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[edit] 2008

[edit] May

• May 28: Traffic was affected in some parts of the National Capital Region (NCR) as Gujjars blocked roads in support of the agitation launched by the community seeking Scheduled Tribe status. (Hindustan Times)
• May 26: The Bharatiya Janata Party led by B. S. Yeddyurappa meets the Governor of Karnataka Rameshwar Thakur to formally stake claim to form a government in Karnataka with the support of 5 independent canditates. (TimesNow.tv)
• May 26: The Bharatiya Janata Party won state assembly elections in Karnataka, its first victory in the nation's south. (Bloomberg)
• May 25: BJP is very close to a simple majority in Karnataka Assembly bagging 91 seats and leading in 20 with the declaration of results for 189 out of the 224 seats. (The Hindu)
• May 24: The Bengaluru International Airport at Devanahalli handled 341 air traffic movements, including 172 arrivals and 159 departures on the inaugural day of commercial operations. (Sify.com)
• May 22: The Jammu and Kashmir government has deferred the official date of the yearly Amarnath pilgrimage as it wants to steer clear of any controversy over early melting of the Shiva lingam. (Calcutta Telegraph)
• May 22: Voting began in 69 constituencies in eight north Karnataka districts in the third and final phase of balloting for the 224-member state Assembly. (Hindustan Times)
• May 16: The Supreme Court cleared the decks for admissions to the Indian Institutes of Management under the 27 per cent OBC quota law for 2008-2009 by vacating an interim order passed by the Calcutta High Court staying its implementation in IIM-C. (CNN-IBN)
• May 15: Polling is underway for 66 Assembly constituencies in ten districts of Karnataka in the second phase of election. (NDTV.com)
• May 14: At least 50 people were feared dead across Uttar Pradesh due to strong winds that lashed several parts of the state on Wednesday. (NDTV.com)
• May 13: India is on high alert after a series of explosions killed at least 60 people and wounded another 150 near Jaipur.(CNN)
• May 10: The rate of inflation inched up to 7.61 per cent for the week ended April 26 from 7.57 per cent the previous week. (The Financial Express)
• May 08: The Supreme court on Thursday reinstated former All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) director P. Venugopal to his post after striking down a law passed by Parliament in December 2007 to ease him out. (Live Mint)
• May 06: Agni-III, which is capable of striking targets 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi) away was test-fired successfully from the Orissa coast. (The Hindu)
• May 10: 89 Assembly constituencies - including 28 from Bangalore - go to polls in the first phase in Karnataka. (The Indian Express)

[edit] April

• April 9 : Lord Swaraj Paul, British Parlimentarian severely criticized over his comments on West Bengal government's handling of Singur. (The Times of India)

[edit] 2007

[edit] October

• October 31 : Normal life in West Bengal is hit in the wake of a 12-hour shutdown being observed by the opposition Trinamool Congress
• October 25 : Newsmagazine Tehelka investigation finds massacre of muslims in Gujarat had sanctions of Narendra Modi
• October 20 : Government retains EPF rate of interest at 8.5 pc
• October 17 : Mayawati expands her cabinet taking the ministers strength to 54.
• October 15 : President of India Pratibha Patil declares 2007 Military World Games open at the opening ceremony at Hyderabad
• October 7 : Fire in textile mill at Panipat claims 9.
• October 5 : Nuclear capable Agni I missile test fired from Bhadrak, Orissa
• October 4 : Sunita Williams meets Indian President Pratibha Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan
• October 1 : Karunanidhi goes on day-long fast over Sethusamudram project

