2014 in India explained

2014 in India refers to notable events that took place in the year 2014 in the Republic of India. Among the notable events were the 2014 Indian general election, in which Bharatiya Janata Party obtained a majority and Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. A new state of Telangana was formed. Also in 2014, Mars Orbiter Mission of India successfully entered Mars orbit.

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President	Pranab Mukherjee
	Vice President	Mohammad Hamid Ansari
	Prime Minister	Dr. Manmohan Singh (till 2014 Indian general election)
		Narendra Modi (from 26 May 2014)
	Chief Justice	P. Sathasivam (till 26 April)
		Rajendra Mal Lodha (26 April-27 September)
		H. L. Dattu (starting 28 September)

Governors

Post	Name
Andhra Pradesh	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Arunachal Pradesh	Nirbhay Sharma
Assam	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (until 11 December) Ram Nath Kovind (starting December)
Bihar	D. Y. Patil (until 26 November) Keshari Nath Tripathi (starting 26 November)
Chhattisgarh	Shekhar Dutt (until 19 June) Ram Naresh Yadav (19 June-14 July) Balram Das Tandon (starting 14 July)
Goa	Bharat Vir Wanchoo (until 4 July) Margaret Alva (12 July-5 August) Om Prakash Kohli (6 August-26 August) Mridula Sinha (starting 26 August)
Gujarat	Kamala Beniwal (until 6 July) Margaret Alva (7 July-16 July) Om Prakash Kohli (starting 16 July)
Haryana	Jagannath Pahadia (until 26 July) Kaptan Singh Solanki (starting 27 July)
Himachal Pradesh	Urmila Singh
Jammu and Kashmir	Narinder Nath Vohra
Jharkhand	Syed Ahmed
Karnataka	Hansraj Bhardwaj (until 29 June) Konijeti Rosaiah (29 June-31 August) Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala (starting 1 September)
Kerala	Nikhil Kumar (until 5 March) Sheila Dikshit (5 March-26 August) P. Sathasivam (starting 5 September)
Madhya Pradesh	Ram Naresh Yadav
Maharashtra	Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (until 24 August) Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao (starting 30 August)
Manipur	Vinod Duggal (until 28 August) Krishan Kant Paul (starting 16 September)
Meghalaya	Krishan Kant Paul
Mizoram	Vakkom Purushothaman (until 6 July) Kamla Beniwal (6 July-6 August) Vinod Kumar Duggal (8 August-16 September) Krishan Kant Paul (starting 16 September)
Nagaland	Ashwani Kumar (until 27 June) Krishan Kant Paul (2 July-19 July) Padmanabha Acharya (starting 19 July)
Odisha	S. C. Jamir
Punjab	Shivraj Vishwanath Patil
Rajasthan	Margaret Alva (until 7 August) Ram Naik (8 August-3 September) Kalyan Singh (starting 3 September)
Sikkim	Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
Tamil Nadu	Konijeti Rosaiah
Telangana	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Tripura	Devanand Konwar (until 29 June) Vakkom Purushothaman (30 June-14 July) Padmanabha Acharya (starting 14 July)
Uttar Pradesh	Banwari Lal Joshi (until 17 June) Aziz Qureshi (17 June-21 July) Ram Naik (starting 21 July)
Uttarakhand	Aziz Qureshi
West Bengal	M.K. Narayanan (until 30 June) D. Y. Patil (starting 3 July)

Elections

General Elections

2014 Indian General Elections
Details	UPA	NDA	Others
Won/Lost	Lost	Won	N.A
Prime Minister Candidate	Not Declared	Narendra Modi	N.A
Photo			N.A
Party	Indian National Congress	Bharatiya Janata Party	N.A
Party Flag		<	-- Commented out: -->	N.A
Alliance	United Progressive Alliance	National Democratic Alliance	N.A
Last Results	228	137	178	568
Increment Required	44	135	94
2014 Results	59 (INC 44)	336(BJP 282)	148
Difference (Between 2009 and 2014)	169	199	30

State Elections

2014 state elections in India
State		Preceding Party	Preceding Chief Minister	New elected party	New Chief Minister	Competitors	Reports
Andhra Pradesh	Andhra Pradesh (Seemandhra)	President's rule	E. S. L. Narasimhan (Governor)	Telugu Desam Party	N. Chandrababu Naidu	Indian National Congress Telugu Desam Party YSR Congress Party	report
	Telangana			Telangana Rashtra Samiti	Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao	Indian National Congress Telugu Desam Party Telangana Rashtra Samiti
Arunachal Pradesh		Indian National Congress	Nabam Tuki	Indian National Congress		Indian National Congress People's Party of Arunachal Bhartiya Janata Party	report
Haryana		United Progressive Alliance	Bhupinder Singh Hooda	Bhartiya Janata Party + Shiromani Akali Dal	Manohar Lal Khattar	United Progressive Alliance Indian National Lok Dal National Democratic Alliance Aam Aadmi Party	report
Jammu and Kashmir		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	Omar Abdullah
Maharashtra		Democratic Front	Prithviraj Chavan	National Democratic Alliance + Shiv Sena	Devendra Fadnavis	Indian National Congress Nationalist Congress Party National Democratic Alliance Shiv Sena Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Aam Aadmi Party	report
Odisha		Biju Janata Dal	Naveen Patnaik	Biju Janata Dal	Naveen Patnaik	Biju Janata Dal Indian National Congress Bhartiya Janata Party	report
Sikkim		Sikkim Democratic Front	Pawan Chamling	Sikkim Democratic Front	Pawan Chamling	Sikkim Democratic Front Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	report

Events

• National income - 124,679,593 million

January - March

• 4 January – An under-construction building collapsed killing 30 construction workers in Goa.^[1]
• 5 January – GSAT-14 launched from Sriharikota using GSLV-D5 launch vehicle.^[2]
• 7 January – Prithvi II missile tested at Chandipur test range.^[3]
• 8 January – Notable Maoist leader Gudsa Usendi and his wife surrendered to the Andhra police.^[4]
• 8 January – Facebook buys the Indian start-up Little Eye Labs.^[5]
• 9 January – Devyani Khobragade, an Indian diplomat whose arrest sparked a diplomatic incident involving India and the United States, was indicted for allegedly lying to obtain a work visa for her housekeeper. She left for India same day under diplomatic immunity.^[6]
• 11 January – India says that it has "no stand-off" with the United States even after the Devyani Khobragade incident.
• 13 January – India and Sri Lanka exchange 52 imprisoned fishermen.^[7]
• 13–15 January – A three-day meeting was held between India and United States intelligence services in New Delhi.^[8]
• 15 January – The United States returned three 11–12th century sculptures worth million stolen by art thieves from temples in India.^[9]
• 17 January – 8 kidnapped girls from the threatened Jarawa tribe rescued in Andaman.^[10]
• 18 January – A stampede broke out in Mumbai in which 18 died. The stampede broke out at the residence of the religious leader Dawoodi Bohras Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, who had died on 17 January.^[11]
• 29 January – Nido Taniam, a 20-year-old student from Arunachal Pradesh died after being beaten up by locals at a marketplace in the Lajpat Nagar area of New Delhi, triggering widespread protests.^[12]
• 5–11 February – 12th Delhi Auto Expo held in India Expo Mart in Greater Noida.^{[13] [14]}
• 9 February – A ferry capsized in the Hirakud Dam reservoir drowning 31 persons.^[15]
• 10–11 February – Bank employees of 47 banks carried out a nationwide strike for two days demanding banking sector reforms and better pay.^[16]
• 17 February – 2014 Interim-Union budget was presented by Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram.^[17]
• 19 February – Street Vendors Act, 2014 was passed by Rajya Sabha after Lok Sabha passed it on 6 September 2013.^{[18] [19] [20]}
• 20 February – Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Bill, 2014 passed by Rajya Sabha.^[21]
• 27 February – 2 officers died in INS Sindhuratna mishap.^[22]
• 28 February – Sahara India Chairman Subrata Roy was arrested in Lucknow after the Supreme Court of India issued a non-bailable warrant.^[23]
• 11 March – 15 security personnel killed in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh.^[24]
• 13 March – India formally joins the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.^[25]
• 22 March – Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) re-approves field trails of ten genetically modified crops, including some food crops.^[26]
• 27 March – Sri Lankan Navy arrested 24 Indian fishermen for crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line.^[27]
• 27 March – India and the entire South-East Asia region was declared Polio-free by WHO.^{[28] [29]}
• 28 March – A recently acquired C-130J Super Hercules of the Indian Air Force crashed near Gwalior killing all five personnel on board.^[30] A volunteer was killed when he was washed away in the Chambal river while searching for survivors.^[31]

April - June

• 2 April – Reserve Bank of India granted preliminary licenses to Infrastructure Development Finance Company and Bandhan Financial Services to set up new banks.^[32]
• 4 April – India's second navigation satellite IRNSS-1B was successfully placed in orbit.^[33]
• 7 April – Phase 1 of Indian general election was held in Assam and Tripura.^[34]
• 7 April – Two CRPF personnel were killed in a bomb explosion near Aurangabad in Bihar.^[35]
• 9 April – Phase 2 of Indian general election was held in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland.^[36]
• 10 April – Phase 3 of Indian general election was held in Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Kerala, Haryana, Delhi, and Chandigarh.^[37]
• 12 April – Phase 4 of Indian general election was held in Goa, Tripura, Assam and Sikkim.^[38]
• 12 April – Seven polling staff and five CRPF personnel were killed in two separate Maoist attacks in Bijapur district and Bastar district in Chhattisgarh. The total death toll was 14.^[39]
• 15 April – Supreme Court of India recognised transgender people / hijras as constituting a third gender.^[40]
• 17 April – Phase 5 of Indian general election was held in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Odisha, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh.^[41]
• 17 April – Robin K. Dhowan appointed the Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy.^[42]
• 24 April – Phase 6 of Indian general election was held in Puducherry, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu^[43]
• 24 April – Maoists killed two polling staff, five police personnel and a cleaner in an ambush in Dumka district in Jharkhand^[44]
• 30 April – Phase 7 of Indian general election was held in Punjab, Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir and Telangana.^[45]
• 1 May – An explosion of two low-intensity bombs happened on a Guwahati bound train from Bangalore arriving at the Chennai Central railway station, killing 1 woman passenger and injuring at least 14 others.^[46]
• 1–3 May – A series of attacks were carried out by National Democratic Front of Bodoland on the migrant Muslims in Assam, killing 32.^[47]
• 7 May – Phase 8 of Indian general election was held in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.^[48]
• 12 May – Phase 9 of Indian general election was held in Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. Indian General Elections were completed.^[49]
• 16 May – Result of elections 2014 were declared. UPA was defeated, winning 61 seats compared to 218 in last elections, with a decrease of 167. NDA's seat count increased by 198 to 335 in this elections, compared to 137 in last elections.^[50]
• 22 May – Narendra Modi resigned as Chief minister of Gujarat.
• 26 May – New Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister of India along with other ministers from his council of ministers. The swearing-in ceremony was noted by media for being the first ever swearing-in of an Indian Prime Minister to have been attended by the heads of all SAARC countries.^[51]
• 27 May - 2014 Badaun gang rape allegations.
• 2 June – According to Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh was split in two new states Telangana and Andhra Pradesh with Hyderabad remaining the joint capital for 10 years. This made 29 states and 7 seven union territories in India.^[52]
• 3 June – Newly appointed Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde killed in a car crash.^[53]
• 4 June – Police rescued more than 500 children who had been trafficked from eastern states into Kerala.^[54]
• 8 June – On an excursion trip to Himachal Pradesh, 24 students from Hyderabad were washed away in the Beas river on Sunday after a hydropower plant allegedly discharged water into the river without any warning. The incident took place in Thalaut on Manali-Kiratpur Highway, 40 km from district headquarters Mandi.^{[55] [56]}
• 26 June – A pipeline belonging to GAIL caught fire killing 19 in Nagaram village of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.^[57]
• 30 June – ISRO launched PSLV-C23 with 5 foreign satellites: SPOT 7, AISat, NLS7.1 (CAN-X4), NLS7.2 (CAN-X5) and VELOX 1, from Sriharikota.^[58]

July - September

• 5 July – First batch of evacuees arrived from Iraq.^[59]
• 10 July 2014 – 2014 Union budget of India presented in the Parliament.^[60]
• 18 July 2014 – Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, an accused in the Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati murder case, was arrested in Berhampur town of Odisha.^[61]
• 30 July – A landslide destroyed 44 houses and buried nearly 200 persons in Malin village in Pune district of Maharashtra state. This was caused due to heavy rainfall and took place early in the morning when most of the people were asleep.^[62]

Acharya Shri Mahashraman ji, the 11th acharya of Jain Shwetambar Terapanth sect arrived in the capital of the country

• 3 August – The chairman and managing director of Syndicate Bank Sudhir Kumar Jain, his brother-in-law and four others were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a bribery case.^[63]
• 16 August – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief Rakesh Kumar in a bribery case.^[64]
• 21 August – The Kerala government announced that it would close down about 700 bars in a phased manner.^[65]
• 25 August – The Supreme Court declared that all 218 coal block allocations made from 1993 to 2011 are illegal.^[66]
• 28 August – The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana was formally launched.^[67]
• 4–10 September – 2014 Kashmir floods.^[68]
• 5 September – India and Australia signed a deal under which Australia will supply Uranium to India for energy generation.^[69]
• 13 September – Three Maoists are killed and two are seriously injured in a fight with security forces in Giridih district of Jharkhand.^[70]
• 24 September – India's Mars Orbiter Mission of ISRO successfully entered Mars orbit.^[71]
• 26 September – At least 85 people estimated dead as a result of flash floods and mudslides in North-East India following days of heavy rain.^[72]
• 27 September: The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa, was convicted by a special court of acquiring disproportionate assets.^[73]
• 30 September – NASA and ISRO signed an agreement to collaborate on an earth-observing satellite called NISAR and future Mars missions.^[74]

October - December

• 2 October – Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Swachh Bharat Abhiyan cleanliness drive.^[75]
• 10 October – The recipients of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize were announced, awarded to India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai.^[76]
• 12 October – Cyclone Hudhud made landfall near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.^[77]
• 31 October – Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
• 8 November – 11 women died and more than 20 were hospitalised after a state funded mass-sterilization drive near Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh.^[78]
• 12 November – Public sector bank employees carried out a day-long strike to demand a wage revision.^[79]
• 25 November – Polling begins for Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand assembly elections.^[80]
• 27 November – Five civilians and three army personnel were killed in an encounter with militants in Arnia sector, Jammu. Four militants were killed after a day-long gun battle.^[81]
• 1 December – 14 CRPF personnel were killed in Sukma district of south Chhattisgarh when a patrol team was ambushed.^[82]
• 2 December – A CRPF personnel was killed and 4 others were injured when a grenade was tossed at a patrol in Pulwama district in south Kashmir. Three civilians were also injured.^[83]
• 2–6 December – Public sector bank employees carried out a relay strike demanding higher wages. The bank employees did not report to work on 2 December in the south zone, followed by north, east and west zones on 3, 4 and 5 December.^[84]
• 5 December – A militant attack on a military camp killed 8 Indian soldiers and 3 policemen near Uri in Baramulla district. 6 militants were also killed.^[85] In a separate incident on the same day, in Soura of Srinagar district, two terrorists were killed in an encounter. In Tral, Pulwama district, a terrorist threw a grenade at a bus stop, which killed 2 civilians.^[86]
• 18 December – ISRO tests a crew reentry module in the Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment using a GSLV Mk III launch vehicle.^[87]
• 23–26 December – 81 killed in attacks by National Democratic Front of Bodoland in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.^[88]
• 31 December – Indian officials said that a Pakistani fishing boat blew itself up on New Year's Eve after being chased an Indian Coast Guard patrol.^[89]

Publications

• "Half Girlfriend" by Chetan Bhagat
• "Jasmine Days" by Benyamin

Deaths

January

• 2 January – Dhananjay Mahato, Indian politician (born 1919)^[90]
• 4 January – Mrinal Das, Indian trade unionist (born 1947)^[91]
• 5 January
  • Uday Kiran, Indian film actor (born 1980)^[92]
  • K. P. Udayabhanu, Indian playback singer (born 1936)^[93]
• 11 January – Sitaram Singh, Indian politician (born 1948)^[94]
• 13 January – Anjali Devi, Indian actress and film producer (born 1927)^[95]
• 15 January
  • Mallikarjun Bande, Indian police officer (born 1974)^[96]
  • Namdeo Dhasal, 64, Indian poet and activist (born 1949).^[97]
• 17 January
  • Suchitra Sen, film actress (born 1931)^[98]
  • Mohammed Burhanuddin, 98, the 52nd Dai of the Dawoodi Bohras (born 1915)^[99]
  • Sunanda Pushkar, businesswoman (born 1964)^[100]
• 22 January
  • Akkineni Nageswara Rao, actor, producer in Telugu films (born 1924)^[101]
  • Dhirubhai Thaker, Indian Gujarati writer (born 1918)^[102]
• 25 January – Pius Tirkey, Indian politician (born 1928)^[103]
• 27 January – R. A. Padmanabhan, Indian journalist and historian (born 1916)^[104]
• 28 January
  • Pravin Hansraj, Indian cricketer (born 1938)^[105]
• 29 January
  • Tarit Kumar Sett, Indian Olympic cyclist (born 1930)^[106]
• 30 January – Benedict John Osta, 82, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Patna (1980–2007).^[107]

February – June

• 7 February – S. M. H. Burney, 90, former civil servant (born 1923)^[108]
• 13 February – Balu Mahendra, 75, director and cinematographer (born 1939)^[109]
• 20 March – Khushwant Singh, 99, novelist, journalist (born 1915)^[110]
• 25 March – Nanda, 75, actress in Hindi and Marathi films (born 1939)^[111]
• 7 April – V. K. Murthy, 90, cinematographer (born 1923)^[112]
• 12 May – Bhagwandas Mulchand Luthria aka Sudhir, 70, character actor in Hindi films (born 1944)^[113]
• 16 May – Russi Mody, 96, former Chairman and Managing Director of Tata Steel (born 1918)^[114]
• 17 May – C. P. Krishnan Nair, 92, Founder-Chairman of the Leela Group of Hotels (born 1922)^[115]
• 2 June
  • Anjan Das, 64, director and producer
  • Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, 90, Roman Catholic cardinal^[116]
• 3 June – Gopinath Munde, 64, Minister of Rural Development (born 1949)^[117]
• 19 June – Shrenik Kasturbhai Lalbhai, 88, businessman and philanthropist

July – December

• 10 July – Zohra Sehgal, 102, theatre artiste, choreographer, film actress (born 1912)^[118]
• 6 August – Pran Kumar Sharma, 75, cartoonist, creator of Chacha Chaudhary (born 1938)^[119]
• 20 August – B. K. S. Iyengar, 95, yoga teacher (born 1918)^[120]
• 22 August – U. R. Ananthamurthy, 81, writer in Kannada (born 1932)^[121]
• 19 September – U. Srinivas also known as Mandolin Srinivas, 45, mandolin player and composer (born 1969)^[122]
• 3 November – Sadashiv Amrapurkar, 64, actor in Hindi and Marathi films (born 1950)^[123]
• 12 November – Ravi Chopra, 68, producer and director in Hindi films (born 1946)^[124]
• 2 December – Deven Verma, 77, actor, comedian (born 1937)^[125]
• 2 December – A. R. Antulay, 85, politician, former Union Cabinet Minister, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra (born 1929)^[126]
• 23 December – K. Balachander, 84, film director, producer, writer, actor, playwright, stage conductor (born 1930)^[127]
• 25 December – N. L. Balakrishnan, 71, still photographer and actor in Malayalam films (born 1943)^[128]

Transport

January

• 2 January – A bus fell into a cliff into a 400-foot ravine in Malshej Ghat, Maharashtra killing at least 27 people and injuring 11 others.^{[129] [130]}
• 8 January – Mumbai-Dehradun express train caught fire near Thane, killing 9.^[131]
• 26 January – Surat BRTS started operation.^[132]
• 26 January – A boat capsized near Port Blair in Andaman killing 21, mostly tourists.^[133]

February

• 1 February – Mumbai Monorail began operating.^[134]
• 12 February – Interim 2014–15 Railway Budget is presented in the Parliament.^[135]

March

• 3 March – Bengaluru Metro Green Line starts operation.^[136]

April

• 16 April – The 15666 DN Dimapur-Kamakhya BG Express train derailed near Aujuri in Assam, injuring about 56 passengers.^[137]

May

• 4 May – Diva-Sawantwadi passenger derailed near Nidi village on Konkan Railway section of Indian Railways. This accident took place between Nagothane and Roha stations, 120 km from Mumbai. 18 people lost their lives and about 100 were injured.^[138]
• 25 May – Hindustan Motors stops production of Hindustan Ambassador car.^[139]

June

• 8 June – Mumbai Metro has started operations on line 1 Versova – Ghatkopar.^[140]
• 12 June – AirAsia India started operations.^{[141] [142] [143]}
• 25 June – Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailed near Chhapra in Bihar. 4 persons were killed.^[144]

July

• 8 July – Railway Budget for 2014–15 presented in the Parliament.^[145]
• 11 July – Air India joined the Star Alliance.^[146]

August

• 23 August – Balaji Railroad Systems Limited (BARSYL) was given the task of planning the Bhubaneswar Monorail.^[147]

December

• 8 December – Uber and similar service were banned in Delhi, after an Uber driver was accused of rape.^[148] Later, other Indian states like Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the city of Chandigarh banned Uber and similar services.^[149]

Sports

See main article: 2014 in Indian sports.

• 30 December – 5 January – 2014 Aircel Chennai Open was held in Chennai. The title was won for the second time by Stanislas Wawrinka.^[150]
• 10–18 January – 2012–14 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final was held at Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi. Netherlands claimed the title.^[151]
• 18–29 January – 2014 Lusophony Games were held in Goa, India.^[152]
• 23 January – 23 February – 2014 Hockey India League was held. Kalinga Lancers was the debuting team.^[153] Delhi Waveriders won the title.^[154]
• 16 April – 1 June – 2014 Indian Premier League was held. Kolkata Knight Riders won their second title.^[155]
• 18–25 May – Thomas cup and Uber cup of Badminton was held in New Delhi.^[156]
• 1-4 August - Inaugural Season of ISNEE QuadTorc was held in Modinagar, hosted by SRM University.
• 30 September – 15 October – 2014 Indian Badminton League was cancelled. The next Indian Badminton League was announced to take place in April 2015.^[157]
• 13–21 – 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar. Germany won the finals.^[158]

Cinema

Bollywood

See main article: Bollywood films of 2014.

Sandalwood

See main article: Kannada films of 2014.

Marathi

See main article: List of Marathi films of 2014.

Tamil

See main article: Tamil films of 2014.

Holidays

List of public holidays in India for 2014:^[159]

• 14 January – Milad un Nabi
• 26 January – Republic Day of India
• 17 March – Holi
• 18 March – Good Friday
• 8 April – Ram Navami
• 13 April – Mahavir Jayanti
• 14 May – Buddha Purnima
• 29 July – Id-ul-Fitr
• 15 August – Independence Day of India
• 18 August – Janmashtami
• 2 October – Gandhi Jayanti
• 3 October – Dussehra
• 6 October – Id-ul-Zuha
• 23 October – Diwali
• 4 November – Muharram
• 6 November – Guru Nanak Jayanti
• 25 December – Christmas

