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3000-2500Indus Valley Civilization

563Birth of Gautam Buddha;Nirvana (483 B.C.)

599Birth of Mahavir; Nirvana (527

B.C.)

327-326Alexanders invasion of India.It opened the land routebetween India and Europe

273-239Ashokas Reign

261Battle of Kalinga, Ashoka

renounced war and violence

58Beginning of Vikram Era(Calender)

A.D.


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78Beginning of Saka Era;Accession of Kanishka

320Beginning of Gupta dynasty

405-411Visit of Fahien (Chinese

Traveller) to India

606-647Harsh Vardhans Reign

629-645

Hieun Tsangs travel in India.

712Arab Invasion of Sind (byMohd-bin-Qasim)

1001-1026Sultan Mahmud Ghaznis attackson India

1025-26Som Nath Temple sacked byMahmud Ghazni


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1191First Battle of Tarain,Mohammed Gori was defeated byPrithvi Raj, the Chauhan kingof Delhi

1192Second Battle of Tarain,Mohammed Gori defeated Prithvi

Raj Chauhan

1336Vijayanagar Empire founded inSouth India

1347Bahmani Kingdom founded inSouth India

1398Invasion of India by Taimur

Lang; Delhi sacked

1469Birth of Guru Nanak, founderof Sikhism

1498Vasco-de-Gama discovered the


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sea-route to India via theCape of Good Hope, arrived atCalicut

1526Baburs invasion; First Battleof Panipat; foundation ofMughal Rule in North India

1556Second Battle of Panipat;Death of Humayun, Accession of Akbar to the throne

1564-65

Battle of Talikota; abolitionof J azia

1576Battle of Haldighati

1600East India Company establishedin India

1605Death of Akbar and accessionof J ahangir


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1627Birth of Shivaji

1680Death of Shivaji

1707Death of Aurangzeb; Death ofGuru Govind Singh; fall of the

Mughal Empire begins

1739Nadir Shah invaded India; ThePeacock Throne taken away byhim to Iran

1757Battle of Plassey

1760Battle of Wandiawash; End of

French power in India

1761 Third Battle of Panipat

1764Battle of Buxar


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1793Permanent Settlement in Bengal

1799Fourth Mysore War; Death of

Tipu Sultan; Partition ofMysore; Ranjit Singh occupiedLahore and made it capital

1818 The fourth and the last AngloMarthatta War

1833Death of Raja Ram Mohan Roy

1835Introduction of English asmedium of instruction

1853

The First Indian Railway lineopened from Bombay to Thane;

The first telegraphcommunication

1856(23rd J uly), Birth of BalGangadhar Tilak


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1857(10th May), First War ofIndian Independence

1858End of East India CompanysRule; Queen VictoriasProclamation

1861Birth of Rabindranath Tagore

1869(2nd Oct.) Birth of Mahatma

Gandhi

1885(28th Dec.) Indian NationalCongress founded by A. O. Hume: First session of Congress in

Bombay in 1885 presided byW.C. Bannerji

1889(14th Nov.) Birth of J awaharLal Nehru

1905


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First Partition of Bengal

1906Formation of the All IndiaMuslim League

1909Indian Councils Act or MorleyMinto Reforms Bill passed

1911Partition of Bengal revoked;Delhi made capital of BritishIndia

1914(28th J uly) World War Istarted

1918(11th Nov.) End of World War I

1919Montague Chelmsford Reforms;

Tragedy of J aliyan Wala Baghat Amritsar (13th April)

1928Visit of Simon Commission; its


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boycott by the Congress; Deathof Lala Lajpat Rai

1929Congress resolution passed forcomplete independence atLahore Session under thepresidentship of J awahar LalNehru 1935 Government of India

Act 1935 passed

1937Inauguration of ProvincialAutonomy

1941Subash Chandra Bose escapesfrom India, Death of RabindraNath Tagore

1942

Quit India Resolution byIndian National Congress (8thAug.)

1945Simla Conference and thefailure of the Wavell Plan :I.N.A. Trials at Red Fort,


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Delhi

1947(15th Aug.) India achievesindependence; Partition ofIndia; Asian RelationsConference (23rd March)

1948

Assassination of MahatmaGandhi (30th J an.)

1950India becomes a SovereignDemocratic Republic (26th

J an.), Death of Sardar Patel(15th Dec.)

1953Mt. Everest conquered bySherpa Tenzing and E.P.

Hillary on May 29.

1961Liberation of Goa

1962Chinese attack on India (Oct.20)


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1965Indo-Pak War

1966 Tashkent Pact between Indiaand Pakistan

1969

Death of President ZakirHussain on May 3; V. V. Girielected President of India;Split in the Indian NationalCongress.

1971Indo-Soviet Treaty signed on9th Aug; 2nd Indo-Pak War(Dec. 3-17); defeat ofPakistan, liberation of BanglaDesh.

1972Reorganisation of theNorth-EasternregionMeghalaya, Manipur and

Tripura became full-fledgedStates and new Union

Territories Arunachal Pradesh


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and Mizoram came into being(J an. 20, 21); Indo BanglaDesh Treaty; Indo-Pak SimlaAgreement on 3rd J uly.

1974Indias nuclear blast; thehistoric Constitution(Amendment) Bill passed making

Sikkim as an associate Stateof India (Sept. 4); India andPortugal restore diplomaticrelations.

1975

Sikkim votes for full-fledgedstatehood with Indian Union(April 15); Dr. S.Radhakrishnan passes away(April 17); Indias entry intoSpace age by launching

Aryabhatta (April 19th);President gives assent to theConstitution (36th Amendment)Bill making Sikkim the 22ndState of the Union; Mrs.Indira Gandhis election setaside (J une 12); Proclamatonof Emergency to forestall


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internal disturbances (J une25).

1976 The four Indian News Agenciesmerged into a single NewsAgency known as Samachar;INS Udaygiri, Indias Thirdleander-class frigate

commissioned (Feb. 18);India-Sri Lanka boundary pact(signed on March 23) comesinto force (May 10); India andPakistan agree to restorediplomatic ties and reach

accord on overflights, roadand air-links (May 14);Krishna Waters DisputeSettled; Agreement reached inDelhi on establishment of aNon-Aligned News Pool (J uly);

Presidents assent to the 42ndConstitution (Amendment) Bill(Dec. 18).

1977Defeat of Mrs. Indira Gandhiin the election. Morarji Desaitakes oath of office as Prime


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Minister of India (March 24);Internal and Externalemergencies withdrawn; freedomof the Press restored; NeelamSanjiva Reddy sworn in as thesixth President of India (J uly25).

1978

Congress (I) recognised as themain opposition party in theLok Sabha (April 12); ShahCommission holds Mrs. IndiraGandhi responsible for abuseof authority and misuse of

power during the internalemergency (May 15); Indialaunches worlds biggest adultliteracy Plan (October 2nd).

1979

Constitution Amendment 44thBill gets Presidents assent(April 30th); Hidayatullahsworn in as Vice-President(Aug. 31); Charan Singh quits

J anata Party (J uly 16);President dissolves Sixth LokSabha and orders fresh


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elections (Aug. 22); Lok Dalformed (Sept. 26); J ai PrakashNarain dies in Patna (Oct. 8)

1980Mrs. Gandhi re-emerges as adominant force, 22 membercabinet at Centre sworn in(J an. 14); Bharat Ratna etc.

Awards restored, 10 yearextension of seat reservationfor SCs and STs (J an. 25);Grand view of solar eclipse(Feb. 16); 42nd Amendmentstruck down (May 9); Death of

Sanjay Gandhi, Death ofEx-President V.V. Giri, Indialaunches first Satellite usingits own Satellite LaunchingVehicle (J uly 18).

1981 The 8th International FilmFestival concluded in NewDelhi (J an. 17th); NationalDevelopment Council approvedthe revised 6th Plan draft(Feb. 14); Launching of RohiniSatellite in Space (May 31st);


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Rohini burns up (J une 9th);Congress (I) declared IndianNational Congress (J uly 23rd).

1982Rajasahi Air Port Amritsarbecomes International Airport(J an. 3rd); The 21 memberIndian scientific expedition

headed by Dr. S.Z. Quasimlands on Antarctica (J an.9th); Prime Minister IndiraGandhi announces a redefined20 point programme (J an. 20);Accord on the purchase of 150

Mirage-2000 J ets by India fromFrance signed in New Delhi(Feb. 6th); Insat-1A launched(April 10th); Election ofPresident and Gyani Zail Singhelected as seventh President

of India (J uly 12 and 15th);INSAT-1A shut off due tomechanical disorder (Sept.6th); Former Chief Minister of

J ammu-Kashmir Shaikh Abdullahdied (Sept. 8th); India andFrance N-Fuel pact signed(Nov. 26); Ninth Asian Games


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held in New Delhi.

1983Rohini 560 rocket with atechnological payloadsuccessfully launched from theShri Harikota Range (J an. 13);

The 7th Non-Aligned Summitopens in New Delhi (March 7);

India and France sign N. Fuelpact (March 23); Madras AtomicPower Project at Kalpakkambecomes critical (ready foruse) (J uly 2); INSAT-1Blaunched into space (Aug. 30);

India and West Germanyconclude an agreement for theSupply of Spare parts for the

Tarapur Atomic Power Plant(Nov. 2).

1984Prime Minister Mrs. IndiraGandhi dedicates INSAT-1System to the nation (Feb.11); Rakesh Sharma in space(April 2-11); Military actionin Punjab (J une 2);Assassination of Mrs. Indira


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Gandhi (Oct. 31); RajivGandhi, new Prime Minister ofIndia (Oct. 31); Bhopal Gastragedy (Dec. 2); FourthExpedition Party reachesAntarctica (Dec. 24-27); RajivGandhi elected leader of theCongress Party and becomesPrime Minister (Dec. 31).

1985Anti Defection Bill passed bythe Parliament unanimously,(J an. 3); Punjab Accord (J uly24); Assam Accord (Aug. 15);

Akali Chief Sant H.S.Longowal, assassinated (Sep.8).

1986Assassins of Smt. Indira

Gandhi sentenced to death(J an. 22); Lok Sabha passedMuslim Women Bill (May 6);Laldenga and Congress (I) signpact on Mizoram (J une 25);Bill making Mizoram Statepassed by the Parliament (Aug.6); 2nd SAARC summit at


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Bangalore (Nov. 16); ArunachalPradesh Statehood Billapproved by Parliament (Dec.3); Death of Smita Patil (Dec.13).

1987Former P. M. Charan Singh dead(May 29); Venkataraman assumes

Presidency (J uly 25); Dr. S.D. Sharma assumes as VicePresident (Sept. 3); DiwralaSati episode (Sept. 4); SovietFestival starts in New Delhi(Nov. 21); 3rd South Asian

Federation Games in Calcutta(Nov. 21-26).

1988With the induction of thefirst Nuclear Sub-marine

(INSChakra) India joins theN-mariline Club (Feb. 3);Indias first remote sensingsatellite (IRS-1-A) launchedfrom Russia (March 17);Varun successfully completesits mission (April 15);INSAT-1C launched into space


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from French Guiana (J uly 22);Supreme Court confirms deathpenalty of Satwant Singh andKehar Singh in Indira Gandhimurder case (Aug. 3); Lok PalAyukt Bill taken back (Dec.6).

1989

Kumbh started at Allahabadafter an interval of 12 yrs.France Festival in Indiainaugurated (Feb. 3); SupremeCourt decides the compensationamount for Bhopal gas victims

(Feb. 14); Narora nuclearpower station startsproduction (March 12); ThakkarCommissions Report published(March 14); Death of HemvatiNandan Bahuguna (March 17);

Indo-Nepal Trade Treatyexpired (March 23); Successfultest of Agni (May 22); NhavaSheva port dedicated to thenation (May 26); KudalCommission report published(Aug. 7); Prasar Bharti andLok Pal Bills introduced in


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Parliament (Dec. 28).

1990A members of 9th expeditionparty to Antarctica diedduring mission (J an. 9);Successful launch of INSAT-1D(J une 12); V.P. Singhannounced 27% reservation to

Backward classes on the basisof Mandal Commission Report(Aug. 6); Successful test ofAkash (Aug. 14); Indianwarship Andman sank in Bayof Bengal (Aug. 21); Chandra

Shekhar takes over as P.M.(Nov. 10).

1991P.V. Narsimha Rao became PrimeMinister (J une 21); Shiv Raj

Patil of Cong. (I) electedSpeaker of 10th Lok Sabha(J uly 10); IRS-1B launchedfrom Baikanoor (Aug. 29);Earthquake in Garhwal of U.P.takes a heavy toll of life(Oct. 20); Karnataka ordinanceon Cauvery Water held invalid


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by the Supreme Court (Nov.22); Li Feng of China visitsIndia (10-15 Dec.); SatyajitRay got special Oscar Award(Dec. 16).

1992Rajoli Naval Air Station wascommissioned in Madras (Mar.

11); Eighth Five Year Planbecame operative (Apr. 1);R.K. Dorendra Singh was swornin as Chief Minister ofManipur (Apr. 8),Indo-Turkmenistan trade pact

signed (Apr. 20); Satyajit Raydied (Apr. 23); Kannad writerV.K. Gokak died (Apr. 28);Prithvi launched (May 5),U.S.A. imposed sanctions onISRO for 2 years (May 11);

ASLV-D-3 launched (May 20);Successful test Agni (May29); INSAT-2A launched (J uly9); Dr. S. D. Sharma took oath(J uly 25); K. R. Narayananelected Vice President (Aug.19); Test flights ofLakshya, the pilotless


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aircraft of India (Sept. 16,17 and 21).

199324th International FilmFestival concluded (J an.10-20); Panchayati Raj Acteffective (April 24); INSAT-2Bwas launched by Arian Rocket

from French Guiana (J uly 23);Digvijay Singh became ChiefMinister of M.P. (Dec. 6).

199425th International Film

Festival in Calcutta (J an.10-20); G-15 Summit meetconcluded in New Delhi (March28-30); Kasturirangan becamenew ISRO chief (March 30);First heart plantation in the

country (Aug. 3); P.S.L.V.-D-2successfully launched (Oct.15); J harkhand Council Actpassed (Dec. 20).

1995NAM and other developingcountries Vth Labour


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conference (J an. 19-23); J .B.Patnaik became Chief Ministerin Orissa (March 15); PunjabC.M. Beant Singh assasinated(Aug. 31); Supreme Courtincluded medical professionwithin consumers forum (Nov.14); INSAT-2C successfullylaunched from Koru (French

Guiana) (Dec. 7); IPS-IClaunched (Dec. 28).

199627th International FilmFestival (J an. 10-21);

Indo-Bhutan Agreements signed(March 4); P.S.L.V.-D3successfully launched fromShri Harikota (March 21); A.B. Vajpayee was sworn in 10thPrime Minister of India (May

16); Mr. H.D. Deve Gowda wassworn in New Prime Minister of India, Former President ofIndia Mr. Neelam SanjeevaReddy passed away (J une 1);Nag missile test successful(Aug. 9); in Gujarat MehtaMinistry dismissed,


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Presidents rule imposed(Sept. 19); Rajindar KaurBhattal took over as firstwoman C.M. of Punjab (Nov.21); India, Bangladesh signGanga Water Pact (Dec. 12),P.V. Narsimha Rao resignedfrom CPP leadership (Dec. 19).

1997 Tejinder Khanna appointed thenew Lieutenant Governor forDelhi (J an. 1); 28thInternational film festival of India concluded in

Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday(J an. 19); Ms. Mayawati wassworn in as the Chief Ministerof U.P. (March 21); Veteranleader and Ex Chief Ministerof Orissa Biju Patnaik passed

away (April 17); I.K. Gujralwas sworn in as Prime Minister(April 21). INSAT-2D placed inorbit (J une 4); Sukhoi 30Kfighter inducted in Indian AirForce; 4th National Gamesconcluded in Bangalore (J une11); K. R. Narayanan elected


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the new President of India(J uly 17); Laloo Prasad Yadavresigns and his wife RabriDevi became New Chief Ministerof Bihar (J uly 25); KrishanKant elected Vice President(Aug. 26); Mother Teresapassed away in Calcutta (Sept.5); Kalyan Singh took oath as

U.P. Chief Minister (Sept.21); Mr. Dilip Parikh wassworn in Chief Minister ofGujarat (Oct. 28); Mr. Bimal

J alan has been appointed theGovernor of Reserve Bank of

India (Nov. 23); Dr. C.Rangarajan took oath theGovernor of Andhra Pradesh(Nov. 24); Lok Sabha dissolved(Dec. 4); The 17th IndianAntarctic expedition left

Marmugao Harbour (Dec. 9);Nipamacha Singh sworn in asthe new Chief Minister ofManipur (Dec. 16); Gujaratassembly dissolved (Dec. 25);

199829th International Film


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Festival concluded in NewDelhi (1020 J an.); KonkanRailway commissioned (J an.26); Death sentence for all 26person for Rajiv Gandhiassassination (J an. 28); AssamGovernor rejects C.B.I. pleato prosecute Chief Minister of P.K. Mahanta (Feb. 5); U.P.

Chief Minister Kalyan Singhwins the composite flour test(Feb. 26); Manik Sarkar swornin Tripura Chief Minister(March 11); Mr. Atal BehariVajpayee sworn in as the Prime

Minister (March 19); BJ P winstrust vote in Himachal Pradesh(March 31); Kushabhau Thakreelected BJ P Chief (April 14);India conducted threeunderground Nuclear tests (May

11); India conducted two moreNuclear tests (May 13),Rajasthan Governor DarbaraSingh died (May 24); About1000 people killed by cyclonein Gujarat (J une 9); Mulayamand Laloo build New Front(J une 24); Dr. Najma Haptullah


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is unanimously re-elected asdeputy chairperson of theRajya Sabha (J uly 9); P.M.introduced Lok Pal Bill in LokSabha (August 3); PrasarBharati ordinance promulgated(August 29); Presidentreturned the recommendation of Union Cabinet to imposed the

President rule in Bihar (Sept.25); Adarsh Sen Anand tookoath as the Chief J ustice ofIndia (Oct. 10); About 200people killed in Punjab trainaccident; Luizhino Faleiro

sworn in as the new ChiefMinister of Goa (Nov. 26).

199930th International FilmFestival of India concluded in

Hyderabad (J an. 1020), Indiasuccessfully launched itsfirst commercial telecomsatellite INSAT-2E from Kouru(April 3), Agni-II test firedsuccessfully (April 11),Operation Vijai makes headwayin Kargil (J une 28), Sachin


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Tendulkar appointed captain of Indian Cricket Team (J uly 28),National Democratic Alliancesecures clear majority (Oct.8), Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayeeappointed PM (Oct. 11), India& UAE sign extradition treaty(Oct. 25), 11th ChildrensFilm Festival starts in

Hyderabad (Nov. 14), Mumbaigirl Yukta Mookhey is MissWorld (Dec. 5).

2000 The Kargil Committee submits

its report (J an. 7), 31stIndian International FilmFestival (J an. 1020), NewPopulation Policy announced(Feb. 15), U.S. President BillClintons visit to India (Mar.

19-20), Indias INSAT-3Blaunched from Kouru (Mar. 22),New EXIMPolicy 2000 announced(Mar. 31), Indias beauty MissLara Dutta declared MissUniverse (May 13), PresidentK.R. Narayan gives his assentto Bills relating to the


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creation of Uttaranchal,Chhattisgarh and J harkhandStates (Aug. 28), Chhattisgarhbecomes the 26th State of theIndian Union (Nov. 1),Uttaranchal becomes the 27thState (Nov. 9), J harkhandbecomes the 28th State of theIndian Union (Nov. 15).

2001Indigenously developed LightCombat Aircraft (LCA)successfully test flown (J an.4), Indias Agni-II missile

successfully test fired (J an.17), General budget presentedin the Lok Sabha by FinanceMinister (Feb. 28), Manipur isplaced under Presidents rule(J une 2), India and Russia

jointly successfully test firecruise missile-PJ -10 (J une12), Indo-Pak Summit at Agra(J uly 15-16), E-Postal Serviceof the Postal Departmentinaugurated (Aug. 2), SupremeCourt declares the appointmentof J ayalalitaa as Chief


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Minister as unconstitutional, J ayalalitaa resigns (Sept.21), The three day warships

joint exercise of India andFrance (Varun-01) concludesnear Bombay Coast (Nov. 810),

Terrorist attack on IndianParliament (Dec. 13), POTOreissued in amended form (Dec.

30).

200289th Session of Indian ScienceCongress in Lucknow (J an.37), Indo-US. MOU on

environment (J an. 16),INSAT-3C satellite launched onan Ariane rocket from Korou inFrench Guyana (J an. 24),Indias ISRO successfullytests the newly indigenously

developed cryogenic engine(Feb. 5), POTO passed in the

joint sitting of Parliament(March 26), Manohar J oshielected new Speaker of the LokSabha (May 10), Telugu Deshampartys annual sessionMahanadu (May 2729), LCA


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test flown successfully (J une6), Dr. A.P.J . Abdul Kalamdeclared elected as Presidentof India (J uly 18), BhaironSingh Shekhawat sworn in asVice-President of India (Aug.19), President Dr. A.P.J .Abdul Kalam gives his assentto the Electoral Reforms

Ordinance (Aug. 24), Indialaunches into space hermeteorological satellite(METSAT) by using PSLV-C4(Sept. 12), Supreme Courtupholds national curriculum

prepared by NCERT (Sept. 12),Draft Tenth Five Year Planapproved by the PlanningCommission (Oct. 5), Militantattack on Raghunath temple in

J ammu & Kashmir (Nov. 24),

Vajpayee and Putin sign Delhideclaration (Dec. 4), Assemblyelections in Gujarat (Dec.12), Narendra Modi sworn in asChief Minister of Gujarat(Dec. 22), 32nd National Gamesheld at Hyderabad (Dec.1322), Delhi Metro Rail


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opened (Dec. 24), PrimeMinister, Mr. Vajpayeeinaugurates the Rashtriya RailVikas Yojana for GoldenQuadilateral Network (Dec.26).

2003Indian Science Congress meet

inaugurated at Bangalore bythe Prime Minister (J an. 2),Central Government announcesnew Exim Policy for 2003-04(Mar. 31), The IndianParliament deplores USAs

unilateral attack on Iraq(April 8), Prime Minister Mr.Vajpayees China visit (J une2227), National Conferencebreaks off with NDA (J uly 12);L.C.A. (Light Combat Aircraft)

goes supersonic (Aug. 1),Government of India decides topurchase Advanced J et TrainerAircrafts Hawks from Britain(Sept. 3), India successfullylaunches into space itscommunication satelliteINSAT-3E (Sept. 28), Indias


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34th International FilmFestival (IFFI-2003) held inNew Delhi (Oct. 919), Indiaorganises first Afro-AsianGames in Hyderabad (Oct.24Nov. 1), Indias 23rdInternational Trade Fair inNew Delhi (Nov. 1427),Ceasefire on India-Pak border

(Nov. 25), India and Brazilsign pact on defence ties(Dec. 1), Citizenship(Amendment) Bill 2003 pavingthe way for double citizenshipto the NRIs passed by

Parliament (Dec. 22).