[edit] September

• September 27 : ISRO announces it will launch Chandrayaan-I moon mission on April 9, 2008
• September 26 : BSE Sensex touches 17000 mark making the current rally the fastest 1000-point rally in its history.
• September 24 : India defeated Pakistan in the final of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 by 5 runs.(BBC news)
• September 24 : Five coaches of Avadh Express guttered in fire. No casualties reported.
• September 23 : Activists of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party ransacks Chennai office of the Bharatiya Janata Party
• September 23 : Yuvraj's quickfire 70 powers India to the T20 World Cup finals. India meet Pakistan in the finals on Monday.
• September 21 : Astronaut Sunita Williams visits her native village Jhulasan, Gujarat
• September 20 : A Bareilly Muslim clergy issues fatwa against Salman Khan for participating in Ganesh puja celebrations.
• September 19 : Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam General Secretary Vaiko and about 900 party supporters are arrested for attempted to stop railway traffic on Salem Division issue.
• September 17 : Aligarh Muslim University asks students to leave hostels following unrest in the University campus.
• September 15 : Ambika Soni orders inquiry into ASIs affidavit on Ram Sethu
• September 12 : Tsunami alert issued for Andaman and Nicobar Islands following a major earthquake in Indonesia
• September 11 : Two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots dies in a plane crash in Hakimpet near Hyderabad
• September 10 : Normal life in Orissa comes to a standstill with 12-hour shutdown call by opposition parties as protest against pro-mining policies of Government and cholera outbreak in the state.
• September 9 : India beat South Korea 7-2 in the finals of the Asia Cup Hockey Championships at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium Chennai.
• September 9 : More than 20 people are feared killed and many injured as a Flyover under construction in Panjakutta,Hyderabad collapses.
• September 8 : England defeat India in the final ODI and clinch the NatWest series at the Lord's.
• September 8 : Seven people are killed and over 500 houses buried or damaged due to landslides in West Bengal
• September 7 : Six people killed when roof of a two-storied building falls at Jamnagar, Gujarat.
• September 7 : Sachin Tendulkar rubbishes rumours about his retirement.
• September 7 : Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy and his wife escape unhurt in a landmine blast near Nellore.
• September 6 : 11 killed including 5 women and 24 others are injured in a stampede at an ashram in Jabalpur
• September 6 : Uthappa's brilliant innings towards the end helped India defeat England in their 6th ODI at the Oval. The seies in now level 3-3 and a grand finale is expected at the Lord's on the 8th.
• September 4 : Malabar 2007, a multilateral naval exercise begin in Bay of Bengal including India, US, Japan, Australia and Singapore.
• September 4 : India celebrates Janmashtami
• September 3 : Sachin's opening knock and good performance all around helped India defeat England in their 5th ODI at Leeds.
• September 3 : 12 killed and several injured in a road accident in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
• September 2 : 11, including 4 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel are injured in a car bomb blasted in Hyderpora area of Srinagar
• September 2 : India takes on England in a 'Do or Die' game today at Leeds in their 5 encounter.

[edit] August

• August 30 : Sania Mirza storms into the third round of the US Open beating Laura Granville of the United States 6-3, 7-5.
• August 30 : India lost from a very comfortable position to England in the fourth ODI at Old Trafford by a narrow margin of 3 wickets. The English side is in the drivers seat leading the series 3-1.
• August 27 : India lost to England in the third ODI at Edgbaston by 42 runs. The English side leads the series 2-1.
• August 25 : 41 people feared to be killed in bomb blasts in Hyderabad, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh. NDTV
• August 24 :Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe visits the historic Netaji Museum in Kolkata
• August 24 :Flu causes a concern to as much as 5 Indian players as the Indian Cricket team takes on England in their second ODI at Bristol today.
• August 23 :Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati orders 10 new Reliance Fresh stores be closed keeping view of law and order in the region.
• August 23 :Ex-Chief minister of Uttarakhand N.D.Tiwari is going to be sworn in as Andhra Pradesh governor
• August 22 :Indian Cricket team lost to England in first ODI at Hampstead by 104 runs
• August 21 :Sanjay Dutt given temporary bail
• August 13 :Hameed Ansari becomes the 13th vice president of India. (The Times of India)
• August 11: India celebrates 103 years of the patriotic song Sare Jahan Se Achcha
• August 6, 2007: 50 feared dead when a boat carrying 130 passengers overturned in the midstream of River Ganga in Bihar, India.
• August 5, 2007: Bodies of two students of the Indian Institute of Management Indore who are swept in flash floods are recovered.
• August 3, 2007: Moderate to heavy rains sweep North India, disturbing normal life in Mumbai.
• August 1, 2007: The Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex lost 615 points in a single day becoming the third biggest such crash in its history.
• August 1, 2007: Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Museum and Library acquires draft of rare article written by Mahatma Gandhi that was acquired by the Indian Government recently.

