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Historical Event on 1/12/1990

Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/25/1905Mirza Rasid Ali Baig, famous Indian politician, was born.
11/15/1991Insurance official Dr. S.L. Khosa freed in Kashmir in exchange for a militant.
7/29/1876Indian Science Congress Association was established in Bowbazar Street of Calcutta.
1/1/1987United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).
5/4/1799Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam.
8/12/1991Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.
10/17/1919The Khilafat Movement was launched under the leadership of Maulana Jauhar Ali, Maulana Shaukat Ali and Abdul Kalam Azad.
11/25/1956Lal Bahadur Shastri, Railway Minister, resigns from the office or Railway Minitery, taking moral responsibility for Ayyapan rail disaster thus setting a rare example for politicians.
6/22/1993Ordinance to amend Consumer Act was issued; Government doctors and hospitals were kept out of its ambit.
6/22/1993Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule.