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Historical Event on 1/29/1976

Parliament approves permanent government and censorship of newspapers at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1994The Supreme Court orders closure of 11 industrial units around Taj Mahal.
3/26/1942Indira Gandhi, third Prime Minister of India, was married to Feroze Gandhi.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal.
9/19/2000Rana Sanga of Mewar, who had built up an extensive and powerful kingdom over the central and western regions of Northern India, passed away. Mughal Emperor Babur captured Chanderi Fort from Medini Rai, Rana Sangram Singh one of the Lieutenants.
11/24/1992Lok Sabha approves bill seeking to confer Indian citizenship to a child born to an Indian mother outside the country.
6/20/1992The JD and the NF choose former Lok Sabha Dy Speaker Prof. G. G. Swell as the Presidential candidate.
1/25/1976Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut during India vs New Zealand at Auckland.
3/21/1976The Indian people have delivered a stinging rebuke to the woman who had ruled them without the benefit of a constitution for the past 19 months by dumping her from office in a landslide election. After 11 years of rule, Indira Gandhi has resigned, and in an uncharacteristically humble statement said she ""accepted the verdict unreservedly"" and promised ""constructive cooperation"" with the new government. The heads of the victorious parties immediately dropped the year-and-a-half-old state of emergency, freed political prisoners, and began negotiations over who would head the new government.
4/15/1998Punjab men and Railways women emerge champions in the National Volleyball League in Patna.
7/1/1975Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, declared a 20-point economic programme.