[edit] July

• Pratibha Patil is sworn in as the first women President of India. She took oath of office administered by the Chief Justice of India, Justice K G Balakrishnan
• Pratibha Patil elected as the first woman President of India (NDTV). She would be taking oath on July 25, 2007.
• July 31, 2007: Popular Hindi Actor Sanjay Dutt gets six-year rigorous imprisonment by a TADA court for illegal possession of arms.
• July 30, 2007: Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat survives test in the 40-member State Assembly as BJP and opposition members stages walkout.
• July 28, 2007: Seven killed in police firing in the Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, India as protest rally turns violent.
• July 27, 2007: BSE Sensex witness correction, looses 542 points in a single day, drops to 15,160 points in noon.
• Earthquake of an intensity of 4.9 on the Richter scale shooks part of Uttarakhand
• The National Democratic Alliance (India) nominates Najma Heptullah as its candidate for the forth coming Vice Presidential Elections.
• Trouble ahead for Humayun's Tomb (pictured). (NDTV)
• After terror link, Bangalore IT firms hire with caution. (CNN_IBN)
• 20 Maoists are killed in a gun battle in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh which lasted for about 5 hours. 21 security personnel are missing.
• Omar Abdullah, President of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference escapes bid on life when suspected militants threw two rifle grenades targeted at him.
• The Election Commission of India issues notification for the Vice Presidential Election to be held on August 10, 2007.
• Former Prime Minister of India and Member of the Lok Sabha Chandra Shekhar passed away after battling with Multiple Myeloma, a Cancer of the plasma cell.
• Jaswant Sagar Dam near Jodhpur, Rajasthan collapses flooding 40 villages. State Government asks help from Army to overcome the worsening situation.
• India gets sub-marine missile power (CNN-IBN)
• Kafeel was Glasgow bomber, says father. (Times of India)
• Kafeel not identified by father: Police (Indian Express)
• Nathula trade: Expansion of trade basket vital. (The Hindu Update)
• Government wants UGC to regulate private varsities. (The Economic Times)
• Wg Cdr Rahul Monga is first Indian to fly solo across Bering Sea. (Times of India)
• India Remains top Retail Investment Destination[1]
• Mass evacuation as Rajasthan dam breaches (Hindustan Times)
• 'China to overtake India in offshoring by 2011' (Times of India)
• Don't target any community: PM to UK. (Indian Express)
• Maruti launches ‘Grand Vitara’. (NDTV)
• Heavy rains in West Bengal, Kerala, Gujarat and Rajasthan. (The Hindu Update)
• Glasgow bomber was Bangalore resident. (The Hindu) (The Hindu - second newsitem)
• Glasgow terror investigation leads to Karnataka. (The Hindu)
• Haneef is a role model for us, says family. (Hindustan Times)
• NASSCOM rejects charges of US visa misuse. (The Hindu Update)
• Gandhiji's manuscript not to be auctioned: Christie's. (The Hindu Update)
• Top 10 IT majors' exports cross $15 billion. (Business Standard)
• IAF to buy all 126 aircraft from one company. (Times of India)
• Eight killed, weapons looted in Naxalite attack near Sasaram in Bihar. (Times of India)
• The United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) decides to abstain from voting in the Indian presidential election, 2007
• Haneef charged with supporting terrorist organisation. (The Hindu Update)
• President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam will be receiving the King Charles II Medal by the Royal Society, UK on July 19, 2007
• Autographed letters of Gandhi auctioned in London (Times of India)

[edit] June

• Relaince Retail plans to reach top League. [2]
• Railways to invest Rs 20,000 cr for gauge conversion. (Financial Express)
• India signs trans-Asian railways pact. (Times of India)
• Four killed, 66 injured in four bomb blasts in Assam. (The Hindu Update)
• Sahib Singh Verma dies in road accident. (Times of India)
• India has 1 lakh millionaires. (Times of India)
• Red Fort at Delhi is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site (CNN-IBN)
• Telgi sentenced to 13 yrs rigorous imprisonment, fined Rs 50 crore. (Times of India)
• Dera back on the boil, Badal says OK to chief’s arrest. (Indian Express)
• Six more file nominations for Indian presidential election, 2007. (The Hindu Update)
• CPI(M) man confesses to Singur murder. (CNN-IBN)
• It is betrayal by Shiv Sena: Munde. (The Hindu)
• Shiv Sena backs Pratibha Patil. (The Hindu)
• UPA and the Indian left announce Pratibha Patil as their candidate for the upcoming Presidential Elections.
• Dera chief’s apology “unacceptable” to Akal Takht (The Hindu)
• Telgi, two doctors get seven years’ rigorous imprisonment. (The Hindu)
• The Karnataka State Cabinet approves the creation of two new districts : Ramanagara District and Chikballapura District which would increase the number of districts in the state to 29.
• Congress, along with ally NCP, wins 19 out of 40 seats in assembly election in Goa, set to form the government. (CNN-IBN)
• Gujjar demonstrations end, after the violence claims 26 lives. Committee to be set up to examine the community's demand for Scheduled tribe status. (Times of India)
• Indian tourist most impolite: Survey. (Times of India)

