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India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

in the year 2012.

Incumbents

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* National income - 99,440,131 million

January - March

* 3 January:

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

inaugurates new

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Mission Control Centre. * 9 January: 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas kicks off in

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi Language, Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Rajasthan. , the city had a pop ...

. Chief guest –

Kamla Persad-Bissessar Kamla Persad-Bissessar ( ; born Kamla Susheila Persad, 22 April 1952), often referred to by her initials KPB, is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian lawyer, politician and educator who is the Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago, politica ...

, Prime Minister of

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

. * 11 January: 42% of Indian children are malnourished – Hunger and Malnutrition (Hungama) report. * 13 January: 5 million students perform Surya namaskar in Madhya Pradesh. * 19 January:

Delhi High Court The High Court of Delhi (IAST: ''dillī uchcha nyāyālaya'') was established on 31 October 1966, through the ''Delhi High Court Act, 1966'', with four judges, Chief Justice K. S. Hegde, Justice I. D. Dua, Justice H. R. Khanna and Justice S. ...

grants bail for

Suresh Kalmadi Suresh Kalmadi (born 1 May 1944) is an Indian politician who spent 10 months in jail from April 2011 to January 2012 on corruption charges related to his time in charge of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. He was accused of awarding a con ...

Commonwealth Games Scam A number of concerns and controversies surfaced before the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, which received widespread media coverage both in India (the host nation) and the rest of the world. The Commonwealth Games was severely cri ...

. * 26 January: Nation displays military might on 63rd

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; Thailand Prime Minister

Yingluck Shinawatra Yingluck Shinawatra ( th, ยิ่งลักษณ์ ชินวัตร, , ; ; born 21 June 1967), nicknamed Pou ( th, ปู, , , meaning "crab"), is a Thai businesswoman, politician and a member of the Pheu Thai Party who became the Pri ...

, chief guest of India's 63rd Republic Day celebrations. * 2 February:

Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

cancels all 122 licences given by

A Raja Andimuthu Raja (born Sathyaseelan; 26 October 1963) is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu, who serves as Member of Parliament for the Nilgiris constituency and deputy general secretary for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He was a member of t ...

2G spectrum case The 2G spectrum case was a political controversy in which politicians and private officials of the United Progressive Alliance coalition government India were involved in selling or allotting 122 2G spectrum licenses on conditions that provi ...

. * 5 February: Special CBI court dismisses

Subramanian Swamy Subramanian Swamy (born 15 September 1939) is an Indian politician, economist and statistician. Before joining politics, he was a professor of Mathematical Economics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He is known for his Hindu na ...

's petition to prosecute Home Minister

P.Chidambaram Palaniappan Chidambaram (born 16 September 1945), better known as P. Chidambaram, is an Indian politician and lawyer who currently serves as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. He served as the Chairman of the List of Indian parliamentary commit ...

. * 8 February: Three

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

ministers caught watching objectionable video clip in

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

Assembly, Resign. * 11 February: Army Chief V.K. Singh withdraws petition from

in age-controversy.; Advanced Interceptor missile is successfully test-fired. * 14 February:

Blast Blast or The Blast may refer to: * Explosion, a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner *Detonation, an exothermic front accelerating through a medium that eventually drives a shock front Film * ''Blast'' (1997 film) ...

at an

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i embassy car 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, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

. * 16 February: Two fishermen, mistaken for pirates, shot dead off

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a 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 regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

coast by Italian

ship A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished ...

. * 20 February: Six killed in stampede at Bhavnath temple in

Junagadh Junagadh () is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state. Literally t ...

district,

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

. * 3 March: State Assembly election process comes to an end in

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

and

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

. * 6 March: Election results for five state assemblies are announced;

Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; translation: ''Socialist Party'', founded 4 October 1992) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India, headquartered in New Delhi but mainly based in Uttar Pradesh, with significant presence in other states as w ...

(

Bhartiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

(

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

(

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

Shiromani Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) (translation: ''Supreme Akali Party'') is a centre-right sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Congress, being founded in 1920. Although there are many ...

