Events in the year 2021 in India for real time basis.
Incumbents
Government of India
State Governments
Events
January..
* 1 January – India begins its two-year tenure (2021–22) as a non-permanent member of the
UNSC
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN) and is charged with ensuring international peace and security, recommending the admission of new UN members to the General Assembly, an ...
.
* 2 January – India approves two coronavirus vaccines, Bharat Biotech's "
Covaxin
Covaxin (list of pharmaceutical compound number prefixes, development name, BBV152) is a Inactivated vaccine, whole inactivated virus-based COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Res ...
" and the Oxford/AstraZeneca "
Covishield", for emergency use. Experts raised questions over the efficacy of
Covaxin
Covaxin (list of pharmaceutical compound number prefixes, development name, BBV152) is a Inactivated vaccine, whole inactivated virus-based COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Res ...
and a lack of transparency in trials.
*3 January - Former
Indian national cricket team
The India men's national cricket team, also known as Men in Blue, represents India in international cricket. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India and is a full member nation of the International Cricket Council with ...
captain
Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (; natively spelled as Gangopadhyay; born 8 July 1972), also known as Dada (meaning ''"elder brother"'' in Bengali language, Bengali), is an Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer. He is popularly called the ...
suffered a mild
cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest (also known as sudden cardiac arrest CA is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. When the heart stops beating, blood cannot properly Circulatory system, circulate around the body and the blood flow to the ...
.
Social media
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criticism rose against
Adani Wilmar Group's Fortune Edible Oil brand's healthy heart advertisement campaign of which
Ganguly is a brand ambassador. The company pulled down the advertisements featuring Ganguly following the criticism and trolls.
*4 January - Instant messaging app
WhatsApp
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announced a new amendment in their privacy policies and data sharing norms. This led to massive outrage against the app and an exodus to alternative applications by users in India. The announcement that
WhatsApp
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will share data with their parent company
Facebook
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led to a surge in the user bases of applications like
Signal
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In ...
.
*12 January - The
Supreme Court
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issues a stay order thereby suspending the implementation of the
three new farm laws in the wake of the
ongoing farmer protests.
*14 January - Former
NDTV
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NDTV began as a production house for news segments, ...
journalist
Nidhi Razdan announced that she fell prey to a serious
phishing
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attack in 2020 that came as a job offer for a teaching position at
Harvard University
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.
*16 January -
**
The Indian Government begins a mass
vaccination
Vaccination is the administration of a vaccine to help the immune system develop immunity from a disease. Vaccines contain a microorganism or virus in a weakened, live or killed state, or proteins or toxins from the organism. In stimulating ...
campaign for
COVID-19
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The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
. The vaccine for preventing
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
is prepared by
Bharat Biotech
Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) is an Indian multinational biotechnology company based in Hyderabad, which is engaged in drug discovery, drug development, and the manufacture of vaccines, biotherapeutics, pharmaceuticals and health ...
.
**A 500-page transcript of
WhatsApp
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chat between
Arnab Goswami and former Broadcast Audience Research Council
The Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India is a joint industry body founded by organisations that represent Indian broadcasters (IBDF), advertisers (ISA), and advertising and media agencies (AAAI). It is the world's largest televisio ...
CEO Partho Dasgupta was leaked to media. The transcripts revealed that Arnab Goswami was privy to top secret information regarding
2019 Balakot airstrike
The 2019 Balakot airstrike was a bombing raid conducted by Indian warplanes on 26 February 2019 in Balakot, Pakistan, against an alleged training camp of the terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed. Open source satellite imagery revealed that no ta ...
and
2019 Pulwama attack
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. It also carried derogatory remarks made by
Arnab Goswami
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on political activists, opposition leaders, media persons like Navika Kumar, celebrity like
Kangana Ranaut
Kangna Amardeep Ranaut (; born 23 March 1986) is an Indian actress, filmmaker, and politician serving as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Mandi Lok Sabha constituency, Mandi since June 2024. Known for her portrayals of strong-willed, u ...
etc.
*21 January
**Five people are killed in a fire at the Serum Institute of India Building,
Pune
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.
*
*26 January - The 72nd
Republic Day Parade
The Delhi Republic Day parade is the largest and most important of the parades marking the Republic Day celebrations in India. The parade takes place every year on 26 January at Kartavya Path, New Delhi. It is the main attraction of India's R ...
took place in
New Delhi
New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...
. Owing to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, no foreign head of state served as the chief guest. The Prime Minister of the
United Kingdom
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,
Boris Johnson
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, cancelled his appearance due to the pandemic. The event took place with a smaller spectator size than usual and there were an air show by
Rafale
The Dassault Rafale (, literally meaning "gust of wind", or "burst of fire" in a more military sense) is a French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. Equipped with a wide range ...
jets. A massive
tractor
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rally took place 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 ...
as part of the
farmers' protest Farmers' protest or ''variation'' is a protest carried out by farmers.
Individual protests include:
* 1989–1990 Dutch farmers' protests, protests in 1989–1990 by farmers in the Netherlands
* 2008 Argentine agrarian strike, conflict in 2008 betw ...
against new farm bills. There was ensuing violence and a serious law and order situation that followed the rally, and the Delhi Police alleged that an illegal flag hoisting took place at
Red Fort
The Red Fort, also known as Lal Qila () is a historic Mughal Empire, Mughal fort in Delhi, India, that served as the primary residence of the Mughal emperors. Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the construction of the Red Fort on 12 May 1639, fo ...
by
Deep Sidhu
Sandeep Singh Sidhu (2 April 1984 – 15 February 2022), also known as Deep Sidhu, was an Indian film actor and Sikh activist. He worked in Punjabi films, starting his acting career with the film ''Ramta Jogi'' produced by Dharmendra under his ...
. There were massive crack down by security agencies on farmers, journalists, etc. followed by internet shutdowns 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 ...
.
February

*7 February -
2021 Uttarakhand flood
The 2021 Uttarakhand flood, also known as the Chamoli disaster, began on 7 February 2021 in the environs of the Nanda Devi National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the outer Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand state, India (Maps 1 and ...
.
*13 February - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake occurred in
Tajikistan
Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital city, capital and most populous city. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, south, Uzbekistan to ...
. Tremors were felt in parts of North India, including
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 ...
.
*14 February - A 22 year old Indian
environmentalist
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from
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 ...