See also

• 2014 in Indian sport
• 2014 in sports

Notes and References

1. News: Goa building collapse: Two senior officials held. 2 October 2014. The Hindu. 12 February 2014.
2. News: Isro successfully launches indigenous cryogenic engine-powered GSLV-D5. 2 October 2014. The Times of India. 5 January 2014.
3. News: Prithvi-II test-fired, covers full range. 2 October 2014. The Hindu. 7 January 2014.
4. News: Top Maoist leader surrenders. 2 October 2014. The Hindu. 8 January 2014.
5. Web site: Indian Startup Little Eye Labs Confirms Its Acquisition By Facebook, Deal Worth $10–$15M.
6. News: Devyani Khobragade indicted for visa fraud, leaves for India. 20 November 2014. Business Line. 10 January 2014.
7. News: 52 fishermen headed home in swap with Sri Lanka. 2 October 2014. The Hindu. 13 January 2014.
8. News: Intelligence meet breaks India-US diplomatic ice. 2 October 2014. The Hindu. 14 January 2014.
9. News: US returns three 'most wanted' stolen antiquities to India. 20 November 2014. DNA India. 16 January 2014.
10. News: Eight Jarawa girls rescued in Andamans. 2 October 2014. The Hindu. 22 January 2014.
11. News: 18 people killed in Mumbai stampede. 2 April 2014. Hindustan Times. 18 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140120173043/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai/at-least-18-people-killed-in-mumbai-stampede/article1-1174113.aspx. 20 January 2014. dead.
12. News: Arunachal MLA's son beaten to death; cops detain 3, govt orders magisterial inquiry. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201014655/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/youth-beaten-up-in-delhi-during-brawl-over-hairstyle-dies-tv-reports/article1-1178770.aspx. dead. 1 February 2014. Hindustan Times. 31 January 2014. 31 January 2014. New Delhi.
13. News: It's glitterati galore at Delhi Auto Expo. 2 October 2014. The Hindu. 9 February 2014.
14. News: Ford to unveil compact car at Auto Expo. 2 October 2014. The Hindu. 28 January 2014.
15. News: Govt gets inquiry report of Hirakud boat tragedy. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006091300/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140430/jsp/odisha/story_18292029.jsp. dead. 6 October 2014. 2 October 2014. The Telegraph (India). 30 April 2014.
16. News: Crippling effect: Bank strike hits services across the country. Mid-Day. 10 February 2014.
17. News: Relief for pre-2009 student borrowers. 2 October 2014. The Hindu. 18 February 2014.
18. News: Street Vendors Bill passed in Rajya Sabha. 20 February 2014. The Hindu. 19 February 2014.
19. News: Parliament nod to bill to protect rights of urban street vendors. 20 February 2014. The Economic Times. 20 February 2014.
20. News: Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill, 2012 passed by Lok Sabha. 20 February 2014. Press Information Bureau. 6 September 2013.
21. News: On eve of GoM meet, Minister says Bill on Telangana is ready . 2 December 2013 . 2 April 2014.
22. News: INS Sindhuratna mishap: Missing officers found dead . . 27 February 2014 . 28 February 2014 . Rashmi Rajput . Mumbai.
23. News: Sahara chief Subrata Roy arrested in Lucknow. 2 October 2014. The Times of India. 28 February 2014.
24. News: 16 killed in Naxal attack on security personnel in Chhattisgarh . 2 October 2014. India Today. 11 March 2014.
25. News: India joins search for Malaysian jetliner. 19 November 2014. The Hindu. 13 March 2014.
26. News: Panel reapproves GM food crop field trials. 19 November 2014. The Hindu. 22 March 2014.
27. News: Sri Lankan Navy arrests 24 Indian fishermen. 19 November 2014. The Hindu. 27 March 2014.
28. News: WHO South-East Asia Region certified polio-free. https://web.archive.org/web/20140327235218/http://www.searo.who.int/mediacentre/releases/2014/pr1569/en/. dead. 27 March 2014. World Health Organization. 27 March 2014.
29. News: World now 80% polio free, World Health Organization says. 2 October 2014. BBC News. 27 March 2014.
30. News: IAF Super Hercules crash kills 5. 19 November 2014. The Hindu. 28 March 2014.
31. News: IAF Hercules crash: Volunteer dies in rescue bid. The Hindu. 29 March 2014.
32. News: RBI grants IDFC, Bandhan Financial bank licences in cautious experiment. 19 November 2014. Reuters. 2 April 2014.
33. News: India launches second navigation satellite IRNSS 1B. 19 November 2014. The Indian Express. 4 April 2014.
34. News: Lok Sabha election Phase 1: 85% voting in Tripura, 75% in Assam . 19 November 2014. Live Mint. Reuters. 7 April 2014.
35. News: 2 CRPF men killed as bomb goes off in Bihar Naxal belt. 19 November 2014. The Indian Express. 8 April 2014.
36. News: Elections Phase 2: Northeast registers high turnout, peaceful polling once again. 19 November 2014. Live Mint. Press Trust of India. 9 April 2014.
37. News: High voter turnout in phase 3 of Lok Sabha elections. 19 November 2014. NDTV. 11 April 2014.
38. News: Phase 4 of Lok Sabha election today; to cover 7 seats in four states. 19 November 2014. NDTV. 12 April 2014.
39. News: 14 killed as Naxals strike in Chhattisgarh, Centre condemns attack. 19 November 2014. Deccan Chronicle. 12 April 2014.
40. News: Supreme Court recognises transgenders as third gender. 19 November 2014. The Hindu. 15 April 2014.
41. News: India votes in large numbers in Phase 5 of Lok Sabha elections. 19 November 2014. India Today. 17 April 2014.
42. News: Admiral Robin K Dhowan takes over as Navy chief. 19 November 2014. The Tribune (Chandigarh). 17 April 2014.
43. News: High turnout in sixth phase of LS poll. 19 November 2014. The Hindu. 24 April 2014.
44. News: 8 killed as Maoists ambush bus carrying poll officials in Dumka. 19 November 2014. The Times of India. 25 April 2014.
45. News: Lok Sabha elections: Phase 7 sees 66% voter turnout. 19 November 2014. Live Mint. 30 April 2014.
46. News: Woman killed in twin blasts at Chennai Central station. 19 November 2014. The Hindu. 1 May 2014.
47. News: 32 killed in 36 hours by Bodo militants in Assam, curfew imposed. 19 November 2014. The Indian Express. 2 May 2014.
48. News: Lok Sabha Elections: Phase 8 sees record voter turnout in all 7 states. 19 November 2014. Live Mint. 7 May 2014.
49. News: India votes in final phase of election. 19 November 2014. Al Jazeera. 12 May 2014.
50. News: It's not end of the coalition era yet. 19 November 2014. Live Mint. 17 May 2014.
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52. News: Telangana – India's 29th state is born. 19 November 2014. Deutsche Welle. 2 June 2014.
53. News: Gopinath Munde: Indian minister dies in car crash. 19 November 2014. BBC News. 3 June 2014.
54. News: India police rescue 'trafficked' children. 20 November 2014. Al Jazeera. 4 June 2014.
55. News: Beas river tragedy: bodies of all 24 students recovered. 19 November 2014. The Hindu. 21 June 2014.
