Events in the year 2010 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

Governors

Events

* National income - 76,344,721 million

January

* 2 January – First three Uttar Pradesh rail accidents: Three train accidents occur in Uttar Pradesh amid thick fog. Ten people died in the accidents and 45 others were injured. * 9 January – 2009 attacks on Indian students in Australia: An Indian man is set on fire in

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, Australia, in the latest in a series of attacks on Indian nationals in the country. * 16 January – Fourth Uttar Pradesh rail accident: two express trains collide in thick

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in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Three people died in the accident and around a dozen were injured. * 17 January – Fifth Uttar Pradesh rail accidents: A car hit by a train at an unmanned crossing in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh. Two of the six people in the car died and four got injured. * 22 January – Sixth Uttar Pradesh rail accidents: A goods train derailed near Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, disrupting rail traffic in the region. No one was injured in the accident. * 25 January – Environment ministers from the G4 bloc (

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& China) meet in

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, India, to agree a common position ahead of future

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talks. * 30 January – 12 people drown and at least 20 other went missing after a boat accident in

West Godavari District The West Godavari district is a coastal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with an administrative headquarters in Bhimavaram. As of the 2011 Census of India, the district has an area of and a population of 1,779,935. It is bounded ...

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in India.

February

* 5 February – The last native of India's

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fluent in the Aka-Bo language dies, rendering the language

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. * 8 February – At least 17 Indian soldiers are killed in an

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. * 13 February – 2010 Pune bombing: a bomb exploded at the German Bakery in the city of

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in western India, killing 17 people and injuring at least 60 others. Two little known groups calling themselves the Lashkar-e-Taiba Al Alami and the Mujahideen Islami Muslim Front claimed they were behind the bomb attack. However, according to government agencies, the attack could have been part of a project by

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to use the

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, called the 'Karachi project'. David Coleman Headley a

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terror suspect has been accused of involvement in the project. * 15 February – Silda camp attack: A

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attack on an army camp in West Bengal kills 24 Indian soldiers, with many more reported missing. * 17 February – 2010 Jalaun district bus crash: At least 22 people are killed in a bus crash in Northern India.

March

* 3 March – Three are killed in

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crash in

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. * 4 March – 2010 Pratapgarh stampede: At least 63 people die after a

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at a

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temple in Pratapgarh,

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. * 12 March – Russia signs a nuclear reactor deal with India which will see it build 16 nuclear reactors in India. * 23 March – A

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tears through at a combined residential and office building in

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, India, killing 24 people, including two who leapt to their deaths. * 27 March – India test fires two short range

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, the

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and Prithvi II. * 30 March –

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hijack 8 Indian vessels abducting 120 sailors, biggest abduction count till date, off the coast of

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April

* 1 April – 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. * 1 April – India launches its new 2011 biometric census, the largest census in the world. * 3 April – At least 10 Indian security personnel are killed and three injured when Maoist guerrillas blow up a police bus in Odisha's

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. * 6 April – 2010 Dantewada ambush: At least 70 Indian soldiers are killed in an attack by

s in the Dantewada district of

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...

. * 13 April – 2010 Eastern Indian storm: At least 140 people were killed in eastern India after a powerful storm demolished thousands of homes in

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

. Nearly 500,000 people were left homeless or otherwise affected by the storm. * 15 April – The maiden flight of the

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Mk.II, India's first launch with an indigenous cryogenic upper stage, ends in failure, resulting in the loss of the

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satellite. * 17 April – Twin bombs injure eight people outside

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, also known as the Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Bengaluru city of the Indian state of Karnataka. The ground is owned by the Government of Karnataka and operated by the Karnata ...

Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

ahead of an IPL-3 league game between the

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and the

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. A third device is located outside. * 21 April - 2010 Mirchpur caste violence:

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villagers in Mirchpur riot against the

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Dalit population, killing two and injuring 51. * 27 April – India arrests a woman working at its embassy in the Pakistani capital of

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on charges of

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May

* 3 May –

Ajmal Kasab Muhammad Ajmal Amir Kasab (13 July 1987 – 21 November 2012) was a Pakistani terrorist and a member of the Islamism, Islamist militant organization Lashkar-e-Taiba through which he took part in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, 2008 Mumbai terr ...

, the only surviving terrorist involved in the

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, is found guilty of murder, conspiracy, and waging war against India. * 6 May –

, the only surviving member of a group responsible for the

, is sentenced to death. * 7 May – May 2010 Kashmir skirmishes: 5 insurgents and 2 soldiers die in a gunbattle between

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ic terrorists and Indian security forces in

. * 7–9 May – India International Light Fair & India International Sign Show in

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

. * 8 May –

rebels blow up a bullet-proof vehicle of the

Central Reserve Police Force The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The CRPF assists states and Union Territories in maintaining law and order and internal security. It is composed of the Cent ...

in the Bijapur district of

, killing seven officers. * 10 May – Acharya Shri Mahashraman was declared the 11th Acharya of Jain Shwetambar Terapanth Sect * 16 May –

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kill six villagers in an alleged revenge attack in

. * 17 May – 2010 Dantewada bus bombing:

insurgents blow up a bus in India filled with police and paramilitaries. Fatalities reports range from 31 to 44, including several Special Police Officers (SPOs) and civilians. * 19 May –

2010 North Indian Ocean cyclone season The 2010 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was one of the most active tropical cyclone season in the North Indian Ocean since 1998. The season saw 8 depressions and 5 named storms forming in the region. The official Regional Specialized Meteorol ...

: Cyclone Laila approaches landfall in southeastern India, having already caused at least ten deaths and prompting the evacuations of 10,000 people in

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...

. * 21 May – A court restores the

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, two years after it was dissolved by the country's Olympic chiefs over bribery allegations and poor on-field results. * 21 May – Six girls aged between eight and twelve years drown in the Rapti in

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while bathing. * 22 May –

Air India Express Flight 812 Air India Express Flight 812 was a scheduled international flight from Dubai International Airport, Dubai to Mangalore International Airport, Mangalore. On 22 May 2010, the Boeing 737-800 passenger jet operating the flight crashed on landing a ...

overshoots the runway at

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in India, killing 158 and leaving 8 survivors. * 23 May – Clashes break out between Indian and Pakistani troops near the border in the

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region. * 28 May – Gyaneshwari Express train derailment: At least 25 people are killed and 150 injured in India after a

train with 13 passenger coaches is derailed by an explosion on the tracks and collides with another train as it traveled through the

Paschim Medinipur district Paschim Medinipur (English: ''West Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur a ...

, a communist terrorist stronghold in eastern India.

June

* 2 June –

2010 Indian heatwave The 2010 Northern Hemisphere summer heat waves included severe heat waves that impacted most of the United States, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, British Hong Kong, Hong Kong, North Africa and the European continent as a whole, along with parts of ...

: A heat wave strikes India and South Asia, reaching 53°C (127°F) and killing many hundreds of people. * 7 June – The Magistrate court in

Bhopal Bhopal (; ISO 15919, ISO: Bhōpāl, ) is the capital (political), capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes,'' due to ...

, India convicts eight people, one posthumously, for their role in the

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industrial catastrophe 25 years ago in 1984. * 17 June – Heavy rains claim 46 lives in

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

. * 23 June – 1 person is killed when a crane crashes at

Chennai International Airport Chennai International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in Tirusulam in Chengalpattu district, in the Greater Chennai Metropolitan Area around southwest of the c ...

