2010 in India explained

Events in the year 2010 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

PhotoPostName
PresidentPratibha Patil
Vice PresidentMohammad Hamid Ansari
Prime MinisterDr. Manmohan Singh
Chief JusticeK. G. Balakrishnan (till 12 May)
S. H. Kapadia (starting 12 May)

Governors

PostName
Andhra PradeshE. S. L. Narasimhan
Arunachal Pradesh
AssamJanaki Ballabh Patnaik
Bihar
ChhattisgarhE. S. L. Narasimhan (until 23 January)
Shekhar Dutt (starting 23 January)
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal PradeshPrabha Rau (until 23 January)
Urmila Singh (starting 23 January)
Jammu and KashmirNarinder Nath Vohra
JharkhandKateekal Sankaranarayanan (until 21 January)
M. O. H. Farook (starting 22 January)
Karnataka
KeralaR. S. Gavai (until 7 September)
M. O. H. Farook (starting 7 September)
Madhya PradeshRameshwar Thakur (until 7 September)
Ram Naresh Yadav (starting 7 September)
MaharashtraS.C. Jamir (until 22 January)
Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (starting 22 January)
Manipur
MeghalayaRanjit Shekhar Mooshahary
MizoramM. M. Lakhera (until 2 September)
Vakkom Purushothaman (starting 2 September)
Nagaland
Odisha
PunjabSunith Francis Rodrigues (until 22 January)
Shivraj Vishwanath Patil (starting 22 January)
RajasthanPrabha Rau (until 26 April)
Shivraj Patil (starting 26 April)
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar PradeshBanwari Lal Joshi
Uttarakhand
West BengalDevanand Konwar (until 23 January)
M.K. Narayanan (starting 23 January)

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Predicted and scheduled events