,
Disha Ravi
Disha Annappa Ravi (born 1998, Bangalore) is an Indian youth climate change activist and a founder of Fridays For Future India. Her arrest on 13 February 2021 for an alleged involvement with an online toolkit related to Greta Thunberg and the ...
, was arrested by the
Delhi Police
The Delhi Police (DP) is the law enforcement agency for the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Delhi Police falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. In 2024, the sanctioned strength of Delhi Police w ...
on
sedition
Sedition is overt conduct, such as speech or organization, that tends toward rebellion against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent toward, or insurrection against, establ ...
charges. The
police
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alleged that Ravi edited and circulated a document (toolkit) tweeted by
Greta Thunberg
Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg (; born 3January 2003) is a Swedish climate activist, climate and political activist initially known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action to climate change mitigation, mitigate the effec ...
relating to the
2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest
The 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest was a protest against three farm acts that were passed by the Parliament of India in September 2020. The acts, often called the Farm Bills, had been described as "anti-farmer laws" by many farmer unions, ...
.
*23 February - A Delhi court granted bail to
Disha Ravi
Disha Annappa Ravi (born 1998, Bangalore) is an Indian youth climate change activist and a founder of Fridays For Future India. Her arrest on 13 February 2021 for an alleged involvement with an online toolkit related to Greta Thunberg and the ...
, citing the toolkit she shared as 'innocuous'.
*24 February - The
Motera cricket stadium in
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled Amdavad (), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 ...
was renamed as
Narendra Modi Stadium
Narendra Modi Stadium is a cricket ground in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. With a total capacity of 132,000, it is the List of stadiums by capacity, world's largest stadium. It is owned by the Gujarat Cricket Association, and hosts both domestic ...
. It is the world largest cricket stadium with a seating capacity of 132,000.
March
*4 March - Heavily polluted
Bellandur Lake in
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 ...
catches fire.
*20 March -
Dattatreya Hosabale
Dattatreya Hosabale (born 1 December 1954) is an Indian social worker and politician who is the General Secretary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) since March 2021. During the period of Indian Emergency from 1975 to 1977 he was arrested ...
is elected as the General Secretary of
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS,, ) is an Indian right-wing politics, right-wing, Hindutva, Hindu nationalist volunteer paramilitary organisation. It is the progenitor and leader of a large body of organisations called the Sangh Parivar ( ...
.
*26 March - 2021 Mumbai hospital fire.
April
*1 April - The Gujarat Assembly amends the Freedom of Religion Act, 2003, bringing in stringent provisions against forcible conversion through marriage or allurement, with the intention of targeting "
love jihad
Love jihad (or Romeo jihad) is an Islamophobic conspiracy theory promoted by right-wing Hindutva activists. The conspiracy theory purports that Muslim men target Hindu women for conversion to Islam by means such as seduction, feigning love ...
". Gujarat became the 3rd state to do so, after
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
and
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 ...
passed similar bills in 2020.
*3 April -
2021 Sukma-Bijapur attack.
*8 April - A French online journal
Mediapart
''Mediapart'' () is an
independent nonprofit French Investigative journalism, investigative online newspaper created in 2008 by Edwy Plenel, former editor-in-chief of . It is published in French language, French, English language, English, and ...
came out with an investigative journalism piece on the
Rafale deal controversy, based on an investigation by the French anti-corruption agency Agence Francaise Anticorruption (AFA). In the report,
Mediapart
''Mediapart'' () is an
independent nonprofit French Investigative journalism, investigative online newspaper created in 2008 by Edwy Plenel, former editor-in-chief of . It is published in French language, French, English language, English, and ...
alleged that the jet manufacturer had paid nearly one million Euros to an Indian middleman.
*15 April -
Adani Ports & SEZ
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) is an Indian multinational port operator and logistics company, part of Adani Group. APSEZ is India's largest private port operator with a network of 12 ports and terminals, including Indi ...
removed from
S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
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due to links and shared financial interests that group have with
Tatmadaw
The Tatmadaw, also known as the Sit-Tat, is the armed forces of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force. Auxiliary services include ...
that carried out
2021 Myanmar coup d'état
A coup d'état in Myanmar began on the morning of 1 February 2021, when Elections in Myanmar, democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's milita ...
.
*23 April -
**
Virar hospital fire.
**A viral video emerged from
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 ...
's
Vidisha
Vidisha (विदिशा, formerly known as Bhelsa and known as Besnagar and Bhaddilpur in ancient times) is a city in Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Vidisha district. It is located 62.5 km north ...
, showing a dead body falling off a running ambulance draws criticism.
*24 April - 25
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
patients die in Jaipur Golden Hospital, Delhi after the hospital runs out of their oxygen supply.
*27 April - The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the country cross 2 lakh. However, this is the official figure, with gross amounts of under-reporting suspected.
*28 April -
2021 Assam earthquake.
*29 April - A
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judiciary of India, judicial authority and the supreme court, highest court of the Republic of India. It is the final Appellate court, court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India. It also ...
bench presided by Justice
Uday U. Lalit refused a
Central Bureau of Investigation
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the domestic crime investigating agency of India. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Originally set up to investigate bribery and gover ...
probe on the controversial death of
Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
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Kalikho Pul
Kalikho Pul (20 July 1969 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh for a brief time in 2016. He was elected five times from the Hayuliang Vidhan Sabha constituency re ...
.
*30 April - A Special Bench of Justices
Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud,
L. Nageswara Rao and
Shripathi Ravindra Bhat warned State governments and police against clamping down on the spread of information or calls for help through social media from citizens affected by the
COVID-19 pandemic in India
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. The bench also questioned ''lack of equity'' in vaccine pricing in India.
May
*1 May -
Bharuch hospital fire.
*2 May - In a joint statement, opposition party leaders asked the Union government to focus all its attention on ensuring uninterrupted oxygen supply to hospitals across the country.
*4 May -
**
Twitter
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permanently suspends the account of
Kangana Ranaut
Kangna Amardeep Ranaut (; born 23 March 1986) is an Indian actress, filmmaker, and politician serving as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Mandi Lok Sabha constituency, Mandi since June 2024. Known for her portrayals of strong-willed, u ...
for hateful posts about the post poll violence in
West Bengal
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.
