi implemented the same very next day.