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Historical Event on 8/25/1917
The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission.

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3/25/1990	Lakshadweep Council elections.
7/16/1997	V. S. Rama Devi, Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha, appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
2/20/1997	RBI relaxes capital adequacy norms for commercial banks.
8/21/1978	Vinoo Mankad, cricketer, died. He played 44 tests for India and had 2109 runs and took 162 wickets.
5/16/1999	Senior Congress leaders oppose Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister.
4/18/1970	Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.
10/15/1932	First Indian commercial airliner service 'Tata Sons Ltd' started. (Tata Airlines)
8/15/1854	The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855.
8/29/1998	Prasar Bharti ordinance promulgated.
11/5/1951	Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup.

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