2010 in India

none thumb|Stamp of India in 2010 of Commonwealth Games August 2017 May 2020 2010 Events in the year 2010 in the Republic of India. yes center 3 Incumbents Photo Post Name 50px IND President Pratibha Patil 50px IND Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari 50px IND Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh 50px IND Chief Justice K. G. Balakrishnan (till 12 May) S. H. Kapadia (starting 12 May) Governors Post Name Andhra Pradesh E. S. L. Narasimhan Arunachal Pradesh Joginder Jaswant Singh Assam Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Bihar Devanand Konwar Chhattisgarh E. S. L. Narasimhan (until 23 January)Shekhar Dutt (starting 23 January) Goa Shivinder Singh Sidhu Gujarat Kamala Beniwal Haryana Jagannath Pahadia Himachal Pradesh Prabha Rau (until 23 January)Urmila Singh (starting 23 January) Jammu and Kashmir Narinder Nath Vohra Jharkhand Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (until 21 January)M. O. H. Farook (starting 22 January) Karnataka Hansraj Bhardwaj Kerala R. S. Gavai (until 7 September)M. O. H. Farook (starting 7 September) Madhya Pradesh Rameshwar Thakur (until 7 September)Ram Naresh Yadav (starting 7 September) Maharashtra S.C. Jamir (until 22 January)Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (starting 22 January) Manipur Gurbachan Jagat Meghalaya Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary Mizoram M. M. Lakhera (until 2 September)Vakkom Purushothaman (starting 2 September) Nagaland Nikhil Kumar Odisha Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare Punjab Sunith Francis Rodrigues (until 22 January)Shivraj Vishwanath Patil (starting 22 January) Rajasthan Prabha Rau (until 26 April)Shivraj Patil (starting 26 April) Sikkim Balmiki Prasad Singh Tamil Nadu Surjit Singh Barnala Tripura Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil Uttar Pradesh Banwari Lal Joshi Uttarakhand Margaret Alva West Bengal Devanand Konwar (until 23 January)M.K. Narayanan (starting 23 January) Events National income - 76,344,721 million January 2 January – First three Uttar Pradesh rail accidents: Three train accidents occur in Uttar Pradesh amid thick fog. Ten people died in the accidents and 45 others were injured. 9 January – 2009 attacks on Indian students in Australia: An Indian man is set on fire in Melbourne, Australia, in the latest in a series of attacks on Indian nationals in the country.Robyn Grace https://www.smh.com.au/national/indian-man-set-on-fire-in-melbourne-attack-20100109-lzq2.html The Sydney Morning Herald 9 January 2010 7 February 2014http://www.ptinews.com/news/460270_29-year-old-Indian-set-on-fire-in-Melbourne Site Under Construction Press Trust of Indiahttps://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h7wbvqRvJ1oB2eymmh8F2-AmkkHA https://web.archive.org/web/20100112100050/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h7wbvqRvJ1oB2eymmh8F2-AmkkHA dead 12 January 2010 AFP 9 January 2010 7 February 2014 16 January – Fourth Uttar Pradesh rail accident: two express trains collide in thick fog in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Three people died in the accident and around a dozen were injured. 17 January – Fifth Uttar Pradesh rail accidents: A car hit by a train at an unmanned crossing in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh. Two of the six people in the car died and four got injured. 22 January – Sixth Uttar Pradesh rail accidents: A goods train derailed near Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, disrupting rail traffic in the region. No one was injured in the accident. 25 January – Environment ministers from the G4 bloc (IBSA Dialogue Forum & China) meet in New Delhi, India, to agree a common position ahead of future climate change talks. 30 January – 12 people drown and at least 20 other went missing after a boat accident in West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh in India.G. Nagaraja http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article97319.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20120910122043/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article97319.ece dead 10 September 2012 The Hindu 11 pilgrims killed, several others feared dead in boat capsize 30 January 2010 7 August 2014http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0130/127001-india/ Raidió Teilifís Éireann 30 January 2010 12 dead as boat capsizes in India 7 August 2014 February 5 February – The last native of India's Andaman Islands fluent in the Aka-Bo language dies, rendering the language extinct.Ancient tribe becomes extinct as last member dies - CNN.com https://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/india.extinct.tribe/index.html?hpt=Sbin 2025-10-26 www.cnn.com 8 February – At least 17 Indian soldiers are killed in an avalanche in Kashmir.http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/jk-avalanche-rescue-operations-called-off-17-jawans-1-officer-die/577123/ The Indian Express 9 February 2010 17 killed as avalanche hits Army camp 7 August 2014https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8504034.stm BBC 8 February 2010 Kashmir avalanche kills 17 soldiers, Indian army says 7 August 2014 13 February – 2010 Pune bombing: a bomb exploded at the German Bakery in the city of Pune in western India, killing 17 people and injuring at least 60 others. Two little known groups calling themselves the Lashkar-e-Taiba Al Alami and the Mujahideen Islami Muslim Front claimed they were behind the bomb attack. However, according to government agencies, the attack could have been part of a project by Lashkar-e-Taiba to use the Indian Mujahideen, called the 'Karachi project'. David Coleman Headley a Pakistani-American terror suspect has been accused of involvement in the project.