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Historical Event on 5/5/2000

Supreme Court permits former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha (petitioner) to have herself and the others examined as ''defence witnesses'' in connection with the trial of the 'Colour TV scam case'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/30/1826The first Hindi newspaper 'Udant Martand' was published from Calcutta under the Editorship of Pandit Shridhar Shukla.
12/8/1980Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi.
12/11/1990Naresh Chandra was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1992
12/11/1990Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, died in Delhi.
6/21/1862Ganendra Mohan Tagore was the first Indian to get the Barrister-at-Law Degree after passing the examination from Lincoln Inn University.
8/25/1965Indian troops cross the Kashmir ceasefire line pursuing Pakistani infiltrators.
4/11/1942All-India Congress party rejects British offer of dominion status at New Delhi.
2/26/1996Parliament's budget session opens.
1/1/19958th World Tamil Conference begins in Madurai.
12/29/1996Trishul', surface-to-air missile successfully tested.