2012 in India

none April 2020 February 2017 2012 This is a list of events in India in the year 2012. Incumbents Photo Post Name 50px IND President Pratibha Patil (till 25 July) 50px Pranab Mukherjee (from 25 July) 50px IND Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari 50px IND Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh 50pxIND Chief Justice S. H. Kapadia (till 28 September) Altamas Kabir (starting 28 September) Governors Post Name Andhra Pradesh E. S. L. Narasimhan Arunachal Pradesh Joginder Jaswant Singh Assam Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Bihar Devanand Konwar Chhattisgarh Shekhar Dutt Goa Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (until 4 May)Bharat Vir Wanchoo (starting 4 May) Gujarat Kamala Beniwal Haryana Jagannath Pahadia Himachal Pradesh Urmila Singh Jammu and Kashmir Narinder Nath Vohra Jharkhand Syed Ahmed Karnataka Hansraj Bhardwaj Kerala M. O. H. Farook (until 26 January)Hansraj Bhardwaj (starting 26 January) Madhya Pradesh Ram Naresh Yadav Maharashtra Kateekal Sankaranarayanan Manipur Gurbachan Jagat Meghalaya Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary Mizoram Vakkom Purushothaman Nagaland Nikhil Kumar (until 21 March)Ashwani Kumar (starting 21 March) Odisha Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare (until 9 March)S. C. Jamir (starting 21 March) Punjab Shivraj Vishwanath Patil Rajasthan Shivraj Patil (until 12 May)Margaret Alva (starting 12 May) Sikkim Balmiki Prasad Singh Tamil Nadu Konijeti Rosaiah Tripura Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil (until 21 March)Devanand Konwar (starting 25 March) Uttar Pradesh Banwari Lal Joshi Uttarakhand Margaret Alva (until 15 May)Aziz Qureshi (starting 15 May) West Bengal M.K. Narayanan Events National income - 99,440,131 million January - March 3 January: President inaugurates new SHAR Mission Control Centre.http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2769903.ece Today's Paper / NATIONAL : President inaugurates new SHAR Mission Control Centre The Hindu 3 January 2012 16 February 2012 Chennai, India dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120212002635/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2769903.ece 12 February 2012 9 January: 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas kicks off in Jaipur.Mohammed Iqbal http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2784505.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20160203031549/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2784505.ece dead 3 February 2016 Today's Paper / NATIONAL : 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas off to a vibrant start in Jaipur The Hindu 8 January 2012 16 February 2012 Chennai, India Chief guest – Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. 11 January: 42% of Indian children are malnourished – Hunger and Malnutrition (Hungama) report. 13 January: 5 million students perform Surya namaskar in Madhya Pradesh. 19 January: Delhi High Court grants bail for Suresh Kalmadi in Commonwealth Games Scam. 26 January: Nation displays military might on 63rd Republic Day; Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, chief guest of India's 63rd Republic Day celebrations. 2 February: Supreme Court cancels all 122 licences given by A Raja in 2G spectrum case.http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sc-cancels-all-122-2g-licences-pc-gets-a-breather/226374-7.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120204154746/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sc-cancels-all-122-2g-licences-pc-gets-a-breather/226374-7.html dead 4 February 2012 Supreme Court cancels all 122 2G licences given by A Raja – Business News – IBNLive CNN-IBN 2 February 2012 16 February 2012 5 February: Special CBI court dismisses Subramanian Swamy's petition to prosecute Home Minister P.Chidambaram in 2G spectrum case.http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2861838.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20160203031549/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2861838.ece dead 3 February 2016 Chennai, India The Hindu Jiby Kattakayam No Chidambaram role in 2G plot: court 5 February 2012 8 February: Three Bharatiya Janata Party ministers caught watching objectionable video clip in Karnataka Assembly, Resign.http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2870464.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20120211063716/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2870464.ece dead 11 February 2012 Chennai, India The Hindu Minister caught watching porn in Karnataka Assembly 8 February 2012 11 February: Army Chief V.K. Singh withdraws petition from Supreme Court in age-controversy.;http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2881225.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20120214162149/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2881225.ece dead 14 February 2012 Chennai, India The Hindu J. Venkatesan Army Chief loses age war 11 February 2012 Advanced Interceptor missile is successfully test-fired.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Advanced-interceptor-missile-test-fired-successfully/articleshow/11844676.cms https://archive.today/20120701123043/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-11/india/31049322_1_advanced-air-defence-interceptor-missile-aad-interceptor live 1 July 2012 The Times of India Advanced interceptor missile test-fired successfully 11 February 2012 14 February: Blast at an Israeli embassy car in Delhi.http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2890802.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20120221073755/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2890802.ece dead 21 February 2012 Chennai, India The Hindu Devesh K. Pandey Blast rips through Israeli Embassy car in Delhi 14 February 2012 16 February: Two fishermen, mistaken for pirates, shot dead off Kerala coast by Italian ship.http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2898196.