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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
5/17/1993Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres signs an MOU with his Indian counterpart to end nearly 4 decades of inactivity in bilateral relation.
5/12/1995Supreme court stays Tamil Nadu Governor's orders allowing Dr. Subramaniam Swamy to prosecute Chief Minister Dr. Jayalalitha under Prevention of Corruption Act.
5/22/1997At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city.
8/13/1956National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India.
10/10/1995G. R Khairnar, the high profile suspended Deputy Municipal Commissioner of Bombay, was reinstated.
11/16/1997Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender.
3/25/19911991 census report released; India has 844 million people.
1/1/1994This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Family"".
11/24/1930Chandrakant Trimbak Patankar, cricketer ( wicket keeper in one Test India vs NZ 1955-56), was born in Pen, Maharashtra.
5/22/1991Sonia unanimously elected Congress President by the Working Committee. She, however, declined the offer.