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Historical Event on 7/12/1980

Congress (I) gets absolute majority in Rajya Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1982Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.
8/16/1946Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans.
5/28/1989Kerala diocese of Marathakavalli was the first Christian priest in India.
12/8/1970Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the 'Colours' by the Vice President of India, Shri G S Pathak, at AOC Centre, Secunderabad. The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers.
12/1/199217 ministers of the BJP government in Rajasthan quit for the 'Karseva' at Ayodhya.
8/1/1997Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30.
10/17/19037th Madras Infantry was re-established as 67th Punjabi Infantary.
7/2/2000At least 30 people had died after a boat collapsed in Kumla river near Pratapur in Madhubani district of Bihar.
11/29/1989Voters oust Gandhi and Congress party
3/14/1994Narsinha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in London for a 4-day official visit.