On Friday, October 22, 2010
May 22, 2009
A resurgent Congress leads UPA to retain power after a clear mandate in Lok Sabha polls; Manmohan Singh sworn in PM for Second Successive Term.
December 19, 2009
BJP suffers successive poll debacles. LK Advani steps down as Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha; Nitin Gadkari takes over as party president.
A resilient Indian economy starts to recover from the impact of global financial crisis. GDP growth looks up and stock markets stage a steady recovery.
January 7, 2009
Large - scale fudging of Satyam accounts by chairman Ramalinga Raju rocks corporate India.
February 10, 2009
February 23, 2009
'Slumdog Millionaire' sweeps Oscars with eight awards. Music maestro AR Rahman gets two, lyricist Gulzar and sound technician Resul Pookutty share one each.
March 23, 2009
World's cheapest car Nano launched.
June 3, 2009
Meira Kumar becomes the first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha.
Panic as Swine flu virus reaches India; disease claims close to 900 lives.
July 26, 2009
India becomes the sixth country in the world to launch a nuclear - powered submarine.
Auguest 29, 2009
India's maiden moon mission Chandrayaan - 1 meets its premature end.
October 3, 2009
Investigations in the Mumbai 26 / 11 terror attack take a new turn as FBI arrests Pakistani - American David Coleman Headley in Chicago.
Heightened Maoist violence in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal.
November 24, 2009
Liberhan Commission report tabled after 17 Years of Babri Masjid demolition, top BJP leaders indicted.
Public outcry as former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore gets just six - month jail term for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra 19 Years ago, who later committed suicide.
January 5, 2009
National Conference and Congress form coalition government, in J & K following hung verdict, Omar Abdullah takes over as CM.
October 22, 2009
22 killed as Goa Express rams into stationary train near Mathura.
Large scale construction of memorial parks leads to SC rap for UP CM Mayawati.
June 27, 2009
Ramesh Pokhriyal replaces BC Khanduri as Uttarakhand CM.
May 20, 2009
SDF wins all 32 Assembly seats in Sikkim, PK Chamling sworn in CM for fourth consecutive term.
May 13, 2009
President's rule lifted in eghalaya, veteran Congress leader DD Lapang becomes CM.
December 4, 2009
ULFA chief Arabinda Rajkhowa handed over to India after being held in Bangladesh.
October 25,2009.
Congress wins Arunachal polls Dorjee Khandu becomes CM for consecutive second term.
November 30, 2009
Former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda arrested in mega money laundering case.
December 30, 2009
JMM chief Shibu Soren sworn in CM with support of BJP and other parties after a fractured mandate in Jharkhand polls.
October 25, 2009
Haryana Assembly dissolved prematurely, Augest 21, Congress manages to form government, after falling short of majority in polls, BS Hooda retained as CM.
October 29, 2009
Huge fire at IOC fuel depot in Jaipur kills 12 and injures about 200, financial loss estimated to be about Rs.300 crore.
July 7, 2009
Ahmedabad hooch tragedy claims over 130 lives.
November 7, 2009
Congress - NCP alliance retains power in Maharashtra] Ashok Chavan takes oath as CM for a Second Term.
November 8, 2009
Crisis for BJP government, in Karnataka after revolt against CM BS Yeddyurappa, compromise worked out by central leadership.
May 20, 2009
Congress retains power in Andhra polls; YSR Reddy sworn in CM again, dies in a chopper crash, September 2, K.Rosaiah becomes CM.
May 21, 2009
BJD sweeps Orissa polls; Naveen Patnaik takes over as CM for a 3rd Term.
December 10, 2009
Centre agrees to statehood for Telangana after violent agitation sparked by K Chandrasekhar Rao's hunger strike, to move triggers protests, Centre's rethink on issue reignites agitation.
December 26, 2009
ND Tiwari quits as Andhra governor after alleged sex video surfaces.
Sporting Hight
Tennis :
January 31, 2009 : Yuki Bhambri first Indian to win Junior Australian Open.
February 1, 2009 : Mahesh Bhupati - Sania Mirza win Australian Open mixed doubles.
April 12, 2009 : Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy win French Open men's doubles, June 6, 2009.
Hockey : India lifts Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia.
Chess - May 8, 2009 : Viswanathan Anand wins Chess Oscar for sixth time.
Cricket : IPL - II shifted to South Africa, Deccan Chargers win the cup, May 24, 2009 India becomes No. 1 test team after series win against Sri Lanka, December 6, 2009.
Badminton - June 21, 2009 : Saina Nehwal wins Indonesian Open.
Billiards - September 7, 2009 : Pankaj Advani wins world professional championship.
Athletics - November 11, 2009 : Om Prakash wins shot put gold at Asian Championships in China.
Football - December 13, 2009 : India lifts South Asian Football Federation Cup.
Passed away in 2009 :
Veteran film director Tapan Sinha.
Former President R. Venkataraman.
Actor - filmmaker Feroz Khan.
Noted producer - director Prakash Mehra.
Theatre legend Habib Tanvir.
Icon of Indian classical music DK Pattammal.
Doyen of Hindustani vocal music Gangubai Hangal.
Rajmata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur.
Noted lyricist Gulshan Bawra.
Ex - BCCl chief Raj Singh Dungarpur.
Popular Kannada actor Vishnuvardhan.
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