July25

Sikh extremist kill 16 Hindus in Muhktsar India.

Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

K. Madhavan, CBI Jt. Director looking into the security scam, resigns.

Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena Chief, courts arrest and the court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Boiwada, B. P. Kamble dismisses the case because of six-year delay in pursuing it after the FIR.

Somnath Chatterjee, politician and lawyer, was born.

Gautam Kalicharan, famous Hindi poet, was born.

Delhi upgraded as an A-class city on the basis of provisional Census figures of 1961.

India reaps a record harvest of food grain of 189.77 million tonnes ('94, 95).

Two Indians Aruna Roy from Rajasthan and Jockin Arputham, founder of the Indian National Slum Dwellers' Association, chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service.

First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.

Sriram Singh at Montreal sets record for 800m in 1.45.77.

P.T. Usha,Star Indian athlete, announces retirement from International athletics at a press conference in New Delhi.

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, inaugurated.

Pillai A. Thanu, former Chief Minister of Kerala, passed away.

Dr. V. K. R. V. Rao, famous economist and former central minister, passed away.

Indian Government declared in Lok Sabha that Portuguese's were asked to close their offices in New Delhi.

B. D. Jathi retired from the post of second acting President.

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy became the sixth President of India. His held this office till July 25, 1982.

Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) retired from the post of sixth President.

Gyani Zail Singh became 7th President of India. He held the office till July 25, 1987.

Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President.

Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992.

Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma sworn in as the ninth President of India. He remain in this office from July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997.

R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President.

Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President.

Kocheril Raman Narayanan (K. R. Narayanan) became the 10th President of India.

Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.