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The following is a list of events for the year 2024 in India.
Incumbents[edit]
National government[edit]
| Photo | Post | Name |
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President of India | Droupadi Murmu (Age 66) |
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Vice-President of India , Chairman of Rajya Sabha | Jagdeep Dhankhar (Age 73) |
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Prime Minister of India | Narendra Damodardas Modi (Age 73) |
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Speaker of the Lok Sabha | Om Birla (Age 61) |
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Chief Justice of India | D. Y. Chandrachud (Age 64) |
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Governor of Reserve Bank of India | Shaktikanta Das (Age 67) |
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Chief Election Commissioner of India | Rajiv Kumar (Age 64) |
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Chief of Defence Staff | Anil Chauhan (Age 63) |
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Lok Sabha | 18th Lok Sabha |
State governments[edit]
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- 1 January:-
- ISRO successfully launches its inaugural X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite XPoSat to study black holes and galaxies. The XPoSat aims to explore the polarization of intense X-ray sources in space.[1]
- 2023–2024 Indian truckers' protests
- 2 January - Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Lakshadweep for a two day visit.[2]
- 3 January:
- A court in Jaunpur sentences two men to death over a train bombing in 2005 which killed 14 people.[3]
- A bus carrying 45 passengers collides with a truck in Golaghat District, Assam killing 12 and injuring 30 others.[4]
- 6 January
- Aditya-L1 spacecraft, India's first solar mission, successfully enters its final orbit around the first Sun-Earth Lagrangian point (L1), approximately 1.5 million kilometers from Earth.[5]
- Three Maldives government ministers (Maryam Shiuna, Malsha Shareef and Mahzoom Majid) make derogatory remarks against Modi in social media, sparking massive tourism boycott call and ticket cancellations to the country from India, and triggering the 2024 India-Maldives diplomatic row.[6] On 7 January, the three ministers are suspended for their remarks against Modi.[7]
- 7 January - Tribal protests are held in Hasdeo Arand, Chhattisgarh against the felling of four lakh trees at Parsa Coal Mines for Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam.[8]
- 12 January - Prime Minister Modi dedicates Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, the longest bridge in India that connects Mumbai with Navi Mumbai.[9][10]
- 14 January - Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra by Rahul Gandhi commences in Northeast India.
- 22 January - Ram Mandir Prana Pratishtha: The Ram Mandir at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh is inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi.[11]
- 25 January - French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Jaipur as part of his two-day state visit to India and as Chief Guest of India's 75th Republic Day. He is welcomed by Modi, and the two leaders hold a joint mega roadshow from Jantar Mantar to Sanganeri gate.[12]
- 26 January - Prime Minister Modi and French President Macron celebrated India's Republic Day together. President Macron is the Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, showcasing the strengthened ties between India and France.[13]
- 28 January - Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar gives his resignation letter to the Governor of Bihar in the morning and ends the Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) with the RJD and the INDIA bloc. In the evening, he takes oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the ninth time by forming a new alliance with the BJP-led NDA.[14]
- 30 January - Three CRPF personnel are killed and 14 others injured in a Naxal attack near Tekalgudem village in Chhattisgarh. The incident occurs during a search operation by a joint team of security personnel. The deceased include constables from the CoBRA and CRPF battalions.[15]
- 31 January - Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren is arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to a land scam.[16]
February[edit]
- 2 February - Champai Soren takes oath as Chief Minister of Jharkhand following the arrest of Hemant Soren.[17]
- 6 February:
- A firecracker factory explosion in Harda, Madhya Pradesh, leaves 11 dead and over 100 injured. The explosion, followed by a blaze, destroys 60 nearby houses, leading to the evacuation of over 100 houses.[18]
- Ajit Pawar's faction is officially recognized as the official Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) by the Election Commission of India after the EC grants his faction the party's poll symbol and name. The EC directs Sharad Pawar's camp to take a new name for the upcoming 2024 general election.[19]
- 7 February - The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly passes the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill 2024, making Uttarakhand the first state in India to have a law on the Uniform Civil Code. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami describes it as a "historic moment" for the country.[20]
- 8 February - 2024 Haldwani violence: Four people are killed and over 100 are injured after clashes break out in Haldwani, Uttarakhand after the demolition of an illegal madrasa following a court order which took place in a Muslim-dominated area. Rioters pelt stones at police officers and set vehicles on fire, prompting the suspension of internet services, the closure of schools, and shoot-at-sight orders against the rioters.[21][22]
- 12 February:
- Qatar frees eight Indian Navy veterans who were initially sentenced to death on espionage charges. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) expresses appreciation for the role of the Emir of Qatar in facilitating their release.[23][24]
- 2024 Indian farmers' protest commences.