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8514232.stm BBC 14 February 2010 India restaurant bomb blast kills nine in Pune 7 August 2014 15 February – Silda camp attack: A Naxalite attack on an army camp in West Bengal kills 24 Indian soldiers, with many more reported missing.http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/maoist-attack-chidambaram-accepts-failure/article1-509356.aspx Hindustan Times 16 February 2010 Maoist attack: Chidambaram accepts failure 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 17 February – 2010 Jalaun district bus crash: At least 22 people are killed in a bus crash in Northern India.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/17/2822851.htm?section=justin https://web.archive.org/web/20100221024509/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/17/2822851.htm?section=justin dead 21 February 2010 Bus crash kills wedding guests ABC News March 3 March – Three are killed in Indian Navy air show crash in Hyderabad, India.Marri Ramu http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article125469.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20140222035224/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article125469.ece dead 22 February 2014 The Hindu 3 March 2010 2 pilots killed in Hyderabad air crash 7 August 2014https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8546735.stm BBC 3 March 2010 India navy plane crashes at air show, killing pilots 7 August 2014 4 March – 2010 Pratapgarh stampede: At least 63 people die after a stampede at a Hindu temple in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100304/ts_afp/indiareligionaccidentstampede 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 12 March – Russia signs a nuclear reactor deal with India which will see it build 16 nuclear reactors in India.June 2025 23 March – A fire tears through at a combined residential and office building in Kolkata, India, killing 24 people, including two who leapt to their deaths.http://news.sky.com/story/767695/fire-kills-24-as-victims-leap-to-their-deaths Sky News 24 March 2010 Fire Kills 24 As Victims Leap To Their Deaths 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 http://www.lbc.co.uk/fire-kills-24-as-victims-leap-to-their-deaths-22221 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 27 March – India test fires two short range missiles, the Dhanush and Prithvi II.Y.Mallikarjun http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article306715.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20101125090157/http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article306715.ece dead 25 November 2010 The Hindu 27 March 2010 Dhanush, Prithvi-II test-fired successfully 7 August 2014http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sci/2010-03/27/c_13226796.htm 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 India successfully testfires two short-range ballistic missiles 7 August 2014 30 March – Somali pirates hijack 8 Indian vessels abducting 120 sailors, biggest abduction count till date, off the coast of Kismayo.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Somali-pirates-capture-120-Indian-sailors/articleshow/5741365.cms The Times of India 30 March 2010 Somali pirates capture 120 Indian sailors 7 August 2014 April 1 April – The Indian government initiates The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act to provide free and compulsory education to all children aged between 6 and 14 years, making education a fundamental right for millions of children.Aarti Dhar http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article337111.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20110705023851/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article337111.ece dead 5 July 2011 The Hindu 1 April 2010 Education is a fundamental right now 7 August 2014https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8598167.stm BBC 1 April 2010 India launches children's right to education 7 August 2014 1 April – India launches its new 2011 biometric census, the largest census in the world.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Counting-a-billion-India-begins-new-census Counting a billion India begins new census 7 August 2014https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8598159.stm BBC 1 April 2010 India launches biometric census 7 August 2014 3 April – At least 10 Indian security personnel are killed and three injured when Maoist guerrillas blow up a police bus in Odisha's Koraput district.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/10-security-personnel-killed-as-Maoists-blow-up-police-bus-in-Orissa 10 security personnel killed as Maoists blow up police bus in Orissa 7 August 2014 6 April – 2010 Dantewada ambush: At least 70 Indian soldiers are killed in an attack by Naxalites in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/75-security-personnel-killed-in-Chhattisgarh-Maoist-ambush/articleshow/5765722.cms The Times of India 6 April 2010 75 security personnel killed in Chhattisgarh Maoist ambush 7 August 2014 13 April – 2010 Eastern Indian storm: At least 140 people were killed in eastern India after a powerful storm demolished thousands of homes in West Bengal.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8619222.stm At least 100 killed in India-Bangladesh storm BBC News 14 April 2010 Nearly 500,000 people were left homeless or otherwise affected by the storm.Thomson Reuters Foundation http://www.alertnet.org/db/an_art/55867/2010/03/16-153544-1.htm Indian tornado deaths rise, survivors wait for aid AlertNet 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 15 April – The maiden flight of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk.II, India's first launch with an indigenous cryogenic upper stage, ends in failure, resulting in the loss of the GSAT-4 satellite.T.S.Subramanian http://www.thehindu.com/news/article398070.