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. * 25 June – 17 people are killed and 25 others injured when an overcrowded bus collided head-on with a speeding truck near Chenaki More, about 30 km from

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, India. * 26 June – Four people are killed and five wounded in violence in

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's Sopore area. * 29 June – 2010 Maoist attack in Narayanpur: At least 26 policemen are killed in a Maoist attack in the central Indian state of

July

* 4 July - Assault on Prof. T. J. Joseph a college teacher in Kerala by

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members alleging

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. *5 July – A nationwide strike takes place in India in protest at a recent rise in fuel prices. * 8 July – A bomb rips through the engine and coach of a passenger train in

Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...

, killing one person. * 13 July – One death and three injuries result from a

during pulling of

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chariots in

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, India. * 13 July – The

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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. * 14 July – Senior

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officer Major AK Thinge is killed in battle in

. * 19 July – Two trains collide in the

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with at least 50 people feared dead. * 20 July – Former Indian junior diplomat Madhuri Gupta is charged under the

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with spying for

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. * 21 July – Unidentified gunmen on motorcycles fatally shoot Indian civil rights campaigner and environmentalist

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. * 23 July – The Indian Government unveils a solar power touch-screen laptop, cheaper than America's

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, expected to be on sale next year.

August

* 1 August – Six people die in the Indian province of

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...

after a third day of clashes between

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and Kashmiri separatists. * 4 August – About 70 Indian police personnel are reported missing in

forests amid a major engagement with

; they are later found. No casualties have been reported. * 6 August –

2010 Leh floods The 2010 Ladakh floods occurred on 6 August 2010 across a large part of Ladakh, then part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. 71 towns and villages were damaged, including the main town in the area, Leh.Hobley, D.E.J., et al., 2012, Reconstructi ...

: Flash floods in the

Ladakh Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a Kashmir#Kashmir dispute, dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India an ...

region of India's

state kill at least 113 people and leave many others missing. * 7 August –

2010 Mumbai oil spill The 2010 Mumbai oil spill occurred after the Panama-flagged MV ''MSC Chitra'' (IMO: 7814838) and (IMO: 8128690) collided off the coast of India near Mumbai on Saturday, 7 August 2010 at around 9:50am local time. ''MSC Chitra'', which was outbou ...

: An oil spill stretching at least two miles long occurs in the

Arabian Sea The Arabian Sea () is a region of sea in the northern Indian Ocean, bounded on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel, on the northwest by Gulf of Oman and Iran, on the north by Pakistan, on the east by India, and ...

offshore

, India, after a vessel from

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collides with another vessel from

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. The Panamanian ship was carrying 2,662 tons of oil, 283 tons of

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and 88,040 liters of lube oil when it became grounded and started to leak. * 12 August – India issues the producer of the controversial

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devices a 31 August deadline to give the

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access to its services or be shut down over concerns the devices could be used to commit a repeat of the

. * 15 August – India celebrated its 63rd

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. Sreeram Chandra from Andhra Pradesh won the ''Indian Idol Season 5'' music reality show beating

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and Rakesh Maini. * 17 August - Peoples Democratic Party chairman Abdul Nazer Mahdani an accused in 2008 Bangalore serial blasts, arrested from

Kollam district Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 List of districts in Kerala, districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major La ...

in Kerala. * 18 August – A school building collapses due to heavy rain in the village of Sumgarh in the

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Uttarakhand Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...

, killing at least 17 schoolchildren. * 27 August –

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in India kill Umakanta Mahato, a top

guerrilla wanted in connection with the Gyaneshwari Express train derailment in May.

September

* 10 September – Thousands of people are evacuated in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

over flooding fears. * 20 September – At least 21 people are killed and dozens are injured after 2 trains collide in the

Shivpuri district Shivpuri District () is a Districts of Madhya Pradesh, district of Madhya Pradesh States and territories of India, state of India. The town of Shivpuri is the district headquarters. National Highway 3 (India), National Highway 3 (NH-3) runs through ...

of India's

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

state. * 23 September – Speeding train kills 7 elephants in

Eastern India East India is a region consisting of the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal and also the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The states of Bihar and West Bengal lie on the Indo-Gangetic plain. Jharkhan ...

