2010 16 people are killed in a bomb explosion at German Bakery in the city of Pune, Maharashtra.
An Indian man is set on fire in Melbourne, Australia, in the latest in a series of attacks on Indian nationals in the country.
Environment ministers from the G4 bloc (IBSA Dialogue Forum & China) meet in New Delhi, India, to agree a common position ahead of future climate change talks.
Russia signs a nuclear reactor deal with India which will see it build 16 nuclear reactors in India.
India test fires two short range missiles, the Dhanush and Prithvi II
The Indian government initiates The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act to provide free and compulsory education to all children aged between 6 and 14 years, making education a fundamental right for millions of children
India launches its new 2011 biometric census, the largest census in the world.
2010 Dantewada ambush: At least 70 Indian soldiers are killed in an attack by Naxalites in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh
Ajmal Kasab, the only surviving member of a group responsible for the 2008 Mumbai attacks, is sentenced to death
The Supreme Court of India tentatively approves the Tamil Nadu government’s new quota law, providing 69% of employment in educational institutions to scheduled castes and tribes and other backward classes.
XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010.
2010 Kabaddi World Cup in Punjab won by India by defeating Pakistan on 12 April 2010.
Jyoti Basu died
2011 102 pilgrims died due to stampede in Sabarimala (Kerala)
India beat Sri Lanka and wins the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Dorjee Khandu, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh since 2007, dies in a helicopter crash.
Mamata Banerjee sworn in as the first woman and 11th Chief Minister of West Bengal
West Bengal defeats Manipur to win Santosh Trophy
Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) agreement signed.
F1 2011 Race comes to India at the Buddha International Circuit, Noida
7 billionth baby born on 31 October 2011, Nargis in Uttar Pradesh
Maoist leader Kishenji killed in encounter in West Bengal.
Lok Sabha passes Lokpal Bill
Orissa was officially renamed Odisha in 2011
MF Hussain, the legendary painter died
Bhimsen Joshi died
Shammi Kappr, Dev Anand, Jagjit Singh died
2012 25 July Pranab Mukherjee, the former Finance Minister is elected as the 13th president of India.
Soumitra Chatterjee selected for Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2011.
London Olympics, this was India’s most successful Olympics in terms of total medal tally till then having won a total of 6 medals (0 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze).
Ajmal Kasab hanged on account of the 2008 Mumbai Attacks.
2012 Nirbhaya Case – 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 triggered huge outrage and protests 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 scores his 100th International Hundred against Bangladesh in Asia Cup
Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi won Mixed Doubles Title of the French Open.
Pt. Ravi Shankar, IK Gujral, Yash Chopra,Sunil Gangopadhyayay died
2013 Indian helicopter bribery scandal comes to light.
Terror attacks in Hyderabad in Dilsukhnagar area.
Mars Orbiter Mission, is successfully launched into Mars orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
100th Indian Science Conference was organised in Kolkata by the Indian Science Congress Association.
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha pass the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013
Lok Sabha passes the National Food Security Bill, 2013
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 came into effect after being approved by Ministry of Women and Child Development
Kedarnath disaster
Bharatiya Mahila Bank, India’s first all-women commercial bank, starts its operations.
Indian cinema completes 100 years. The first Indian silent film Raja Harishchandra was released in 1913.
Rituparno Ghosh died
2014 Narendra Modi elected as prime minister of India, Congress was routed in the general elections.
The state of Telangana was officially formed on 2 June 2014.
Street Vendors Act, 2014 was passed by Rajya Sabha after Lok Sabha passed it on 6 September 2013
India’s second navigation satellite IRNSS-1B was successfully placed in orbit
Supreme Court of India recognised transgender people / hijras as constituting a third gender.
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana was formally launched
NASA and ISRO signed an agreement to collaborate on an earth-observing satellite called NISAR and future Mars missions
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan cleanliness drive
The recipients of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize were announced, awarded to India’s Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai
Mumbai Monorail began operating.
Bengaluru Metro Green Line starts operation
Rohit Sharma’s 264 against Sri Lanka was scored in 2014 at Eden Gardens. The highest ever individual ODI score till date.
