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Historical Event on 5/26/2000

In a significant development, the Government decides to allow disinvestment up to 60 per cent equity of Air India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/27/1767Khanderao Holkar, one of the Generals in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
3/13/1992K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away.
9/17/1864Anagrik Dharmapal, religious reformer, was born.
11/1/1996Michael Jackson show at Andheri sports complex in Mumbai.
3/4/1990V. P. Singh resigns as party president, but asked to continue.
8/1/1988Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1991.
9/9/1997G. K. Moopanar, Tamil Maanila Congress president, and his party colleagues Jayanthi Natarajan, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, and Peter Alphonse, resign from Rajya Sabha membership following a petition filed by Shiv Sena member Sanjay Nirupam seeking their disqualification 'for defecting from Congress(I)'.
10/28/1996Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) spills into Western UP from Delhi.
7/1/1996RBI reduces cash reserve ratio to 12\%.
5/17/1873Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta.