2024 in India explained
The following is a list of events for the year 2024 in India.
Incumbents
National government
State governments
Events
January
- 1 January - ISRO successfully launches its first X-Ray polarimeter satellite XPoSat to study the polarization of intense X-Ray sources in space.[1]
- 2 January - 2023–2024 Indian truckers' protests: Protests are organized by Indian truckers against the severity of the newly proposed law in dealing with the hit-and-run cases.[2]
- 3 January -
- 6 January -
- ISRO's Aditya-L1 spacecraft on India's first solar mission, successfully enters its final orbit around the first Sun-Earth Lagrangian point (L1), approximately 1.5 million kilometers from the earth.[5]
- Three Maldives government ministers (Maryam Shiuna, Malsha Shareef and Mahzoom Majid) make derogatory remarks against the Indian Prime Minister on social media, causing massive backlash and tourism boycott in India, and triggering the 2024 India-Maldives diplomatic row, which forced the Maldivian government to suspend the ministers.[6] [7]
- 7 January - Tribal protests are held in Hasdeo Arand, Chhattisgarh against the felling of four lakh trees at the Parsa Coal Mines, operated by Adani Group and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam.[8]
- 12 January - Prime Minister Modi inaugurates Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, the longest bridge in India that connects Mumbai with Navi Mumbai.[9] [10]
- 14 January - Rahul Gandhi commences his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from Imphal, Manipur.[11]
- 22 January - Ram Mandir Prana Pratishtha: The Ram Mandir at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh is inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi.[12]
- 25 January - French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Jaipur as part of his two-day state visit to India and holds a joint roadshow with Indian Prime Minister Modi from Jantar Mantar to Sanganeri gate.[13]
- 26 January - India's 75th Republic Day is celebrated with French President Macron participating as the Chief Guest.[14]
- 28 January - 2024 Bihar political crisis: Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar resigns, ending the coalition with the INDIA bloc and takes oath as the Chief Minister for the ninth time by joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA.[15]
- 30 January - Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel are killed and 14 others injured in a Naxal attack near Tekalgudem village in Chhattisgarh.[16]
- 31 January - Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren is arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case linked to a land scam.[17]
February
- 2 February - Champai Soren takes oath as the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand following the arrest of Hemant Soren.[18]
- 6 February -
- 7 February - The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly passes the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill 2024, making Uttarakhand the first state in India to pass a law on the same.[21]
- 8 February - 2024 Haldwani violence: Four people are killed and over 100 are injured after clashes break out between rioters and police in Haldwani, Uttarakhand after the demolition of an illegal madrasa following a court order, prompting the suspension of internet services, closure of schools, and issuance of shoot-at-sight orders against the rioters.[22] [23]
- 12 February -
- 15 February -
- A unanimous judgement by the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court of India strikes down the Electoral bond scheme, stating it to be unconstitutional, arbitrary and violation of right to information under article 19 of the Constitution.[27]
- A fire breaks out at a paint factory in Alipur, Delhi, resulting in 11 deaths and 4 injuries.[28]
- 17 February -
- 23 February – 2024 Indian farmers' protest: A farmer dies amidst the ongoing protests, raising the death toll to five.[32]
- 24 February – A tractor carrying a wagon loaded with Hindu pilgrims overturns and falls into a pond in Kasganj District, Uttar Pradesh, killing 23 people and injuring nine.[33]
- 25 February – Former MLA and then INLD state president Nafe Singh Rathee is shot and killed in Bahadurgarh, Jhajjar district, Haryana.[34]
- 27 February - 2024 Rajya Sabha elections: Elections are held to elect 65 of the 245 members of Rajya Sabha with the BJP winning 32 seats, two more than what it held previously at the expense of Indian National Congress, whose candidates lost in Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh due to cross voting of legislators from the Congress and the Samajwadi Party.[35]
March
April
- 3 April – Seven people, including two children are killed in a fire at a tailoring shop in Aurangabad.[47]
- 12 April – Two suspects in the March café bombing in Bengaluru are arrested in Kolkata.[48]
- 14 April – The BJP launches its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election titled ‘Sankalp Patra’ (Resolution Letter).[49]
- 16 April -
- 19 April-1 June - 2024 Indian general election: First of the seven phases of polling begins to elect members to the 18th Lok Sabha with the election expected to be the largest in history.[52]
- 19 April –
- 29 April – 2024 Indian heat wave: Two more people die in South India as a heatwave sweeps across India.[54]
May
17 people are killed and 74 others are injured after an illegal hoarding collapses onto a gas station during a storm in the Ghatkopar suburb of Mumbai.[61]
June
July
•14 July - ISRO successfully launched chandrayan III dated on 14 July 2024* 15 July – Four soldiers including an officer are killed in an ambush by militants in Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir.[110]
Two soldiers are killed and four others injured in an attack by Maoists in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.[113]
August
September
- 4 September – The 2024 Tripura Peace Accord is signed between the National Liberation Front of Tripura and the All Tripura Tiger Force on one side and the State Government of Tripura and the Government of India on the other, ending the 35-year old Insurgency in Tripura.[135] [136]
- 7 September –
- 10 September – A five-day curfew and internet blackout is imposed in Manipur due to interethnic violence.[139]
- 12 September – The Ministry of External Affairs says that about 45 Indian nationals have been discharged from the Russian army and efforts are under way to get a further 50 Indians released.[140]
- 13 September – Two soldiers are killed in clashes with separatists in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir.[141]
- 15 September – Arvind Kejriwal announces his resignation as Chief Minister of Delhi effective 17 September.[142] He is succeeded by Atishi Marlena Singh.[143]
- 17 September – The Supreme Court of India quashes criminal proceedings against 30 soldiers accused of orchestrating the 2021 Nagaland killings, citing the lack of government approval for prosecution.[144]
- 18 September–6 October – 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election:[145] An alliance between the Congress party and the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference wins 48 of 90 seats in the state chamber.[146]
- 19 September - Laboratory tests reveal the usage of beef and other animal fats with fish oil in the preparations of Tirupati laddu sweets offered at the Tirupati Temple in Andhra Pradesh,[147] sparking political uproar in the state.[148]
- 20 September – At least 26 people are killed in West Bengal following a week of flooding blamed by state officials on dams being opened in neighbouring Jharkhand state.[149]
- 24 September – The first case of clade 1b mpox in India is discovered in a 38-year old patient in Malappuram District, Kerala who had recently travelled to the United Arab Emirates.[150]
- 26 September –
At least 46 people taking part in Jivitputrika festivities drown in rivers and bodies of water swollen by flooding across Bihar . Thirty-seven of the victims are children.[151]
- Up to 275 millimeters (11 inches) of rain falls across Mumbai, causing at least four deaths.[152]
- 27 September – A Class 2 student is killed in a "tantric sacrificial rite" performed by the owners of his school in Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh for the "prosperity" of the institute.[153]
October
More than 36 Maoists are killed in an operation carried out by District Reserve Guards and Special Task Force in the Abujhmarh forest area in Chhattisgarh.[154]
The BJP retains control of the state Legislative Assembly for a record third term, winning 48 of 90 seats.[155] [156]
- 11 October – A Mysuru Dharbhanga train collides with a freight train on a loop line in Chennai, injuring 19 people.[157]
- 12 October – Former Maharashtra state minister Baba Siddique is shot dead in Mumbai.[158]
- 14 October – India recalls its high commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma in retaliation to Ottawa placing him and other Indian diplomats under investigation over the murder of Canadian national and Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023.[159] It also orders the expulsion of Canada's acting high commissioner Stewart Ross Wheeler and five other diplomats.[160]
- 18 October – A migrant worker from Bihar is found shot dead by suspected militants in Shopian District, Jammu and Kashmir.
- 20 October – Seven workers on a tunnel project are killed in an attack by militants on their camp in Gagangir, Jammu and Kashmir.[161]
- 21 October – India announces an agreement with China regarding military patrols along the Line of Actual Control between their countries.[162]
- 25 October – At least two people are killed after Cyclone Dana makes landfall in Odisha.[163]
- 27 October - 2024 Mumbai stampede :A stampede occurs at the Bandra Terminus railway station in Mumbai, injuring nine people, two of them critically.[164] [165]
- 28 October –
- The first private military aircraft manufacturing facility in India is inaugurated in Vadodara as part of a joint venture between Airbus and Tata Advanced Systems.[166]
- At least 150 people are injured after an explosion caused by a fire at a fireworks storage facility near the Veerarkavu temple in Kasargod, Kerala.[167]
- 29–31 October – At least ten elephants die from suspected fungus poisoning from consuming contaminated millet in Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh.[168]
November
Deaths
January
- 1 January - Ved Prakash Nanda, 89, legal scholar.[182]
- 3 January - J. P. S. Uberoi, 90, sociologist.[183]
- 5 January - Balwant Singh Nandgarh, 80, Sikh leader, jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib (2003–2015).[184]
- 9 January - Rashid Khan, 55, Hindustani classical musician.[185]
- 10 January -
- 13 January - Prabha Atre, 91, classical vocalist.[188]
- 14 January - T. H. Musthafa, 82, politician, former MLA (1977–1995, 2001–2006).[189]
- 15 January - K. J. Joy, 77, music composer.[190]
- 16 January - K. B. Sreedevi, 83, writer.[191]
- 17 January - Baldev Raj Chawla, 86, politician, former MLA.[192]
- 20 January -
- 22 January - Jagdish Gandhi, 87, educationist and politician, former MLA (1969–1974) and founder of City Montessori School.[195]
- 25 January -
- 27 January - Sreela Majumdar, 65, actress.[198]
- 29 January - P. Narsa Reddy, 92, independence activist and politician, former MP (1989–1991) and MLA (1962–1978).[199]
- 31 January - Anil Babar, 74, Politician, MLA (2019-2024).[200]
February
- 4 February - N. K. Desam, 87, poet and literary critic.[201]
- 6 February -
- 11 February - Usha Kiran Khan, litterateur.[204]
- 16 February - Imitiaz Qureshi, 93, chef.[205]
- 17 February -
- 23 February - Manohar Joshi, 86, politician
- 24 February - Kumar Shahani, 83, film director and screenwriter.[207]
- 26 February - Pankaj Udhas, classical singer.[208]
- 27 February - Shafiqur Rahman Barq, former MLA and MP.[209]
- 28 February - Avtar Saini, microprocessor designer and developer
March
- 1 March - Aziz Qureshi, 82, politician
- 7 March - Biraj Adhikari, 63, politician, founder of the Sikkim National People's Party.[210]
- 11 March - Surya Kiran, 49, film actor and director
- 22 March - Partha Sarathi Deb, 68, Bengali actor.[211]
- 29 March - Daniel Balaji, 48, actor
April
May
- 1 May -
- 3 May -
- 4 May - Gangadhar Gade, 85, politician.
- 5 May -
- 6 May -
- 8 May -
- Moosa Raza, 87, civil servant.
- Sangeeth Sivan, 65, director and screenwriter.
- K. P. Yohannan, 74, Pentecostal Christian prelate.
- C. Velayudham, 73, politician.
- K. Vasantha Bangera, 78, politician.
- 11 May - Surjit Patar, 79, writer and poet.
- 13 May -
- 15 May -
- 16 May - Vineet Nayyar, 85, businessman.
- 18 May -
- 19 May - Prataprao Baburao Bhosale, 89, politician.
- 21 May - Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao, 70, politician.
- 22 May - Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi, 79, politician.
- 23 May -
- 25 May - Rakesh Daultabad, 45, politician.
- 26 May -
- 27 May - Surya Prakash, 56, film director.
- 30 May - Thumma Bala, 80, Roman Catholic prelate.
June
- 1 June - Maguni Charan Kuanr, 87, puppeteer.
- 4 June - B. R. P. Bhaskar, 92, journalist
- 7 June - A. J. T. Johnsingh, 78, vertebrate ecologist.
- 8 June - Ramoji Rao, 87, businessman, film producer, founder of Ramoji Film City.[213]
- 10 June - Amol Kale, 47, cricket administrator.
- 11 June - Rajeev Taranath, 91, classical musician.
- 12 June - T. K. Chathunni, 80, football coach.
- 14 June - Sreedharan Champad, 86, circus artist.
- 15 June - Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare, 95, politician.
- 17 June -
- 18 June - P. Thankappan Nair, 91, historian
- 20 June - David Johnson, 52, cricketer
- 22 June - Kamala Hampana, 88, Kannada writer
- 23 June - Sakini Ramachandraih, 61, folk singer
- 25 June - Kamal Chaudhry, 76, politician
- 29 June -
July
- 3 July - Smriti Biswas, 100, actress
- 8 July - Ram Buxani, 83, businessman and philanthropist
- 9 July - Shaila Rani Rawat, 68, politician
- 11 July - Aparna, 57, television presenter, actress, radio jockey.[214]
- 12 July - Rafat Saeed Qureshi, 77, historian and writer
- 20 July - Kamala Pujari, 74, organic farming advocate
- 21 July -
- 23 July - C. T. Kurien, 93, economist
- 26 July - Prabhat Jha, 67, politician
- 27 July - Biswanath Chowdhury, 81, politician
- 29 July -
- 31 July - Anshuman Gaekwad, 71, Cricketer
August
- 2 August -
- 3 August - Yamini Krishnamurthy, 83, classical dancer
- 4 August - Shobhana Ranade, 99, Gandhian social worker
- 8 August - Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, 80, Former West Bengal Chief Minister.
- 10 August - Natwar Singh, 95, diplomat and politician
- 14 August - Godawari Dutta, 93, painter
- 15 August - Ram Narain Agarwal, 84 Aerospace Engineer
- 16 August - S. C. Marak, 83, politician
- 17 August - Mahesh Chandra Guru, 67, mass communication scholar
- 18 August -
- 19 August - Sundararajan Padmanabhan, 83, general officer
- 20 August-
- 23 August- Nari Hira, publisher
- 25 August - David Raju Palaparthi, 66, politician
- 26 August- Vasantro Chavan, 70, Politician
- 28 August - Denzil Keelor, 90, air force officer
- 29 August- A.G Noorani, Historian, Politician and Lawyer
September
- 1 September-
- 5 September-
- 8 September- Vikas Sethi, 48, actor
- 9 September- Shomie Das, 89, educationist
- 12 September- Sitaram Yechury, 72, Politician.[216]
- 14 September-
- 17 September-
- 20 September-
- 21 September- M. M. Lawrence, 95, politician
- 25 September-
- 26 September-
- 27 September- Pappammal, 109, organic farmer
- 29 September- Vimla Patil, author
- 30 September-
October
- 2 October-
- 3 October- Keerikkadan Jose, 69, actor
- 4 October- O. R. Ramachandran, 77, politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.
- 5 October-
- 8 October- Panangipalli Venugopal, 82, cardiac surgeon and former director of AIIMS Delhi
- 9 October-
- 10 October-
- 12 October-
- 13 October- Gyan Prakash Pilania, 92, politician
- 14 October-
- 16 October- Sukh Dev, 101, organic chemist, academic and researcher
- 17 October-
- 23 October- Banwari Lal Sharma, 84, politician, five-time Rajasthan MLA.
- 25 October-
- 28 October-
- 30 October- Nishadh Yusuf, 43, film editor
- 31 October-
November
- 1 November-
- 3 November-Guruprasad, 52, film director
- 5 November-
- 6 November- K. Malaisamy, 87, politician
- 7 November-
- 8 November- Musafir Ram Bhardwaj, 94, musician
- 9 November-
- 10 November-
- 11 November- R. Sharath Jois, 53, Yoga teacher
- 12 November-
- 13 November- Raj Gauthaman, 74, literary scholar
- 14 November-
- 15 November- Suresh Sangaiah, filmmaker
- 16 November- Nara Ramamurthy Naidu, 72, politician
- 17 November- S. M. Khan, 67, IIS officer
- 18 November-
- 20 November- V. T. Rajshekar, 92, journalist
- 21 November-
- 22 November- Omchery N. N. Pillai, 100, playwright, novelist and poet
- 23 November- Rajkumar Singhajit Singh, 93, classical dancer
- 24 November- Vishakha Tripathi, 75, spiritual leader
- 25 November-
- 26 November-
- 28 November- Amiya Kumar Bagchi, 88, economist[222]
- 30 November-
December
- 1 December- Raj Manchanda, 79, squash player
- 2 December-
- 4 December- M. R. Chandrasekharan, 95, literary critic and author
Notes and References
- News: 1 January 2024 . ISRO to study black holes; launch of X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite today; here's all you need to know . . 1 January 2024.
- News: 3 January 2024 . Petrol pumps run dry across northern India as truckers protest new hit and run laws . 5 January 2024 . The Independent.
- News: Pandey . Sanjay . 2005 Shramjeevi Express blast case accused get death penalty . 3 January 2024 . Deccan Herald.
- News: 3 January 2024 . Bus crash kills 12 in northeast India . 30 January 2024 . EFE Noticias.
- News: Halo-Orbit Insertion of Aditya-L1 Successfully Accomplished . 6 January 2024 . 6 January 2024 . ISRO.
- News: Boycott Maldives sparks ticket cancellation . . 6 January 2024 . 1 June 2024.
- News: Maldives govt suspends 3 ministers over racist remarks against PM Modi for Lakshadweep post: Reports . 7 January 2024 . 1 June 2024 . . 0971-8257.
- News: 12 January 2024 . Decode Politics: A change of govt, and return of Hasdeo Aranya tribal protests in Chhattisgarh . 29 March 2024 . The Indian Express.
- News: Speed limit 100 km/hr, no bikes and autos: All about India's longest sea bridge . . 15 January 2024 . 11 January 2024.
- News: Atal Setu news: PM Modi to inaugurate Mumbai Trans Harbour Link today . mint . 15 January 2024 . 12 January 2024.
- News: Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra begins on January 14 from Imphal . . 15 January 2024 . 14 January 2024.
- News: Mogul . Rhea . Sud . Vedika . Farooqui . Sania . Iyer . Aishwarya S . Taylor . Jerome . India's Ayodhya Ram Mandir temple inauguration . 22 January 2024 . 22 January 2024 . CNN.
- News: PM Modi, French President Macron hold mega roadshow in Jaipur conviction . . 25 January 2024 . 26 January 2024.
- News: Republic Day 2024: Emmanuel Macron chief guest, parade time, other key details conviction . . 26 January 2024 . 26 January 2024.
- News: Breaking: Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for the 9th time . . 29 January 2024 . 29 January 2024.
- News: 3 CRPF jawans killed, 14 injured in Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh's Sukma . . 31 January 2024 . 31 January 2024.
- News: Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren sent to 5-day ED custody . . 1 February 2024 . 4 February 2024.
- News: Champai Soren sworn in as Jharkhand CM; Hemant in 5-day custody . . 1 February 2024 . 4 February 2024.
- News: 11 killed, over 100 hurt in blast at cracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda . . 6 February 2024 . 6 February 2024.
- News: Sharad Pawar Loses EC Battle As Ajit-led Faction Recognised As Real NCP . . 7 February 2024 . 7 February 2024.
- News: Uniform Civil Code bill passed in Uttarakhand assembly . . 7 February 2024 . 7 February 2024.
- News: Haldwani violence: 4 killed, 100 injured. Schools shut, internet suspended . . February 2023 . 9 February 2024.
- News: Uttarakhand: Riots in Haldwani after illegal madrasa demolished, shoot-at-sight orders issued, curfew imposed . . February 2023 . 9 February 2024.
- Release of eight Indian Nationals detained in Qatar . . 12 February 2023 . 12 February 2024.
- News: Qatar frees 8 Indian Navy veterans: Who are they? Why it's India's win? . . 12 February 2023 . 12 February 2024.
- News: Angry farmers once forced India's hardline leader into a rare retreat. As the election looms, they're back . . 26 February 2024 . 27 February 2024.
- News: Supreme Court strikes down electoral bonds scheme: 'unconstitutional', 'arbitrary and violative of Article 14' . . 16 February 2024 . 16 February 2024.
- News: Delhi fire: 11 killed, 4 injured in massive blaze at Alipur paint factory . . 16 February 2024 . 16 February 2024.
- GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS Mission . . 18 February 2024 . 18 February 2024.
- News: GSLV-F14 successfully places INSAT-3DS satellite in intended orbit: ISRO . . 18 February 2024.
- News: 17 February 2024 . 10 dead, 7 injured in explosion at firecracker unit in Tamil Nadu . 18 June 2024 . .
- News: 24 February 2024 . 62-year-old dies, farmers' toll rises to 5 in 10 days of 2nd Delhi march . 24 February 2024 . . 0971-8257.
- News: 24 February 2024 . 23 Hindu devotees die in northern India after a farm tractor overturns and falls into a pond . 25 February 2024 . Associated Press.
- News: Haryana: INLD State President & Ex-MLA Nafe Singh Rathi Shot Dead In Bahadurgarh; Video Surfaces . . 25 February 2024 . 25 February 2024.
- News: Mayank Kumar . Vikas Vasudeva . 27 February 2024 . Rajya Sabha polls BJP gains in U.P., Himachal Pradesh amid cross-voting . 27 March 2024 . . 0971-751X.
- News: 1 March 2024 . Cafe Blasts Indias Bengaluru . . 1 March 2024 .
- News: Chakrabarty . Sreeparna . 9 March 2024 . Arun Goel quits as Election Commissioner ahead of polls . 12 March 2024 . . 0971-751X.
- News: Central government implements Citizenship Amendment Act . . 11 March 2024 . 11 March 2024 .
- News: Bhaumik . Aaratrika . 11 March 2024 . Why did the Supreme Court reject SBI's plea seeking extension of time to disclose electoral bonds data? . 12 March 2024 . . 0971-751X.
- News: 13 March 2024 . SBI submits electoral bonds details to EC: What comes next? . 27 March 2024 . Live Mint.
- News: Election Commission publishes electoral bond data with matching numbers . 14 March 2024 . 27 March 2024 . Business Standard.
- News: Lok Sabha Election Date 2024: Seven-phase voting to begin from April 19, results on June 4; check dates, phases and other details . . 16 March 2024 . 27 March 2024.
- News: 20 March 2024 . 27 March 2024 . Father of Budaun murder victims sets bike on fire in rage — Police hiding . Live Mint.
- News: ED arrests Delhi CM Kejriwal: Who said what . . 27 March 2024 . 22 March 2024.
- News: Ashiq . Peerzada . Activist Sonam Wangchuk ends hunger strike, says fight for Ladakh Statehood will go on . 27 March 2024 . 27 March 2024 . . 0971-751X.
- News: Uttar Pradesh: Chinese Nationals arrested for illegal entry . 27 March 2024 . 27 March 2024 . India Today.
- News: 3 April 2024 . A fire in a tailoring shop in India kills 7, including children . . 30 April 2024.
- News: Dey . Sreyashi . 12 April 2024 . Rameshwaram Cafe blast accused held near Kolkata in joint op but Bengal cops & Amit Malviya lock horns . 30 April 2024 . The Print.
- News: Gireesh Chandra Prasad . Subhash Narayan . Dhirendra Kumar . 14 April 202 . PM Modi unveils BJP 'Sankalp Patra' for 2024 Lok Sabha polls . Live Mint . 30 April 2024 .
- News: 16 April 2024 . Rescuers search for 3 missing after boat capsizes in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 6 . . 30 April 2024.
- News: April 17, 2024 . Indian police kill 29 suspected Maoist rebels in a gunbattle in a central state . . 30 April 2024 .
- News: 18 March 2024 . India's national election will take place in phases over 44 days. Here's why it takes so long . 19 April 2024 . AP News.
- News: 25 March 2024 . Fire burns a restaurant and hotel in eastern India, killing 6 and injuring 20 . 30 April 2024 . Associated Press.
- News: 29 April 2024 . Two people die in southern India as heatwave scorches region . 7 July 2024 . The Straits Times . 0585-3923.
- News: 1 May 2024 . Bomb Threat in Delhi-NCR Schools: Security Beefed Up Across National Capital; Case Filed . 1 May 2024 . News18.
- News: 31 May 2024 . 21 May 2024 . Bomb threat emails sent to 150 schools in Delhi traced to Budapest: Sources . India Today.
- News: 4 May 2024 . India's foreign minister rejects Biden's 'xenophobia' comment . . 31 May 2024.
- News: India airline cancels dozens of flights after crew call in sick . . 31 May 2024.
- News: 10 May 2024 . Arvind Kejriwal News Highlights: Delhi CM welcomed by parents at home . 7 July 2024 . The Hindustan Times.
- News: 10 May 2024 . Indian security forces kill at least 12 Maoist rebels in gunbattle . . 31 May 2024 .
- News: Billboard collapses onto people in Mumbai, India, killing at least 14 but others may be trapped . 14 May 2024 . . 14 May 2024.
- News: 20 May 2024 . India declares state mourning on May 21 after Iran President Ebrahim Raisi's death . 22 May 2024 . The Hindustan Times.
- News: Tripathi . Ashish . Delhi court frames charges against ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh in sexual harassment case; he pleads not guilty . 22 May 2024 . . 31 May 2024.
- News: 22 May 2024 . North Block, which houses Home Ministry, gets bomb threat email; security officials conduct searches . 31 May 2024 . . 0971-751X.
- News: Das . Srinjoy . 22 May 2024 . Calcutta High Court Cancels OBC Certificates Issued In West Bengal After 2010, Scraps OBC Classification Of 37 Communities . 31 May 2024 . Live Mint.
- News: 23 May 2024 . Fire breaks out after massive explosion at chemical factory in Thane . . 31 May 2024.
- News: 23 May 2024 . 8 Dead, More Than 60 Injured In Massive Blast At Chemical Factory In Thane District . 23 May 2024 . News18.
- News: 25 May 2024 . India games arcade fire kills 20 . 31 May 2024 . BBC News.
- News: Rajkot game zone fire live updates: Nine children among 33 killed; welding work likely cause of blaze, say sources . 26 May 2024 . 31 May 2024 . The Hindu.
- News: 26 May 2024 . Tragic fire at East Delhi's children's hospital; several newborns dead . 31 May 2024 . . 0971-751X.
- News: Cyclone Remal impact: 394 flights affected, 2 killed in Bengal; 10 dead in Bangladesh . . 31 May 2024.
- News: At least 17 are killed when a stone quarry collapses in India's northeast. 12 others remain missing . 31 May 2024 . . 28 May 2024.
- News: 29 May 2024 . Heatwave in Delhi: At 52.3 celsius, Delhi records highest-ever temperature . 31 May 2024 . . 0971-751X.
- News: Bus crashes into gorge in India-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 21 people . 31 May 2024 . . 30 May 2024.
- News: At least 15 dead in India as temperatures soar . 31 May 2024 . 31 May 2024 . BBC News.
- News: India MP arrested in sex abuse case on return to country . 31 May 2024 . 31 May 2024 . BBC News.
- News: Follow the vote: India election live results 2024 . 21 June 2024 . . 4 June 2024.
- News: 6 June 2024 . Grace marks controversy: Parents term a scam in NEET-UG results, lodge complaint with officials, demand relief for affected students . 21 June 2024 . . 0971-8257.
- News: President Droupadi Murmu dissolves 17th Lok Sabha . 21 June 2024 . 8 June 2024 . Deccan Herald.
- News: 6 June 2024 . Blizzard in the Himalayas traps trekkers, killing nine from India . . 21 June 2024.
- News: 9 June 2024 . At least nine killed after attack on bus in Indian-administered Kashmir . . 21 June 2024.
- News: India's Narendra Modi sworn in as country's prime minister for a third term . 9 June 2024 . 21 June 2024 . Al Jazeera.
- News: From Kiccha Sudeep to Upendra, actors react to Darshan's arrest in murder case . 17 May 2024 . The News Minute . 21 June 2024.
- News: War in Ukraine: Two Indian nationals recruited by Russia killed . 13 June 2024 . . 21 June 2024.
- News: 14 June 2024 . Heavy rain, landslides kill 6 in India's Sikkim, 2,000 tourists stranded . . 14 June 2024.
- News: WHO confirms human case of bird flu in India! H9N2 virus detected in a four-year child in West Bengal . 15 June 2024 . 21 June 2024 . Business Insider.
- News: Train crash in eastern India kills 15, injures dozens . 17 June 2024 . 21 June 2024 . Reuters.
- News: Landslides kill at least 15, displace millions, in Bangladesh and India . 19 June 2024 . Al Jazeera . 21 June 2024 .
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- News: 4 Workers Killed, 1 Injured In Firecracker Unit Blast In Tamil Nadu: Cops . . 29 June 2024 . 29 June 2024.
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- News: Surat disaster: 7 found dead in rubble of collapsed 6-storey building, more feared trapped . . 7 July 2024 . 7 July 2024.
- News: Surat building collapse: Death toll climbs to 7; building owner, son booked . . 7 July 2024 . 7 July 2024.
- News: Kulgam encounter: Death toll climbs to eight . . 7 July 2024 . 7 July 2024.
- News: Two Indian soldiers, six rebels killed in Kashmir gun battles . . 7 July 2024 . 7 July 2024.
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- Web site: Indian billionaire heir Anant Ambani weds at lavish, star-studded ceremony. CNN. EN. July 12, 2024. July 13, 2024.
- News: 4 Indian soldiers are killed in a gunfight with suspected rebels in disputed Kashmir . . 16 July 2024 . 16 July 2024.
- News: UP Train Derailment Live Updates: 12 Coaches Of Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express Derail In UP, 1 Killed. 2024-07-18. NDTV.
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- Web site: 2024-07-18 . 2 jawans killed, 4 injured in IED attack by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur . 2024-07-18 . Hindustan Times . en.
- Web site: July 19, 2024 . WazirX suffers security breach; digital assets worth $234 million swindled .
- Web site: July 26, 2024 . India's moidam royal burial mounds are its latest World Heritage Site . Associated Press.
- Web site: 2024-07-26 . India and China agree to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of troops on their disputed border . 2024-07-27 . AP News . en.
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- Web site: 2024-09-22 . Wayand landslides: The many challenges of DNA tests to identify victims . 2024-09-22 . Deccan Herald . en . At the end of the week-long rescue operation, the search operations team recovered 231 bodies while 118 persons were declared missing. The unidentified bodies and body parts—including severed limbs and dismembered remains—were assigned specific numbers for future identification, and samples were taken for DNA testing. The 421 samples were then sent to the Regional Forensic Science Laboratory in Kannur, where forensic experts began the task of matching names to the body parts recovered from the tragedy..
- News: 2024-07-30 . Passenger train derails in India, killing 2 passengers and injuring 20 others . 2024-07-30 . Associated Press . en-US.
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- Web site: August 1, 2024 . Rain in Delhi, northern India kills 11, hundreds missing . .
- Web site: 2024-08-01 . China, India agree to speed up border negotiations at 30th round of talks . 2024-08-01 . South China Morning Post . en.
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- Web site: What happened to Dr. Moumita Debnath at RG Kar Medical College? . 14 August 2024 . Hindi Patrika . Hindi . 14 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240814145223/https://www.hindipatrika.com/what-happened-to-dr-moumita-debnath-at-rg-kar-medical-college . live .
- Web site: 9 August 2024 . Woman trainee doctor found dead in seminar hall of Kolkata hospital . 14 August 2024 . India Today . en . 14 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240814005923/https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/kolkata/story/west-bengal-trainee-doctor-dead-rg-kar-medical-college-hospital-2579796-2024-08-09 . live .
- Web site: National strike held over India doctor's murder . 17 August 2024 . BBC . en .
- News: At least seven people killed, several injured in stampede at Jehanabad's Baba Siddhnath in Bihar . 12 August 2024 . The Hindu.
- News: Explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical plant in India kill at least 18 workers . 22 August 2024 . Associated Press.
- News: As more floods batter Bangladesh and India, death toll rises to 30 . 23 August 2024 . Associated Press.
- Web site: August 23, 2024 . In Kyiv, Indian PM urges Zelenskiy to sit down for talks with Russia . .
- News: Monsoon floods in India's Gujarat kill at least 28 people . 29 August 2024 . France 24.
- News: Historic Peace Agreement Signed Between the Governments of India, Tripura, NLFT & ATTF at New Delhi. 2024-09-04. Northeast Now.
- News: 2 insurgent groups in Tripura sign peace deal; Amit Shah says 'matter of joy for all'. 2024-09-04. Hindustan Times.
- News: At least five killed as ethnic violence flares in India's Manipur . 2024-09-07 . Al Jazeera.
- News: Building collapse in India's Lucknow kills eight, injures dozens . 2024-09-08 . Al Jazeera.
- News: India's Manipur imposes curfew, cuts internet to quell escalating violence . 2024-09-10 . Al Jazeera.
- Web site: September 12, 2024 . Russia discharges 45 Indians fighting in its army . .
- Web site: 2 Soldiers Killed In Action In J&K, 2 Terrorists Shot Dead In Another Op . 2024-09-14 . NDTV.com.
- Web site: New Delhi's chief minister announces resignation two days after he was released on bail . 2024-09-15 . Associated Press. 15 September 2024 .
- News: 15 September 2024 . Atishi to be new chief minister of India's capital territory Delhi . Al Jazeera . 15 September 2024.
- News: 18 September 2024 . Fury as India quashes charges for botched army ambush . . 18 September 2024.
- News: India's Kashmir holds first regional election since losing autonomy . 18 September 2024 . Al Jazeera.
- News: Indian Kashmir elects first regional government in a decade . 8 October 2024 . France 24.
- Web site: Rajendran . Anjana Meenakshi, Dhanya . 2024-09-20 . Tirupati laddu ghee adulteration row: What the lab reports say . 2024-09-23 . The News Minute . en.
- Web site: Pandey . Geeta . 2024-09-27 . A famed holy sweet in an unsavoury row in India . 2024-09-23 . BBC . en.
- News: India minister blames dam release for flooding . 20 September 2024 . France 24.
- News: India confirms first mpox case in current outbreak . 24 September 2024 . BBC.
- Web site: September 26, 2024 . Dozens of children drown during Hindu festival in India . .
- Web site: September 26, 2024 . Heavy rains snarl traffic, shut schools in Mumbai and nearby regions .
- News: Tewari . Samridhi . 2024-09-27 . Uttar Pradesh's Hathras class 2 boy 'sacrificed' for school's prosperity; five held . 2024-09-28 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
- News: 36 Maoists Killed In Encounter Along Dantewada Border In Chhattisgarh . 2024-10-04 . NDTV.
- News: Kashmir and Haryana prove India exit polls wrong . 2024-10-08 . BBC.
- News: 'Big setback': Why India's Congress lost out to Modi in key state election . 2024-10-09 . Al Jazeera.
- Web site: Mysuru-Darbhanga Express train rams goods train near Chennai, 19 injured. 11 October 2024 .
- Web site: Indian politician Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai . BBC . 13 October 2024.
- Web site: India to recall top envoy to Canada: foreign ministry . France 24 . 14 October 2024.
- Web site: India and Canada expel top diplomats over murder accusations . BBC . 15 October 2024.
- Web site: Gunmen kill seven people working on key tunnel project in India's Kashmir . Al Jazeera . 21 October 2024.
- Web site: India says it reached deal with China on army patrols along disputed border . Al Jazeera . 21 October 2024.
- Web site: Cyclone Dana Highlights: 2 Dead In West Bengal; Waterlogging Brings Kolkata To A Halt . NDTV . 26 October 2024.
- Web site: Stampede at Mumbai's Bandra railway station leaves at least nine injured . The Hindu . 27 October 2024 . en-IN . 27 October 2024.
- Web site: Stampede at Mumbai's Bandra railway station leaves 9 injured . The Indian Express . 27 October 2024 . en . 27 October 2024.
- Web site: Modi, Spain's Sanchez launch India's first private military aircraft plant . Al Jazeera . 28 October 2024.
- Web site: An explosion of fireworks injures more than 150 people at a temple in India . Associated Press . 29 October 2024.
- Web site: Alarm over death of 10 elephants in India national park . BBC . 7 November 2024.
- News: A grenade explosion in a busy market in Indian-controlled Kashmir wounds 9 . 2024-11-03 . Associated Press.
- News: At least 36 die after bus falls into a gorge in India . 2024-11-04 . BBC.
- News: Kashmir legislature passes resolution asking India to restore its partial autonomy . 2024-11-06 . Associated Press.
- News: India's luxury airline Vistara flies into the sunset . 2024-11-11 . BBC.
- News: Parts of Manipur state in northeast India shut down after 10 people killed by security forces . 2024-11-12 . Associated Press.
- News: Modi's Hindu nationalist party heads for sweeping win in Maharashtra state election . 2024-11-23 . Associated Press.
- News: India's top court bans 'bulldozer justice' as punishment . 2024-11-13 . BBC.
- News: Parents 'grabbed any child they could' in Indian hospital fire that killed 10 babies . 2024-11-16 . BBC.
- News: India hails 'historic' hypersonic missile test flight . 2024-11-17 . France 24.
- News: Modi's party set to return to power in India's richest state. 2024-11-23 . BBC.
- News: Four dead in violence over mosque survey in Indian city . 2024-11-25 . BBC.
- News: The 13-year-old Indian cricketer who won a $130,500 IPL deal. 2024-11-26 . BBC.
- News: Cyclone Fengal toll rises to 20 in South Asia . 2024-12-02 . France 24.
- News: Prof Ved Prakash Nanda passes away in US, PM offers condolences . . 2 January 2024 . 15 January 2024.
- News: 4 January 2024 . Prof JPS Uberoi dies at 90 - Colleagues remember D-School's towering sociology figure, his out-of-the box thinking . 4 January 2024 . The Indian Express.
- News: 5 January 2024 . Former Jathedar Takhat Damdama Sahib Balwant Singh Nandgarh passes away . 31 January 2024 . . 0971-8257.