2015 NITI Aayog was established to replace Planning Commission of India
Amaravathi was announced to be name of the new capital of Andhra Pradesh, to be built near Thullur.
The Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank (MUDRA Bank) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The first International Yoga Day was held
The Digital India programme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) decided to induct India as a full member.
India’s first space observatory Astrosat launched
Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Indian Police Foundation (IPF) and the Indian Police Institute (IPI) in New Delhi
The birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was observed as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
Vistara, a Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines joint-venture airline made its first flight
Chennai Metro commenced operations.
India was defeated by Australia by 95 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the semi-final of the ICC WC 2015
2016 Terror Attacks on Pathankot Air Base.
Police horse Shaktiman was attacked with a stick by BJP cabinet minister Ganesh Joshi during a protest organized by BJP against the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. The attack and the horse’s later death sparked worldwide outrage
Bihar state imposed a liquor ban
Goods and Services Tax (India) Bill passed in Parliament
2016 Uri attack: Four Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists attacked an Indian Army brigade headquarters in Uri near the Line of Control, killing 19 soldiers in a pre-dawn ambush.
The Indian Army conducted a surgical strike in response to the Uri attack.
2016 Baramulla attack occurred.
The Indian government demonetized ₹500 and ₹1000 banknotes with immediate effect, causing political uproar on 8th November
India becomes a member of Missile Technology Control Regime.
India signs a billion-dollar defence deal with France to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets.
India launches its first space laboratory, Astro Sat, in its biggest project since its Mars orbiter mission in 2014.
2016 Nagrota army base attack occurred.
The Supreme Court of India ordered cinemas to play national anthem before films
Jayalalithaa died
PV Sindhu and Shakshi Malik win silver and bronze medals in Rio Olympics
2017 30 June The Goods and Services Tax (GST) launched, the biggest tax reform in history of India.
Indian Navy’s oldest serving aircraft carrier, INS Viraat is decommissioned after 30 years of service
2017 Unnao rape case.
Kochi Metro inaugurated.
Gorkhaland agitations in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Ram Nath Kovind took oath as 14th President of India.
Venkaiah Naidu took oath as 13th Vice President of India.
Supreme Court bans instant triple talaq calling it unconstitutional. Instructed central government to pass law in parliament for triple talaq
FIFA U-17 World Cup kick-off in India
Manushi Chhillar wins miss world 2017 and becomes the 6th Miss World from India.
2018 The state of Telangana started providing round-the-clock uninterrupted free power supply to 2.3 million agricultural consumers, becoming the first state in the country to do so
290,000 doctors across the country participated in a strike for 12 hours to protest against the National Medical Commission Bill, which seeks to replace the Medical Council of India with National Medical Commission
Bellandur Lake, a heavily polluted lake in Bangalore city caught fire and burned for nearly 30 hours.
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi wins a no confidence motion in the Lok Sabha moved by the Telugu Desam Party over the non-allocation of enough funds to the state of Andhra Pradesh. Interestingly TDP was the party to support BJP in 2024 to form the government.
A five-judge bench of Supreme Court of India unanimously decriminalized Section 377 of Indian Penal Code which criminalize Homosexuality in Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India case
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee dies at 93. He was the first Indian prime minister who was not a member of the Indian National Congress party to have served a full five-year term in office
Supreme Court of India allows entry of women to Sabarimala.
Prime Minister of India inaugurates world tallest statue, Statue of Unity at Gujarat
India hosts Afghanistan for their first-ever Test. India won by an innings and 62 runs
India won 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup.
2019 14 February A convoy of vehicles carrying Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber in the Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
26 February The 2019 Balakot airstrike was conducted by India, when Indian warplanes crossed the de facto border in the disputed region of Kashmir, and dropped bombs in the vicinity of the town of Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.
27 February The 2019 Balakot strike from Indian side was given a reply named “Swift Retort”. After a dog fight between Pakistani and Indian Fighter Pilots. Indian Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was captured by the Pakistani side. However, acting to the pressure of various global leaders and bound by the Vienna Convention. Pakistan was Forced to release the Indian Pilot with all due respect.
Narendra Modi gets re-elected as the Prime Minister of India.
The state of Jammu and Kashmir divided into two separate union territories known as Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh by scrapping of Article 370 of the Constitution of India.