**
Delhi High Court
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issues show cause notice for
contempt of court
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to
Government of India
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on grounds of not meeting court's direction to supply requisite
Oxygen
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for hospitals 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 ...
.
*5 May -
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judiciary of India, judicial authority and the supreme court, highest court of the Republic of India. It is the final Appellate court, court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India. It also ...
strikes down the
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 ...
State ''Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018'' which extends reservation to the
Maratha
The Marathi people (; Marathi: , ''Marāṭhī lōk'') or Marathis (Marathi: मराठी, ''Marāṭhī'') are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are native to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-A ...
community in public education and employment and upheld the
Indra Sawhney & Others v. Union of India verdict and
One Hundred and Second Amendment of the Constitution of India
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.
*6 May -
Union Minister
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V. Muraleedharan's convoy attacked at
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 ...
.
*10 May - Nearly 150 decomposed and
bloated
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Human Dead bodies were found floating in
River Ganges
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at
Chausa
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,
Buxar district
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,
Bihar
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. It is believed that these bodies belonged to under-reported death cases of
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
from neighboring state of
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
.
*12 May -
**Thousands of dead bodies are found floating or washing up the shore of the river
Ganges
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 ...
. The corpses also include people that died due to
Covid-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
.
**In a joint letter to
Prime Minister of India
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,
Narendra Modi
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, twelve opposition parties urged the government to start a free universal mass vaccination program in India. The letter also urged Modi to repeal the
farm bills, scrap the
Central Vista Redevelopment Project
Central Vista Redevelopment Project is the ongoing redevelopment to revamp the Central Vista, India's central administrative area located near Raisina Hill, New Delhi. The area was originally designed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker during ...
and provide food grains to people.

*17 May -
**
Cyclone Tauktae hits India, resulting in at least 90 deaths.
**More than 70 people die due to the capsizing of two barges, P-305 and Gal Contractor, housing crew involved in works at the
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's Mumbai High Field
The Mumbai High Field, formerly called the Bombay High Field, is an offshore oilfield off the west coast of Mumbai, in Gulf of Cambay region of India, in about of water. The oil operations are run by India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ON ...
. The accident happened because the barge contractor ignored
Cyclone Tauktae warnings issued by the
India Meteorological Department
India Meteorological Department (IMD) is an Indian agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India. It is the principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology. IMD is headquar ...
.
*21 May
**It was reported that
Air India
Air India is the flag carrier of India with its main hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, and secondary hubs at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, alo ...
was subjected to a
cyberattack whereas the personal details of about 4.5 million customers around the world were compromised, including passports, credit card details, birth dates, names and ticket information.
**13
Maoist
Maoism, officially Mao Zedong Thought, is a variety of Marxism–Leninism that Mao Zedong developed while trying to realize a socialist revolution in the agricultural, pre-industrial society of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic o ...
s killed in Gadchiroli,
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 ...
in an operation carried out by C-60 commandos.
*23 May - Fugitive Indian diamond trader
Mehul Choksi
Mehul Chinubhai Choksi (born 5 May 1959) is an Indian-born fugitive and businessman living in Antigua and Barbuda, who is wanted by the Indian judicial authorities for alleged criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating and dishon ...
, who committed the
Punjab National Bank Scam, is arrested in
Dominica
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of t ...
.
*25 May - Protests in
Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep () is a union territory of India. It is an archipelago of 36 islands divided into three island subgroups: the Amindivi Islands in the north, the Laccadive Islands (separated from Amindivi roughly by the 11th parallel north), and th ...
against
Union territory
Among the states and union territories of India, a Union Territory (UT) is a region that is directly governed by the Government of India, central government of India, as opposed to the states, which have their own State governments of India, s ...
administrator
Praful Khoda Patel
Praful Khodabhai Patel (born 28 August 1957) is an Indian politician, who is currently the administrator of the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and of Lakshadweep.
Political career
Patel began his political car ...
by the
Save Lakshadweep campaign intensified following controversial decisions and laws passed by Patel. His decision to shut all
dairy farms
A dairy is a place where milk is stored and where butter, cheese, and other dairy products are made, or a place where those products are sold. It may be a room, a building, or a larger establishment. In the United States, the word may also des ...
on the island,
ban beef on the
Muslim
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majority island, remove
non-vegetarian
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food items from
Midday Meals provided in schools, implement the
Goonda
"Goonda" is a term used in the Indian subcontinent for hired criminals and gangsters. It is both a colloquial term and defined and used in laws, generally referred to as Goonda Acts.
Etymology
The word possibly comes from the Hindi word ''gu� ...
act (Anti-social Activities Regulation Bill, 2021) in islands with 'zero criminal cases' to crack down
dissent
Dissent is an opinion, philosophy or sentiment of non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or policy enforced under the authority of a government, political party or other entity or individual. A dissenting person may be referred to as ...
against the
Citizenship Amendment Act
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, shift the islands logistics from
Cochin Port
Cochin Port or Kochi Port is a major port on the Arabian Sea – Laccadive Sea – Indian Ocean sea-route in the city of Kochi in Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala and is one of the largest ports in India. The Vallarpadam container ...
and
Beypore port to
New Mangalore Port
New Mangalore Port or New Mangalore Port Trust(NMPT) is an all-weather port at Panambur, Mangalore in Karnataka state in India. The total land area of the port is approximately . The New Mangalore Port is the deepest inner harbour on the wes ...
, violation of
COVID-19 protocols etc. raised sentiments against the administrator on the island.
*26 May -
Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Yaas affects
Odisha
Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
and
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 ...
.
*28 May -
Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep () is a union territory of India. It is an archipelago of 36 islands divided into three island subgroups: the Amindivi Islands in the north, the Laccadive Islands (separated from Amindivi roughly by the 11th parallel north), and th ...
administration issues an order to deploy government officials in fishing boats. The decision invited huge outcry and criticism.
*29 May - An audio clip of a telephone conversation between social activist H.M. Santhosh and staff of A.V. Hospital
Basavanagudi
Basavanagudi is a residential and commercial locality in the Indian city of Bengaluru. Basavanagudi is one of the oldest localities of Bangalore evidenced by the fact that it is home to four inscriptions, three Kannada and one Tamil and also on ...
surfaces in the media. In light of the audio clip, the
Karnataka Congress alleged a "vaccine selling scam" against
L. A. Ravi Subramanya,
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected to sit in a legislative assembly. The term most commonly refers to members of the legislature of a federated state or an autonomous region, but is also used for several nation ...
from
Basavanagudi (Vidhana Sabha constituency)
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who is the uncle of
Tejasvi Surya
Lakya Suryanarayana Tejasvi Surya (; born 16 November 1990) is an Indian politician, RSS swayamsevak and lawyer serving as the Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from the Bharatiya Janata Party, representing the Bangalore South const ...
