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This is a timeline of Indian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in India and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of India. Also see the list of governors-general of India, list of prime ministers of India and list of years in India.
List of years in India Timeline of Indian history: The following is a list of events for the year 2024 in India. Incumbents. National government. Position Name ...
29 August – Government of India reduces the price of domestic liquefied petroleum gas by 200 rupees. [48] 31 August – The OCCRP releases a report alleging that Vinod Adani committed insider trading through offshore entities in the Adani Group and the Securities and Exchange Board of India committed perjury in investigation against the group ...
Indian cultural influence (Greater India) Timeline of Indian history. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the Nanda Empire and established the first great empire in ancient India, the Maurya Empire. India's Mauryan king Ashoka is widely recognised for his historical acceptance of Buddhism and his attempts to spread nonviolence and peace across
28 August - Noida Supertech Twin Towers demolished, being India's biggest building demolition. [47] 29 August - 17 year old girl set on fire and succumbed death, by a youth due to turning down his proposal in Jharkhand's Dumka. [48] 31 August - Death of Paolo Maino due to prolonged illness, mother of Sonia Gandhi in Italy. [49]
29 September – A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, in Orissa State in India, kills 10,000. 4 November - Two day state visit by Indira Gandhi to United States. [4] 3 December – 17 December: India and Pakistan fight their second major war, over East Pakistan, which ends after 93,000 Pakistani troops
11 October - Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru arrived at Washington, D.C. for a three week visit in United States and was received by Harry S. Truman. [6] 15 October – Tripura becomes a part of the Union of India; 15 November – Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte executed for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi.
In the previous year, India had launched its first commercial space rocket, carrying an Italian satellite. [109] A view of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel with smoke during the 2008 Mumbai attacks. In November 2008, Mumbai attacks took place. India blamed militants from Pakistan for the attacks and announced a "pause" in the ongoing peace process. [109]