2004Bhisma the firstindigenously assembled T-90main battle tank handed over

to the army (J an. 7), Indiaand Brazil sign spacecooperation agreement (J an.25), India and Brazil agree tosupport each otherscandidature for permanentmembership of UN SecurityCouncil (J an. 27),


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Parliamentary elections to the14th Lok Sabha (April 20May10), Dr. Manmohan Singh issworn-in as the Prime Ministerof India (May 22), RailwayBudget introduced in the LokSabha (J uly 6), The FinanceMinister presents CentralBudget in the Lok Sabha (J uly

8), Dhananjaya Chatterjee, theaccused for rape and murderhanged to death (Aug. 14),Elections to the MaharashtraAssembly (Oct. 13), SouthIndia, alongwith several

countries of South Asia struckby earthquake triggered

Tsunami tidal waves, thousandsperish (Dec. 26).

2005

(Pravasi Bharti) the third NRIconference held in Mumbai(J an. 79), Sania Mirzabecomes Indias first woman towin WTA Tennis title (Feb.12), National Rural HealthMission launched (April 12),Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan


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Singh constitutes NationalKnowledge Commission under theChairmanship of Sam Pitroda(J une 3), The Setu SamudramProject launched by the PrimeMinister (J uly 2), NationalDisaster Management Authorityconstituted (J uly 15), PrimeMinister, Dr. Manmohan Singhs

address at the United Nations(Sept. 15), Right toInformation Act, 2005 comesinto force (Oct. 12), J ustice

Y. K. Sabbharwal takes over asthe new Chief J ustice of India

(Nov. 1), National DemocraticAlliance (NDA) triumphs inBihar Assembly Elections, Mr.Nitish Kumar takes over asBihar Chief Minister (Nov.24), Indias heaviest yet

satellite INSAT-4A launchedfrom Kourou Space Centre inFrench Guiana (Dec. 22).

2006Union Finance Minister Mr. P.Chidambaram presents CentralBudget 2006-07 in the Lok


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Sabha (Feb. 28), Indo-USNuclear Deal signed (March 2),Bangalore Metro Rail, MOUsigned with J apanese bank(March 31), Film musiccelebrity composer Naushad Alipasses away (May 5), Ms. SoniaGandhi is re-elected fromRaebareilly (May 11),

President Dr. A.P.J . AbdulKalam addressed Madhya PradeshLegislative Assembly (J uly17), 6th Pay Commission set upfor Central Governmentemployees (J uly 20), Former

External Affairs Minister, Mr.Natwar Singh gives privilegenotice against P.M. forleaking Pathak Committeereport before it beingpresented in Parliament (Aug.

6), The Doordarshan startsUrdu channel (Aug. 15), Indiacelebrates 100 years ofadoption of Vandemataram asNational Song (Sept. 7),Nirupama Rao is named for nextenvoy of China (Sept. 27),Indias 37th International


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Film Festival comes to a close(Dec. 3), Uttaranchal to berenamed Uttarakhand, the Billpassed by Parliament (Dec. 7),Railway Minister Lalu Yadavand his wife and former ChiefMinister, Mrs. Rabri Deviacquitted by Patna Court indisproportionate wealth case

(Dec. 18).

2007India launches Polar SatelliteLaunch Vehicle (PSLVC7)majestically took off at 923

a.m. on 10th J anuary, 2007from its beachside launch padat Shriharikota and injectsfour satellites (J an. 10),Foundation laid in Raebareillyfor the manufacture of

passenger rail coaches (Feb.13), Rail Budget presented inthe Lok Sabha by RailwayMinister Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav(Feb. 26), General Budgetpresented in the Lok Sabha byFinance Minister, P .Chidambaram (Feb. 28),


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Environment Minister A. Rajais made the new communicationand Information TechnologyMinister in place of DayanidhiMaran (May 15), S.Gopalakrishnan takes over asCEO of Infosys TechnologiesLtd. (J une 22), President Dr.A.P.J . Abdul Kalam launches