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20120817010434/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2898196.ece dead 17 August 2012 Chennai, India The Hindu Ignatius Pereira Fishermen, mistaken for pirates, shot dead off Kerala coast 16 February 2012 20 February: Six killed in stampede at Bhavnath temple in Junagadh district, Gujarat.http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/stampede-at-temple-in-gujarat-five-killed-177772 Stampede at Bhavnath temple in Gujarat; six killed NDTV 19 February 2012 18 April 2012 16 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120416080320/http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/stampede-at-temple-in-gujarat-five-killed-177772 dead 3 March: State Assembly election process comes to an end in Uttar Pradesh and Goa.https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/voting-records-smashed-in-up/article2956952.ece Chennai, India The Hindu Atiq Khan Voting records smashed in U.P 3 March 2012 17 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120719012129/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article2956952.ece 19 July 2012 live 6 March: Election results for five state assemblies are announced; Samajwadi Party (Uttar Pradesh), Bhartiya Janata Party (Goa), Indian National Congress (Manipur & Uttarakhand), Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP combine (Punjab) emerge winners.http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm Election Commission of India Assembly Elections March 2012 Results 6 March 2012 17 May 2012 15 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131215065208/http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm dead 14 March: Irom Sharmila fast against AFSPA goes on for 11 years. Indian Rail Budget 2012–13 presented by Rail Minister Dinesh Trivedi. 16 March: Union Budget for 2012–13 is presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-03-16/news/31201362_1_budget-presentation-railway-budget-7th-budget https://archive.today/20120707084407/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-03-16/news/31201362_1_budget-presentation-railway-budget-7th-budget dead 7 July 2012 The Economic Times 16 March 2012 Union Budget 2012–13: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee starts presenting his 7th budget IANS 17 May 2012 18 March: Dinesh Trivedi steps down as Railways Minister after pressure from TMC.http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dinesh-trivedi-to-resign-as-railway-minister/240381-37-64.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120321011131/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dinesh-trivedi-to-resign-as-railway-minister/240381-37-64.html dead 21 March 2012 Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi resigns CNN-IBN 18 March 2012 18 April 2012 Pallavi Ghosh New Delhi 21 March: Soumitra Chatterjee selected for Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2011. 22 March: India votes against Sri Lanka on the resolution to 'credibly investigate' allegations of violations during the war against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 2009 in the United Nations Human Rights Council.India votes against Sri Lanka, UN resolution on war crimes adopted http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/India-votes-against-Sri-Lanka-UN-resolution-on-war-crimes-adopted/articleshow/12368302.cms 18 April 2012 The Times of India 22 March 2012 AFP 29 March: India hosts 4th BRICS summit at New Delhi. Heads of state of Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa are hosted by India.http://www.financialexpress.com/news/brics-summit-in-delhi-successful-china/930235/3 https://archive.today/20120730083727/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/brics-summit-in-delhi-successful-china/930235/3 dead 30 July 2012 BRICS Summit in Delhi 'successful': China Financialexpress.com 29 March 2012 18 April 2012 April - June 8 April: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari visits India on a personal visit to Ajmer Sharif.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-17650512 Pakistan's President Zardari visits India BBC 8 April 2012 19 April 2012 11 April: A pair of great earthquakes occur in the Wharton Basin west of Sumatra in Indonesia. The maximum Mercalli intensity of this strike-slip doublet earthquake was VII (Very strong). Ten were killed, twelve were injured, and a non-destructive tsunami was observed on the island of Nias. 12 April: 18 get life term for Ode village massacre during 2002 Gujarat riots.http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/gujarat-riots-18-get-life-term-for-ode-village-massacre-196598 Gujarat riots: 18 get life term for Ode village massacre NDTV 12 April 2012 19 April 2012 Ahmedabad 29 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140729001351/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/gujarat-riots-18-get-life-term-for-ode-village-massacre-196598 dead 17 April: RBI cuts repo rate by 50 basis points for the first time in three years.http://in.reuters.com/article/rbi-repo-rate-policy-review-idINDEE83G03920120417 https://web.archive.org/web/20160203031550/http://in.reuters.com/article/rbi-repo-rate-policy-review-idINDEE83G03920120417 dead 3 February 2016 Expert Views: RBI cuts repo rate by 50 bps, CRR unchanged Reuters 17 April 2012 19 April 2012 Mumbai 18 April: Major fire in the signalling system at Kurla brings Central line and Harbour line of Mumbai Suburban Railway to a standstill and two commuters lose their lives after falling off an overcrowded local train.Two killed after falling from overcrowded Mumbai train http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Two-killed-after-falling-from-overcrowded-Mumbai-train/articleshow/12729297.cms 19 April 2012 The Times of India 19 April 