Sports

Hockey

Cricket

Football

Multi Sports Games

Others

Births

Full date unknown

Deaths

January – July

6 Nov Louis Clement dies due to Tumor63

August – December

Major public holidays

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robyn Grace . The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 January 2010 . 7 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Site Under Construction. Press Trust of India.
  3. Web site: AFP . https://web.archive.org/web/20100112100050/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h7wbvqRvJ1oB2eymmh8F2-AmkkHA . dead . 12 January 2010 . 9 January 2010 . 7 February 2014.
  4. News: G. Nagaraja . 11 pilgrims killed, several others feared dead in boat capsize . The Hindu . 30 January 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  5. News: 12 dead as boat capsizes in India . Raidió Teilifís Éireann . 30 January 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  6. News: 17 killed as avalanche hits Army camp . The Indian Express. 9 February 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  7. News: Kashmir avalanche kills 17 soldiers, Indian army says . BBC . 8 February 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  8. News: India restaurant bomb blast kills nine in Pune . BBC . 14 February 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  9. News: Maoist attack: Chidambaram accepts failure . Hindustan Times . 16 February 2010 . 7 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313092754/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/maoist-attack-chidambaram-accepts-failure/article1-509356.aspx . 13 March 2014 .
  10. Web site: Bus crash kills wedding guests. ABC News.
  11. News: Marri Ramu . 2 pilots killed in Hyderabad air crash . The Hindu. 3 March 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  12. News: India navy plane crashes at air show, killing pilots . BBC . 3 March 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  13. News: Yahoo News . 7 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100307222454/http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100304/ts_afp/indiareligionaccidentstampede . 7 March 2010 .
  14. News: Fire Kills 24 As Victims Leap To Their Deaths . Sky News . 24 March 2010 . 7 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227050625/http://news.sky.com/story/767695/fire-kills-24-as-victims-leap-to-their-deaths . 27 February 2014 .
  15. News: LBS . 7 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100325173134/http://www.lbc.co.uk/fire-kills-24-as-victims-leap-to-their-deaths-22221 . 25 March 2010 .
  16. News: Y.Mallikarjun . Dhanush, Prithvi-II test-fired successfully . The Hindu. 27 March 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  17. News: India successfully testfires two short-range ballistic missiles . https://web.archive.org/web/20100330075726/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sci/2010-03/27/c_13226796.htm . dead . 30 March 2010 . Xinhua News Agency . 27 March 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  18. News: Somali pirates capture 120 Indian sailors . The Times of India. 30 March 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  19. News: Aarti Dhar . Education is a fundamental right now . The Hindu . 1 April 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  20. News: India launches children's right to education . BBC . 1 April 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  21. News: Counting a billion India begins new census . 7 August 2014.
  22. News: India launches biometric census . BBC . 1 April 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  23. News: 10 security personnel killed as Maoists blow up police bus in Orissa . 7 August 2014.
  24. News: 75 security personnel killed in Chhattisgarh Maoist ambush . The Times of India. 6 April 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  25. Web site: At least 100 killed in India-Bangladesh storm. BBC News. 14 April 2010.
  26. Web site: . Indian tornado deaths rise, survivors wait for aid . . 7 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100419222842/http://www.alertnet.org/db/an_art/55867/2010/03/16-153544-1.htm . 19 April 2010.
  27. News: T.S.Subramanian . India's own cryogenic rocket launch fails . The Hindu . 15 April 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  28. News: 2 blasts outside IPL venue in Bangalore, another bomb defused, show goes on . The Indian Express. 18 April 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  29. News: Bomb strikes IPL cricket match in Bangalore, police say . BBC . 17 April 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  30. Web site: Mirchpur Dalit Killings: Delhi HC Dismisses Appeal of 15, Convicts Another 20. 2020-10-29. The Wire.
  31. News: Woman diplomat accused of passing secrets to Pakistan, arrested . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811061450/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-27/india/28130822_1_madhuri-gupta-pakistani-spy-woman-diplomat . dead . 11 August 2011 . 27 April 2010. . 7 August 2014.
