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Historical Event on 5/12/1992

Security scandal, RBI extends probe to four foreign banks.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/27/1966D. S. Joshi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-12-1968.
6/27/1966Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.
11/7/1975Indian Supreme Court validates election of Indira Gandhi at New Delhi.
1/1/1874The first women magazine ""Bola Bodhini"" was published.
3/16/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home.
12/14/1998The Supreme Court allows Karnataka to begin skeletal work on erection of 26 crest gates at the Almatti dam on the Krishna at ''its own risk and cost'', but directs it not to raise the dam height beyond the present 509 metres.
9/18/1972Government of India announces increase of minimum bonus to workers from 4\% to 8.33\%.
11/1/1954French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India.
10/10/1937Anant Bhave, famous Marathi litterateur and news announcer on Doordarshan, was born.
1/31/1986Shri Vishwanath More, famous music director, passed away.