-BJP combine (

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

) emerge winners. * 14 March:

Irom Sharmila Irom Chanu Sharmila (born 14 March 1972), also known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" or "Mengoubi" ("the fair one") is an Indian civil rights activist, political activist, and poet from the Indian state of Manipur, which is located on the north ...

fast against AFSPA goes on for 11 years. Indian Rail Budget 2012–13 presented by Rail Minister

Dinesh Trivedi Dinesh Trivedi (born 4 June 1950) is an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from West Bengal and a former Member of parliament, Lok Sabha (2009–2019) representing Barrackpore constituency of West Bengal. Prior to th ...

. * 16 March: Union Budget for 2012–13 is presented by Finance Minister

Pranab Mukherjee Dr. Pranab Mukherjee (11 December 193531 August 2020) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th president of India from 2012 until 2017. In a political career spanning five decades, Mukherjee was a senior leader in the India ...

. * 18 March: Dinesh Trivedi steps down as Railways Minister after pressure from TMC. * 21 March:

Soumitra Chatterjee Soumitra Chatterjee (also spelt as Chattopadhyay; 16 June 193515 November 2020) was an Indian film actor, play-director, playwright, writer, thespian and poet. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of ...

selected for

Dadasaheb Phalke award The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in the field of cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadca ...

for 2011. * 22 March: India votes against

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

on the resolution to 'credibly investigate' allegations of violations during the war against

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...

in 2009 in the

United Nations Human Rights Council The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), CDH is a United Nations body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world. The Council has 47 members elected for staggered three-year terms on a regional group basis. ...

. * 29 March: India hosts 4th BRICS summit at New Delhi. Heads of state of Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa are hosted by India.

April - June

* 8 April: Pakistan President

Asif Ali Zardari Asif Ali Zardari ( ur, ; sd, ; born 26 July 1955) is a Pakistani politician who is the president of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians and was the co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party. He served as the 11th president of Pakistan ...

visits India on a personal visit to

Ajmer Sharif Ajmer Sharif Dargah (also Ajmer Dargah, Ajmer Sharif or Dargah Sharif) is a Sufi tomb (''dargah'') of the revered Sufi saint, Moinuddin Chishti, located at Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The shrine has Chishti's grave (Maqbara). Location Ajmer Shari ...

. *11 April: A pair of great

earthquakes An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from ...

occur in the

Wharton Basin Wharton Basin is the marine area of the north east quarter of the Indian Ocean. It is named after William Wharton (1843-1905), Hydrographer of the Navy. Alternative names are Cocos Basin (after the Cocos Islands) and West Australian Basin. It ...

west of

Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. The maximum

Mercalli intensity The Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MM, MMI, or MCS), developed from Giuseppe Mercalli's Mercalli intensity scale of 1902, is a seismic intensity scale used for measuring the intensity of shaking produced by an earthquake. It measures the eff ...

of this

strike-slip In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements. Large faults within Earth's crust result from the action of plate tectonic ...

doublet earthquake __NOTOC__ In seismology, doublet earthquakes – and more generally, multiplet earthquakes – were originally identified as multiple earthquakes with nearly identical waveforms originating from the same location. They are now characterized as sing ...

was VII (''Very strong''). Ten were killed, twelve were injured, and a non-destructive

tsunami A tsunami ( ; from ja, 津波, lit=harbour wave, ) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explo ...

was observed on the island of

Nias Nias ( id, Pulau Nias, Nias language: ''Tanö Niha'') (sometimes called Little Sumatra in English) is an island located off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Nias is also the name of the archipelago () of which the island is the centre, ...

. * 12 April: 18 get life term for Ode village massacre during

2002 Gujarat riots The 2002 Gujarat riots, also known as the 2002 Gujarat violence, was a three-day period of inter-communal violence in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The burning of a train in Godhra on 27 February 2002, which caused the deaths of 58 Hin ...

. * 17 April: RBI cuts

repo rate A repurchase agreement, also known as a repo, RP, or sale and repurchase agreement, is a form of short-term borrowing, mainly in government securities. The dealer sells the underlying security to investors and, by agreement between the two pa ...

by 50

basis points A basis point (often abbreviated as bp, often pronounced as "bip" or "beep") is one hundredth of 1 percentage point. The related term ''permyriad'' means one hundredth of 1 percent. Changes of interest rates are often stated in basis points. If ...

for the first time in three years. *18 April: Major fire in the signalling system at

Kurla Kurla (Pronunciation: uɾlaː is a neighbourhood of East Mumbai, India. It is the headquarters of the Kurla taluka of Mumbai Suburban district. The neighbourhood is named after the eponymous East Indian village that it grew out of. It falls u ...

brings Central line and

Harbour line The Harbour line is a branch line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway operated by Central Railway. It was named so because it catered to the eastern neighbourhoods along the city's natural harbour. Its termini are Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Termin ...

Mumbai Suburban Railway The Mumbai Suburban Railway ( Marathi: मुंबई उपनगरीय रेल्वे) (colloquially called local trains or simply locals) consists of exclusive inner suburban railway lines augmented by commuter rail on main lines ser ...

to a standstill and two commuters lose their lives after falling off an overcrowded local train. The loss was expected to be to the Central Railway. * 19 April: India successfully test fires 5000 km range

Agni-V Agni-V is a nuclear capable intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation RDOof India. The missile is believed to have a range of around 5,000 to 5,500 kilometers. Scientists and experts say ...

ICBM An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a ballistic missile with a range greater than , primarily designed for nuclear weapons delivery (delivering one or more thermonuclear warheads). Conventional, chemical, and biological weapons c ...

. * 21 April: Sukma

district collector A District Collector-cum-District Magistrate (also known as Deputy Commissioner in some states) is an All India Service officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre who is responsible for ''land revenue collection'', ''canal reven ...

Alex Paul Menon kidnapped by Maoists in

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

. * 24 April: Two NRI kids return to

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

after long legal struggle with CWS Norway. * 26 April:

Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (; ; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the all time highest run-scor ...

Rekha Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 180 fil ...

and

Anu Aga Anu Aga (born 3 August 1942) is an Indian billionaire businesswoman and social worker who led Thermax, an energy and environment engineering business, as its chairperson from 1996 to 2004. She was among the eight richest Indian women, and in 200 ...

nominated to

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

by the

President of India The president of India ( IAST: ) is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of the country, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces. Droupadi Murmu ...

. Abducted BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka released by maoists after 33 days of captivity. * 1 May: More than 100 feared dead after a ferry capsizes in

Brahmaputra river The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

. * 3 May: Maoists released the Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon after 12 days of hostage. * 7 May:

Finance Minister A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

postpones GAAR (General Anti Avoidance Rules) implementation till 2013. * 8 May: Over 100

Air India Air India is the flag carrier airline of India, headquartered at New Delhi. It is owned by Talace Private Limited, a Special-Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of Tata Sons, after Air India Limited's former owner, the Government of India, completed the sa ...

pilots go on strike. * 9 May: Centre government decides to withdraw 2G

review petition In India, a binding decision of the Supreme Court/ High Court can be reviewed in Review Petition. The parties aggrieved on any order of the Supreme Court on any apparent error can file a review petition. Taking into consideration the principle of ...

at the Supreme Court. * 13 May:

Indian parliament The Parliament of India ( IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the ...

celebrates 60th anniversary. * 15 May:

A. Raja Andimuthu Raja (born Sathyaseelan; 26 October 1963) is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu, who serves as Member of Parliament for the Nilgiris constituency and deputy general secretary for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He was a member of t ...

, the prime accused in 2G scam, gets bail. * 23 May:

Congress A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of a ...

led UPA-II government completes 3 years in office. * 27 May:

Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team representing the city of Kolkata in the Indian Premier League. The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. The Knight Riders p ...

