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Historical Event on 10/12/2000

A Special Court sentences former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Home Minister Buta Singh to undergo three years rigorous imprisonment and pay a fine of Rs. 2 lakhs each in the 'JMM MPs' bribery case'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/16/1905Padmabhushan Aliyawar Jang, former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
8/19/1999India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore.
11/27/1999BJP recaptures the Jaipur Civic body posts by winning 49 out of 70 seats.
6/4/1902Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928), was born.
6/9/1997Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet.
10/14/1919Raghu Karmkar, famous cinephotographer, was born.
3/7/1952Parmahansa Yogananda, great saint, social reformer and writer, died at Los Angles.
8/7/1941Rabindranath Devendranath Tagore ""Gurudev"", great Indian poet, voluminous playwright, Noble Laureate, social reformer, freedom fighter, painter and philosopher, passed away at Calcutta at the age on 80 years. He will be always remembered for the national song ""Jana Gana Mana"" and as a founder of Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketen, etc.
2/5/2000A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, defends the Gujarat Government's order lifting the ban on Government employees from participating in RSS activities.
5/6/1967Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President.