Events in May 2007
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May. 3
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Fortyfive per cent voting is recorded in the sixth phase of U.P. Assembly elections. |
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May. 5
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The Empowered Committee on VAT announces the setting up of a working group to draw the roadmap for the introduction of Goods and Services Tax by April 1, 2010. |
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May. 6
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The world’s largest passenger aircraft Airbus A380 makes its maiden landing in India at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. |
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May. 9
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Three persons are killed in attacks on the offices of Tamil daily Dinakaran and the Sun TV Network in Madurai following the publication of results of a survey. |
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May. 10
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The nation commemorates the 150th anniversary of the first War of Independence of 1857 at a joint session of Parliament. |
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The Central Government exits the Maruti Udyog Ltd., the country’s largest car manufacturer. |
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May. 11
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The Bahujan Samaj Party led by Mayawati wins 205 of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly’s 403 seats emerging as the single largest Party. |
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May. 12
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The legislative career of Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi is a shining example of commitment to people, says the Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee at a function in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. |
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May. 13
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The Union Information Technology and Communications Minister, Dayanidhi Maran resigns after the DMK decides to seek his removal from the Cabinet. |
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Mayawati is sworn in Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister heading a 49-member Ministry. |
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May. 15
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A. Raja is appointed the new Union Communications and IT Minister. |
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May. 16
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Put down ragging with an iron hand, the apex court tells educational institutions while accepting the bulk of the R. K. Raghavan committee suggestions. |
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Andimuthu Raja takes office as IT Minister. |
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May. 17
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The Supreme Court upholds the Madras High Court ruling on abolition of Common Entrance Test for admission to professional courses in Tamil Nadu. |
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The Supreme Court approves the recommendations of the Rajinder Sachar Committee on Muslims. |
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The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh is re-elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Assam for the fourth consecutive term. |
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May. 18
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Nine persons are killed and 50 injured after a powerful blast rips through a congregation at the historic Mecca Masjid near Charminar in Hyderabad. Five others are killed in police firing. |
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V. Radhika Selvi is sworn in Union Minister of State for Home. |
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May. 19
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The CBI takes over probe into Dinakaran attack case. |
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May. 21
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India and Mexico sign a 10-year bilateral investment promotion and protection agreement. |
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May. 23
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Assamese social activist Rabindra Nath Upadhyay is presented with the National Communal Harmony Award 2006. |
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May. 24
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The Union Cabinet approves a bill to provide social security to workers in the unorganised sector. |
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May. 25
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Sunil Bharti Mittal takes over as the Confederation of Indian Industry President. |
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May. 26
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The CPI(M) politburo suspends Kerala Chief Minister, V. S. Achuthanandan and Pinarayi Vijayan, State Secretary of the party from the primary membership. |
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Hi-tech multi-purpose national identity cards with unique identification numbers are launched in New Delhi. |
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May. 28
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A. R. Lakshmanan, former Supreme Court Judge assumes charge as Chairman of the 18th Law Commission. |
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May. 29
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Thirteen persons are killed in violence at several places in Rajasthan following a stir by the Gujjars seeking inclusion among Scheduled Tribes. |
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The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, announces a Rs. 25,000-crore scheme to incentivise States to invest more in the farm sector at the 53rd meeting of the National Development Council in New Delhi. |
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