Remembering 2013

–          3 January – 7 January: 100th Indian Science Conference at Kolkata.

–          6 January: India–Pakistan border incidents begin.

–          14 January: Kumbh Mela began in Allahabad.

–          24 January:  David Headley (an American who admitted scouting targets for the 2008 Islamic militant raid on Mumbai)

sentenced to 35 years in prison.

–          29 January: Justice J.S.Verma panel submits report on rape laws.

–          9 February: Afzal Guru executed for 2001 parliament attack.

–          12 February: Indian helicopter bribery scandal came to light.

–          15 February: 2012 DA 14 asteroid passes by the Earth.

–          21 February: Terror attacks on Hyderabad (India) in Dilsukhnagar area.

–          26 February: Rail Budget 2013-14 Passed by Pawan Bansal.

–          28 February: 2013 Union budget of India presented by P. Chidambaram.

–          1 March: India passes law to stop sexual harassment at work.

–          10 March: Kumbh Mela ends.

–          15 March: Hizbul Mujahideen’s attacks on Central reserve police force at Bemina.

–          2 May:  India fumes after Sarabjit Singh dies in Pakistan.

–          6 May: After riding high, scandals bring the UPA to a new low.

–          6 May: China agrees retreat to de facto border in faceoff deal.

–          11 May: Pawan Bansal, Ashwani Kumar quit government.

–          17 May: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt back in jail.

–          26 May: Suspected Maoists kill 19 in Congress convoy ambush.

–          4 June: Jiah Khan found dead at Mumbai home.

–          6 June: India asked to clear dues in $732 million helicopter deal.

–          10 June: Advani quits all party posts, reverses decision next day.

–          16 June: JD(U) splits away from NDA ahead of election.

–          3 July:  India launches huge cheap food scheme.

–          15 July:  Nearly 6,000 missing after floods in Uttarakhand.

–          17 July:  Mid-day school meal kills 25 children in Bihar.

–          30 July:  Congress agrees to create new Telangana state.

–          9 September:  Religious riots in Muzaffarnagar, parties trade blame.

–          13 September:  Sreesanth banned for life on spot-fixing charges.

–          13 September:  Delhi gang rape: four sentenced to death.

–          13 September:  Modi crowned as BJP’s prime ministerial candidate.

–          15 September:  India tests Agni-V missile with range as far as Beijing.

–          3 October:  Lalu Yadav jailed for five years in fodder scam.

–          14 October: Mass evacuation saved lives as Phailin made landfall.

–          5 November:  India blasts off in race to Mars with low-cost mission.

–          16 November: Sachin Tendulkar bids farewell with tears and cheers.

–          26 November: Parents handed life sentence for killing Aarushi.

–          8 December:  India finally fall in line to get Olympic ban overturned.

–          17 December:  Anger in India after U.S. arrest of diplomat in New York.

–          28 December:  Arvind Kejriwal was sworn in as the second-youngest Chief Minister of Delhi.

News Courtesy: Reuters and Wikipedia