.
*31 May -
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 ...
Chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, who was trapped in an appointment tussle between the
Union government
The Government of India (ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India or the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of 36 states and union territor ...
and the
Government of West Bengal
The Government of West Bengal, also known as the West Bengal Government, is the Administrative division, principal administrative authority of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal, created by the Constitution ...
, resigned.
June
*1 June -
**Union Education Minister
Ramesh Pokhriyal
Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" (born 15 July 1959), is an Indian politician from Bhartiya Janta Party. He served as the Human Resource Development Minister in the Union Government of India starting from 31 May 2019. The name of his ministry was cha ...
was admitted to
AIIMS
The All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is a group of autonomous government public medical universities of higher education under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. These institutes ha ...
,
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 ...
due to post-Covid complications.
**
Amul
The Anand Milk Union Limited commonly known as Amul is an Indian dairy brand owned by the cooperative society, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), based in Anand, Gujarat. GCMMF is controlled by 3.6 million milk producers. ...
vice chairman Valamji R Humbal urged
Prime Minister
A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...
Narendra Modi
Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician who has served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India since 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Par ...
to ban
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus ...
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA; ) is an American animal rights nonprofit organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president.
Founded in March 1980 by Newkirk and animal rights ...
in
India
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alleging conspiracy following remarks made by PETA to promote
Milk substitute
A milk substitute is any substance that resembles milk and can be used in the same ways as milk. Such substances may be variously known as non-dairy beverage, nut milk, grain milk, legume milk, mock milk and alternative milk.
For adults, milk s ...
in country.
*4 June -
Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi ( Hindustani: दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय; ''dillī uchcha nyāyālaya'') is the high court in Delhi, India. It was established on 31 October 1966, through the ''Delhi High Court Act, 1966. ...
dismissed a lawsuit filed by
Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla Mehta ( Chawla; born 13 November 1967) is an Indian actress. She established herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema from the late 1980s through the early 2000s. Recognised for her comic timing and vivacious on-screen ...
against setting up of
5G Cellular network
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in India and imposed a Rs. 20 Lakh fine for abusing the process of law.
*7 June -
June 2021 Pune fire.
*11 June -
**Media reports that
Government of India
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may not allow 4
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
women who have joined
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province
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to return to India.
**The Economic Offence Wing of
Tamil Nadu Police
Tamil Nadu Police is the primary law enforcement agency of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is over 150 years old and is the fifth largest state police force in India. arrests
Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) former chairman Ravi Parthasarathi in connection with a criminal breach of trust of Rs. 200 crore done by an
(IL&FS) subsidiary to a
Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...
based firm.
*13 June -
Aam Aadmi Party
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP, ) is a List of political parties in India, political party in India. It was founded on 26 November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions, following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement against then gover ...
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
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,
Sanjay Singh and Pawan Pandey from
Samajwadi Party
The Samajwadi Party ( SP; ) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India. It was founded on 4 October 1992 by former Janata Dal politician Mulayam Singh Yadav and is headquartered in New Delhi. It is the third-largest political party in ...
alleged that there were financial irregularities that occurred in the purchase of land for the
Ram Mandir, Ayodhya
The Ram Mandir (ISO: , ), also known as Shri Ramlalla Mandir, is a partially constructed Hindu temple complex in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. Many Hindus believe that it is located at the site of Ram Janmabhoomi, the mythical birthplace o ...
by
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. The politicians alleged that on March 18, 2021, the trust purchased two different plots on same day at two different rates; one transaction appeared manipulated and intended to divert funds.
*14 June - Following a tweet by
Journalist
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Roles
Journalists can work in broadcast, print, advertis ...
Sucheta Dalal
Sucheta Dalal (born 1962) is an Indian business journalist and author. She has been a journalist for over two decades and was awarded a Padma Shri for journalism in 2006.
She was the Financial Editor for the ''Times of India'' until 1998 when ...
made on June 12 and decision by
National Securities Depository Limited
National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) is an Indian central securities depository, based in Mumbai. It was established in August 1996 as the first electronic securities depository in India with national coverage. It was established based ...
to freeze three
Foreign portfolio investment
A foreign portfolio investment is a grouping of assets such as stocks, bonds, and cash equivalents. Portfolio investments are held directly by an investor or managed by financial professionals. In economics, foreign portfolio investment is the entr ...
funds based in
Port Louis
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,
Mauritius
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shares of Adani Group companies fell by 5 - 25%.
*17 June -
**Student activists from Pinjra Tod Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, along with Asif Iqbal Tanha from Jamia Millia Islamia were released from Tihar Jail on Thursday, hours after a trial court ordered their immediate release. They were in custody since May 2020, in relation to a case related to the violence in 2020 Delhi riots following the Citizenship Amendment Act protests. The trial court order came because the activists who were granted bail by Delhi High Court on June 15 were not released even after 36 hours.
**Press Trust of India reports on the basis of data compiled from Swiss National Bank that, funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks rose to a 13 year high of 2.55 billion Swiss franc (over Rs 20,700 crore INR) in 2020. Interestingly amidst this spike, customer account deposits witnessed a dip while money deposited through bonds, securities and other financial instruments rose sharply.
*22 June
**A meeting of opposition leaders under the banner of ''Rashtra Manch (National Forum)'' met in the residence of Sharad Pawar in
Delhi
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. The group put forward an alternate vision of anti - BJP third front in
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
for 2021 elections in India. There were leaders from All India Trinamool Congress,
Aam Aadmi Party
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP, ) is a List of political parties in India, political party in India. It was founded on 26 November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions, following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement against then gover ...
, Rashtriya Lok Dal, Nationalist Congress Party who were present in the event. There were no leaders from Indian National Congress, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or Communist Party of India (Marxist). The veteran BJP leader and Trinamool leader Yashwant Sinha who was present in the event said that Manch will remain as a non political action group for the moment. The meeting of leaders took place after meetings between Prashant Kishor and Sharad Pawar earlier this month.
