10 January – India
launches four
satellites at a time with their
PSLV -C7 rocket, including the
SRE-1 test article, which will return to Earth in a test for a future Indian
human spaceflight program.[1]
18 February –
2007 Samjhauta Express bombings: Hindutva militants from the
Abhinav Bharat organization set off a bomb on the
Samjhauta Express, a twice-weekly train service connecting
Delhi, India, and
Lahore, Pakistan. Bombs were set off in two carriages, both filled with passengers, just after the train passed Diwana station near the Indian city of
Panipat, 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of
New Delhi. 68 people were killed in the ensuing fire and dozens more were injured.[4]
20 February – A river boat carrying children on a school trip on the
Periyar River in southern India capsizes, killing at least 18 students and four teachers.[5]
August – India and the United States release the text of 123 agreement.[10] This has been very controversial in the Indian political environment with both Left and NDA opposing the UPA over the issue.
24 September –
India won the ICC t20 world cup 2007 by beating their rivals
Pakistan in the final
10 January – India
launches four
satellites at a time with their
PSLV -C7 rocket, including the
SRE-1 test article, which will return to Earth in a test for a future Indian
human spaceflight program.[1]
18 February –
2007 Samjhauta Express bombings: Hindutva militants from the
Abhinav Bharat organization set off a bomb on the
Samjhauta Express, a twice-weekly train service connecting
Delhi, India, and
Lahore, Pakistan. Bombs were set off in two carriages, both filled with passengers, just after the train passed Diwana station near the Indian city of
Panipat, 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of
New Delhi. 68 people were killed in the ensuing fire and dozens more were injured.[4]
20 February – A river boat carrying children on a school trip on the
Periyar River in southern India capsizes, killing at least 18 students and four teachers.[5]
August – India and the United States release the text of 123 agreement.[10] This has been very controversial in the Indian political environment with both Left and NDA opposing the UPA over the issue.
24 September –
India won the ICC t20 world cup 2007 by beating their rivals
Pakistan in the final