. * 29 September – India launches a national identity scheme aimed at reducing fraud and improving access to state benefits.

October

* 3 October –

XIX Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 201 ...

, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. *3 October – Violet Line of the

Delhi Metro The Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system that serves Delhi and the adjoining satellite cities of Faridabad, Gurugram, Noida, Bahadurgarh, and Ballabhgarh in the National Capital Region (India), National Capital Region of India. The system cons ...

system opened. * 10 October – At least 36 people die after an overloaded boat capsizes on the

Ganges River The Ganges ( ; in India: Ganga, ; in Bangladesh: Padma, ). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary rive ...

in the

Buxar district Buxar district is one of the 38 districts of Bihar, India. Located in the southwestern part of the state, it is a primarily agricultural district. The district headquarters is at the town of Buxar. Buxar district was carved out from Bhojpur d ...

of India's Bihar state. * Mid-October, Mrs. Kashmira and Dr. Leo Rebello visit Andaman Islands, flying directly from Bombay to Portblair, on a chartered flight of Yatra travel, and find Jarawas (tar black people) still roaming fully naked hardly 30 km away from the Governor's Palace. Visit the

Cellular Jail The Cellular Jail, also known as Kālā Pānī (), was a British colonial prison in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The prison was used by the colonial government of India for the purpose of exiling criminals and political prisoners. Many ...

and recommend that the said imposing edifice should be turned into a Heritage-Jail Hotel, and oppose the setting up of an Allopathy hospital on the campus of the Cellular Jail to medicate the Jarawas, destroying their original genetic pool of over 5000 years old. * 11 October – 18 people are killed when a bus falls into a river in

Bulandshahr Bulandshahr, formerly Baran, is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bulandshahr district and part of Delhi NCR region. According to the Governme ...

district,

, India. * 25 October – More than 700 species of ancient insects are discovered preserved in

amber Amber is fossilized tree resin. Examples of it have been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since the Neolithic times, and worked as a gemstone since antiquity."Amber" (2004). In Maxine N. Lurie and Marc Mappen (eds.) ''Encyclopedia ...

in an ancient

rainforest Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree Canopy (biology), canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforests can be generally classified as tropi ...

in India. * 29 October - Two siblings were kidnapped, tortured and killed on their way to school by a driver in

Coimbatore Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr, ), also known as Kovai (), is one of the major Metropolitan cities of India, metropolitan cities in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyy ...

. * 30 October – At least 16 people drown and 70 are missing after an overcrowded ferry sinks in a river in

, eastern India.

November

* 1 November – At least 74 people drown after a ferry-boat capsizes on the Muri Ganga River in

, India. * 2 November – 17 people are killed and three others injured when a truck carrying them overturned at Tarapur talukav near Indranaj in India. The truck was on its way from

Surat Surat (Gujarati Language, Gujarati: ) is a city in the western Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. The word Surat directly translates to ''face'' in Urdu, Gujarati language, Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of t ...

Bhavnagar Bhavnagar is a city and the headquarters of Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was founded in 1723 by Bhavsinhji Gohil. It was the capital of Bhavnagar State, which was a princely state before it was merged into the Dominion ...

. * 15 November – 66 people die after a building collapses in eastern

. * 21 November – Seven people are killed after a bomb planted by suspected

rebels explodes in

Aurangabad district, Bihar Aurangabad district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor. Aurangabad is also called "Chittorgarh" of Bihar because the number of Suryavanshi Rajputs is very high here. Aurangaba ...

, northeastern India.

December

* 5 December – 20-year-old Nicole Faria from

, Miss India, wins the

Miss Earth 2010 Miss Earth 2010 was the 10th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the Vinpearl Land Amphitheater in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on December 4, 2010. Larissa Ramos of Brazil crowned Nicole Faria of India as her successor at the end of the event. ...

crown in Vinpearl Land,

Nha Trang Nha Trang ( or ; ) is a coastal city and capital of Khánh Hòa Province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the north by Ninh Hoà town, on the south by Cam Ranh city and on the west by Diên Khánh District. The city had ...

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

. * 10 December – Agni-II plus missile test fails in

Orissa Odisha (), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is a state located in Eastern India. It is the eighth-largest state by area, and the eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants. The state also has the thir ...

, India test-fired an upgraded version of the Agni-II plus nuclear-capable intermediate range ballistic missile off the Orissa coast. The test was declared a failure. The latest version of the "Agni" series missile is described as a two-stage, solid propellant rail and road mobile missile. * 26 December – A collision between a bus and a mini-truck kills 34 people and leaves 30 injured, near the town of

Budaun Budaun (romanised: Badāʾūn or Badāyūn, ) is a medieval city and headquarters of Budaun district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located about a mile east of the Sot river, and 27 km north of the Ganges, in the Rohilkhand ...

state, in northern India. * Late December – Onion price rise in Indian markets leads to political tensions.

Predicted and scheduled events

* December –

Mumbai Metro The Mumbai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Mumbai and the wider Mumbai Metropolitan Region in Maharashtra, India. While the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited is responsible for all metro rail projects being develope ...

rout Versova –

Andheri Andheri (Help:IPA/Marathi, �n̪d̪ʱeɾiː is a suburb situated in Western Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Government and politics For administrative purposes, Andheri is bifurcated into Andheri (west) and Andheri (east). Andheri (west) comes ...

–

Ghatkopar Ghatkopar (Pronunciation: �ʱaːʈkopəɾ is a suburb in eastern Mumbai, close to which, the City's International Airport is located. The area is located on the Western corner of the Western Ghats and marks the beginning of the Ghats from M ...

is expected to be completed.

Sports

Hockey

* 28 February – 13 March –

2010 Men's Hockey World Cup The 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 12th edition of Men's Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held from 28 February to 13 March ...

Cricket

* 12 March – 25 April –

2010 Indian Premier League The 2010 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 3 or the 2010 IPL, was the third season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament was hosted by India and had ...

. * November–December: New Zealand's tour of India ( 3 Test/ 5 ODI).

Football

* 2009–10 I-League. * 2010 I-League 2nd Division. *

2010–11 I-League The 2010–11 I-League was the fourth season of the I-League, which was the highest football league competition in India during the time. It ran from 3 December 2010 to May 2011. Dempo are the defending champions. On 30 May 2011 Salgaocar won t ...

Multi Sports Games

* 3–14 October –

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 201 ...

Others

* 3–12 April: 2010 Kabaddi World Cup in

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

won by India by defeating Pakistan on 12 April 2010.

Births

Full date unknown

* Falak, baby murder victim (d. 2012)

Deaths

January – July

* 17 January –

Jyoti Basu Jyoti Basu (born Jyotirindra Basu; 8 July 1914 – 17 January 2010) was an Indian Marxist theorist, communist activist, and politician. He was one of the most prominent leaders of Communist movement in India. He served as the 6th and longest ...

, 95, former

Chief Minister of West Bengal The chief minister of West Bengal (IAST: Paścim Baṅgēr Mukhya Mantrī) is the '' de facto'' head of the executive branch of the Government of West Bengal, the subnational authority of the Indian state of West Bengal. The chief minister is ...

(b. 1914) * 2 February ** Salim Ahmed Ghoush (stage name

Cochin Haneefa Cochin Haneefa (22 April 1951 – 2 February 2010) was an Indian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He started his career in the 1970s mainly portraying villainous roles, before going on to become one of the most popular comedians of Malay ...

), 58, South Indian film actor and director (b. 1951) ** Naga Vaishnavi, 10, murder victim (b. 2000) * 10 February –

Gireesh Puthenchery Girish Puthenchery was a noted Malayalam lyricist, poet, scriptwriter and screenwriter, esteemed for his pivotal role as a lyricist in Malayalam cinema. He was often hailed as the aristocratic lyricist of Malayalam and was admired for his uniqu ...

, 48, Malayalam lyricist and screenwriter (b. 1961) * 18 February –

Nirmal Pandey Nirmal Pandey (10 August 1962 – 18 February 2010) was an Indian Bollywood actor who was known for his roles of Vikram Mallah in Shekhar Kapur's '' Bandit Queen'' (1994), and Dajjal in television series ''Hatim''. He portrayed a transvestite ...

, 48, film and television actor (b. 1961) * 23 April –

Sreenath Sreenath Thoppil Inchora (26 August 1956 – 23 April 2010) was an Indian film and television actor. He has acted in many Malayalam films, including '' Shalini Ente Koottukari'', '' Ithu Njangalude Katha'', '' Sarvakalashala'', '' Oru CBI Diar ...

, 53, Malayalam film and television actor (b. 1956) * 9 May -

Acharya Shri Mahapragya In Indian religions and society, an ''acharya'' (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST: ; Pali: ''ācariya'') is a religious teacher in Hinduism and Buddhism and a spiritual guide to Hindus and Buddhists. The designation has different meanings i ...

, 89, 10th Acharya of Jain Terapanth Sect (b. 1920) * 10 May –

Mac Mohan Mohan Makijany (24 April 1938 – 10 May 2010), popularly known as Mac Mohan, was an Indian actor, who worked in Hindi cinema. He was known for his villainous roles in films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He appeared in over 200 films, in ...

, 71, character actor (b. 1938) * 15 May –

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (23 October 1923 – 15 May 2010) was an Indian politician who served as the vice president of India. He served in that position from August 2002, when he was elected to a five-year term by the electoral college fol ...

, 86, 11th Vice President of India (b. 1923) * 24 May –

Tapen Chatterjee Tapen Chatterjee (3 September 1937 – 24 May 2010) was a Bengali people, Bengali actor from India who played several roles in Satyajit Ray's films, notably as Goopy Gyne in ''Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne'' (1968), and its sequels (1980) and ''Go ...

, 72, Bengali film actor (b. 1937) * 14 June –

Manohar Malgonkar Manohar Malgonkar (12 July 1913 – 14 June, 2010) was an Indian author of both fiction and nonfiction in the English language. He was also an army officer, a big game hunter, a civil servant, a mine owner and a farmer. Life Malgonkar was born ...

, 96, author in English (b. 1913) * 17 June – Anjali Mendes, 64, fashion model (b. 1946) * 25 June – Viveka Babajee, 37, model and actress (b. 1973) * 2 July – M.G. Radhakrishnan, 69, Malayalam film music director and Carnatic vocalist (b. 1940) * 23 July ** Shikaripura Harihareshwara, Indian Kannada writer (b. 1936) ** A. Sreedhara Menon, 84, historian. (b. 1925) * 27 July –

Ravi Baswani Ravi Baswani (29 September 1946 – 27 July 2010) was an Indian film actor, best known for his role in Sai Paranjpe's '' Chashme Buddoor'' (1981) and Kundan Shah's cult comedy '' Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'' (1983), for which he won Filmfare Best Com ...

, 63, actor (b. 1946) 6 Nov Louis Clement dies due to Tumor 63

August – December

* 1 August – K. M. Mathew, 93,

newspaper editor An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held account ...

(''

Malayala Manorama '' Manorama'' is a morning newspaper in Malayalam published from Kottayam, Kerala, India by the Malayala Manorama Company Limited. Currently headed by Mammen Mathew, it was first published as a weekly on 14 March 1888, and currently has a rea ...

''). (b. 1917) * 10 August – Leo Pinto, 96,

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player,

Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece bet ...

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...

ist (

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...

). (b. 1914) * 13 August –

Janaki Venkataraman Janaki Venkataraman (1921 – 13 August 2010) was the First Lady of India from 1987 until 1992. She was the wife of Indian President R. Venkataraman who served as India's head of state from 25 July 1987 until 25 July 1992. Upon her husband's a ...