56. News: 24 city students feared washed away in HP. 19 November 2014. The Hindu. 9 June 2014.
57. News: Initial probe blames GAIL for fire, two suspended. 20 November 2014. The Indian Express. 30 June 2014.
58. News: Isro launches PSLV-C23 with 5 foreign satellites. Business Standard. 1 July 2014.
59. News: Special Air India plane carrying Indian nurses lands in Mumbai, to reach Kochi by noon. 20 November 2014. The Hindu. 5 July 2014.
60. News: Budget 2014: Highlights of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget speech. 20 November 2014. The Indian Express. 10 July 2014.
61. News: Top Odisha Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda held. 21 November 2014. The Times of India. 18 July 2014.
62. News: Indian landslide: Dozens trapped in Pune village of Malin. 2 October 2014. BBC News. 30 July 2014.
63. News: CBI arrests Syndicate Bank CMD in Rs 50 lakh bribery case. 14 November 2014. The Times of India. 3 August 2014.
64. News: CBI arrests censor board CEO Rakesh Kumar for taking bribe. 14 November 2014. The Times of India. 18 August 2014.
65. News: Kerala to close down 700 bars, Sundays to be dry. 28 November 2014. DNA India. 21 August 2014.
66. News: Coal block allocations since 1993 illegal: Supreme Court. 28 November 2014. The Hindu. 26 August 2014.
67. News: PM Modi launches Jan Dhan Yojana, 1.5 crore bank accounts opened. 2 October 2014. Business Standard. 28 August 2014.
68. News: Floods, landslides wreck havoc in Jammu & Kashmir, thousands flee home to safer areas. 28 November 2014. Zee News. 5 September 2014.
69. News: India and Australia seal civil nuclear deal for uranium trade. 2 October 2014. Reuters. 5 September 2014.
70. News: 3 Maoists killed, several injured in Giridih gunbattle. 28 November 2014. 14 September 2014.
71. News: Mars Orbiter Mission successfully enters Red Planet orbit. 28 November 2014. India Today. 24 September 2014.
72. News: 85 people killed by floods in Assam, Meghalaya. https://web.archive.org/web/20140927155441/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/85-people-killed-by-floods-in-assam-and-meghalaya-ndrf-dg/article1-1269098.aspx. dead. 27 September 2014. 28 November 2014. Hindustan Times. 27 September 2014.
73. News: Jaya sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in disproportionate assets case, fined Rs 100 crores. 28 November 2014. Deccan Chronicle. 28 September 2014.
74. News: U.S., India to Collaborate on Mars Exploration, Earth-Observing Mission. 28 November 2014. NASA. 30 September 2014.
75. News: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: PM Narendra Modi Launches 'Clean India' Mission. 28 November 2014. NDTV. 2 October 2014.
76. News: India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pak's Malala Yousafzai win Nobel peace prize. 28 November 2014. The Times of India. 10 October 2014.
77. News: Hudhud makes landfall: Visakhapatnam plunges into darkness. 28 November 2014. The Times of India. 13 October 2014.
78. News: Indian women die after state-run mass sterilisation campaign goes wrong. 4 December 2014. The Guardian (UK). 12 November 2014.
79. News: PSU bank employees go on strike; private banks remain open. 6 December 2014. The Economic Times. 12 November 2014.
80. News: Impressive turnout in J&K and Jharkhand. 3 December 2014. The Hindu. 25 November 2014.
81. News: Arnia encounter over, 5 civilians among 12 dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141128085004/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/another-attack-in-arnia-before-pm-s-visit-to-jammu-and-kashmir/article1-1290946.aspx. dead. 28 November 2014. 3 December 2014. Hindustan Times. 28 November 2014.
82. News: 14 CRPF men die in Maoist strike. 3 December 2014. The Hindu. 1 December 2014.
83. News: Grenade attack in Kashmir: CRPF man killed, 7 injured. 3 December 2014. Deccan Chronicle. 3 December 2014.
84. News: Relay bank strike begins. 6 December 2014. The Hindu. 3 December 2014.
85. News: Jammu and Kashmir: 11 security men, 6 militants killed in attack on Uri Army camp; fresh encounter breaks out in Soura area of Srinagar. 13 January 2015. DNA India. 5 December 2014.
86. News: 21 killed as terrorists stage serial attacks to disrupt Kashmir polls. 13 January 2015. The Times of India. 6 December 2014.
87. News: As it happened: ISRO successfully launches GSLV Mark-III. 13 January 2015. The Hindu. 18 December 2014.
88. News: Death toll rises to 81, operations launched against NDFB. 13 January 2015. The Hindu. 26 December 2014.
89. News: Pakistani boat blows self up after India navy chase. 13 January 2015. Yahoo News. 2 January 2015.
90. Web site: ब्रिटिश हुकूमत के खिलाफ दहाड़ते थे धनंजय महतो. 3 January 2014. Dainik Bhaskar.
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93. Web site: Veteran Malayalam singer K.P Udayabhanu dies. NDTV.com.
94. Web site: Former Bihar minister Sitaram dead, CM announces state funeral. Press Trust of India. 11 January 2014. Business Standard.
95. Web site: Veteran Telugu actress Anjali Devi died – Times of India. The Times of India.
96. Web site: Sub-inspector Bande succumbs to bullet wounds. 15 January 2014. www.thehindu.com.
97. News: Marathi poet Namdeo Dhasal dead. The Hindu. 16 January 2014. 16 January 2014.
98. News: Veteran actress Suchitra Sen dies in Kolkata hospital after massive heart attack . . 12 June 2012 . 17 January 2014.
99. News: Thomas. Melvyn. Dr Sayedna Burhanuddin no more, pal of gloom descends on Dawoodi Bohras in Surat. Mid-Day.
100. News: Sunanda Pushkar died an unnatural sudden death say AIIMS doctors; body cremated. https://web.archive.org/web/20140118193034/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sunanda-pushkar-died-an-unnatural-sudden-death-say-aiims-doctors-body-cremated/article1-1174118.aspx . dead . 18 January 2014 . Hindustan Times. 18 January 2014. 13 January 2015.
101. News: Legendary Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao no more . 22 January 2014 . 22 January 2014 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140203094015/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/legendary-telugu-actor-akkineni-nageswara-rao-no-more/20140122.htm . 3 February 2014 .
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103. Web site: Veteran Revolutionary Socialist Party leader Pius Tirkey passes away. 25 January 2014. DNA India.
104. Web site: Historian Padmanabhan Passes Away. https://web.archive.org/web/20181117192840/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2014/jan/28/Historian-Padmanabhan-Passes-Away-568732.html. dead. 17 November 2018. The New Indian Express.
105. Web site: Pravin Hansraj profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos. ESPNcricinfo.
