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India releases the final version of the National Register of Citizens for the state of Assam. Up to 1.9 million residents risk losing their citizenship if they are not on the list and can not prove their residency. The move is criticized for disproportionately affecting the local Bengali community.
2019-08-31

The death toll from Cyclone Hudhud rises to 24 with 400,000 people needing assistance in India's Andhra Pradesh and Orissa states.
2014-10-14

At least five people are killed and 10 injured after four coaches of the Mangala Lakshadweep Express derail near the Indian city of Nashik in Maharashtra state.
2013-11-15

An Indian court sentences four men to death for the 2012 Delhi gang rape case.
2013-09-13

A bus crash in the Indian state of Maharashtra kills at least 37 people and injures 14 others.
2013-03-19

The Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Parliament of India, adjourns for the year without voting on the Lokpal anti-corruption bill advocated by Anna Hazare and his followers.
2011-12-29

Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare begins a three day fast in protest as legislation creating an anti-corruption watchdog excluding the Central Bureau of Investigation goes before the Parliament of India.
2011-12-27

The diving support vessel DSV Koosha 1 capsizes off the coast of Iran, resulting in the deaths of six commercial divers from India who are trapped in the vessel's diving chamber when the boat sinks.
2011-10-20

At least 10,000 people gather in the Indian capital New Delhi to support a hunger strike by social activist Anna Hazare in support of tougher anti-corruption legislation.
2011-08-20

72-year-old Indian social activist Anna Hazare is to end a four-day hunger strike after the government agrees to his wishes for tougher anti-corruption laws which have gained widespread public support.
2011-04-9