E-courts project forcomputerisation of courts forimprovement of justicedelivery system (J uly 9),Pratibha Patil is sworn-in asthe President of India (J uly

25), Mohammad Hamid Ansari isswornin as Vice-President ofIndia (Aug. 11), Union Tourismand Culture Minister AmbikaSoni inaugurates the Traveland Tourism Fair at Kolkata

(Aug. 18), India launches itsbiggest rocket GeosynchronousSatellite Launch Vehicle,GSLV-FO4 carryingcommunication satelliteINSAT-4CR (Sept. 2), IndianCricket Team wins ICC

Twenty-20 World Cup (Sept.


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24), Former U. P. ChiefSecretary Akhand Pratap Singharrested in a disproportionateassets case four years afterhis retirement in 2003 (Sept.25), The Information Act willnot apply to judicialproceedings, says the CentralInformation Commission (Sept.

26), B. S. Yeddyurappa issworn-in as new Chief Ministerof Karnataka (Nov. 12),Narendra Modi is sworn-in asChief Minister of Gujarat forthe third time (Dec. 25).

2008India, Pakistan exchange listsof nuclear facilities (J an.1), ISRO launched IsraeliSatellite Polaris by a

core-alone configuration ofPolar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSLV) (J an. 21), UnionFinance Minister Mr. P .Chidambaram presents CentralBudget 2008-2009 in Lok Sabha(Feb. 29), Muslim Women Boardunveils new Nikahnama (March


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16), To ensure that girlsbelonging to Scheduled Castes(SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST)continue their education afterclass VIIIth, the centre haslaunched on incentive schemefrom his academic year(2008-09) (J uly 16), M. S.Dhoni to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel

Ratna Award for the year 2007(Aug. 4), South Africa LandReform Bill shelved (Aug. 27),Indo-US Civil Nuclear Dealsigned (Oct. 11), TrainService in Kashmir Valley

inaugurated (Oct. 12), Meetingof the National IntegrationCouncil (Oct. 13), Indiasfirst Moon MissionChandrayaan-1 launchedsuccessfully (Oct. 21), The

Union Government decides todeclare the Ganga as NationalRiver (Nov. 4), Moon ImpactProbe (MIP) sent on boardIndias first moon missionChandrayaan-1 lands on thesurface of the moon (Nov. 14),Egyptian President Hosni


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Mubaraks visit to India (Nov.1720), Terror wreaks havoc inMumbai about 200 killed andmany more injured (Nov.26-27), Shiv Raj Patil, HomeMinister of India resignsowning moral responsibilityfor Mumbai terrorist attack(Nov. 30), India-Russia sign

mega uranium deal (Dec. 5),Chandra Kochhar appointedICICI Banks CEO (Dec. 19).

2009A. R. Rahman became the first

Indian to win the Golden Globefor best Original Music Scorewith J ai Ho (J an. 13), ThePresident of Republic ofKazakhastan Mr. NursultanNazarbayev was the chief guest

at the 60th Republic DayParade 2009 (J an. 26), Indiasigns nuclear pact with Francefrom Areva (Feb. 4), The BCCIPresident Shashank Manoharpresented the C.K. NayuduAward for Lifetime Achievementto batting maestro Gundappa


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Viswanath for the year 2007-08(Feb. 18), India launchessurveillance satellite (April20), Dr. Manmohan Singh swornin as Prime Minister of India(May 22), Pradeep Vasant Naiktakes over as Indian Air Force(IAF) Chief (J une 1), MeiraKumar elected Speaker of the

Lok Sabha (J une 3), KariaMunda elected Dy. Speaker ofthe Lok Sabha (J une 8), Indiabeat West Indies in First ODISeries at Kingston (J amaica)(J une 27), Army Chief

inaugurates Defence J ournalismCourse (J uly 14), NandanNilekani takes over as UniqueIdentification Authority Chief (J uly 23), Dr. C. Rangarajanis appointed as head of

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