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20120424065740/http://www.thehindu.com/news/article398070.ece dead 24 April 2012 The Hindu 15 April 2010 India's own cryogenic rocket launch fails 7 August 2014 17 April – Twin bombs injure eight people outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore ahead of an IPL-3 league game between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Mumbai Indians. A third device is located outside.http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/2-blasts-outside-ipl-venue-in-bangalore-another-bomb-defused-show-goes-on/607965/ The Indian Express 18 April 2010 2 blasts outside IPL venue in Bangalore, another bomb defused, show goes on 7 August 2014https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8626992.stm BBC 17 April 2010 Bomb strikes IPL cricket match in Bangalore, police say 7 August 2014 21 April - 2010 Mirchpur caste violence: Jat villagers in Mirchpur riot against the Balmiki Dalit population, killing two and injuring 51.Mirchpur Dalit Killings: Delhi HC Dismisses Appeal of 15, Convicts Another 20 https://thewire.in/caste/mirchpur-dalit-killings-delhi-hc-dismisses-appeal-of-15-convicts-another-20 2020-10-29 The Wire 27 April – India arrests a woman working at its embassy in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on charges of espionage.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Woman-diplomat-accused-of-passing-secrets-to-Pakistan-arrested/articleshow/5863761.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20110811061450/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-27/india/28130822_1_madhuri-gupta-pakistani-spy-woman-diplomat live 11 August 2011 27 April 2010 The Times of India Woman diplomat accused of passing secrets to Pakistan, arrested 7 August 2014 29 April – 2010 Machil encounter: Three Kashmiri civilians are falsely killed by security personnel claimed to be Pakistani terrorists. May thumb|right|200px|Cyclone Laila over India, 19 May 2010 3 May – Ajmal Kasab, the only surviving terrorist involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, is found guilty of murder, conspiracy, and waging war against India.https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hfCYOKxkJou-hpK6D9bq_8zIZ9hAD9FFAI500 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 http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/kasab-guilty-says-2611-verdict-2-indians-acquitted-22835.php Kasab guilty says 26/11 verdict, 2 Indians acquitted NDTV 3 May 2010 7 February 2014 6 May – Ajmal Kasab, the only surviving member of a group responsible for the 2008 Mumbai attacks, is sentenced to death.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8664179.stm BBC News Mumbai gunman sentenced to death 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 7 May – May 2010 Kashmir skirmishes: 5 insurgents and 2 soldiers die in a gunbattle between islamic terrorists and Indian security forces in Kashmir. 7–9 May – India International Light Fair & India International Sign Show in Mumbai. 8 May – Naxalite rebels blow up a bullet-proof vehicle of the Central Reserve Police Force in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, killing seven officers.http://www.ptinews.com/news/644997_Seven-CRPF-jawans-killed-in-Naxal-attack-in-Bijapur Site Under Construction Press Trust of India 10 May – Acharya Shri Mahashraman was declared the 11th Acharya of Jain Shwetambar Terapanth Sect 16 May – Maoist guerrillas kill six villagers in an alleged revenge attack in Chhattisgarh.http://www.hindustantimes.com/Six-civilians-two-Maoists-killed-in-Chhattisgarh/H1-Article3-544342.aspx 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 https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jZkSPT5PFJ8RooKIE6sHFMC34zTg https://web.archive.org/web/20100521064045/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jZkSPT5PFJ8RooKIE6sHFMC34zTg dead 21 May 2010 Maoist kill eight villagers in 'revenge' attack 16 May 2010 7 February 2014 Agence France-Presse 17 May – 2010 Dantewada bus bombing: Naxalite insurgents blow up a bus in India filled with police and paramilitaries. Fatalities reports range from 31http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/dantewada-bus-blast-toll-30-pm-to-review-naxal-strategy-26185.php?u=1439 Stone-pelters kill 11-day-old infant in Kashmir NDTV 22 February 2010 7 February 2014 to 44,https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Talks-with-Maoists-if-they-suspend-violence-Chidambaram/articleshow/5945211.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20110811065659/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-18/india/28306798_1_abjure-violence-maoists-dantewada live 11 August 2011 Talks with Maoists if they suspend violence: Chidambaram 18 May 2010 The Times of India 3 September 2010 including several Special Police Officers (SPOs) and civilians.Naxals blow up bus near Dantewada, 50 feared killed http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/naxals-blow-up-bus-near-dantewada-50-feared-killed-26110.php 17 May 2010 NDTV 3 September 2010 19 May – 2010 North Indian Ocean cyclone season: Cyclone Laila approaches landfall in southeastern India, having already caused at least ten deaths and prompting the evacuations of 10,000 people in Tamil Nadu.http://www.india-server.com/news/andhra-cyclone-laila-10000-evacuated-10-26781.html 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 21 May – A court restores the Indian Hockey Federation, two years after it was dissolved by the country's Olympic chiefs over bribery allegations and poor on-field results.