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**[[Pratibha Patil]] until July 25, 2012 |
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**[[Pranab Mukherjee]] since July 25, 2012 |
**[[Pranab Mukherjee]] since July 25, 2012 |
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Events in the year 2012 in the Republic of India.
Incumbents
- President of India –
- Pratibha Patil until July 25, 2012
- Pranab Mukherjee since July 25, 2012
- Prime Minister of India – Dr. Manmohan Singh
Events
January
- 9 January: 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas kicks off in Jaipur.[3]
- 11 January: 42 per cent of Indian children are malnourished - Hunger and Malnutrition (HUNGaMA) report.[4]
- 13 January: 50 lakh students perform Surya Namaskar in Madhya Pradesh.[5]
- 19 January: Delhi High Court grants bail for Suresh Kalmadi in Commonwealth Games scam.[6]
- 26 January: Nation displays military might on 63rd Republic Day; Thailand PM, Yingluck Shinawatra is Chief Guest.
February
- 2 February: Supreme Court cancels all 122 licences given by A Raja in 2G spectrum scam.[7]
- 5 February: Special CBI court dismisses Subramanian Swamy's petition to prosecute Home Minister P.Chidambaram in 2G scam.[8]
- 8 February: Three Bharatiya Janata Party Ministers caught watching objectionable video clip in Karnataka Assembly, Resigns.[9]
- 11 February: Army ChiefV.K.Singh withdraws petition from Supreme Court in age-controversy.;[10] Advanced Interceptor missile is successfully test-fired.[11]
March
- 3 March: State Assembly election process comes to an end in Uttar Pradesh and Goa.[15]
- 6 March: Election results for five state assemblies are announced; Samajwadi Party (Uttar Pradesh), Bhartiya Janata Party (Goa), Indian National Congress (Manipur & Uttarakhand), Shiromani Akali Dal - BJP combine (Punjab) emerge winners.[16]
- 14 March: Irom Sharmila fast against AFSPA goes on for 11 years. Indian Rail Budget 2012-13 presented by Rail Minister Sh. Dinesh Trivedi.
- 16 March: Union Budget for 2012-13 is presented by Finance Minister Sh. Pranab Mukherjee.[17]
- 18 March: Dinesh Trivedi steps down as Railways Minister after pressure from TMC.[18]
- 21 March: Soumitra Chatterjee selected for Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2011.
- 22 March: India votes against Sri Lanka on the resolution to 'credibly investigate' allegations of violations during the war against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 2009 in the United Nations Human Rights Council.[19]
- 29 March: India hosts 4th BRICS summit at New Delhi. Heads of state of Brazil, Russia, China and South-Africa are hosted by India.[20]
April
- 8 April: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari visits India on a personal visit to Ajmer Sharif.[21]
- 11 April: magnitude 8.6 Mw earthquake hits Indonesia near the province of Aceh, tremors felt in Chennai and Kolkata.[22]
- 12 April: 18 get life term for Ode village massacre during 2002 Gujrat riots.[23]
- 18 April: Major fire in the signalling system at Kurla brings Central line and Harbour line of Mumbai Suburban Railway to a standstill and two commuters lose their lives after falling off an overcrowded local train.[25] The loss was expected to be ₹17 crore (US$2.0 million) to the Central Railway.[26]
- 21 April: Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon kidnapped by Maoists in Chhattisgarh.[28]
- 24 April: Two NRI kids return to Kolkata after long legal struggle with CWS Norway.[29]
- 26 April: Sachin Tendulkar, Rekha and Anu Aga nominated to Rajya Sabha by the President of India.[30] Abducted BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka released by maoists after 33 days of captivity.[31]
May
- 1 May: More than 100 feared dead after a ferry capsizes in Brahmaputra river, Assam.[32]
- 3 May: Maoists released the Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon after 12 days of hostage[33]
- 7 May: Finance Minister postpones GAAR (General Anti Avoidance Rules) implementation till 2013.[34]
- 13 May: Indian parliament celebrates 60th anniversary.[37]
- 14 May: Actress Taruni Sachdev died is the day of his 14th birthday crashed in Agni Air Flight CHT in Nepal along with his mother also died.