  32. Web site: The Associated Press: Indian court convicts Pakistani for Mumbai siege. 3 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100508215142/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hfCYOKxkJou-hpK6D9bq_8zIZ9hAD9FFAI500 . 8 May 2010 .
  33. News: Kasab guilty says 26/11 verdict, 2 Indians acquitted . NDTV . 3 May 2010 . 7 February 2014.
  34. News: Mumbai gunman sentenced to death . BBC News . 6 May 2010 . 3 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100803205243/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8664179.stm . 3 August 2010 . live.
  35. Web site: Site Under Construction. Press Trust of India.
  36. News: Six civilians, two Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh . Hindustan Times . 7 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606064301/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Six-civilians-two-Maoists-killed-in-Chhattisgarh/H1-Article3-544342.aspx . 6 June 2011 .
  37. Web site: Maoist kill eight villagers in 'revenge' attack . https://web.archive.org/web/20100521064045/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jZkSPT5PFJ8RooKIE6sHFMC34zTg . dead . 21 May 2010 . 16 May 2010 . 7 February 2014 . Agence France-Presse.
  38. Web site: Stone-pelters kill 11-day-old infant in Kashmir . NDTV . 22 February 2010 . 7 February 2014.
  39. News: Talks with Maoists if they suspend violence: Chidambaram . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811065659/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-18/india/28306798_1_abjure-violence-maoists-dantewada . dead . 11 August 2011 . 18 May 2010. . 3 September 2010 .
  40. News: Naxals blow up bus near Dantewada, 50 feared killed. 17 May 2010. NDTV. 3 September 2010 .
  41. Web site: Andhra Cyclone Laila 10000 Evacuated, 10 Dead. 3 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100529060615/http://www.india-server.com/news/andhra-cyclone-laila-10000-evacuated-10-26781.html . 29 May 2010 .
  42. Web site: AFP: FHockey: Court restores India's sacked federation . https://web.archive.org/web/20100524190410/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h1LRx_GZLjgjmqbM7seG7tTMaYSQ . dead . 24 May 2010 . 21 May 2010 . 7 February 2014.
  43. Web site: Hockey battle resumes as IHF gets court lifeline . Hindustan Times . 21 May 2010 . 7 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606104247/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Hockey-battle-resumes-as-IHF-gets-court-lifeline/Article1-546801.aspx . 6 June 2011 .
  44. Web site: Site Under Construction. Press Trust of India.
  45. News: Plane crashes in India, 158 feared dead, 8 alive . 22 May 2010 . Associated Press . 22 May 2010.
  46. Web site: Pak troops violate ceasefire, open fire at Indian post along LoC . Hindustan Times . 23 May 2010 . 7 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606113123/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Pak-troops-violate-ceasefire-open-fire-at-Indian-post-along-LoC/H1-Article1-547435.aspx . 6 June 2011 .
  47. News: Maoist attack derails 13 coaches of Express train, 68 dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811070600/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-28/india/28278846_1_goods-train-derailment-khemasoli-and-sardiya-stations . dead . 11 August 2011 . 28 May 2010. . 3 September 2010 .
  48. News: India train crash deaths pass 100 . BBC News . 28 May 2010. 3 September 2010 .
  49. News: Temperatures reach record high in Pakistan . London . The Guardian . John . Vidal . Declan . Walsh . 1 June 2010 . 3 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101014120503/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/01/pakistan-record-temperatures-heatwave . 14 October 2010 . live.
  50. News: Eight convicted over Bhopal leak . BBC News . 7 June 2010. 3 September 2010 .
  51. Web site: Heavy rains claim 46 lives in MaharashtraAV-India Videos . Hindustan Times . 7 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313015524/http://www.hindustantimes.com/audio-news-video/Heavy-rains-claim-46-lives-in-Maharashtra/Article2-559302.aspx . 13 March 2014 .
  52. News: 1 dead as crane crashes at Chennai airport . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811075353/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-23/chennai/28283971_1_crane-crashes-airport-expansion-work-airport-officials . dead . 11 August 2011 . 23 June 2010. . 3 September 2010 .
  53. Web site: Seventeen killed in Bihar road mishap – Thaindian News . Thaindian.com . 26 June 2010 . 7 February 2014 . 8 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192825/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/seventeen-killed-in-bihar-road-mishap_100386327.html . dead .
  54. News: 4 dead, 5 wounded in Kashmir fighting . CNN . 25 June 2010. 3 September 2010 .
  55. News: Protests Over Fuel Costs Idle Much of India . The New York Times . Heather . Timmons . Hari . Kumar . 5 July 2010. 3 September 2010 .
  56. News: Child dead, 13 hurt in as militants blast track in Assam . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811082535/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-08/india/28279402_1_ndfb-militants-militants-blast-assam . dead . 11 August 2011 . 8 July 2010. . 3 September 2010 .