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h1LRx_GZLjgjmqbM7seG7tTMaYSQ https://web.archive.org/web/20100524190410/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h1LRx_GZLjgjmqbM7seG7tTMaYSQ dead 24 May 2010 AFP: FHockey: Court restores India's sacked federation 21 May 2010 7 February 2014http://www.hindustantimes.com/Hockey-battle-resumes-as-IHF-gets-court-lifeline/Article1-546801.aspx 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 21 May – Six girls aged between eight and twelve years drown in the Rapti in Balrampur while bathing.http://www.ptinews.com/news/663358_Six-girls-aged-8-12-years-drown-in-Balrampur-district Site Under Construction Press Trust of India 22 May – Air India Express Flight 812 overshoots the runway at Mangalore International Airport in India, killing 158 and leaving 8 survivors.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDIA_PLANE_CRASH?SITE=NYMID&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Plane crashes in India, 158 feared dead, 8 alive 22 May 2010 Associated Press 22 May 2010 October 2010 H3llBot 23 May – Clashes break out between Indian and Pakistani troops near the border in the disputed Kashmir region.http://www.hindustantimes.com/Pak-troops-violate-ceasefire-open-fire-at-Indian-post-along-LoC/H1-Article1-547435.aspx 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 28 May – Gyaneshwari Express train derailment: At least 25 people are killed and 150 injured in India after a Mumbai train with 13 passenger coaches is derailed by an explosion on the tracks and collides with another train as it traveled through the Paschim Medinipur district, a communist terrorist stronghold in eastern India.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Maoist-attack-derails-13-coaches-of-Express-train-68-dead/articleshow/5983218.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20110811070600/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-28/india/28278846_1_goods-train-derailment-khemasoli-and-sardiya-stations live 11 August 2011 Maoist attack derails 13 coaches of Express train, 68 dead 28 May 2010 The Times of India 3 September 2010 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10178967 BBC News India train crash deaths pass 100 28 May 2010 3 September 2010 June 2 June – 2010 Indian heatwave: A heat wave strikes India and South Asia, reaching 53°C (127°F) and killing many hundreds of people.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/01/pakistan-record-temperatures-heatwave London The Guardian Temperatures reach record high in Pakistan 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 7 June – The Magistrate court in Bhopal, India convicts eight people, one posthumously, for their role in the Bhopal disaster industrial catastrophe 25 years ago in 1984.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8725140.stm BBC News Eight convicted over Bhopal leak 7 June 2010 3 September 2010 June–September: 2010 Kashmir unrest: Violent protests erupt in Kashmir over the killing of three Kashmiri civilians by security forces claimed to be Pakistani terrorists. 17 June – Heavy rains claim 46 lives in Maharashtra.http://www.hindustantimes.com/audio-news-video/Heavy-rains-claim-46-lives-in-Maharashtra/Article2-559302.aspx 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 23 June – 1 person is killed when a crane crashes at Chennai International Airport, Chennai.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/1-dead-as-crane-crashes-at-Chennai-airport/articleshow/6082265.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20110811075353/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-23/chennai/28283971_1_crane-crashes-airport-expansion-work-airport-officials live 11 August 2011 1 dead as crane crashes at Chennai airport 23 June 2010 The Times of India 3 September 2010 25 June – 17 people are killed and 25 others injured when an overcrowded bus collided head-on with a speeding truck near Chenaki More, about 30 km from Patna, India.http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/seventeen-killed-in-bihar-road-mishap_100386327.html 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 26 June – Four people are killed and five wounded in violence in Indian-administered Kashmir's Sopore area.http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/kashmir.violence/index.html?hpt=T2&fbid=1_Jr6j87U9d CNN 4 dead, 5 wounded in Kashmir fighting 25 June 2010 3 September 2010 29 June – 2010 Maoist attack in Narayanpur: At least 26 policemen are killed in a Maoist attack in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. July 4 July - Assault on Prof. T. J. Joseph a college teacher in Kerala by Popular Front of India members alleging Blasphemy. 5 July – A nationwide strike takes place in India in protest at a recent rise in fuel prices.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/business/global/06rupee.html The New York Times Protests Over Fuel Costs Idle Much of India Heather Timmons Hari Kumar 5 July 2010 3 September 2010 8 July – A bomb rips through the engine and coach of a passenger train in Assam, killing one person.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Child-dead-13-hurt-in-as-militants-blast-track-in-Assam/articleshow/6141334.