(KKR) win the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League * 31 May: Bikram Singh takes over as Indian Army Chief.

11th Indian Telly Awards The 2012 Indian Telly Awards, officially the 11th Indian Telly Awards ceremony, presented by the ''Indiantelevision.com'' honouring Indian television shows of 2011 took place on 31 May 2012 in Mumbai. The ceremony was televised in India and inte ...

were held. * 1 June: Brahmeshwar Singh, chief of banned

Ranvir Sena The Ranvir Sena is a militia functioning as a landlord group, mainly based in the state of Bihar, India. The group was formed by Bhumihar landlords in 1994, with the aim to counter the influence of various left-wing militants, Naxalite groups ...

, is killed by unidentified assailants. * 5 June:

takes oath as member of

. * 11 June: VS Sampath takes over as new CEC. * 15 June:

is UPA candidate for President of India. * 19 June: India pledges $10 bn to IMF for

Eurozone The euro area, commonly called eurozone (EZ), is a currency union of 19 member states of the European Union (EU) that have adopted the euro (€) as their primary currency and sole legal tender, and have thus fully implemented EMU policies ...

. * 22 June:

Calcutta High Court The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It is located in B.B.D. Bagh, Kolkata, West Bengal. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court buildi ...

strikes down Singur Land Act of

Mamata Banerjee Mamata Banerjee (; born 5 January 1955) is an Indian politician who is serving as the eighth and current List of chief ministers of West Bengal, chief minister of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal since 20 ...

government. * 26 June: 26/11 handler

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is arrested by

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. * 28 June: Surjeet Singh returns home after 30 years in Pakistan jail. * 30 June: 19 Maoists killed in an encounter in

July - September

* 4 July:

Ashok Chavan Ashokrao Shankarrao Chavan (born 28 October 1958) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is one of the most influential leaders of Indian National Congress in Maharashtra. He has served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra state from 8 D ...

named in Adarsh chargesheet. * 6 July: Disproportionate assets case against

Mayawati Kumari Mayawati (born 15 January 1956) is an Indian politician. She has served four separate terms as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. She is the national president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which focuses on a platform of social cha ...

quashed by

. * 7 July: Popular

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dubs

Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh (; born 26 September 1932) is an Indian politician, economist and statesman who served as the 13th prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He is also the third longest-serving prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indir ...

as 'underachiever'. * 12 July:

Jagadish Shettar Jagadish Shivappa Shettar (born 17 December 1955) is an Indian politician belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who served as the 21st Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2012 to 2013. He has subsequently served as Leader of the Opposition in ...

sworn in as new

Chief Minister. * 13 July: Panel set up by PM to review GAAR. * 14 July:

Hamid Ansari Hamid refers to two different but related Arabic given names, both of which come from the Arabic triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D (ِِح-م-د): # (Arabic: حَامِد ''ḥāmid'') also spelled Haamed, Hamid or Hamed, and in Turkish Hamit; it m ...

chosen as UPA nominee for vice-president. * 20 July: Assam Violence breaks out in

Kokrajhar Kokrajhar () is a town in the Bodoland Territorial Region, an autonomous territory in Assam, one of the North Eastern states of India. Kokrajhar town is located along the bank of the river Gaurang. The North East Indian Railways divides the ci ...

district and adjoining areas. * 22 July:

is elected as India's 13th president. *25 July: Pranab Mukherjee takes over the post of

. * 27 July: London Olympics 2012 from 27 July to 12 Aug. * 8 August: Incident of violence against North-Eastern people in

Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ...

as repercussion of Assam Violence following which exodus of thousands of North-Eastern people from

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

due to a rumour circulated among them through SMS & MMS that they would be attacked after Eid. * 10 August:

again elected as consecutively second vice-president of India after

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (; 5 September 1888 – 17 April 1975), natively Radhakrishnayya, was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He served as the 2nd President of India from 1962 to 1967. He also 1st Vice President of India from 1952 ...