  57. News: Jagannath Yatra:Stampede led to death of one in Puri . samaylive.com . 7 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308123010/http://english.samaylive.com/nation/676468254.html . 8 March 2012 . dead.
  58. News: SC okays Tamil Nadu quota law . samaylive.com . 13 July 2010 . 7 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308123017/http://english.samaylive.com/nation/676468252.html . 8 March 2012 . dead.
  59. News: India army officer killed in Kashmir clash . BBC News . 14 July 2010 . 3 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100831105130/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10625633 . 31 August 2010 . live.
  60. News: Major killed, Colonel injured in gunbattle . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811083341/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-15/india/28311717_1_gunbattle-terrorists-jammu-kashmir-s-poonch . dead . 11 August 2011 . Sanjay . Khajuria . 15 July 2010. . 3 September 2010 .
  61. Web site: 60 dead in India train crash . https://web.archive.org/web/20100722065657/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gvNPUEKOTTOI9AumfFfjiEGSlZsQ . dead . 22 July 2010 . 19 July 2010 . 7 February 2014.
  62. News: Dozens die in West Bengal train crash . BBC News . 19 July 2010 . 3 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100906232902/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10679933 . 6 September 2010 . live.
  63. News: India charges diplomat with spying for Pakistan . BBC . 20 July 2010 . 7 February 2014.
  64. News: Diplomat Madhuri Gupta chargsheeted for passing secret info to ISI . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811085618/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-20/india/28274219_1_isi-agents-diplomat-madhuri-gupta-pakistan-s-isi . dead . 11 August 2011 . 20 July 2010. . 3 September 2010 .
  65. News: Indian civil rights campaigner shot dead . BBC News . 21 July 2010 . 3 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100901143009/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10720104 . 1 September 2010 . live.
  66. News: India unveils prototype for $35 touch-screen computer . BBC News . 23 July 2010 . 3 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100914010716/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10740817 . 14 September 2010 . live.
  67. News: India unveils world's cheapest laptop . London . The Guardian . Josh . Halliday . 23 July 2010 . 3 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100831211915/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/23/india-unveils-cheapest-laptop . 31 August 2010 . live.
  68. News: Clashes in Indian Kashmir Kill at Least 7 . Voice of America . 31 July 2010 . 7 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100804144057/http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Indian-Forces-Kill-2-Protesters-in-Kashmir-99717179.html . 4 August 2010 . dead .
  69. News: Encounter with Naxals in Dantewada over, no casualties . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811094558/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-04/india/28315150_1_crpf-personnel-maoists-dantewada . dead . 11 August 2011 . Supriya . Sharma . 4 August 2010. . 3 September 2010 .
  70. News: Indian police clash with Maoists in remote jungle area . BBC News . 4 August 2010 . 3 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100807072710/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10866353 . 7 August 2010 . live.
  71. News: Flash floods in Leh leave 103 dead, 370 injured . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095349/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-06/india/28306557_1_flash-floods-leh-town-himalayan-town . dead . 11 August 2011 . 6 August 2010. . 3 September 2010 .
  72. News: Vessels collide, cause oil spill off Mumbai Coast . CNN . 8 August 2010 . 3 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100914172829/http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/08/india.oil.spill/ . 14 September 2010 . live.
  73. News: India threatens to suspend Blackberry by 31 August . BBC News . 13 August 2010 . 3 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100908120718/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10951607 . 8 September 2010 . live.
  74. Web site: August 17, 2010. PDP chief Madani arrested in Bangalore blast case. 2022-01-22. The Times of India. en.
  75. News: 18 kids buried alive as rock flattens Uttarakhand school . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103045434/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-18/india/28309821_1_uttarakhand-ramesh-pokhariyal-nishank-incessant-rains . dead . 3 November 2012 . 18 August 2010. . 3 September 2010 .
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  77. News: India police kill Maoist wanted over deadly train crash . BBC News . 27 August 2010 . 3 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100829204843/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11106278 . 29 August 2010 . live.
  78. News: Jnaneswari sabotage: Top Maoist leader killed in encounter . https://web.archive.org/web/20111011042404/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-27/india/28299696_1_jnaneswari-sabotage-pcpa-leader-joint-forces . dead . 11 October 2011 . 27 August 2010. . 3 September 2010 .