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20110811082535/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-08/india/28279402_1_ndfb-militants-militants-blast-assam live 11 August 2011 Child dead, 13 hurt in as militants blast track in Assam 8 July 2010 The Times of India 3 September 2010 13 July – One death and three injuries result from a stampede during pulling of Ratha Yatra chariots in Puri, India.http://english.samaylive.com/nation/676468254.html 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 13 July – The Supreme Court of India tentatively approves the Tamil Nadu government's new quota law, providing 69% of employment in educational institutions to scheduled castes and tribes and other backward classes.http://english.samaylive.com/nation/676468252.html 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 14 July – Senior Indian Army officer Major AK Thinge is killed in battle in Kashmir.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10625633 BBC News India army officer killed in Kashmir clash 14 July 2010 3 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100831105130/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10625633 31 August 2010 livehttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Major-killed-Colonel-injured-in-gunbattle/articleshow/6169556.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20110811083341/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-15/india/28311717_1_gunbattle-terrorists-jammu-kashmir-s-poonch live 11 August 2011 Sanjay Khajuria Major killed, Colonel injured in gunbattle 15 July 2010 The Times of India 3 September 2010 15 July – The Indian rupee sign officially revealed by the Finance Ministry of India, and the Indian government said that it would try to adopt the sign by the end of 2010.2010-07-15 Indian rupee gets a symbol, joins elite currency club https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/biz/india-business/Cabinet-approves-new-rupee-symbol/articleshow/6171234.cms 2025-12-26 The Times of India 0971-8257 19 July – Two trains collide in the Birbhum district of West Bengal with at least 50 people feared dead.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gvNPUEKOTTOI9AumfFfjiEGSlZsQ https://web.archive.org/web/20100722065657/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gvNPUEKOTTOI9AumfFfjiEGSlZsQ dead 22 July 2010 60 dead in India train crash 19 July 2010 7 February 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10679933 BBC News Dozens die in West Bengal train crash 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 20 July – Former Indian junior diplomat Madhuri Gupta is charged under the Official Secrets Act with spying for Pakistan.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10700475 India charges diplomat with spying for Pakistan BBC 20 July 2010 7 February 2014https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Diplomat-Madhuri-Gupta-chargsheeted-for-passing-secret-info-to-ISI/articleshow/6191754.cms 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 live 11 August 2011 Diplomat Madhuri Gupta chargsheeted for passing secret info to ISI 20 July 2010 The Times of India 3 September 2010 21 July – Unidentified gunmen on motorcycles fatally shoot Indian civil rights campaigner and environmentalist Amit Jethwa in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10720104 BBC News Indian civil rights campaigner shot dead 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 23 July – The Indian Government unveils a solar power touch-screen laptop, cheaper than America's iPad, expected to be on sale next year.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10740817 BBC News India unveils prototype for $35 touch-screen computer 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 livehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/23/india-unveils-cheapest-laptop London The Guardian India unveils world's cheapest laptop 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 August 1 August – Six people die in the Indian province of Jammu and Kashmir after a third day of clashes between security forces and Kashmiri separatists.https://www.voanews.com/a/indian-forces-kill-2-protesters-in-kashmir-99717179/123073.html 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 live 4 August – About 70 Indian police personnel are reported missing in Chhattisgarh forests amid a major engagement with Maoist guerrillas; they are later found. No casualties have been reported.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Encounter-with-Naxals-in-Dantewada-over-no-casualties/articleshow/6256151.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20110811094558/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-04/india/28315150_1_crpf-personnel-maoists-dantewada live 11 August 2011 Supriya Sharma Encounter with Naxals in Dantewada over, no casualties 4 August 2010 The Times of India 3 September 2010 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10866353 BBC News Indian police clash with Maoists in remote jungle area 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 6 August – 2010 Leh floods: Flash floods in the Ladakh region of India's Jammu and Kashmir state kill at least 113 people and leave many others missing.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Flash-floods-in-Leh-leave-103-dead-370-injured/articleshow/6264165.