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Historical Event on 5/5/1998

Yashwant Sinha and Madan Lal Khurana, Union Ministers, are discharged in the hawala case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/21/2000Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago.
7/1/1982MGR inaugurates Tamil Nadu's noon meal programme for poor children.
2/9/1992Pakistan bans JKLF march.
7/31/1964Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC retired from the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
6/8/199255-60\% polling takes place in the Andhra, Bihar, W. Bengal and Delhi by-elections.
5/27/1952The use of Hindi language in addition to English language and of Devnagri form of numerals in addition to the international form of Indian numerals was authorised for warrants of appointments of Governors of State, Judges of the Supreme Court and Judges of the High Court.
9/3/1931Dr. Chandreshwarprasad Rachamohan Thakur was born in Dubaha, Distt. Muzaffarpur (Bihar).
1/14/1980Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. She held the office till she was assassinated on October 31, 1984.
1/1/1985Doordarshan starts Malayalam telecast from Trivandrum.
8/13/1928Nationalists issue a draft constitution calling for dominion status and a two-chamber parliament.