. * 11 August: Violence in

Azad Maidan Azad Maidan (formerly known as ''Bombay Gymkhana Maidan'') is a triangular-shaped maidan (sports ground) in the city of Mumbai, India. It is located on of land near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station. It is a regular venue for inter-schoo ...

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

. * 12 August: London Olympics, This was India's most successful Olympics in terms of total medal tally, having won a total of 6 medals (0 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze). * 14 August: Union Minister for Science And Technology and Ex Chief Minister Of

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

Vilasrao Deshmukh Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh (26 May 1945 – 14 August 2012) was an Indian politician who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Maharashtra, first term from 18 October 1999 to 16 January 2003 and second term, from 1 November 2004 to 5 D ...

passes away. * 17 August: Bulk SMS & MMS banned in India for 15 days to prevent a rumour of ensuing violence against NE people by

Muslim fundamentalists Islamic fundamentalism has been defined as a puritanical, revivalist, and reform movement of Muslims who aim to return to the founding scriptures of Islam. Islamic fundamentalists are of the view that Muslim-majority countries should return ...

. * 23 August:

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increases daily

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limits from five to twenty per day. * 19 September: CBI makes first arrests in Assam Violence cases. Mohammed Hashem Ali, Mohammed Adom Ali Sheikh, Mohammed Hashim Ali Rehman, Mohammed Qurban Ali Sheikh, Mohammed Imran Hussain were arrested after detailed questioning by agency sleuths. * 1st: International

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conference held at

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October - December

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was suspend by all without license operation. *21 November:

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hanged on account of the

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. * 12 December: The first edition of

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began. *16 December: A female physiotherapy student was beaten and gang raped in Delhi, when the victim and a male companion boarded a bus in South Delhi in the evening, after watching a movie. The incident created huge outrage across the country and forced the

to react and work on safety for women. Public protests took place in Delhi, where thousands of protesters clashed with police, and other force units. * 20 December:

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(Chief Minister of Gujarat) wins third consecutive 2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, assembly election. Virbhadra Singh, Virbahdra Singh wins election in 2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Himachal Pradesh.

Cinema

Bengali

Bollywood

Malayalam

Marathi

Ollywood

Sandwood

Tamil

Tollywood

Sports

January

* 23 January: Rajasthan defeats Tamil Nadu to win the 78th Ranji Trophy. * 28 January: India suffer humiliating defeat of 4–0 against Australia in Border–Gavaskar Trophy, Test Series in Australia.

February

* 18 February: Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics#Qualifying 1, 2012 Summer Olympics Men's qualification 1 and Women's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics#Qualifying 1, 2012 Summer Olympics Women's qualification 1 kick-off in New Delhi. * 26 February: India men's national field hockey team, Indian Men's Hockey Team qualify for the London Olympics. * 29 February: The first season of World Series Hockey kick-off.

March

* 4 March: Women Kabaddi Team wins first edition of World Cup Kabaddi Title. * 5 March: Mahesh Bhupati and Rohan Bopanna clinched Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai Doubles Title. * 10 March: Rahul Dravid retires from international cricket after a spectacular career lasting 16 years. * 16 March:

scores his 100th International Hundred against Bangladesh in Asia Cup 2012, Asia Cup. * 18 March: Saina Nehwal wins the Swiss Open (badminton), Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold Trophy. * 25 March: Mary Kom, M.C. Mary Kom and Sarita win Gold Medals in the Asian Women's Boxing Championship.

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. * 27 April: Wrestler Sushil Kumar (wrestler), Sushil Kumar defeats Georgia's Otar Tushishvili, Otar Tushishvilli 3–0 in the final to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics, London Olympic Games. * 29 April: Aditya Mehta defeats Pankaj Arjan Advani, Pankaj Advani to clinch the 28th Asian snooker title.