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095349/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-06/india/28306557_1_flash-floods-leh-town-himalayan-town live 11 August 2011 Flash floods in Leh leave 103 dead, 370 injured 6 August 2010 The Times of India 3 September 2010 7 August – 2010 Mumbai oil spill: An oil spill stretching at least two miles long occurs in the Arabian Sea offshore Mumbai, India, after a vessel from Panama collides with another vessel from St. Kitts. The Panamanian ship was carrying 2,662 tons of oil, 283 tons of diesel and 88,040 liters of lube oil when it became grounded and started to leak.http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/08/india.oil.spill/ CNN Vessels collide, cause oil spill off Mumbai Coast 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 12 August – India issues the producer of the controversial BlackBerry devices a 31 August deadline to give the Indian Government access to its services or be shut down over concerns the devices could be used to commit a repeat of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10951607 BBC News India threatens to suspend Blackberry by 31 August 13 August 2010 3 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100908120718/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10951607 8 September 2010 live 15 August – India celebrated its 63rd Independence Day. Sreeram Chandra from Andhra Pradesh won the Indian Idol Season 5 music reality show beating Bhoomi Trivedi and Rakesh Maini. 17 August - Peoples Democratic Party chairman Abdul Nazer Mahdani an accused in 2008 Bangalore serial blasts, arrested from Kollam district in Kerala.17 August 2010 PDP chief Madani arrested in Bangalore blast case https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pdp-chief-madani-arrested-in-bangalore-blast-case/articleshow/6323605.cms 2022-01-22 The Times of India en 18 August – A school building collapses due to heavy rain in the village of Sumgarh in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing at least 17 schoolchildren.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/18-kids-buried-alive-as-rock-flattens-Uttarakhand-school/articleshow/6330766.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20121103045434/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-18/india/28309821_1_uttarakhand-ramesh-pokhariyal-nishank-incessant-rains live 3 November 2012 18 kids buried alive as rock flattens Uttarakhand school 18 August 2010 The Times of India 3 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100821103958/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ioW6G2mITX0EkTQC4CJvAFydlnlwD9HLRRI80 21 August 2010 27 August – Police in India kill Umakanta Mahato, a top Maoist guerrilla wanted in connection with the Gyaneshwari Express train derailment in May.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11106278 BBC News India police kill Maoist wanted over deadly train crash 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 livehttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Jnaneswari-sabotage-Top-Maoist-leader-killed-in-encounter/articleshow/6443575.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20111011042404/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-27/india/28299696_1_jnaneswari-sabotage-pcpa-leader-joint-forces live 11 October 2011 Jnaneswari sabotage: Top Maoist leader killed in encounter 27 August 2010 The Times of India 3 September 2010 September 10 September – Thousands of people are evacuated in Delhi over flooding fears.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11259449 BBC News Flood fears in Delhi as Yamuna river overflows 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 20 September – At least 21 people are killed and dozens are injured after 2 trains collide in the Shivpuri district of India's Madhya Pradesh state.https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/23-killed-as-freight-train-rams-Gwalior-Intercity/article16010297.ece Chennai, India The Hindu 23 killed as freight train rams Gwalior Intercity 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 23 September – Speeding train kills 7 elephants in Eastern India.https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/09/23/ap/asia/main6893713.shtml CBS News Speeding train kills 7 elephants in Eastern India 6 October 2010 August 2024 medicmedic 29 September – India launches a national identity scheme aimed at reducing fraud and improving access to state benefits.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/news/software-services/Aadhaar-the-Unique-ID-project-goes-live/articleshow/6652043.cms 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 live 3 November 2012 'Aadhaar', the Unique ID project goes live! 29 September 2010 The Times of India 6 October 2010 October 3 October – XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. 3 October – Violet Line of the Delhi Metro system opened. 10 October – At least 36 people die after an overloaded boat capsizes on the Ganges River in the Buxar district of India's Bihar state.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11490697 BBC News India boat capsizes on Ganges, at least 36 dead 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 Mid-October, Mrs. Kashmira and Dr. Leo Rebello visit Andaman Islands, flying directly from Bombay to Portblair, on a chartered flight of Yatra travel, and find Jarawas (tar black people) still roaming fully naked hardly 30 km away from the Governor's Palace. Visit the Cellular Jail and recommend that the said imposing edifice should be turned into a Heritage-Jail Hotel, and oppose the setting up of an Allopathy hospital on the campus of the Cellular Jail to medicate the Jarawas, destroying their original genetic pool of over 5000 years old. 11 October – 18 people are killed when a bus falls into a river in Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh, India.http://www.zeenews.com/news660820.html 18 die as bus falls into river in Uttar Pradesh Zeenews 7 February 2014 12 October – The Indian rupee sign got officially adopted after its formal selection as the winner in July, with the release of the Unicode 