8 January – Notable Maoist leader Gudsa Usendi and his wife surrendered to the
Andhra police.[4]
8 January –
Facebook buys the Indian start-up Little Eye Labs.[5]
9 January –
Devyani Khobragade, an Indian diplomat whose arrest sparked a diplomatic incident involving India and the United States, was indicted for allegedly lying to obtain a work visa for her housekeeper. She left for India same day under diplomatic immunity.[6]
11 January – India says that it has "no stand-off" with the United States even after the Devyani Khobragade incident.
13 January – India and
Sri Lanka exchange 52 imprisoned fishermen.[7]
13–15 January – A three-day meeting was held between India and
United States intelligence services in
New Delhi.[8]
15 January – The United States returned three 11–12th century sculptures worth
US$1.5 million stolen by art thieves from temples in India.[9]
17 January – 8 kidnapped girls from the threatened
Jarawa tribe rescued in
Andaman.[10]
18 January – A
stampede broke out in
Mumbai in which 18 died. The stampede broke out at the residence of the religious leader Dawoodi Bohras Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, who had died on 17 January.[11]
1 May –
An explosion of two low-intensity bombs happened on a Guwahati bound train from Bangalore arriving at the Chennai Central railway station, killing 1 woman passenger and injuring at least 14 others.[46]
12 May – Phase 9 of Indian general election was held in Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.
Indian General Elections were completed.[49]
16 May – Result of
elections 2014 were declared.
UPA was defeated, winning 61 seats compared to 218 in last elections, with a decrease of 167.
NDA's seat count increased by 198 to 335 in this elections, compared to 137 in last elections.[50]
26 May – New
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister of India along with other ministers from his council of ministers. The
swearing-in ceremony was noted by media for being the first ever swearing-in of an Indian Prime Minister to have been attended by the heads of all
SAARC countries.[51]
30 July – A
landslide destroyed 44 houses and buried nearly 200 persons in Malin village in
Pune district of
Maharashtra state. This was caused due to heavy rainfall and took place early in the morning when most of the people were asleep.[62]
3 August – The chairman and managing director of
Syndicate Bank Sudhir Kumar Jain, his brother-in-law and four others were arrested by the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a bribery case.[63]
27 November – Five civilians and three army personnel were killed in an encounter with militants in Arnia sector,
Jammu. Four militants were killed after a day-long gun battle.[81]
2 December – A
CRPF personnel was killed and 4 others were injured when a grenade was tossed at a patrol in
Pulwama district in south Kashmir. Three civilians were also injured.[83]
2–6 December – Public sector bank employees carried out a relay strike demanding higher wages. The bank employees did not report to work on 2 December in the south zone, followed by north, east and west zones on 3, 4 and 5 December.[84]
5 December – A militant attack on a military camp killed 8 Indian soldiers and 3 policemen near Uri in
Baramulla district. 6 militants were also killed.[85] In a separate incident on the same day, in Soura of
Srinagar district, two terrorists were killed in an encounter. In Tral, Pulwama district, a terrorist threw a grenade at a bus stop, which killed 2 civilians.[86]
31 December – Indian officials said that a Pakistani fishing boat blew itself up on New Year's Eve after being chased an
Indian Coast Guard patrol.[89]
23 August – Balaji Railroad Systems Limited (BARSYL) was given the task of planning the
Bhubaneswar Monorail.[147]
December
8 December –
Uber and similar service were banned in Delhi, after an Uber driver was accused of rape.[148] Later, other Indian states like
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the city of
Chandigarh banned Uber and similar services.[149]
30 September – 15 October –
2014 Indian Badminton League was cancelled. The next Indian Badminton League was announced to take place in April 2015.[157]
8 January – Notable Maoist leader Gudsa Usendi and his wife surrendered to the
Andhra police.[4]
8 January –
Facebook buys the Indian start-up Little Eye Labs.[5]
9 January –
Devyani Khobragade, an Indian diplomat whose arrest sparked a diplomatic incident involving India and the United States, was indicted for allegedly lying to obtain a work visa for her housekeeper. She left for India same day under diplomatic immunity.[6]
11 January – India says that it has "no stand-off" with the United States even after the Devyani Khobragade incident.
13 January – India and
Sri Lanka exchange 52 imprisoned fishermen.[7]
13–15 January – A three-day meeting was held between India and
United States intelligence services in
New Delhi.[8]
15 January – The United States returned three 11–12th century sculptures worth
US$1.5 million stolen by art thieves from temples in India.[9]
17 January – 8 kidnapped girls from the threatened
Jarawa tribe rescued in
Andaman.[10]
18 January – A
stampede broke out in
Mumbai in which 18 died. The stampede broke out at the residence of the religious leader Dawoodi Bohras Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, who had died on 17 January.[11]
1 May –
An explosion of two low-intensity bombs happened on a Guwahati bound train from Bangalore arriving at the Chennai Central railway station, killing 1 woman passenger and injuring at least 14 others.[46]
12 May – Phase 9 of Indian general election was held in Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.
Indian General Elections were completed.[49]
16 May – Result of
elections 2014 were declared.
UPA was defeated, winning 61 seats compared to 218 in last elections, with a decrease of 167.
NDA's seat count increased by 198 to 335 in this elections, compared to 137 in last elections.[50]
26 May – New
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister of India along with other ministers from his council of ministers. The
swearing-in ceremony was noted by media for being the first ever swearing-in of an Indian Prime Minister to have been attended by the heads of all
SAARC countries.[51]
30 July – A
landslide destroyed 44 houses and buried nearly 200 persons in Malin village in
Pune district of
Maharashtra state. This was caused due to heavy rainfall and took place early in the morning when most of the people were asleep.[62]
3 August – The chairman and managing director of
Syndicate Bank Sudhir Kumar Jain, his brother-in-law and four others were arrested by the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a bribery case.[63]
27 November – Five civilians and three army personnel were killed in an encounter with militants in Arnia sector,
Jammu. Four militants were killed after a day-long gun battle.[81]
2 December – A
CRPF personnel was killed and 4 others were injured when a grenade was tossed at a patrol in
Pulwama district in south Kashmir. Three civilians were also injured.[83]
2–6 December – Public sector bank employees carried out a relay strike demanding higher wages. The bank employees did not report to work on 2 December in the south zone, followed by north, east and west zones on 3, 4 and 5 December.[84]
5 December – A militant attack on a military camp killed 8 Indian soldiers and 3 policemen near Uri in
Baramulla district. 6 militants were also killed.[85] In a separate incident on the same day, in Soura of
Srinagar district, two terrorists were killed in an encounter. In Tral, Pulwama district, a terrorist threw a grenade at a bus stop, which killed 2 civilians.[86]
31 December – Indian officials said that a Pakistani fishing boat blew itself up on New Year's Eve after being chased an
Indian Coast Guard patrol.[89]
23 August – Balaji Railroad Systems Limited (BARSYL) was given the task of planning the
Bhubaneswar Monorail.[147]
December
8 December –
Uber and similar service were banned in Delhi, after an Uber driver was accused of rape.[148] Later, other Indian states like
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the city of
Chandigarh banned Uber and similar services.[149]
30 September – 15 October –
2014 Indian Badminton League was cancelled. The next Indian Badminton League was announced to take place in April 2015.[157]