, 89, First Lady (1987–1992) (b. 1921) * 16 August – Narayan Gangaram Surve, 83, poet. (b. 1926) * 27 August – Ravindra Kelekar, 85, author, poet and activist. (b. 1925) * 5 September –

Homi Sethna Homi Nusserwanji Sethna (24 August 1923 – 5 September 2010) was an Indian nuclear scientist and a chemical engineer, gaining international fame as the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (India) during the time when the first nucl ...

, 86, nuclear scientist and chemical engineer. (b. 1924) * 8 September –

Murali Murali may refer to: People Mononyms *Murali (Malayalam actor) (1954–2009), name of Malayalam film actor Muraleedharan Pillai, who appeared in ''Neythukaran'' and ''Aadhaaram'' *Murali (Tamil actor) (1964–2010), Tamil actor who appeared ...

, 46, Tamil actor. (b. 1964) * 9 September –

Venu Nagavally Venu Nagavally (16 April 1949 – 10 September 2010) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director best known for his work in Malayalam film industry. He has directed 12 films. Son of writer, commentator, and broadcaster Nagavally R. S. Kuru ...

, 61, actor, screenwriter, director in Malayalam film (b. 1949) * 12 September –

Swarnalatha Swarnalatha (29 April 1973 – 12 September 2010) was an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning almost 22 years (from 1987 until her death), she recorded over 10,000 songs in many Indian languages, including Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu ...

, 37,

playback singer A playback singer, as they are usually known in South Asian cinema, or ghost singer in Western cinema, is a singer whose performance is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and the performers lip-sync the ...

. (b. 1973) * 7 October – A. Venkatachalam, 55, politician * 8 October – S. S. Chandran, 69, comic actor and politician, member of the

Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India and functions as the institutional representation of India’s federal units — the states and union territories.https://rajyasabha.nic.in/ It is a key component o ...

(2001–2007) * 20 October –

Parthasarathy Sharma Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma (5 January 1948 – 20 October 2010) was an Indian cricketer. Sharma was born in Alwar, Rajasthan and played in five Test matches and two One Day Internationals from 1974 to 1977. He played first-class crick ...

, 62,

Test cricket Test cricket is a Forms of cricket, format of the sport of cricket, considered the game’s most prestigious and traditional form. Often referred to as the "ultimate test" of a cricketer's skill, endurance, and temperament, it is a format of i ...

er (1974–1977) * 21 October – A. Ayyappan, 61, poet. * 2 November – Kalim Sharafi, 85, Bengali language singer. * 3 November – P. Lal, 81, writer. * 6 November –

Siddhartha Shankar Ray Siddhartha Shankar Ray (20 October 1920 – 6 November 2010) was an Indian lawyer, diplomat and Indian National Congress politician from West Bengal. In his political career he held a number of offices, including Chief Minister of West Bengal ( ...

, 90, politician,

(1972–1977), Governor of Punjab (1986–1989) * 11 November – Pankaj Advani, 45, film director, film editor, screenplay writer, photographer, theatre director, and painter. (b. 1965) * 17 November – N. Viswanathan, 81, actor * 28 November – Mahaveer Prasad, 71, politician * 4 December –

Manish Acharya Manish G. Acharya (14 June 1967 – 4 December 2010) was an Indian film director and actor. Acharya was best known for '' Loins of Punjab Presents'', the film he co-wrote with Anuwab Pal, directed, acted in, and co-produced. Released theatrical ...

, 43, film director, actor (b. 1967) * 23 December – K. Karunakaran, 92, politician, former Chief Minister of Kerala. (b. 1918)

Major public holidays

* 14 January – Pongal (Farmers' holiday) * 26 January –

Republic Day Republic Day is the name of a holiday in several countries to commemorate the day when they became republics. List January 1 January in Slovak Republic The day of creation of Slovak republic. A national holiday since 1993. Officially calle ...