**Kerala High Court issued an interim stay on two controversial orders of
Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep () is a union territory of India. It is an archipelago of 36 islands divided into three island subgroups: the Amindivi Islands in the north, the Laccadive Islands (separated from Amindivi roughly by the 11th parallel north), and th ...
administration on Animal husbandry (closure of dairy farms) and Midday Meal Scheme (exclusion of Non-vegetarian items from menu).
*23 June - Enforcement Directorate transferred assets worth ₹8,441.50 crore to public sector banks. The banks suffered losses to the tune of ₹22,585.83 crore due to frauds committed by Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and
Mehul Choksi
Mehul Chinubhai Choksi (born 5 May 1959) is an Indian-born fugitive and businessman living in Antigua and Barbuda, who is wanted by the Indian judicial authorities for alleged criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating and dishon ...
. Thus the total assets transferred to the bank worth Rs 9,041.5 crore, representing 40% of the total loss to the banks. The total attachments and assets seized by Enforcement Directorate amounts to Rs 18,170.02 crore which included assets of Rs 969 crore located in foreign countries. The quantum of the attached and seized assets represents 80.45% of the total bank loss of Rs. 22,585.83 crore.
*24 June -
Narendra Modi
Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician who has served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India since 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Par ...
and Amit Shah meets political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir all main leaders from People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration attended the meeting. PM Modi gives signals regarding elections and restoration of statehood.
*25 June
**M. C. Josephine, Kerala Women's Commission chairperson, resigned following public backlash on her remarks to a woman complaining of domestic violence on June 23 in a live TV show telecasted on Manorama News.
**Kerala High Court issued Anticipatory bail to
Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep () is a union territory of India. It is an archipelago of 36 islands divided into three island subgroups: the Amindivi Islands in the north, the Laccadive Islands (separated from Amindivi roughly by the 11th parallel north), and th ...
based film maker, Aisha Sultana, against whom sedition charges were imposed on 10 June following a remark made by her against
Union territory
Among the states and union territories of India, a Union Territory (UT) is a region that is directly governed by the Government of India, central government of India, as opposed to the states, which have their own State governments of India, s ...
administrator
Praful Khoda Patel
Praful Khodabhai Patel (born 28 August 1957) is an Indian politician, who is currently the administrator of the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and of Lakshadweep.
Political career
Patel began his political car ...
, by calling him 'Bio weapons, Bio weapon' in a news debate that happened on a Malayalam news channel, MediaOne TV.
*27 June - European Union excludes anti-COVID-19 vaccine Covishield from 'Green Pass' list.
*28 June - Qatar, Qatar's Special Envoy of the State of Qatar for Counterterrorism and Mediation of Conflict Resolution, Mutlaq bin Majed Al Qahtani made a statement in a web conference that Indian officials have entered into talks with Talibans political leadership based in Doha.
July
* 1 July - Nine European countries which includes Switzerland, Estonia and 7 European Union member states such as Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland & Spain have given recognition to the
Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India as EU started 'Green Pass' facility. In the meantime EU member Germany however has a travel ban in place for Indians as India has been recognized as a "virus variant country".
*4 July - Pushkar Singh Dhami is elected as the 11th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He is the youngest Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, chief Minister of the state and is the third Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, chief Minister within the 4th Uttarakhand Assembly.
*5 July - Jesuit priest and Tribal Rights Act, tribal rights activist, Stan Swamy who was arrested in connection with 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence in October 2020, died in custody at Mumbai. He was the oldest political prisoner in
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
.
*6 July -
Government of India
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creates new ministry named Ministry of Co-operation to strengthen the Cooperative movement in India.
*7 July - massive reshuffle in the Union Council of Ministers of Second Modi ministry. Twelve existing ministers including Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician), Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Javadekar, D. V. Sadananda Gowda resigns. There are 43 new faces inducted into the ministry including Ashwini Vaishnaw, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Sarbananda Sonowal etc. There was elevation in ranks to few existing ministers such as Mansukh L. Mandaviya, Kiren Rijiju, Anurag Thakur etc.
*8 July - violence erupts in 12 districts of
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
during filing of the nominations for elections to Panchayat samiti, Panchayat Samiti (Kshethra Panchayats). A video of a woman
Samajwadi Party
The Samajwadi Party ( SP; ) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India. It was founded on 4 October 1992 by former Janata Dal politician Mulayam Singh Yadav and is headquartered in New Delhi. It is the third-largest political party in ...
member being assaulted in Lakhimpur Kheri district becomes viral in social media and invited criticism.
*9 July - External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar handed over a relic belonging to Ketevan the Martyr, a royal from the 17th-century, that was preserved in Church of St. Augustine, Goa to the Government of Georgia (country), Government of Georgia as part of his two-day visit to the country.
*11 July - An unconfirmed report in a Tamil daily about the Union government's plan to divide Tamil Nadu and create Kongu Nadu as a
Union territory
Among the states and union territories of India, a Union Territory (UT) is a region that is directly governed by the Government of India, central government of India, as opposed to the states, which have their own State governments of India, s ...
sparked row in Tamil Nadu. The report draw cue from a list of newly appointed ministers published by BJP, where L. Murugan, was mentioned as hailing from Kongu Nadu. All major political party except Bharatiya Janata Party denounced the idea of splitting Tamil Nadu.
*14 July - The
Supreme Court of India
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takes ''suo moto'' case on Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh's decision to go ahead with Kanwar Yatra despite apprehensions about a third wave of
COVID-19 pandemic in India
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.
*15 July - as part of hearings on Public interest litigation in India, Public interest litigation challenging the constitutional validity of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code,
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judiciary of India, judicial authority and the supreme court, highest court of the Republic of India. It is the final Appellate court, court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India. It also ...
expressed concern over its widespread misuse and lack of accountability of invoking sedition law. The court sought center's response regarding necessity to retain this colonial law.