6.0, containing the sign.The Indian Rupee Symbol: Myths related to dates busted SocioCodon https://novacodon.github.io/SocioCodon/post5/post5.html#:~:text=12%20October%202010%20%E2%80%93%20Real%20Adoption 2025-10-26 novacodon.github.ioUnicode 6.0.0 https://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode6.0.0/ 2025-12-26 www.unicode.org 25 October – More than 700 species of ancient insects are discovered preserved in amber in an ancient rainforest in India.Moskvitch Katia https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11618809 Ancient bugs found in 50-million-year-old Indian amber BBC 25 October 2010 7 February 2014 29 October - Two siblings were kidnapped, tortured and killed on their way to school by a driver in Coimbatore.2019-08-01 Coimbatore siblings murder case: Supreme Court confirms death penalty en-IN The Hindu https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/coimbatore-siblings-murder-case-supreme-court-confirms-death-penalty/article28787313.ece 2023-07-27 0971-751X 30 October – At least 16 people drown and 70 are missing after an overcrowded ferry sinks in a river in West Bengal, eastern India.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hAiL_Fk_JialyaEHnGfrJI0TjKrQ?docId=CNG.f64a3c11c51ce2fdec300da4be7d77e5.8e1 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 At least 16 people drown and 70 are missing after an overcrowded ferry sinks in a river in West Bengal 7 August 2014 November 1 November – At least 74 people drown after a ferry-boat capsizes on the Muri Ganga River in West Bengal, India.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11679012 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 2 November – 17 people are killed and three others injured when a truck carrying them overturned at Tarapur talukav near Indranaj in India. The truck was on its way from Surat to Bhavnagar.http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=100118 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 15 November – 66 people die after a building collapses in eastern New Delhi. 21 November – Seven people are killed after a bomb planted by suspected Maoist rebels explodes in Aurangabad district, Bihar, northeastern India.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11805286 'Maoist rebel bomb' kills seven in Bihar BBC 21 November 2010 7 February 2014 22 November – Immediate Payment Service was launched starting with four member banks, and starting the era of digital payments in India.National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) - Enabling digital payments in India https://www.npci.org.in/blog/have-you-tried-the-fastest-funds-transfer-online-yet 2025-11-10 www.npci.org.inNational Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) - Enabling digital payments in India https://www.npci.org.in/product/imps/product-statistics 2025-11-10 www.npci.org.in December 5 December – 20-year-old Nicole Faria from Bangalore, Miss India, wins the Miss Earth 2010 crown in Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang, Vietnam.https://www.oneindia.com/2010/12/05/india-nicole-faria-wins-miss-earth-2010-crown.html Oneindia 5 December 2010 India's Nicole Faria wins Miss Earth 2010 crown 7 August 2014 10 December – Agni-II plus missile test fails in Orissa, India test-fired an upgraded version of the Agni-II plus nuclear-capable intermediate range ballistic missile off the Orissa coast. The test was declared a failure. The latest version of the "Agni" series missile is described as a two-stage, solid propellant rail and road mobile missile. 26 December – A collision between a bus and a mini-truck kills 34 people and leaves 30 injured, near the town of Budaun in Uttar Pradesh state, in northern India.https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/mourners-killed-in-indian-road-accident/news-story/86aef1afaee56eb1044cf4d65845d541 The Australian 29 August 2013 Mourners killed in Indian road accident subscription 7 August 2014 Late December – Onion price rise in Indian markets leads to political tensions.Magnier Mark Indians in tears over skyrocketing onion prices https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-dec-27-la-fg-1227-india-onions-20101227-story.html 3 January 2011 Los Angeles Times 27 December 2010 Predicted and scheduled events December – Mumbai Metro rout Versova – Andheri – Ghatkopar is expected to be completed. Sports Hockey 28 February – 13 March – 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup. Cricket 12 March – 25 April – 2010 Indian Premier League. November–December: New Zealand's tour of India (3 Test/5 ODI). Football 2009–10 I-League. 2010 I-League 2nd Division. 2010–11 I-League. Multi Sports Games 3–14 October – 2010 Commonwealth Games. Others 3–12 April: 2010 Kabaddi World Cup in Punjab won by India by defeating Pakistan on 12 April 2010. Births January 2013 Full date unknown Falak, baby murder victim (d. 2012) Deaths 150px|thumb|Bhairon Singh Shekhawat January – July 17 January – Jyoti Basu, 95, former Chief Minister of West Bengal (b. 1914) 2 February Salim Ahmed Ghoush (stage name Cochin Haneefa), 58, South Indian film actor and director (b. 1951) Naga Vaishnavi, 10, murder victim (b. 2000) 10 February – Gireesh Puthenchery, 48, Malayalam lyricist and screenwriter (b. 1961) 18 February – Nirmal Pandey, 48, film and television actor (b. 1961) 23 April – Sreenath, 53, Malayalam film and television actor (b. 1956) 9 May - Acharya Shri Mahapragya, 89, 10th Acharya of Jain Terapanth Sect (b. 1920) 10 May – Mac Mohan, 71, character actor (b. 1938) 15 May – Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, 86, 11th Vice President of India (b. 1923) 24 May – Tapen