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108. News: SMH Burney passes away. 13 January 2015. Business Standard. 8 February 2014.
109. News: Balu Mahendra passes away. 2 October 2014. The Hindu. 14 January 2014.
110. Web site: Khushwant Singh dies at 99. 20 March 2014. The Hindu. 13 January 2014.
111. News: Nanda, an actor who embodied Indian-ness and quiet dignity, dead . The Times of India. 26 March 2014. 13 January 2015.
112. News: 'Kagaz Ke Phool' cinematographer VK Murthy passes away . https://web.archive.org/web/20140408224544/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kagaz-ke-phool-cinematographer-vk-murthy-passes-away/463324-8-66.html . dead . 8 April 2014 . . 7 April 2014 . 7 April 2014.
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114. News: Former Tisco chief Russi Mody passes away. 13 January 2015. The Hindu. 27 May 2014.
115. News: Leela hotels founder CP Krishnan Nair dies. 13 January 2015. The Times of India. 17 May 2014.
116. Web site: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Salvador Miranda. 2014-06-02. 2 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200153/http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-l.htm#Lourdusamy. dead.
117. News: Gopinath Munde passes away following road accident in Delhi. 3 June 2014 . 5 June 2014. First Post.
118. News: Zohra Sehgal Dies at 102. India Today. 10 July 2014. 13 January 2015.
119. News: Cartoonist Pran, creator of iconic Chacha Chaudhary, dead. 28 November 2014. The Hindu. 7 August 2014.
120. News: Yoga guru B. K. S. Iyengar passes away. The Hindu. 20 August 2014. 20 August 2014.
121. News: Veteran Kannada writer UR Ananthamurthy dies at Bangalore hospital . . 23 August 2014 . 23 August 2014.
122. News: Mandolin Shrinivas passes away . The Hindu. 19 September 2014. 13 January 2014 .
123. News: Veteran actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar passes away . . 3 November 2014 . 3 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141103032119/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/veteran-actor-sadashiv-amrapurkar-passes-away-at-64/article1-1281856.aspx . 3 November 2014 .
124. News: Baghban director Ravi Chopra dies at 68 . . 12 November 2014 . 13 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150121041304/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/baghban-director-ravi-chopra-dies-at-68/article1-1285306.aspx . 21 January 2015 .
125. News: Veteran actor Deven Verma dies of heart attack in Pune. The Hindu. 2 December 2014. 13 January 2014.
126. News: A.R. Antulay passes away. 2 December 2014. Alok Deshpande. The Hindu. 13 January 2015.
127. News: Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth's guru K Balachander passes away . . 24 December 2014. Yogesh Pawar. 13 January 2015.
128. News: Malayalam film actor NL Balakrishnan passes away . https://web.archive.org/web/20141228181140/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/malayalam-film-actor-nl-balakrishnan-passes-away/519887-71-175.html . dead . 28 December 2014 . CNN-IBN. 25 December 2014. Indo-Asian News Service. 26 December 2014.
129. News: Bus plunges in Maharashtra's Malshej Ghat, 27 killed. 20 November 2014. The Times of India. 3 January 2014.
130. News: 27 feared dead as bus plunges into valley in Thane. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105012937/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/27-feared-dead-as-bus-plunges-into-valley-in-thane/article1-1168491.aspx. dead. 5 January 2014. 20 November 2014. Hindustan Times. 2 January 2014.
131. News: Mumbai-Dehradun Express fire: Nine killed, major disaster averted. 13 January 2015. Zee News. 8 January 2014.
132. News: 18-month wait for BRTS ends. 20 November 2014. The Times of India. 28 January 2014.
133. News: Three detained in connection with Andaman ferry tragedy. 2 October 2014. The Hindu. 27 January 2014.
134. News: Mumbai gives Monorail a big thumbs-up . NDTV.
135. News: Highlights of the Interim Railway Budget. 2 October 2014. Rediff. 12 February 2014.
136. News: 25,000 ride Green line Metro on 1st working day. 4 December 2014. Deccan Chronicle. 3 March 2014.
137. News: Train derails in Assam, 56 hurt. 19 November 2014. The Times of India. 17 April 2014.
138. News: Mumbai train mishap: 18 killed, more than 100 injured as Diva-Sawantwadi passenger train derails near Mumbai . 19 November 2014. India Today. 4 May 2014.
139. News: Hindustan Motors Stops Production of Ambassador Cars. 19 November 2014. NDTV. 25 May 2014.
140. News: Mumbai Metro opens for public, row erupts over ticket prices. 20 November 2014. India Today. 8 June 2014.
141. Web site: AirAsia operations likely to begin in June; DGCA formalities over. 2 May 2014.
142. Web site: AirAsia India to start flying from June 12 – Group CEO Fernandes. 29 May 2014. www.reuters.com.
143. Web site: AirAsia India flights to begin from June 12; ticket sales from tomorrow. 29 May 2014. Zee News.
144. News: At least 4 killed as Rajdhani Express derails in Bihar. 20 November 2014. The Hindu. 26 June 2014.
145. News: Railway Budget 2014–15: Highlights. 20 November 2014. The Hindu. 8 July 2014.
146. News: Air India joins Star Alliance, flyers to benefit from today. 2 October 2014. The Times of India. 11 July 2014.
147. News: Monorail process takes off – Private firm to prepare detailed project report. https://web.archive.org/web/20141204201842/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140824/jsp/frontpage/story_18754321.jsp. dead. 4 December 2014. 28 November 2014. The Telegraph (India). 23 August 2014.
148. News: Uber banned in Delhi after taxi driver accused of rape. 13 January 2015. The Guardian (UK). 8 December 2014.
149. News: Now, it's Karnataka's turn to ban Uber. 13 January 2015. Business Standard. 12 December 2014.
150. News: Wawrinka proves too good for Roger-Vasselin. 13 January 2015. The Hindu. 6 January 2014.
151. News: Netherlands is champion. 13 January 2015. The Hindu. 18 January 2014.
152. News: Lusofonia Games to kick off today. 13 January 2015. The Hindu. 18 January 2014.
153. News: A successful outing for Kalinga Lancers. 13 January 2015. The Hindu. 15 February 2014.
154. News: Delhi Waveriders win Hero Hockey India League. 13 January 2015. The Hindu. 25 February 2015.
155. News: IPL 7: KKR's 7th heaven. 13 January 2015. The Indian Express. 1 June 2014.
156. News: I finally have a medal: Gopi Chand. 13 January 2015. The Hindu. 25 May 2014.
157. News: Coming soon: Indian Badminton League in April. 13 January 2015. The Times of India. 2 December 2014.
158. News: Germany beat Pakistan to win hockey's Champions Trophy. 13 January 2015. Agence France-Presse.
159. Web site: Holiday Calendar. Government of India. 13 January 2015.