- 27 May: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) win the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League[40]
- 31 May: Bikram Singh takes over as Indian Army Chief.[41]
June
- 1 June: Brahmeshwar Singh, chief of banned Ranvir Sena, is killed by unidentified assailants. [42]
- 5 June: Sachin Tendulkar takes oath as member of Rajya Sabha.[43]
- 11 June: VS Sampath takes over as new CEC.[44]
- 15 June:Pranab Mukherjee is UPA candidate for President.[45]
- 22 June: Calcutta High Court strikes down Singur Land Act of Mamta Banerjee government.[47]
- 26 June: 26/11 handler Abu Jundal is arrested by Delhi Police.[48]
- 30 June: 19 Maoists killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh.[50]
July
- 4 July: Ashok Chavan named in Adarsh chargesheet.[51]
- 6 July: Disproportionate assets case against Mayawati quashed by Supreme Court. [52]
- 12 July: Dara Singh, wrestling champion and actor, passes away.[53]
- 12 July: Jagadish Shettar sworn in as new Karnataka Chief Minister. [54]
- 14 July: Hamid Ansari chosen as UPA nominee for Vice President.[56]
- 18 July: Rajesh Khanna, veteran Bollywood actor and director passed away of Liver dysfunction. [57]
- 22 July: Pranab Mukherjee is elected as India's 13th President.[58]
- 27 July: London olympics 2012 from July 27 to Aug 12
August
10 August- Hamid ansari again elected as consecutively second vice-president of India after Radha krishnan
12 august-Yogeshwar Dutt poses on the podium with his bronze medal in olympics 2012
September
October
November
December
Cinema
Bollywood
Ollywood
Sandalwood
Malayalam
Tamil cinema
Tollywood
Sports
January
- 23 January: Rajasthan defeats Tamil Nadu to win the 78th Ranji Trophy.[59]
- 28 January: India suffer humiliating defeat of 4-0 against Australia in Test Series in Australia.[60]
February
- 18 February: 2012 Summer Olympics Men's qualification 1 and 2012 Summer Olympics Women's qualification 1 kick-off in New Delhi.
- 26 February: Indian Men's Hockey Team qualify for the London Olympics.
- 29 February: The first season of World Series Hockey kick-off.
March
- 5 March: Mahesh Bhupati and Rohan Bopanna clinched Dubai Doubles Title.[62]
- 10 March: Rahul Dravid retires from international cricket after a spectacular career lasting 16 years.[63]
- 16 March: Sachin Tendulkar scores his 100th International Hundred against Bangladesh in Asia Cup.[64]
- 18 March: Saina Nehwal wins the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold Trophy.[65]
- 25 March: M.C. Mary Kom and Sarita win Gold Medals in the Asian Women's Boxing Championship.[66]
April
- 2 April: Final of 2012 World Series Hockey season, Sher-e-Punjab wins by defeating Pune Strykers 5-2.
- 4 April: The Twenty20 cricket league Indian Premier League kicks-off.
- 12 April: Shiva Thapa became the Youngest Indian Boxer to qualify for Olympics.[67]
- 27 April: Wrestler Sushil Kumar defeats Georgia's Otar Tushishvilli 3-0 in the final to qualify for the London Olympic Games.
- 29 April: Aditya Mehta defeats Pankaj Advani to clinch the 28th Asian snooker title.[68]
May
- 5 May:
- Deepika Kumari (Archery) wins first World Cup title in individual recurve gold.[69]
- Indian Women Squash Team wins Asian Squash Championship.[70]
- 8 May: Indian Athletes win Four Gold, One Silver and Four Bronze Medals at Asian Grand Prix.[71]
- 10 May: Vishwanathan Anand plays against Boris Gelfand to defend his world chess championship title from 10-31 may.[72]
- 27 May: Kolkata Knight Raiders wins 2012 Indian Premier League by defeating two time champions and host Chennai Super Kings.[74]
June
- 7 June: Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi won Mixed Doubles Title of the French Open.[75]
- 10 June: Saina Nehwal wins Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold Title.[76]
- 17 June: Tejaswini Mule won Silver medal at International Junior Shooting Championship.[77]
- 17 June: Saina Nehwal beats China's Xuerui Li to win her Third Indonesian Open Title.[78]
- 21 June: Deepika Kumari becomes World No. 1 archer.[79]
July
- 9 July: Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina end runners-up at Wimbledon.[80]
August
- July 27 - August 12: India at the 2012 Summer Olympics
October
- 28 October: Second Indian Grand Prix at Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida.
November
- England cricket team tours India for 4 test matches 7 ODI and 1 T20 matches.
- 12 November: 2012–13 Elite Football League of India season is expected to Kick-off.
Deaths
- January 16 – Homai Vyarawalla, 98, India's first woman photojournalist.[81]
- January 19 – Anthony Gonsalves, 84, Bollywood music composer[82]
- February 3 – Raj Kanwar, 50, Bollywood film director, producer.[83]
- March 7 – Ravi (music director), 86, music director in Hindi and Malayalam films
- March 9 – Joy Mukherjee, 73, actor and director in Hindi films
- March 28 – T. Damodaran, 77, screenwriter in Malayalam cinema
- April 23 – Navodaya Appachan, 86, producer, director and entrepreneur in films
- May 14 – Taruni Sachdev, 14, actress in films and television advertisements (b. 1998)[84]
- July 12 – Dara Singh, 83, wrestler and film actor[85]
- July 18 – Rajesh Khanna, 69, film actor, politician[86]
- August 14 – Vilasrao Deshmukh, 67, politician
See also
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