Government approves merger of Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank with Bank of Baroda.
Prime Minister of India flagged of the first Vande Bharat Express.
India becomes 4th nation to have Anti-satellite missile
India bans triple talaq.
Millions of residents in Jammu and Kashmir still have no communication with the outside world, eleven days after the Government of India imposed restrictions on 5 August
The President of United States Donald Trump and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi address 50,000 Indian Americans at the Howdy, Modi: Shared Dreams Bright Futures rally in NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas
The Supreme Court of India rules in favour of Hindus over Ram Janmabhoomi temple.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019. It amended the Citizenship Act of 1955 by providing a path to Indian citizenship for members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian religious minorities, who had fled persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan before December 2014.
2020 The first COVID-19 case of the country was reported in Kerala’s Thrissur district.
The 104th Constitutional Amendment which extends reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Loksabha and Legislative assemblies came into effect. The amendment ends Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Lok Sabha
2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election’s results announced with Aam Aadmi Party securing 62 of 70 seats to claim an absolute majority in the elections.
U.S. President Donald Trump visited India for a two-day state visit, addressed a “Namaste (Welcome) Trump” event with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad.
22 March – Janata Curfew: India observed a 14-hour lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 24th March COVID-19 lockdown in India: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown throughout India from midnight of 25 March to 14 April to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cyclone Amphan hit the eastern part of India and lead to flood like situation in many South-eastern states.
National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020), a new policy on education in India approved by the Union Cabinet.
Hathras gang rape and murder in UP
Goa declared first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State by the Jal Shakti Ministry.
The Uttar Pradesh state cabinet cleared the ordinance of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance on 24 November 2020 following which it was approved and signed by state Governor Anandiben Patel on 28 November 2020
Madhya Pradesh government approved an anti-conversion bill similar to the Uttar Pradesh one
2021 . 16 January – The Indian Government begins a mass vaccination campaign for COVID-19. The vaccine for preventing COVID-19 is prepared by Bharat Biotech.
A 500-page transcript of WhatsApp chat between Arnab Goswami and former Broadcast Audience Research Council CEO Partho Dasgupta was leaked to media. The transcripts revealed that Arnab Goswami was privy to top secret information regarding 2019 Balakot airstrike and 2019 Pulwama attack. It also carried derogatory remarks made by Arnab Goswami on political activists, opposition leaders, media persons like Navika Kumar, celebrity like Kangana Ranaut etc
The Supreme Court issues a stay order thereby suspending the implementation of the three new farm laws in the wake of the ongoing farmer protests
The Motera cricket stadium in Ahmedabad was renamed as Narendra Modi Stadium. It is the world largest cricket stadium with a seating capacity of 132,000
The Gujarat Assembly amends the Freedom of Religion Act, 2003, bringing in stringent provisions against forcible conversion through marriage or allurement, with the intention of targeting “love jihad”. Gujarat became the 3rd state to do so, after Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh passed similar bills in 2020
A French online journal Mediapart came out with an investigative journalism piece on the Rafale deal controversy, based on an investigation by the French anti-corruption agency Agence Francaise Anticorruption (AFA). In the report, Mediapart alleged that the jet manufacturer had paid nearly one million Euros to an Indian middleman
Nearly 150 decomposed and bloated Human Dead bodies were found floating in River Ganges at Chausa, Buxar district, Bihar. It is believed that these bodies belonged to under-reported death cases of COVID-19 pandemic from neighboring state of Uttar Pradesh
Fugitive Indian diamond trader Mehul Choksi, who committed the Punjab National Bank Scam, is arrested in Dominica
Press Trust of India reports on the basis of data compiled from Swiss National Bank that, funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks rose to a 13 year high of 2.55 billion Swiss franc (over Rs 20,700 crore INR) in 2020.
Government of India creates new ministry named Ministry of Co-operation to strengthen the Cooperative movement in India
Indian weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won Olympic silver medal in 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo.
Indian player P. V. Sindhu won Olympic bronze medal in 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo. Becoming the first women athlete and second athlete after Sushil Kumar to win two Olympic medals in Olympics for India
Indian Boxer Lovlina Borgohain, won Olympic bronze medal in 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo in Welterweight category
India men’s national field hockey team won Olympic bronze medal in 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo. This was the first medal for hockey in 40 years in Olympics.