May

* 5 May: ** Deepika Kumari (Archery) wins first World Cup title in individual recurve gold. ** Indian Women Squash Team wins Asian Squash (game), Squash Championship. * 8 May: Indian Athletes win Four Gold, One Silver and Four Bronze Medals at Asian Grand Prix. * 10 May: Viswanathan Anand plays against Boris Gelfand to defend his World Chess Championship 2012, world chess championship title from 10–31 may. * 18 May: Mary Kom qualifies for London Olympics. * 27 May:

wins 2012 Indian Premier League by defeating two-time champions and host Chennai Super Kings.

June

* 7 June: Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi won Mixed Doubles Title of the French Open (tennis), French Open. * 10 June: Saina Nehwal wins Thailand Open (badminton), Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold Title. * 17 June: Tejaswini Mule won Silver medal at International Junior Shooting Championship. * 17 June: Saina Nehwal beats China's Li Xuerui, Xuerui Li to win her Third Indonesia Open (badminton), Indonesian Open Title. * 21 June: Deepika Kumari becomes World No. 1 archer.

July

* 9 July: Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina end runners-up at Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon.

August

* 27 July – 12 August: India at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Indian athletes win 6 Olympic medals. * 18 August - VVS Laxman announces retirement from International Cricket.

October

* 28 October: Indian Grand Prix, Second Indian Grand Prix at Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida.

November

* England cricket team tours India for 4 test matches 5 ODI and 2 T20 matches.

December

announced his retirement from One day internationals, ODIs on 23 December. He played 463 ODIs in all, scoring 18,426 runs, which includes 49 centuries and 96 half centuries.

Deaths

January – August

* 16 January – Homai Vyarawalla, 98, India's first woman photojournalist. * 19 January – Anthony Gonsalves, 84, Bollywood music composer * Dara Singh 1

3 February – Raj Kanwar, 50, Bollywood film director, producer. * 7 March – Ravi (music director), 86, music director in Hindi and Malayalam films * 9 March – Joy Mukherjee, 73, actor and director in Hindi films * 15 March – Baby Falak, Falak, 2, baby murder victim (born 2010) * 28 March – T. Damodaran, 77, screenwriter in Malayalam cinema * 1 April – N. K. P. Salve, 91, accountant and politician * 23 April – Navodaya Appachan, 86, producer, director and entrepreneur in films * 24 April – Sheena Bora murder case, Sheena Bora, 25, daughter of media executive Indrani Mukerjea * 14 May – Taruni Sachdev, 14, actress in films and television advertisements (b. 1998) * 12 July – Dara Singh, 83, wrestler and film actor Rajesh Khanna Profile

* 18 July – Rajesh Khanna, 69, film actor, politician * 14 August –

, 67, politician * 26 August – A. K. Hangal, 98, character actor in Hindi films

September – December

* 9 September – Verghese Kurien, 90, engineer and renowned social entrepreneur, Operation Flood, "Father of the White Revolution" * Inder Kumar Gujral 071

24 September – Thilakan, 77, Malayalam film and stage actor * 8 October – Varsha Bhosle, 56, journalist, singer * 21 October – Yash Chopra, 80, Hindi film producer, director, script writer * 22 October – Shubha Phutela, 21, model and Tamil film actress * 23 October – Sunil Gangopadhyay, 78, poet, novelist *

25 October – Jaspal Bhatti, 57, satirist, television and film director, producer, actor * 28 October – Death of Savita Halappanavar, Savita Halappanavar, 31, nurse in Ireland who suffered a miscarriage at University Hospital Galway * 15 November – K. C. Pant, 81, former cabinet minister in the Government of India * 17 November – Bal Thackeray, 86, politician, founder of Shiv Sena * 30 November – I. K. Gujral, 92, 12th Prime Minister of India * 11 December – B. B. Nimbalkar, 92, first-class cricketer * 11 December – Ravi Shankar, 92, sitarist, musician, composer * 23 December – Anand Abhyankar, 49, Marathi theatre television and film actor, victim of a car accident on Mumbai Pune express highway * 29 December – unnamed victim of 2012 Delhi gang rape case, female physiotherapy intern

References

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