[edit] May

• Mukesh Ambani becomes trillionaire, Anil Ambani close behind. (Hindutan Times)
• Government to develop Mumbai, Mormugao, New Mangalore, Kochi and Tuticorin ports as cruise tourism hubs. (The Hindu Update)
• Sino-Indian relations - India red-faced as China gets tough. (Times of India)
• MIT wants a share of IITs' courseware. (Times of India)
• 12 March 1993 Bombay Bombings: Eight sentenced to rigorous imprisonment. (The Hindu Update)
• PM reminds industry of social responsibilities. (Hindustan Times)
• Indian engineer, Amit Patel, develops Google's latest product. (Hindustan Times)
• Shed a tear for the tiger. (The Telegraph)
• 12 March 1993 Bombay Bombings: Five more sentenced. (Hindustan Times)
• Three blasts rock Gorakhpur. (The Hindu)
• Bandh paralyses normal life in Punjab. (The Hindu Update)
• Akal Takht rejects Dera chief's regret, wants assets sealed. (The Hindu)
• Indian art pieces auctioned for $ 8.809 million by Christie's. (Hindustan Times)
• `Blast suspect was trained at Jaish camp'. (The Hindu).
• Three post-Godhra riot case accused held. (The Hindu Update)
• Violence erupts at Tata Motors' site in Singur. (Times of India)
• 138 and still going strong; Habib Mian India’s oldest man. (The Hindu)
• India elected for second term on UNHRC. (The Hindu Update)
• The Aditya Birla Group will invest up to Rs 9,000 crore over the next three years in a pan-Indian chain of supermarkets and (hypermarkets) under the `More' brand name. (The Hindu Business Line)
• Textile exports to US hit by rising rupee. (Financial Express)
• Central forces rushed to Punjab, Haryana. (Times of India)
• 18 May 2007 Mecca Masjid bombing: 2 blasts, cellphone circuit - Focus on Bangla group HUJI (Indian Express)
• Hyderabad blast: a 'terror attack'; HUJI, SIMI main suspects. (CNN-IBN)
• Terror strikes Hyderabad: Bomb blast in the historic Mecca Masjid (pictured). (Zee News)
• RDX used in explosions: Reddy. (The Hindu Update)
• Relief for Narendra Modi as SC rules out CBI probe in 2007 Gujarat Fake Encounter Controversy. (Times of India)
• New Delhi works to downplay H-1B issue. (Hindustan Times)
• Taj Mahal turning yellow, says Parliamentary panel. (Financial Express)
• SC literacy rate up. (The Statesman)
• OBC candidate is IAS topper. (The Statesman)
• M. F. Husain honour draws flak. (The Statesman)
• Its 'Target Delhi' for Mayawati now. (Indian Express)
• Mayawati takes Uttar Pradesh. (The Hindu)
• Bahujan Samaj Party registers thumping win in Uttar Pradesh election, set to form government. (CNN-IBN)
• Government sells stake in Maruti Udyog, LIC’s stake goes up to 12.5%. (Financial Express)
• Tagore's birthday celebrated in West Bengal. (The Hindu Update)
• Condemn CD, Election Commission of India tells BJP (The Hindu)
• A report establishes links to poaching of rhinoceroses in Kaziranga National Park for funding the Islamic militant groups in Bangladesh connected to Al Qaida. (The Telegraph)
• UNESCO offers to set up Chettinad Heritage Museum. (The Hindu Update)