*18 July
**2021 Mumbai landslide
**A leaked database of an Israeli surveillance technology firm NSO Group that sells a spyware called Pegasus (spyware) was accessed by a Paris-based media nonprofit Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International. The database contained data of government clients of Pegasus (spyware) since 2016. The non profit group worked on this data through an international collaborative journalism of 17 media groups from 10 countries including The Wire (India), Le Monde, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Süddeutsche Zeitung etc. The Indian media partner in the group, The Wire (India), The Wire reveals that the data contains more than 300 Indians who were under surveillance through Pegasus. This includes 40 journalists, opposition politicians, a supreme court judge, activists, two ministers of Second Modi ministry, Modi ministry, an Election Commissioner of India, Election Commissioner etc. The prominent people who figured in Pegasus surveillance according to the data were Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor, Ashok Lavasa, Ranjan Gogoi, Ashwini Vaishnaw etc. The Prime Minister's Office (India), Prime Minister's Office denied the allegations citing they are baseless and lack concrete evidence.
*19 July - Raj Kundra, the spouse of Shilpa Shetty arrested by Mumbai Police on charges of making Pornography, pornographic content and publishing it through mobile application named Hotshot.
*20 July - In an answer to the Rajya Sabha, to an unstarred question raised by K. C. Venugopal, Bharati Pawar, Minister of State of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said, that there were no deaths due to lack of oxygen in
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
during the second wave.
*22 July
**Income Tax Department conducted raids on Dainik Bhaskar media group.
**2021 Maharashtra floods begin
*23 July - Indian Food delivery company Zomato Initial public offering list in stock market at a premium of 53% over issue price.
*24 July - Indian weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won Olympic medal, Olympic silver medal in 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo.
*25 July - Ramappa Temple in Telangana gets UNESCO World Heritage Site tag.
*26 July -
**B. S. Yediyurappa resigns as List of chief ministers of Karnataka, chief minister of Karnataka.
**Almost five Assam Police personnel at Cachar district killed as a result of violent clashes between Mizoram Police and Assam Police along the state border following a border dispute.
*28 July - Basavaraj Bommai, Lingayatism, Lingayat leader and son of former List of chief ministers of Karnataka, chief minister S. R. Bommai takes oath as List of chief ministers of Karnataka, chief minister of Karnataka.
August
*1 Aug -
**Indian player P. V. Sindhu won Olympic medal, Olympic bronze medal in 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo. Becoming the first women athlete and second athlete after Sushil Kumar to win two Olympic medals in Olympic Games, Olympics for India.
**a 9 year old Dalit girl was allegedly raped by four men including a Hindu priest and crematorium workers on her way to fetch water. The girl's corpse was forcefully cremated at a crematorium in South West Delhi district by the miscreants.
*4 Aug -
**Indian Boxer (boxing), Boxer Lovlina Borgohain, won Olympic medal, Olympic bronze medal in 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo in Welterweight category.
**Indian Hockey Federation, Indian Women Hockey team player Vandana Katariya's family was abused with caste slurs by upper caste men in Haridwar following the team losing game with Argentina.
**Flood like situation in Sindh River and Chambal River basin areas in Kota division, Rajasthan and North western
Madhya Pradesh
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.
**Heavy rains combined with release of water from Maithon Dam, Damodar Valley Corporation results in floods in 300 villages in Hooghly district,
West Bengal
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claiming 23 lives.
*5 Aug -
**India men's national field hockey team won Olympic medal, Olympic bronze medal in 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo.
**Indian Wrestler, Ravi Kumar Dahiya won Olympic medal, Olympic silver medal in 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo.
*6 Aug -
**Rajiv Gandhi Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Khel Ratna Award renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by
Prime Minister of India
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.
**Indian Hockey Federation, Indian Women Hockey team lost the Olympic medal, bronze medal match against
United Kingdom
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in 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo.
*7 Aug - Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra won Olympic medal, Olympic gold medal in Javelin throw and Indian Wrestler Bajrang Punia won Olympic medal, Olympic bronze medal in 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo and India made its highest medal tally in an Olympics with 7 medals.
*10 Aug - Lok Sabha passes the 127th List of amendments of the Constitution of India, Constitutional amendment bill, which restores states power to make their own Other Backward Class lists and reverses Supreme Court of India, Supreme Court of India's May 5, 2021 verdict on Maratha (caste), Maratha quota.
*11 Aug -
**
Twitter
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locked official page of Indian National Congress and its five major leaders such as Ajay Maken, Randeep Surjewala etc. following the gag on Rahul Gandhi's official handle.
**The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha ended their monsoon sessions sine die ahead of the scheduled date. There was rumpus in Rajya Sabha between Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Members of Parliament and marshals following oppositions protests for passing key bills such as General Insurance Corporation of India, General Insurance bill without debate or discussion. The monsoon session was less productive with Lok Sabha working just 19% of its scheduled time and Rajya Sabha working 26%. The lack of consensus between opposition and ruling party resulted in passing of twenty crucial Bill (law), bills (law) without discussion and parliament evading discussion over important issues such as
COVID-19 pandemic in India
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, farm laws, Pegasus (spyware), Ladakh etc.
*14 Aug - The Assam Assembly passed a bill that prohibits the Cattle slaughter in India, slaughter or sale of beef within a 5-km radius of any temple. The legislation seeks to ensure that permission for slaughter is not granted to areas that are predominantly inhabited by Hindu, Jain, Sikh and other non-beef eating communities or places that fall within a 5-km radius of a temple, satra and any other institution as may be prescribed by the authorities. Exemptions, however, might be granted for certain religious occasions.
*21 Aug - All Tribal Students Union Manipur (ATSUM) calls for 24 hour shutdown in hill districts of Manipur for protesting against Manipur Legislative Assembly which did not bring Manipur (Hill areas) Autonomous District Council Bill, 2021 in its monsoon session.
*23 Aug - Finance minister of india, Finance minister of India announced National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) to sell assets worth Rs. 6 trillion in next four years. This includes Indian Railways assets worth Rs. 1.52 trillion, National highways of India, National highways assets worth Rs. 1.6 trillion, power transmission assets worths Rs. 45,000 crores, warehousing assets worth Rs. 28,900 crores etc.
*24 Aug - An Master of Business Administration, MBA student from University of Mysore aged 23 years gang raped near Chamundi Hills, Mysore.
*27 Aug - Bharatiya Janata Party politician and former
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
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, La. Ganesan appointed as Governor of Manipur.
*28 Aug -
**Haryana Police's baton charge on farmers who protested at Karnal in a BJP meeting venue as part of
2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest
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left ten protesters seriously injured. A video of District magistrate, SDM of district instructing police to break head of protesters invites criticism.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways introduced new Bharat (BH) series vehicle registration in India.