(National holiday) * 12 February –

Maha Shivaratri Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually to worship the deity Shiva, between February and March. According to the Hindu calendar, the festival is observed on the fourteenth day of the first half (night start with darkness - ...

(Hindu holiday) * 26 February –

Mawlid The Mawlid () is an annual festival commemorating the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad on the traditional date of 12 Rabi' al-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic calendar. A day central to the traditions of some Sunnis, Mawlid is al ...

(Muslim holiday) * 28 February –

Mahavir Jayanti Mahavira Janma Kalyanaka is one of the most important religious festivals in Jainism. It celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth and last Tīrthaṅkara (supreme preacher) of present Avasarpiṇī. On the Gregorian calendar, the ...

(Jain holiday) * 2 April –

Good Friday Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday, or Friday of the Passion of the Lord, is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary (Golgotha). It is observed during ...

(Christian holiday) * 5 April –

Easter Monday Easter Monday is the second day of Eastertide and a public holiday in more than 50 predominantly Christian countries. In Western Christianity it marks the second day of the Octave of Easter; in Eastern Christianity it marks the second day of Br ...

(Christian holiday) * 28 April –

Buddha Purnima Buddha's Birthday or Buddha Day (also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, and Buddha Pournami) is a primarily Buddhist festival that is celebrated in most of South, Southeast and East Asia, commemorating the birth of the prince Siddhartha ...

(Buddhist holiday) * 15 August –

Independence day An independence day is an annual event memorialization, commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or Sovereign state, statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a milit ...

(National holiday) * 24 August –

Raksha Bandhan Raksha Bandhan Quote: m Hindi ''rakśābandhan'' held on the full moon of the month of Savan, when sisters tie a talisman (rakhi q.v.) on the arm of their brothers and receive small gifts of money from them. is a popular and traditionally Hin ...

(Hindu holiday) * 2 September –

Krishna Janmashtami Krishna Janmashtami (), also known simply as Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. In certain Hindu texts, such as the '' Gita Govinda ...

(Hindu holiday) * 11 September –

Eid ul-Fitr Eid al-Fitr () is the first of the two main festivals in Islam, the other being Eid al-Adha. It falls on the first day of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Islamic calendar. Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by Muslims worldwide because it marks the ...

(Muslim holiday) * 2 October –

Gandhi Jayanti Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday in India, celebrated annually on 2 October to honour the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, one of the key leaders of the Indian independence movement and a pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of nonviolence. It ...

(National holiday) * 17 October –

Vijayadashami Vijayadashami (), more commonly known as Dassahra in Hindi, and also known as Dashāhra or Dashain in Bhojpuri, Maithili and Nepali, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navaratri, Navarahtri. It is ob ...

Dussehra Vijayadashami (), more commonly known as Dassahra in Hindi, and also known as Dashāhra or Dashain in Bhojpuri, Maithili and Nepali, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navarahtri. It is observed o ...

(Hindu holiday) * 5 November –

Diwali Diwali (), also called Deepavali (IAST: ''Dīpāvalī'') or Deepawali (IAST: ''Dīpāwalī''), is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism. It symbolises the spiritual v ...

(Hindu holiday) * 21 November –

Guru Nanak Jayanti Guru Nanak Gurpurab (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੀ ਗੁਰਪੁਰਬ ), also known as Guru Nanak Prakash Utsav (ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਉਤਸਵ), celebrates the birth of the first Sikh ...

(Sikh holiday) * 17 December –

Muharram Al-Muharram () is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is banned. It precedes the month of Safar. The tenth of Muharram is known as Ashura, an important day of commemoration in ...

(Muslim holiday) * 25 December –

Christmas Christmas is an annual festival commemorating Nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a Religion, religious and Culture, cultural celebration among billions of people Observance of Christmas by coun ...

(Christian holiday)

References

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