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Historical Event on 7/10/1997

Malleswari earns India's first gold medal in Asian weightlifting championship in Beijing.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/21/1947The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions), Lahore was bifurcated and the pension work relating to Indian nationals was transferred to Allahabad.
10/6/1997International Commodity Exchange Division of the India Pepper and Spice Trade Association in Kochi opened.
8/7/1998The Government announces a banking and foreign exchange package for development of the information technology and software industry following the recommendations of the National Task Force.
12/13/2000Vijay Samuel Hazare, former Indian cricket captain, becomes the first recipient of the 'Castrol Lifetime Achievement award'.
2/20/1868Sisir Kumar, Basanta Kumar and Hemanta Kumar, three brothers, first published the 'Amrita Bazar Partika', a weekly issue in Bengali.
1/24/1870Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born.
7/23/1918Saraswati Devi (Smt) Illindala, great Hindi writer, journalist and social worker, was born at Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh.
4/29/1939Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India.
11/29/1999Delhi HC dismisses the CBI plea against Jain brothers in Hawala case.
10/4/1993PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore.