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Historical Event on 8/25/1997

Cabinet approved the draft of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) which was to replace the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/1999P.M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) re-elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
3/26/1996Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket.
1/30/1993Congress (I) MLA in Andhra Pradesh P. Balaraju and eight officials kidnapped by the outlawed People's War Group in Visakhapatnam district.
2/16/1905Padmabhushan Aliyawar Jang, former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
12/29/1909Congress at Lahore adopts resolution praising Indians' struggle in South Africa and urged ban on indenture.
3/21/1996PSLV-D3 launched successfully.
6/3/1929Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born.
8/8/1967Central government, for the first time since independence, suffered a token defeat in the Lok Sabha.
1/14/1946Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.
4/30/1909Sant Tukdoji Maharaj, great saint, patriot and social worker, was born at Yawali, district Amravati.