- 14 February - Modi inaugurates the BAPS Hindu Mandir, the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, UAE.[25]
- 15 February:
- A unanimous judgement by the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court of India strikes down the Electoral bond scheme, stating it to be unconstitutional, arbitrary and violative of right to information under article 19 of the Constitution.[26]
- A fire breaks out at a paint factory in Alipur, Delhi, resulting in 11 deaths and 4 injuries.[27]
- 17 February:
- ISRO successfully launches the INSAT-3DS satellite to enhance the country's capabilities to monitor Earth's surface, atmosphere, oceans, and environment.[28][29]
- A firecracker factory explosion in Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, leaves 10 dead and seven injured.[30]
- 20 February - PM Modi visits Jammu and Kashmir, where he launches multiple development projects worth ₹30,500 crore ($3.679 billion). The initiatives include the inauguration of railway lines, electrification of sections, establishment of educational institutions like IITs, IIMs, and AIIMS, as well as the development of civic infrastructure and public facilities across the region.[31]
- 23 February – 2024 Indian farmers' protest: A fifth farmer dies in 10 days amid ongoing clashes.[32]
- 24 February – A tractor carrying a wagon loaded with Hindu pilgrims overturns and falls into a pond in Kasganj District, Uttar Pradesh, killing 23 people and injuring nine.[33]
- 25 February – Nafe Singh Rathee, the INLD State President and former MLA, is shot and killed in Bahadurgarh, Jhajjar district, Haryana.[34]
- 27 February -
- Indian National Congress candidate Abhishek Singhvi loses Rajya Sabha elections for the sole seat from the Congress ruled Himachal Pradesh in an election decided through drawing lot due to cross voting of six legislators.[35]
- Samajwadi Party legislators cross votes for Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in Rajya Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh.
March[edit]
- 1 March – At least eight people are injured after a suspected homemade bomb explodes in a café in Bengaluru.[36]
- 9 March - Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigns ahead of elections. [37]
- 11 March -
- The Indian government announces the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act. This will make it easier for the persecuted minority communities such as Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Buddhist, and Parsi in India's neighboring countries Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh to acquire Indian citizenship.[38]
- The Supreme Court of India dismisses a plea filed by the State Bank of India seeking an extension up to 30 June for disclosing details about Electoral Bonds.[39]
- 12 March - The State Bank of India submits the data about Electoral Bonds before the ECI.[40]
- 14 March - The ECI publishes data on Electoral Bonds submitted by the State Bank.[41][42]
- 19 March - Two children are attacked and killed inside their house in Budaun. The suspect is killed in an encounter killing by Uttar Pradesh Police.[43]
- 21 March -
- Arrest of Arvind Kejriwal: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.[44]
- 26 March -
- Sonam Wangchuk ends his 21-day hunger strike demanding statehood for Ladakh.[45]
- Two Chinese nationals are arrested by the Indian Police near the India–Nepal border after they were intercepted entering Uttar Pradesh illegally.[46]
April[edit]
- 3 April – Seven people, including two children are killed in a fire at a tailoring shop in Aurangabad.[47]
- 12 April – Two chief suspects and conspirators in the March 2024 café bombing in Bengaluru are arrested in Kolkata.[48]
- 14 April – The BJP launches its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election in the name of ‘Sankalp Patra’ (Resolution Letter).[49]
- 16 April:
- At least six people are killed and three others are reported missing after a boat capsizes along the Jhelum River in Srinagar.[50]
- 2024 Kanker clash: Twenty-nine suspected Naxalites are killed in a police raid in Kanker District, Chhattisgarh. Three members of the security forces are injured.[51]
- 19 April – 2024 Indian general election: Indians begin voting to elect members to the 18th Lok Sabha. With 968 million people eligible to vote, this election is expected to be the largest election in history. Voting will continue in a total of seven phases, lasting until June.[52]
- 19 April – A restaurant fire that spreads to an adjacent hotel in Patna kills six people and injures 20.[53]
- 29 April – Two people die in a heatwave in southern India.[54]
May[edit]
- 1 May – 2024 Indian bomb hoaxes: About 150 schools in Delhi receive bomb threats, leading to immediate evacuation and closure of schools.[55][56]
- 4 May – Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar rejects comments made by US President Joe Biden saying that India's economic growth was being held back by "xenophobia".[57]
- 9 May – Air India Express cancels 85 flights due to staff calling in sick last minute, linked to a protest against working conditions imposed by the new owner Tata Group.[58]
- 10 May –
- The Supreme Court of India grants Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal interim bail in connection with the Delhi liquor policy money laundering case thus permitting him to campaign in general elections.[59]
- Security forces kill 12 Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh.[60]
- 13 May – At least 17 people are killed and 74 others are injured after a billboard collapses into a gas station during a storm in the Ghatkopar suburb of Mumbai.[61]
- 20 May – At least 39 flamingos are killed in a bird strike involving an Emirates aircraft over Mumbai.[62]
- 21 May –
- The government declares a one-day state of mourning for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash.[63]
- A Delhi court files sexual harassment charges against former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.[64]
- 22 May –
- 2024 Indian bomb hoaxes: The North Block Building of Central Secretariat which houses the Home Ministry receives a bomb threat email that is subsequently dismissed as a hoax.[65]
- The Calcutta High Court dismisses all Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates issued in West Bengal since 2010.[66]
- 23 May –
- At least nine people are killed and 64 others injured after a fire caused by an exploding boiler breaks out at a chemical factory in MIDC Phase 2 in Dombivli, outside Thane.[67][68][69]
- 2024 Indian bomb hoaxes: Twelve colleges of Delhi University including Lady Shri Ram College, Hansraj College and Ramjas College and few other state universities receives bomb threat e-mails.
- 25 May:
- 2024 Rajkot gaming zone fire: At least 33 people are killed including nine children in a fire at a gaming arcade in Rajkot, Gujarat.[70][71]
- At least seven newborn infants are killed in a fire in a baby care facility at a hospital in Shahdara, East Delhi.[72]
- 26 May – Twelve people are killed after Cyclone Remal makes landfall over West Bengal.[73]
- 28 May – Seventeen people are killed and 12 others are reported missing after a stone quarry collapses due to heavy rains caused by Cyclone Remal in Melthum, Mizoram.[74]
- 29 May – 2024 Indian heat wave : The India Meteorological Department records a maximum temperature of 52.3°C at its station in the Mungeshpur area of Delhi, the highest ever temperature recorded in the city.[75]
- 30 May:
- A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims falls into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir, killing 21 people and injuring 35 others.[76]
- At least 15 people die in a heatwave that affects northern and central India.[77]
- 31 May – Janata Dal (Secular) MP from Karnataka Prajwal Revanna is arrested upon arrival in Bengaluru from Germany over sexual assault charges.[78]