[edit] April

• Government clears HAL's proposal to enter aircraft engine field. (The Hindu Update)
• Mamoni Raisom Goswami says it is “high time” that Delhi take steps to hold direct talks with Ulfa. (The Telegraph)
• 5,000 panchayats to receive award for total rural sanitation. (The Hindu Update)
• POSCO’s proposal for a captive port in Orissa cleared by the ministry of environment and forests. (The Telegraph)
• Big grant for Hyderabad Metro Rail project; work may begin in October. (The Hindu)
• Tatas earmark Rs 1.2 lakh crore for domestic market in next 7-8 years. (Financial Express)
• Indian credit card holders pay Rs 6,000 crores 'extra charges' in last ten years. (Financial Express)
• The Supreme Court reserves judgement on the Union Government's plea for CBI Enquiry into the Fake Encounter Controversy
• Kedarnath Temple reopens today (30 April), protest against helicopter service. (The Hindu Update}
• We will not withdraw support to UPA: Prakash Karat. (The Hindu)
• Fresh campaign against ‘state sponsored’ violence in Nandigram. (The Telegraph)
• Indian mangoes land in US after 18 years. (Hindustan Times)
• India to bid for 2020 Olympic Games. (Times of India)
• 'Reform more, economy overheating' warns Moody's Investors Service. (Indian Express)
• British students making documentary on Rajinikanth, Asia’s second highest paid actor. (The Hindu Update)
• Mango mania - Pune eatery offers special treat. (NDTV)
• India will contribute to space exploration with missions to Moon and Mars: Abdul Kalam. (Hindustan Times)
• Katara, quota to cast shadow on Parliament session. (Times of India)
• Sundarbans faces a threat from global warming and a mere 45 cm rise in the sea level will destroy 75 per cent of the forest. (The Hindu Update)
• IIMs likely to lose autonomy. (Times of India)
• PSLV-C8 carrying a 352 kg Italian astronomical satellite, Agile, lifts off from Sriharikota.(The Hindu Update), (Hindustan Times)
• Universal enrolment of children in 2000 villages across seven districts in Bihar as part of Literacy campaign.(The Hindu Update)
• Indian professor, student among the 33 killed in Virginia Tech massacre
• "Indian neem has great potential". (The Hindu Update)
• West Bengal link to Mumbai train blasts. (The Telegraph )
• India to set up satellite earth station at Antarctica base. (The Hindu Update)
• Gujarat MP Babubhai Katara and his three aides arrested on charges of human trafficking
• India-born Mittal richest in Britain, adds 4.1 bn pounds. (Financial Express)
• Nalanda University to be UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Hindustan Times)
• Legislature has failed to enact laws: Supreme Court(Times of India)
• New Delhi loses bid to host the 2014 Asian Games to Incheon in South Korea.
• Six rhinos killed in Kaziranga National Park, global poachers involved.
• US varsities to teach Ayurveda
• Chances for US H-1B visa this year for aspiring Indian applicants is about 50%.
• Bofors: the scandal that refuses to die after 20 years.
• Agni-III test-fired successfully from Wheeler Island; It will help in moving closer to developing ICBM.
• Hindustan Motors suspends work at India's oldest car plant at Uttarpara after a month-long strike.
• Will POSCO site at Paradip turn into another Nandigram? Struggle against biggest foreign direct investment in Indian history.
• Bharatiya Janata Party questions EC's power to derecognise a party; BJP president Rajnath Singh not allowed to court arrest.
• April 10 President nominates M. S. Swaminathan and Kapila Vatsyayan to the Rajya Sabha. (The Hindu)
• April 9: Dorjee Khandu new Arunachal Chief Minister. {The Hindu)
• April 8: Congress wants BJP de-recognised. (The Hindu)
• April 8: Rahul lauds Board , stumps his mates (Hindustan Times)
• April 8: Sponsors may take BCCI to court. (The Economic Times)
• April 7: Board begins by hitting players where it hurts the most: pocket. New code of contract conduct, cap on sponsors. Selection committee to select a “young team” for the Bangladesh tour. (Indian Express)
• April 7: Shastri's allround skills will be put to test. (Times of India)
• April 7: BCCI meet: Dravid retained as captain for next three tours. (Times of India)
• April 7: BJP president Rajnath Singh to court arrest in the CD case. (The Hindu)
• April 7: At least 14 killed and 25 injured in car bomb explosion in Tamil Nadu, no foul play suspected. (NDTV),(The Hindu Update)
• April 6: BJP says that the provocative CD released by it was not part of its official election campaign.(The Hindu Update)
• April 5:Former prime minister V P Singh asks the Election Commission to derecognise Bharatiya Janata Party (flag pictured) for releasing a provocative CD-pack as part of its election campaign in Uttar Pradesh. (CNN-IBN The Hindu updateThe Hindu update, Indian Express)
• April 5: 83 SEZs get nod, caps area at 5,000 hectares (Rediffnews, The Hindu)
• April 4: Greg Chappell resigns from the post of coach of Indian national cricket team. (CNN-IBN)
• April 4: 14th SAARC Summit in New Delhi accords "observer status" to Iran. (The Hindu)
• April 3: Trade and Terrorism are expected to dominate the 14th SAARC Summit in New Delhi
• April 2: India's Foreign Secretary, Shivshankar Menon, says that Iran is likely to get an observer status in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. (IHT)
• April 1:Viswanathan Anand is ranked as the World's No.1 chess player by FIDE. (Rediff.com)