  79. News: Flood fears in Delhi as Yamuna river overflows . BBC News . 10 September 2010 . 6 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100915041720/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11259449 . 15 September 2010 . live.
  80. News: 23 killed as freight train rams Gwalior Intercity . Chennai, India . The Hindu . 20 September 2010 . 6 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100924050833/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article700390.ece . 24 September 2010 . live.
  81. News: Speeding train kills 7 elephants in Eastern India . CBS News . 6 October 2010 .
  82. News: 'Aadhaar', the Unique ID project goes live! . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103135546/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-29/software-services/28217394_1_unique-id-project-unique-identification-numbers-tembhli . dead . 3 November 2012 . 29 September 2010. . 6 October 2010 .
  83. News: India boat capsizes on Ganges, at least 36 dead . BBC News . 11 October 2010 . 13 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101014132247/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11490697 . 14 October 2010 . live.
  84. News: 18 die as bus falls into river in Uttar Pradesh . Zeenews . 7 February 2014.
  85. News: Moskvitch . Katia . Ancient bugs found in 50-million-year-old Indian amber . BBC . 25 October 2010 . 7 February 2014.
  86. News: 2019-08-01 . Coimbatore siblings murder case: Supreme Court confirms death penalty . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-07-27 . 0971-751X.
  87. Web site: At least 16 people drown and 70 are missing after an overcrowded ferry sinks in a river in West Bengal . https://archive.today/20120529115402/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hAiL_Fk_JialyaEHnGfrJI0TjKrQ?docId=CNG.f64a3c11c51ce2fdec300da4be7d77e5.8e1 . dead . 29 May 2012 . 30 October 2010 . 7 August 2014 .
  88. News: India ferry disaster kills scores. 2 November 2010. BBC. 3 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101103045250/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11679012. 3 November 2010 . live.
  89. Web site: Seventeen killed in road mishap . Mathrubhumi.com . 2 November 2010 . 7 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222053930/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=100118 . 22 February 2014 .
  90. News: 'Maoist rebel bomb' kills seven in Bihar . BBC . 21 November 2010 . 7 February 2014.
  91. News: India's Nicole Faria wins Miss Earth 2010 crown . News.oneindia.in . 5 December 2010 . 7 August 2014.
  92. Web site: Mourners killed in Indian road accident . The Australian . 29 August 2013 . 7 August 2014.
  93. News: Magnier. Mark. Indians in tears over skyrocketing onion prices. 3 January 2011. Los Angeles Times. 27 December 2010.
  94. Web site: Ratan Tata Hits Back at Amit Mitra's 'Delusion' Remark . The New Indian Express . 7 August 2014 .
  95. Web site: Settu Shankar . SS Chandran passes away . https://archive.today/20120708221829/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/2010/ss-chandran-passes-away-111010.html . dead . 8 July 2012 . oneindia.in . 11 October 2010 . 7 February 2014 .
  96. Web site: Former India cricketer Parthasarthi Sharma dies . ESPNcricinfo . 7 February 2014.
  97. News: Poet A Ayyappan is dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103205448/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-22/thiruvananthapuram/28234488_1_poems-ayyappan-poetry . dead . 3 November 2012 . 22 October 2010. . 1 December 2010 .
  98. News: Rabindra Sangeet exponent Kalim Sharafi dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121001070540/http://www.sify.com/news/rabindra-sangeet-exponent-kalim-sharafi-dead-news-international-klcoEnaiege.html . dead . 1 October 2012 . . 2 November 2010 . 7 February 2014.
  99. https://web.archive.org/web/20110807055947/http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=347497%3Aprofessor-p-lal-passes-away&catid=72%3Abengal-plus&from_page=search Professor P Lal passes away
  100. News: Former West Bengal CM Siddhartha Shankar Ray dies . https://web.archive.org/web/20101110093108/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/former-wb-cm-siddhartha-shankar-ray-passes-away/134542-3.html . dead . 10 November 2010 . CNN-IBN . 6 November 2010 . 7 February 2014.
  101. http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment%20-%20Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=2010111220101112020940154ac80d299 Obituary: In memory of Pankaj Advani
  102. News: Indian character actor dies . Variety . Shalini . Dore . 18 November 2010. 1 December 2010 .
  103. News: Former Union minister Mahavir Prasad dies . The Indian Express. 29 November 2010 . 7 February 2014.
  104. News: Manish Acharya dies after falling off a horse . Press Trust of India. . 5 December 2010 . 26 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101208060821/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20100162222&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA . 8 December 2010.