- News: Music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan passes away at the age of 55 . 31 January 2024 . 9 January 2024 . .
- News: Nayak . Subadh . 10 January 2024 . Former Aul MLA Sushree Devi passes away . 31 January 2024 . Kalinga TV .
- News: 10 January 2024 . MANUU pays rich tributes to Shamim Jairajpuri, its founder VC . 31 January 2024 . .
- News: Shirodkar . Neel . 13 January 2024 . Veteran classical singer Prabha Atre passes away at 91 in Pune . 31 January 2024 . Pune News.
- News: Former Kerala minister and Congress leader T H Musthafa passes away . 31 January 2024 . . 14 January 2024 .
- News: 15 January 2024 . Malayalam music director K.J. Joy dies at 77 . 31 January 2024 . News9 .
- News: 16 January 2024 . Renowned Malayalam writer KB Sreedevi no more . 31 January 2024 . .
- News: Former health minister Baldev Raj Chawla passes away. hi . . 17 January 2024 . 31 January 2024 .
- News: Former MLA Jaynarayan Mohanty passes away at 73 . 31 January 2024 . Prameya News . 21 January 2024 .
- News: 20 January 2024 . Former Odisha MP Anadi Sahu passes away . 31 January 2024 . .
- News: Lucknow CMS school founder Jagdish Gandhi passes away. 22 January 2024 . 31 January 2024 . Amar Ujala . hi.
- News: 25 January 2024 . Veteran BJP leader, former Dy CM Bhabhra passes away in Jaipur . 31 January 2024 . .
- News: Sivapriyan . E. T. B. . Ilaiyaraaja's daughter Bavatharini passes away . 25 January 2024 . . 25 January 2024 .
- News: Senior Bengali actor Sreela Majumdar dies aged 65 . 29 January 2024 . 29 January 2024 . .
- News: 29 January 2024 . Former minister Narsa Reddy passes away at 92 . 29 January 2024 . Telangana Today.
- News: Shiv Sena MLA Anil Babar passes away, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde offers condolences . 31 January 2024 . 31 January 2024 . .
- News: 5 February 2024 . Malayalam poet N.K. Desam dies at 87 . 28 February 2024 . . 0971-751X.
- News: 6 February 2024 . Veteran Broadcaster Farooq Nazki Is No More . 28 February 2024 . Kashmir Life .
- News: Nithya . 6 February 2024 . Thanjavur former MP passes away . . 28 February 2024 . ta.
- News: Renowned litterateur and Padma Shri awardee Usha Kiran Khan passes away in Patna . . 28 February 2024 . 11 February 2024.
- News: 16 February 2024 . Ustaad, not a chef - Imtiaz Qureshi, known for reviving the 'dum pukht' cooking style, dies at 93 . 16 February 2024 . .
- News: Dangal actor Suhani Bhatnagar, who played young Babita Phogat, dies at 19 - Aamir Khan Productions confirms . . 28 February 2024 . 17 February 2024.
- News: Ramachandran . Naman . Kumar Shahani, Pioneer of India's Parallel Cinema Movement, Dies at 83 . Variety . 25 February 2024 . 28 February 2024 .
- News: Sharma . Kumud . Mumbai: Famous Ghazal Emperor Pankaj Udhas Is No More, Dies At The Age Of 72 After Prolonged Illness . Diary Times . 26 February 2024. 26 February 2024.
- News: Sambhal MP Shafiqur RAhman passes away . 27 February 2024 . 28 February 2024 . Hindustan . hi.
- News: Senior politician Biraj Adhikari passes away . 8 March 2024 . 15 March 2024 . .
- News: Bengali Actor Partha Sarathi Deb Dies At 68 . . 24 March 2024 . 24 March 2024.
- News: Former Champawat MLA Kailash Gahtori, Who Vacated Seat for CM Pushkar Dhami, Dead . 3 May 2024 . 3 May 2024 . .
- News: Ramoji Rao, Founder Of Ramoji Film City, Dies At 87 . . 9 June 2024 . 3 July 2024.
- Web site: Kannada actor, presenter Aparna Vastarey dies after battling lung cancer. India Today. 12 July 2024.
- Web site: Veteran Indian journalist Umesh Upadhyay passed away after accidentally falling from a building. Hindustan Times. 21 September 2024.
- Web site: Veteran CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury passes away at 72. Hindustan Times. 21 September 2024.
- News: Ratan Tata, former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Group, dies at age 86 . 2024-10-10 . Associated Press.
- News: Pioneering Indian designer Rohit Bal dies at 63 . . 1 November 2024 . 2 November 2024.
- https://iisc.ac.in/events/54109/ Condolence note on the passing of Prof Anil Kumar
- https://darsh.news/news/Senior-RJD-leader-Shri-Narayan-Yadav-passed-away-many-leaders-including-Tejashwi-expressed-grief-902213 RJD के बड़े नेता रहे श्री नारायण यादव का निधन, तेजस्वी समेत कई नेताओं ने जताया शोक
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/tributes-pour-in-for-sarod-maestro-aashish-khan-who-passed-away-at-84/articleshow/115339120.cms Aashish Khan passes away in US aged 84
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/legacy-of-amiya-bagchi-pioneer-in-development-economics-endures-after-his-passing/articleshow/115781599.cms Amiya Bagchi,the man who made economics a tool for development, dies
- https://www.news18.com/india/multifaceted-personality-pm-modi-condoles-demise-of-researcher-prithwindra-mukherjee-9141058.html ‘Multifaceted Personality’: PM Modi Condoles Demise Of Researcher Prithwindra Mukherjee