Chatterjee, 72, Bengali film actor (b. 1937) 14 June – Manohar Malgonkar, 96, author in English (b. 1913) 17 June – Anjali Mendes, 64, fashion model (b. 1946) 25 June – Viveka Babajee, 37, model and actress (b. 1973) 2 July – M.G. Radhakrishnan, 69, Malayalam film music director and Carnatic vocalist (b. 1940) 23 July Shikaripura Harihareshwara, Indian Kannada writer (b. 1936) A. Sreedhara Menon, 84, historian. (b. 1925) 27 July – Ravi Baswani, 63, actor (b. 1946) 6 Nov Louis Clement dies due to Tumor 63 August – December 1 August – K. M. Mathew, 93, newspaper editor (Malayala Manorama). (b. 1917) 10 August – Leo Pinto, 96, field hockey player, Olympic gold medalist (1948). (b. 1914) 13 August – Janaki Venkataraman, 89, First Lady (1987–1992) (b. 1921) 16 August – Narayan Gangaram Surve, 83, poet. (b. 1926) 27 August – Ravindra Kelekar, 85, author, poet and activist. (b. 1925) 5 September – Homi Sethna, 86, nuclear scientist and chemical engineer. (b. 1924) 8 September – Murali, 46, Tamil actor. (b. 1964) 9 September – Venu Nagavally, 61, actor, screenwriter, director in Malayalam film (b. 1949) 12 September – Swarnalatha, 37, playback singer. (b. 1973) 7 October – A. Venkatachalam, 55, politicianhttp://expressbuzz.com/states/tamilnadu/ex-aiadmk-minister-venkatachalam-killed/213421.html The New Indian Express Ratan Tata Hits Back at Amit Mitra's 'Delusion' Remark 7 August 2014 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes 8 October – S. S. Chandran, 69, comic actor and politician, member of the Rajya Sabha (2001–2007)Settu Shankar https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/features/2013/aishwarya-rai-bachchan-pink-dress-rare-unseen-pictures-111010.html https://archive.today/20120708221829/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/2010/ss-chandran-passes-away-111010.html live 8 July 2012 SS Chandran passes away Oneindia 11 October 2010 7 February 2014 20 October – Parthasarathy Sharma, 62, Test cricketer (1974–1977)http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/482823.html Former India cricketer Parthasarthi Sharma dies ESPNcricinfo 7 February 2014 21 October – A. Ayyappan, 61, poet.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Poet-A-Ayyappan-is-dead/articleshow/6793458.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20121103205448/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-22/thiruvananthapuram/28234488_1_poems-ayyappan-poetry live 3 November 2012 Poet A Ayyappan is dead 22 October 2010 The Times of India 1 December 2010 2 November – Kalim Sharafi, 85, Bengali language singer.http://www.sify.com/news/rabindra-sangeet-exponent-kalim-sharafi-dead-news-international-klcoEnaiege.html 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 Rabindra Sangeet exponent Kalim Sharafi dead Sify 2 November 2010 7 February 2014 3 November – P. Lal, 81, writer.Professor P Lal passes away 6 November – Siddhartha Shankar Ray, 90, politician, Chief Minister of West Bengal (1972–1977), Governor of Punjab (1986–1989)http://ibnlive.in.com/news/former-wb-cm-siddhartha-shankar-ray-passes-away/134542-3.html 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 Former West Bengal CM Siddhartha Shankar Ray dies CNN-IBN 6 November 2010 7 February 2014 11 November – Pankaj Advani, 45, film director, film editor, screenplay writer, photographer, theatre director, and painter. (b. 1965)Obituary: In memory of Pankaj Advani https://web.archive.org/web/20120322064553/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment%20-%20Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=2010111220101112020940154ac80d299 22 March 2012 by Minty Tejpal, Mumbai Mirror, 12 November 2010. 17 November – N. Viswanathan, 81, actorhttps://variety.com/2010/film/news/indian-character-actor-dies-1118027759/ Variety Shalini Dore Indian character actor dies 18 November 2010 1 December 2010 28 November – Mahaveer Prasad, 71, politicianhttp://www.indianexpress.com/news/Former-Union-minister-Mahavir-Prasad-dies/717439 Former Union minister Mahavir Prasad dies The Indian Express 29 November 2010 7 February 2014 4 December – Manish Acharya, 43, film director, actor (b. 1967)http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20100162222&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA Manish Acharya dies after falling off a horse Press Trust of India NDTV 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 23 December – K. Karunakaran, 92, politician, former Chief Minister of Kerala. (b. 1918) Major public holidays 14 January – Pongal (Farmers' holiday) 26 January – Republic Day (National holiday) 12 February – Maha Shivaratri (Hindu holiday) 26 February – Mawlid (Muslim holiday) 28 February – Mahavir Jayanti (Jain holiday) 2 April – Good Friday (Christian holiday) 5 April – Easter Monday (Christian holiday) 28 April – Buddha Purnima (Buddhist holiday) 15 August – Independence day (National holiday) 24 August – Raksha Bandhan (Hindu holiday) 2 September – Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu holiday) 11 September – Eid ul-Fitr (Muslim holiday) 2 October – Gandhi Jayanti (National holiday) 17 October – Vijayadashami/Dussehra (Hindu holiday) 5 November – Diwali (Hindu holiday) 21 November – Guru Nanak Jayanti (Sikh holiday) 17 December – Muharram (Muslim holiday) 25 December – Christmas (Christian holiday) See also 2010 in rail transport in India Bollywood films of 2010 India at the 2010 Winter Olympics Timeline of Indian history References 30em External links January 2010 in India 6th International Dyke Conference, Varanasi March 2010 in India April 2010 in India May 2010 in India First Mumbai Metro 2010 in Category:Years of the 21st century in India