[edit] March

• March 30: *India's legendary leg spinner Anil Kumble retires from One-Day International cricket. (IHT) (Indiatimes) (Eurosport)
• March 29:The Supreme Court, as an interim measure, stays the law providing for quota in IIT's, IIM's for OBC's in response to a petition.(Rediff.com)
• March 26:India knocked out of 2007 Cricket World Cup. (CNN-IBN)
• March 23: Sri Lanka defeats India in 2007 Cricket World Cup match by 69 runs. (CNN-IBN)
• March 19: Many parts of India (esp. Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh) ring in the New Year on Monday with Gudi Padwa and Ugadi. ([3])([4])
• March 17: Bangladesh defeats India in the 2007 Cricket World Cup match by 5 wickets. (CNN-IBN)

[edit] 2006

[edit] November

• November 5: 2006 ICC Champions Trophy: Australia beats West Indies to lift the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.
• November 3: Cyclone Ogni lashes coastal Andhra Pradesh with up to 100mm of rain.
• November 3: Reliance launches a $5bn retail venture, Reliance Fresh, planned for more than 780 cities and 6,000 rural towns in India over the next five years.

[edit] October

• October 17: Meetings at the level of Foreign Secretaries between India and Pakistan will resume on mid-November, 2006.
• October 18: 2006 ICC Champions Trophy: West Indies beats Australia by 10 runs in the fourth cricket match at Mumbai.
• October 19: Veteran Tamil actress and Kalaimamani award winner, Srividya, dies of breast cancer at 53. She started her life as an actress at the age of 13 and had acted in more than 800 films.
• October 19: The Supreme Court of India upholds promotions based on reservations, but rules that quotas should not exceed 50 per cent.
• October 19: India's state-owned primary domestic airline, Indian, will be merged with the international airline carrier, Air India, by the end of 2006.
• October 20: The death sentence for Mohammad Afzal, the key accused in the December 13 Parliament attack, which was supposed to be executed today, stands deferred as the President is yet to decide on the mercy plea.
• October 20: Ratan Tata's Tata Steel, in its biggest ever acquisition, purchases London-based Corus Group Plc, for £4.3 billion, to become the fifth largest steel producer in the world.
• October 20: 2006 ICC Champions Trophy: Sri Lanka beats New Zealand by 7 wickets in the fifth cricket match at Mumbai.
• October 21: India celebrates Diwali, known as the Festival of Lights.
• October 22: The ruling DMK-led alliance sweeps the Chennai Corporation Council local elections, losing just eight of the 155 wards it contested.
• October 22: Cairn India, the Indian subsidiary of Scottish firm Cairn Energy, plans to invest over Rs 9140 crores in India.
• October 23: Madame Tussauds (wax sculpture of Shakespeare pictured) plans to open its first branch in India at Mumbai.
• October 23: Consortium led by Videocon buys Korea's third largest electronics manufacturer, Daewoo Electronics, for Rs 3150 crore (US$ 700 million).
• October 24: Pranab Mukherjee takes charge as Indian Foreign Minister.
• October 25: 2006 ICC Champions Trophy: New Zealand moves on to Semi Finals.
• October 26: The Protection of Women Against Domestic Violence Act 2005 comes into force in India.
• October 27: 2006 ICC Champions Trophy: South Africa moves on to Semi Finals.
• October 27: Two terror suspects allegedly recruited by the terrorist organisation, Al-Badr, were arrested in Mysore.
• October 28: ISRO successfully test fires an indigenously developed cryogenic stage to be used in its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, making India one among the only 6 nations in the world to do so.
• October 28: 2006 ICC Champions Trophy: West Indies moves on to Semi Finals.