*29 Aug - In 2020 Summer Paralympics held at Tokyo, Indian Parathlete Bhavina Patel won silver medal in Table tennis, N.K. Nishad Kumar won silver in High jump and V.K. Vinod Kumar won bronze medal in Discus throw.
*30 Aug -
**In 2020 Summer Paralympics held at Tokyo, Indian Parathlete Avani Lekhara and Sumit Antil won gold medal in women's 10m air rifle standing and men's javelin throw (F64). Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympics. In T46 (classification), javelin throw F46 Devendra Jhajharia won silver medal and Sundar Singh Gurjar won bronze medal. IN F56 (classification), F56 discus throw Yogesh Kathuniya won silver medal.
**V.K. Vinod Kumar stripped of bronze medal in F52 (classification), F52 discus throw by a panel after he was found not meeting the Paralympics criteria.
September
* 11 Sept - Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani announces resignation from the post.
*18 Sept -
**Sanjay Pugalia joins Adani Group to lead groups media initiatives.
**Amarinder Singh resigns as Chief Minister of Punjab (India).
*19 Sept - Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has impounded two containers carrying about 2,988.22 kg of Heroin heading from Afghanistan at Mundra Port in Gujarat. It is deemed as one of the largest drug seizures by an enforcement agency in world to date.
*20 Sept -
**An eviction drive by Government of Assam as part of ''Garukhuthi Project'' at Sipajhar, Darrang district turns violent. The videos of policemen firing on unarmed persons and a government-appointed photographer attacking an injured person surfaces and invites criticism.
**Charanjit Singh Channi assumes office as List of chief ministers of Punjab (India), List of chief ministers of Punjab. He is the first dalit List of chief ministers of Punjab (India), chief minister of the state.
*23 Sept - Two villagers died and 20 police men injured in violence at Dholpur and Garukhuti in Sipajhar, Darrang district following an eviction drive.
October
* 2 Oct - Eight people including Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan khan arrested by Narcotics Control Bureau following a drug bust and raid conducted on a cruise vessel named Cordelia chartered between Mumbai and Goa.
*3 Oct - International Consortium of Investigative Journalists began publishing Pandora Papers and around 380 Indians named in the leaks and it includes Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Ambani, Satish Sharma, Niira Radia, Jackie Shroff, Jackie Shroff, Harish Salve, Nirav Modi-Nirav Modi, Purvi Modi etc.
*4 Oct - In the Lakhimpur Kheri massacre, eight people including four farmers killed in Lakhimpur Kheri district as
Union Minister
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Ajay Kumar Mishra's son's car runs over protesters who were part of
2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest
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.
*8 Oct - Tata Group gets nod to acquire 100% stakes of
Air India
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from
Government of India
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through its subsidiary ''Talace Private Ltd'', as part of Disinvestment of Public Sector Units in India.
*10 Oct - Almost eight states in
India
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expects power outage due to reduced stocks of Coal as fuel to power the Thermal power station, thermal power stations.
*16 Oct -
**India national football team, Indian men's football team wins eighth SAFF Championship by beating Nepal national football team, Nepal with 3–0 margin.
**Flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in High Range, Kerala, High Range area of Kerala causes 42 deaths and loss of property worth over ₹200 crores.
* 19 Oct - Heavy rains and landslides along Kumaon division of Uttarakhand claims at least 64 lives.
* 21 Oct - India breaches 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses administered mark.
*26 Oct -
**
Central Bureau of Investigation
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arrests two retired Indian Navy officers in information leak case.
**Tripura riots - A Mosque vandalised in North Tripura district of Tripura following a Vishva Hindu Parishad rally organized in protest of attacks against Hindus in Bangladesh during Durga Puja.
*27 Oct - The
Supreme Court of India
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orders to constitute an independent panel to make a comprehensive probe into Pegasus (spyware) snooping scandal.
*29 Oct - Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation share prices made an unprecedented fluctuation. The share prices plunged 29% in the morning after Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways asked IRCTC to share half of its convenience fee collections. However, the stock registered recovery of all losses in the same day after Department of Investment and Public Asset Management announced roll back of this decision.
*30 Oct -
**Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan released from Mumbai Central Prison after 22 days custody following bail order from Bombay High Court. The court cited in its order that there is no proof for alleged conspiracy charges that were filed against Aryan Khan.
**Malayalam cinema actor Bineesh Kodiyeri, who is also son of
Kerala
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based Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan who was jailed at Central Prison, Bangalore in October 2020 in connection with Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, Prevention of Money Laundering Act violations and 2020 Bengaluru drug raids, 2020 Bengaluru drug case released following bail order from Karnataka High Court.
November
*5 Nov - PM Modi unveiled Adi Shankara, Adi Shankaracharya's statue in a Kedarnath Temple, temple of Shiva, Kedarnath, Uttarakhand. Which was previously destroyed in 2013 in India, 2013 flash floods.
*13 Nov - Colonel Viplav Tripathi and his convoy of the Assam Rifles were ambushed by People's Liberation Army of Manipur, People's Liberation Army(PLA) militants in Churachandpur district of Manipur.
*18 Nov - Share prices of Fintech company Paytm, which done India's biggest Initial public offering worth Rs. 18,300 crores fell by 27.4% on its day of listing thereby marking one of the biggest listing day loss in the history of Indian Stock market.
*19 Nov -
**In a televised address to the nation,
Prime Minister of India
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Narendra Modi
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apologized to the farmers and announces repealing of three 2020 Indian agriculture acts, Farm Bills following a year long
farmers' protest Farmers' protest or ''variation'' is a protest carried out by farmers.
Individual protests include:
* 1989–1990 Dutch farmers' protests, protests in 1989–1990 by farmers in the Netherlands
* 2008 Argentine agrarian strike, conflict in 2008 betw ...
in borders of
Delhi
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.
**Heavy rains and flash floods hit Rayalaseema claiming at least 29 lives.
* 24 Nov - The prices of Tomato breaches Rs.100 mark in many Indian states.
December
* 2 to 6 Dec - Cyclone Jawad devastated the regions of Andhra Pradesh,
West Bengal
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and
Odisha
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.
* 4 Dec - a special unit of the Indian Army mistakenly 2021 Nagaland killings, opens fire against civilians in Mon district of Nagaland and resultant clashes between civilian protestors and forces leaves 15 civilians and one soldier killed.
