26 January: Nation displays military might on 63rd
Republic Day; Thailand Prime Minister
Yingluck Shinawatra, chief guest of India's 63rd Republic Day celebrations.
11 February: Army Chief
V.K. Singh withdraws petition from
Supreme Court in age-controversy.;[6] Advanced Interceptor missile is successfully test-fired.[7]
18 April: Major fire in the signalling system at
Kurla brings
Central line and
Harbour line of
Mumbai Suburban Railway to a standstill and two commuters lose their lives after falling off an overcrowded local train.[20] The loss was expected to be ₹170 million (US$2.0 million) to the
Central Railway.[21]
19 April: India successfully test fires 5000 km range
Agni-VICBM.[22]
8 August: Incident of violence against North-Eastern people in
Pune as repercussion of
Assam Violence following which exodus of thousands of North-Eastern people from
Bangalore due to a rumour circulated among them through SMS & MMS that they would be attacked after
Eid.
12 August: London Olympics, This was India's most successful Olympics in terms of total medal tally, having won a total of 6 medals (0 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze).
14 August: Union Minister for Science And Technology and Ex Chief Minister Of
MaharashtraVilasrao Deshmukh passes away.
17 August: Bulk SMS & MMS banned in India for 15 days to prevent a rumour of ensuing violence against NE people by
Muslim fundamentalists.[52]
19 September:
CBI makes first arrests in
Assam Violence cases.[54] Mohammed Hashem Ali, Mohammed Adom Ali Sheikh, Mohammed Hashim Ali Rehman, Mohammed Qurban Ali Sheikh, Mohammed Imran Hussain were arrested after detailed questioning by agency sleuths.
16 December: A female physiotherapy student was
beaten and gang raped in Delhi, when the victim and a male companion boarded a bus in South Delhi in the evening, after watching a movie. The incident created huge outrage across the country and forced the
Government of India to react and work on safety for women. Public protests took place in Delhi, where thousands of protesters clashed with police, and other force units.
Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from
ODIs on 23 December. He played 463 ODIs in all, scoring 18,426 runs, which includes 49 centuries and 96 half centuries.[79]
Deaths
January – August
16 January –
Homai Vyarawalla, 98, India's first woman photojournalist[80] (born 1913)
26 January: Nation displays military might on 63rd
Republic Day; Thailand Prime Minister
Yingluck Shinawatra, chief guest of India's 63rd Republic Day celebrations.
11 February: Army Chief
V.K. Singh withdraws petition from
Supreme Court in age-controversy.;[6] Advanced Interceptor missile is successfully test-fired.[7]
18 April: Major fire in the signalling system at
Kurla brings
Central line and
Harbour line of
Mumbai Suburban Railway to a standstill and two commuters lose their lives after falling off an overcrowded local train.[20] The loss was expected to be ₹170 million (US$2.0 million) to the
Central Railway.[21]
19 April: India successfully test fires 5000 km range
Agni-VICBM.[22]
8 August: Incident of violence against North-Eastern people in
Pune as repercussion of
Assam Violence following which exodus of thousands of North-Eastern people from
Bangalore due to a rumour circulated among them through SMS & MMS that they would be attacked after
Eid.
12 August: London Olympics, This was India's most successful Olympics in terms of total medal tally, having won a total of 6 medals (0 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze).
14 August: Union Minister for Science And Technology and Ex Chief Minister Of
MaharashtraVilasrao Deshmukh passes away.
17 August: Bulk SMS & MMS banned in India for 15 days to prevent a rumour of ensuing violence against NE people by
Muslim fundamentalists.[52]
19 September:
CBI makes first arrests in
Assam Violence cases.[54] Mohammed Hashem Ali, Mohammed Adom Ali Sheikh, Mohammed Hashim Ali Rehman, Mohammed Qurban Ali Sheikh, Mohammed Imran Hussain were arrested after detailed questioning by agency sleuths.
16 December: A female physiotherapy student was
beaten and gang raped in Delhi, when the victim and a male companion boarded a bus in South Delhi in the evening, after watching a movie. The incident created huge outrage across the country and forced the
Government of India to react and work on safety for women. Public protests took place in Delhi, where thousands of protesters clashed with police, and other force units.
Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from
ODIs on 23 December. He played 463 ODIs in all, scoring 18,426 runs, which includes 49 centuries and 96 half centuries.[79]
Deaths
January – August
16 January –
Homai Vyarawalla, 98, India's first woman photojournalist[80] (born 1913)