June[edit]
- 4 June – Results are declared for all seven phases (543 seats) of the general elections.[79]
- 5 June –
- The 2024 NEET controversy erupts over anomalous results and leakages of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate).[80]
- President Droupadi Murmu dissolves the 17th Lok Sabha.[81]
- 6 June – A blizzard in Uttarakhand kills nine trekkers from Karnataka.[82]
- 9 June –
- 2024 Reasi attack: Nine people are killed and 33 others are injured after a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims is attacked by Lashkar-e-Taiba militants near Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir.[83]
- Narendra Modi is sworn in for his third term as Prime Minister of India.[84]
- 11 June - Kannada cinema actor Darshan arrested by Karnataka Police in connection with a Murder case.[85]
- 12 June –
- Two Indians recruited by the Russian army are killed in Ukraine with the Indian foreign ministry urging Moscow to quickly return all Indian nationals who are serving in the Russian army.[86]
- A fire in a residential building in Mangaf, Kuwait kills 45 migrant workers from India.[87]
- 14 June –
- Heavy rains and landslides kill six across Sikkim.[88]
- The World Health Organization officially confirms a human Influenza A virus subtype H9N2 case in a child in West Bengal.[89]
- 17 June – 2024 West Bengal train collision: A cargo train collides with the Kanchenjunga Express near New Jalpaiguri station in Darjeeling District, West Bengal, killing 15 people and injuring 60 others.[90]
- 19 June – Six people are killed in flooding and landslides in Assam.[91]
- 20 June – 2024 Tamil Nadu alcohol poisoning: At least 47 people are reported killed after suffering methanol poisoning caused by tainted liquor in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu.[92][93]
- 22 June – Subodh Kumar Singh is dismissed as head of the National Testing Agency following uproar over the 2024 NEET controversy.[94]
Predicted and scheduled events[edit]
- Launch of the Venus Orbiter Mission.[95]
Deaths[edit]
January[edit]
- 1 January: Ved Prakash Nanda, 89, legal scholar.[96][97]
- 3 January: J. P. S. Uberoi, 90, sociologist.[98]
- 5 January: Balwant Singh Nandgarh, 80, Sikh leader, jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib (2003–2015).[99]
- 9 January: Rashid Khan, 55, Hindustani classical musician.[100]
- 10 January:
- Sushree Devi, 73, politician, MP (2002–2008) and Odisha MLA (1990–1995).[101]
- Shamim Jairajpuri, 81, zoologist.[102]
- 13 January: Prabha Atre, 91, classical vocalist.[103]
- 14 January: T. H. Musthafa, 82, politician, Kerala MLA (1977–1995, 2001–2006).[104]
- 15 January: K. J. Joy, 77, composer.[105]
- 16 January: K. B. Sreedevi, 83, writer.[106]
- 17 January: Baldev Raj Chawla, 86, politician, Punjab MLA.
- 20 January:
- Jayanarayan Mohanty, 72, politician.[107]
- Anadi Charan Sahu, 83, politician, MP (1977–1980).[108]
- 22 January: Jagdish Gandhi, 87, educationist and politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1969–1974) and founder of City Montessori School.[109]
- 24 January: Noble Jose, 44, film producer (Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal, Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi).
- 25 January:
- Hari Shankar Bhabhra, 95, politician, MP (1978–1984), speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1990–1994) and deputy chief minister of Rajasthan (1994–1998).[110]
- Bhavatharini, 47, composer (Bharathi, Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu) and music director (Mitr, My Friend).[111]
- 27 January: Sreela Majumdar, 65, actress (Damul, Ek Din Pratidin, Mandi).[112]
- 29 January: P. Narsa Reddy, 92, independence activist and politician, MP (1989–1991) and Andhra Pradesh MLA (1962–1978).[113]
- 31 January: Anil Babar, 74, Politician, Maharashtra MLA (since 2019).[114]
February[edit]
- 4 February: N. K. Desam, 87, poet and literary critic.[115]