*7 Dec - A Catholic missionary school in the Central Indian state of
Madhya Pradesh
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is attacked and vandalized by a mob of some 500 Hindu extremists, despite school authorities requesting police protection prior to the attack. School principal Brother Anthony Pynumkal told The Indian Express that the mob was armed with iron rods and stones, and chanted Jai Shri Ram while damaging school property.
*8 Dec - The Chief of Defence Staff (India), Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and 12 others are killed in a 2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash, chopper crash near Coonoor, Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu.
*9 Dec - The
2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest
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called off as govt agrees to the demands of the farmers.
*13 Dec - Indian model Harnaaz Sandhu wins Miss Universe.
*19 Dec - In a ''Dharma Sansad'' event conducted at Haridwar, Hindutva leaders like Yati Narsinghanand and Syed Waseem Rizvi calls for genocide of Muslims, makes Haridwar hate speeches, hate speeches and offers Rs.1 Crore award for becoming Hindu terrorist.
* 20 Dec - The Karnataka state cabinet approves an anti-conversion '
love jihad
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' bill, making it a law in December 2021.
* 27 Dec -
Aam Aadmi Party
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won most seats in its debut at 2021 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election.
Deaths
January
*2
**Buta Singh, 86, Indian politician, Minister of Home Affairs (India), Minister of Home Affairs (1986–1989), List of governors of Bihar, Governor of Bihar (2004–2006) and Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes, NCSC (2007–2010), cerebral haemorrhage.
**Neelamperoor Madhusoodanan Nair, 84, Indian poet.
**K. Balu, Indian film producer (''Chinna Thambi'', ''Uthama Raasa'', ''Jallikattu Kaalai''), complications from COVID-19.
*3
**Shani Mahadevappa, 90, Indian actor (''Shankar Guru (1978 film), Shankar Guru'', ''Kaviratna Kalidasa'', ''Guru Brahma''), coronary artery disease.
**Anil Panachooran, 55, Indian lyricist (''Arabikkatha'', ''Drona 2010'', ''Marykkundoru Kunjaadu'') and poet, COVID-19.
**Shaji Pandavath, 63, Indian screenwriter and film director, complications from heart surgery and a fall.
*5
**A. Madhavan, 86, Indian writer.
**Vennelakanti, 63, Indian lyricist (''Murali Krishnudu'', ''Gharana Bullodu'', ''Pellaina Kothalo''), cardiac arrest.
*22
**Narendra Chanchal, 80, Indian bhajan and hymn singer, age related illness
February
* 9 Rajiv Kapoor, 58, Bollywood actor
*22 Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar, 58, Indian politician MP
*24 Sardool Sikander, 60, Punjabi singer
March
*22 Theepetti Ganesan, Tamil actor
April
*4
**Shashikala, 88, Indian actress
**Chandra Nayudu, 88, cricket commentator, illness
*17 Vivek (actor), Vivek, 59, actor and comedian in Tamil cinema, acute coronary syndrome
*18 Anupama Puchimanda, 41, hockey umpire, COVID-19
*26 Dadudan Gadhvi, 82, Poet, Singer and Lyricist of Gujarati cinema, Gujrati Cinema
*27 Ashok A. Amrohi, 68, Diplomat
*30 Rohit Sardana, 41, Indian journalist and media personality
*30 K. V. Anand, 54, director and Cinematographer in Tamil cinema, complications from COVID-19
May

* 3 Noor Alam Khalil Amini, 68, Academic and litterateur.
*6 Ajit Singh (politician, born 1939), Ajit Singh, 82, Indian politician
*11 K. R. Gouri Amma, 101, Indian politician
*14 Kanaka Murthy, Indian sculptor, COVID-19
* 20 Nizamuddin Asir Adrawi, 94, Historian and biographer.
*21 Sunderlal Bahuguna, 94, Indian environmental activist
June

*16 Swatilekha Sengupta, 71, Bengali actress
*18 Milkha Singh, 91, Indian athlete, pneumonia caused by COVID-19
*22 Poovachal Khader, 72, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam lyricist.
*25 Chandrama Santha, 83, politician, Odisha Legislative Assembly, MLA.
July
* 5 Stan Swamy, 84, Catholic priest and tribal rights activist
* 7 Dilip Kumar, 98, Veteran Bollywood Actor
* 8 Abul Kalam Qasmi, 70, Former Dean, Faculty of Arts, Aligarh Muslim University, Faculty of Arts at the Aligarh Muslim University.
*8 Virbhadra Singh, 87, Former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.
*10 P. K. Warrier, 100, Ayurveda, Ayurveda practitioner and head of Arya Vaidya Sala, Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakal
*13 Yashpal Sharma (cricketer), 66, Member of 1983 winning Indian Cricket Team
*16 Surekha Sikri, 75, Veteran Television Actress
*16 Danish Siddiqui, 41, Pulitzer Prize winner Photojournalism, Photojournalist
August
*21 Kalyan Singh, 89, Former 2-time CM of
Uttar Pradesh
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September
1 Syed Ali Shah Geelani, 91, Kashmiri separatist leader
*2 September
**Siddharth Shukla, 40, TV Actor
**Chandan Mitra, 65, journalist
*3
**Raghunath Chandorkar, 100, cricketer
**Suraiya Hasan Bose, 93, textile conservator and designer
*5 Sheila Bhalla, 88, economist
October
*3 Ghanashyam Nayak, Ghanshyam Nayak, 77, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, TMKOC Actor
*4 Shakti Sinha, 64, Retired Civil servant
*11 Nedumudi Venu, 73, Malayalam Actor
*22 K. A. Abraham, 79, Cardiologist and writer
*23
**V. Govindan, 80, Politician
**Minoo Mumtaz, 79, Actress
*29 Puneeth Rajkumar, 46, Kannada actor
November
*4 Subrata Mukherjee, 75, Indian politician
*15 Mannu Bhandari, Indian writer
*30 Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, 66, Indian poet and lyricist
December
* 4 Vinod Dua, 67, Indian reporter
*5 M. Sarada Menon, 98, Indian psychiatrist
* 8 Bipin Rawat, 63, Chief of Defence Services
*13 Harbans Kapoor, 75, Indian politician
*26 Manikka Vinayagam, 78, Indian playback singer and actor
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* History of India
* History of modern India
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* Politics of India
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