Indian Wrestler, Ravi Kumar Dahiya won Olympic silver medal in 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by Prime Minister of India.
Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra won Olympic gold medal in Javelin throw and Indian Wrestler Bajrang Punia won Olympic bronze medal in 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo and India made its highest medal tally in an Olympics with 7 medals
Lok Sabha passes the 127th Constitutional amendment bill, which restores states power to make their own Other Backward Class lists and reverses Supreme Court of India’s May 5, 2021 verdict on Maratha quota
Charanjit Singh Channi assumes office as List of chief ministers of Punjab. He is the first dalit chief minister of the state
Tata Group gets nod to acquire 100% stakes of Air India from Government of India through its subsidiary Talace Private Ltd, as part of Disinvestment of Public Sector Units in India.
Indian men’s football team wins eighth SAFF Championship by beating Nepal with 3–0 margin
Indian model Harnaaz Sandhu wins Miss Universe.
The Karnataka state cabinet approves an anti-conversion ‘love jihad’ bill, making it a law in December 2021
The Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and 12 others are killed in a chopper crash near Coonoor, Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu
2022 Tableau’s of non Bharatiya Janata Party ruling states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Odisha gets rejected by Ministry of Defence from taking part in Republic Day parade sparking controversy
2022 Karnataka hijab row the high court’s interim order was implemented in all schools and colleges across Karnataka, with students, and in some cases teachers, being asked to remove hijabs and burqas outside the school gates.
India’s first private train under the Bharat Gaurav scheme is launched at Southern Railway zone between Coimbatore and Shirdi. This train is operated by South Star Rail based in Tamil Nadu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India’s first indigenous aircraft lifter IINS Vikrant in Kochi.
Droupadi Murmu is elected as President of India, making her the first tribal woman and youngest person to the office.
8 Cheetahs transported to Kuno National Park of India’s Madhya Pradesh through a specially designated flight from Namibia, on account of Narendra Modi’s birthday.
5G telecom services launched in India, primarily in selected 13 cities of the country
D. Y. Chandrachud takes oath as the 50th Chief Justice of India, succeeding Uday Lalit.
2023 A train collision in Odisha results in at least 296 deaths and more than 1,200 others injured.
Several Indian wrestlers, most notably Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, protest at the Jantar Mantar, New Delhi against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Vinesh Phogat accused WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment.
India surpasses China as the world’s most populous country.
A new income tax law comes into effect. It is a significant change on the old 1961 statute, and contains a controversial “angel tax” provision seeking to capture some of the income entering the country from foreign investors funding India’s start-ups
Ethnic violence breaks out between Kuki and Meitei communities in the state of Manipur.
The New Parliament House in New Delhi is inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Rajya Sabha passes the Forest Conservation Act Amendment Bill, which allows diversion of forest land for security and strategic purposes
The controversial Delhi Ordinance Bill, which gives power to the central government on appointments and transfers of officials of National Capital, is passed in the Rajya Sabha
Chandrayaan-3 becomes the first space mission to land near the Lunar south pole
In G20 summit held in New Delhi, a consensus is achieved in the form of Delhi Declaration. The summit also witnessed African Union getting a permanent membership in G20
19 September – Women’s Reservation Bill, 2023 (IAST: Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam), was introduced in Lok Sabha on during the special session of Parliament. This legislation seeks to allocate 33 percent of the seats in the directly elected Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for women.
20 September – Lok Sabha passes the bill with 454 votes in favour and two against.
21 September – The Rajya Sabha passes the bill unanimously with 214 votes in favour and none against.
28 September 2023 – President Murmu signs the bill.
The Supreme Court of India refuses to legalize same-sex marriage saying it is up to parliament
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Aditya-L1, India’s first solar observation mission.
2023 IIT-BHU gang rape: A 22-year-old B. Tech student is gang raped by 3 members of the BJP IT Cell in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
2023 Cricket World Cup final: India loses to Australia in the final match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: 41 construction workers are rescued from a road tunnel collapse after being trapped for more than two weeks
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