- 6 February:
- Farooq Nazki, 83, poet and broadcaster, director of Doordarshan (1986–1997), heart attack.[116]
- K. Parasuraman, 63, MP (2014–2019).[117]
- 11 February: Usha Kiran Khan, litterateur and Padma Shri awardee.[118]
- 16 February: Imitiaz Qureshi, 93, First chef to receive Padma Shri.[119]
- 17 February: Suhani Bhatnagar, 19, actress (Dangal).[120]
- 24 February: Kumar Shahani, 83, film director and screenwriter.[121]
- 26 February: Pankaj Udhas, Classical Singer
- 27 February: Shafiqur Rahman Barq, four times Member of Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly and five times member of Parliament.[122]
March[edit]
- 7 March: Biraj Adhikari, 63, politician, founder of the Sikkim National People's Party.[123]
- 22 March: Partha Sarathi Deb, 68, Bengali actor.[124]
April[edit]
- 1 April:
- Paliath Ravi Achan, 96, cricketer
- Shantilata Barik, 65, singer
- 6 April:
- N. Pugazhenthi, 71, politician
- Pranavjyoti Deka, 84, short story writer
- 7 April: Antonette Mendes, 79, singer
- 12 April: Ravela Joseph, 86, Sapphire jubilee-Priest
- 14 April:
- Mohan R. Wani, 59, biologist
- A. M. Krishnamurthy, 66, politician
- 15 April:
- R. Indira Kumari, 73, politician
- Dalip Singh Majithia, 103, Indian Air Force pilot
- 16 April: K. G. Jayan, 89, Carnatic singer
- 20 April:
- Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh, 71, businessman
- Sunetra, 53, actress
- 22 April:
- Durai, 84, director
- Sudhir Kakar, 85, psychoanalyst
- 24 April:
- Rajvir Singh Diler, 65, politician
- Abdul Aleem Farooqui, 76, Islamic scholar
- 29 April: Srinivasa Prasad, 76, politician
May[edit]
- 1 May:
- Uma Ramanan, 69, playback singer
- H. M. Raju, 92, politician
- 3 May:
- Kailash Chandra Gahtori, 55, politician.[125]
- Atul Kumar Anjan, 69, politician
- Yashwant Trivedi, 89, poet
- Sum Ronghang, 61, politician
- 4 May: Gangadhar Gade, 85, politician
- 5 May:
- Jose Kattukkaran, 92, politician
- Kelath Aravindakshan Marar, 82, Chenda artist
- 6 May:
- Harikumar, 68, screenwriter and film director
- Kanakalatha, 63, actress
- 8 May:
- Moosa Raza, 87, civil servant
- Sangeeth Sivan, 65, director and screenwriter
- K. P. Yohannan, 74, Pentecostal Christian prelate
- C. Velayudham, 73, politician
- K. Vasantha Bangera, 78, politician
- 11 May: Surjit Patar, 79, writer and poet
- 13 May:
- Sushil Kumar Modi, 72, politician
- M. Selvarasu, 67, politician
- Birubala Rabha, 70, activist
- Iswar Prasanna Hazarika, 87, politician
- 15 May:
- Kamla Beniwal, 97, activist and politician
- Malti Joshi, 89, novelist
- 16 May: Vineet Nayyar, 85, businessman
- 18 May:
- Narayanan Vaghul, 88, banker and philanthropist
- Joseph Suren Gomes, 80, Roman Catholic prelate
- 19 May: Prataprao Baburao Bhosale, 89, politician
- 21 May: Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao, 70, politician
- 22 May: Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi, 79, politician
- 23 May:
- Nabam Atum, 76, social activist
- P. N. Patil, 71, politician
- 25 May: Rakesh Daultabad, 45, politician
- 26 May:
- Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss, 76, Catholic bishop
- Anant Solkar, 72, cricketer
- 27 May: Surya Prakash, 56, film director
- 30 May: Thumma Bala, 80, Roman Catholic prelate
June[edit]
- 1 June: Maguni Charan Kuanr, 87, puppeteer
- 7 June: A. J. T. Johnsingh, 78, vertebrate ecologist
- 8 June: Ramoji Rao, 87, businessman, film producer, founder of Ramoji Film City.[126]
- 10 June: Amol Kale, 47, cricket administrator
- 11 June: Rajeev Taranath, 91, classical musician
- 12 June: T. K. Chathunni, 80, football coach
- 14 June: Sreedharan Champad, 86, circus artist
- 15 June: Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare, 95, politician
Sport[edit]
- Afghan cricket team in India in 2023–24
- English cricket team in India in 2023–24
- Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2024
- Indian Premier League 2024
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