• Union Cabinet decides to bring down government holding in nationalised banks to 33 per cent from 51 per cent.
• Government rolls back retirement age for Indian Tourism Development Corporation employees to 58.

• Government decides against allowing foreign direct investment in the print media.

• The Cabinet Committee on Disinvestment decides to divest its equity in Maruti Udyog Ltd. It also clears the sale of Indian Petrochemical Corporation's Vadodara plant to Indian Oil Corporation.
• Intel Corporation launches world's fastest microprocessor - Pentium iv.

• Government declares ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir during the month of Ramazan.
• Prime Minister's Office clears the issuance of government guarantees to Hirma thermal power project in Orissa and Ennore LNG project in Tamil Nadu.

• India to export over 3 lakh tonnes of wheat to Iraq.
• India figures at 11^th position of 'the FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) Confidence Index'.
• Three-day India, Australia meet on disaster management begins in New Delhi

• Supreme Court rejects Delhi Government's plea to 'go slow' on closing polluting units in residential areas.
• Government increases the basic duty on edible oils .
• Prasar Bharati decides to start ten new FM channels on January 26, 2001.
• Cabinet approves Cess Amendment Bill 2000, revival package for British Indian Corporation, revision of cost estimates of Geo-Synchronous Launch Vehicle project and granting contract for electronic voting machines.
• Indo-Russia Joint Working Group meeting favours arms embargo on Afghanistan.

• Mizoram Governor A. Padmanaban resigns and President accepts his resignation.
• India win the first cricket test match against Zimbabwe in New Delhi.

• Prime Minister Vajpayee informs the Rajya Sabha that there is no question of withdrawing the Ramzan ceasefire against militants in Jammu and Kashmir.
• Government imposes provisional antidumping duty on all imports of aniline from the European Union.
• Babulal Marandi Ministry in Jharkhand wins the vote of confidence in the Assembly by 10 votes.
• Third International Film Festival of Mumbai opens in Mumbai.

• Government approves investments worth Rs.4,376 crore for 15 private sector projects in the port sector.
• Mumbai gangster Chhota Rajan escapes from the custody of Thai authorities.
• Hizb-ul-Mujahideen rejects outright the Prime Minister's ceasefire offer.
• Vice-Admiral Raman Puri takes over as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff.
• Ram Mohan, India's Ambassador to Chile is appointed as envoy to Tunisia, in succession to Ishrat Aziz.

• K. Madhavan submits his report on match-fixing to BCCI.
• India and Egypt sign a ten-year agreement to promote and protect mutual investments.

• Janata Dal(U) splits. Paswan parts company with Sharad Yadav.
• European Union announces measures to further liberalise imports of 65 categories of textiles and clothing products from other WTO member countries including India.
• The 120-year-old Darjeeling Himalayan Railway connecting New Jalpaiguri with Darjeeling is dedicated to the people as a World Heritage Site.

• Madhavan report confirms the findings of the CBI and names former captain Mohammad Azharuddin guilty of match-faxing.
• Bill seeking to enhance transparency in the functioning of companies and greater participation of shareholders in corporate governance, is passed in the Lok Sabha.

• RJD President Laloo Yadav is remanded judicial custody by a special court following expiry of the period of provisional bail in connection with disproportionate assets case.

 November 29

• Nelson Mandela and Grameen Bank of Bangladesh are to jointly share the International Gandhi Peace Prize for 2000.
• India and Iraq agree on a 'swap' deal involving wheat for oil.

• Former President of Shiromani Akali Dal, jathedar Jagdev Singh Talwandi is elected unopposed as the new President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.
• Ravindra Gupta is appointed as Secretary, Department of Heavy Industries and Department of Public Enterprises. Subir Dutta, Special Secretary and Mission Director, Technology Minission on Oilseeds takes over as Secretary, Department of Defence Production and Supplies.
• Parliament approves a bill imposing a penalty of Rs.one lakh per person on carriers for bringing passengers into the country without valid passports.
• The Rajya Sabha approves Companies (Second Amendment) Bill 2000.
• At least 12 people are dead in severe cyclonic storm that crossed the Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry coast.

• France liberalises its immigration policy for IT professionals on the lines of Germany and UK.

• China, South Korea and Japan decide to hold a "regular" meeting on the sidelines of their annual 'ASEAN+3' meeting.

• After a long-drawn investigation, Scotland yard detectives clear England cricketers of corruption allegations.

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