2012 IANS Mumbai The loss was expected to be 170 m yes to the Central Railway.Times News Network Manthan K Mehta Disruption in services may cause Central Railway a loss of Rs 17 crore https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Disruption-in-services-may-cause-Central-Railway-a-loss-of-Rs-17-crore/articleshow/12773481.cms https://archive.today/20120729060418/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-21/mumbai/31378731_1_kurla-ticket-sales-minor-fire live 29 July 2012 21 April 2012 The Times of India 21 April 2012 19 April: India successfully test fires 5000 km range Agni-V ICBM.https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/agniv-propels-india-into-elite-icbm-club/article3330921.ece Agni-V propels India into elite ICBM club The Hindu 19 April 2012 17 May 2012 Y. Mallikarjun Sunramanian Chennai, India 21 April: Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon kidnapped by Maoists in Chhattisgarh.http://www.odishatoday.com/viewnews.php?news_id=3369 Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon kidnapped by Maoists in Chhattisgarh Odishatoday.com 21 April 2012 5 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120808005121/http://odishatoday.com/viewnews.php?news_id=3369 8 August 2012 dead 24 April: Two NRI kids return to Kolkata after long legal struggle with CWS Norway.http://in.news.yahoo.com/nri-children-return-home-norway-133355654.html NRI children return home from Norway – Yahoo! News India In.news.yahoo.com 24 April 2012 5 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120428044705/http://in.news.yahoo.com/nri-children-return-home-norway-133355654.html 28 April 2012 dead 26 April: Sachin Tendulkar, Rekha and Anu Aga nominated to Rajya Sabha by the President of India.http://epaper.indianexpress.com/35063/Indian-Express/27-April-2012#page/1/2 Delhi, 27 April 2012 :DigitalEdition Epaper.indianexpress.com 27 April 2012 5 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120430004016/http://epaper.indianexpress.com/35063/Indian-Express/27-April-2012#page/1/2 30 April 2012 dead Abducted BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka released by maoists after 33 days of captivity.http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Bhubaneshwar/Maoists-to-free-Jhina-Hikaka-today/Article1-846302.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20120426192831/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Bhubaneshwar/Maoists-to-free-Jhina-Hikaka-today/Article1-846302.aspx dead 26 April 2012 Hikaka released by Maoists after he promises to quit Hindustan Times 26 April 2012 5 May 2012 1 May: More than 100 feared dead after a ferry capsizes in Brahmaputra river, Assam.Our Bureau http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120501/jsp/frontpage/story_15439209.jsp#.T6Dj7rMzCXE https://web.archive.org/web/20120503160217/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120501/jsp/frontpage/story_15439209.jsp#.T6Dj7rMzCXE dead 3 May 2012 150 missing as boat capsizes in Assam Telegraphindia.com 1 May 2012 5 May 2012 Calcutta, India 3 May: Maoists released the Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon after 12 days of hostage.K. Srinivas Reddy https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/collector-freed-in-bastar-forests/article3380258.ece News / National : Collector freed in Bastar forests The Hindu 3 May 2012 5 May 2012 Chennai, India 7 May: Finance Minister postpones GAAR (General Anti Avoidance Rules) implementation till 2013.https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/General%20Anti-Avoidance%20Rules The Times of India General Anti Avoidance Rules: Latest News & Videos, Photos about General Anti Avoidance Rules 8 May: Over 100 Air India pilots go on strike.http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/over-100-air-india-pilots-go-on-strike-top-ten-developments-207712 Over 100 Air India pilots go on strike: Top ten developments NDTV.com 2012-05-08 2013-09-28 29 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140729004917/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/over-100-air-india-pilots-go-on-strike-top-ten-developments-207712 dead 9 May: Centre government decides to withdraw 2G review petition at the Supreme Court.http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article3398961.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20160203031549/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article3398961.ece dead 3 February 2016 Chennai, India The Hindu Sandeep Joshi In U-turn, Centre decides to withdraw 2G review petition 9 May 2012 13 May: Indian parliament celebrates 60th anniversary.http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article3416466.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20120517031255/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article3416466.ece dead 17 May 2012 Chennai, India The Hindu J. Balaji At 60, Parliament worried over frequent disruptions 14 May 2012 15 May: A. Raja, the prime accused in 2G scam, gets bail.http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/a-raja-gets-bail-in-2g-case-210992 A Raja gets bail; likely to leave Tihar Jail today NDTV.com 2012-05-15 2013-09-28 29 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120529123156/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/a-raja-gets-bail-in-2g-case-210992 dead 23 May: Congress led UPA-II government completes 3 years in office.http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article3447492.ece Chennai, India The Hindu Manmohan speaks of difficult decisions to boost investment 23 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120526001150/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article3447492.ece 26 May 2012 27 May: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) win the fifth edition of the Indian Premier Leaguehttp://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article3463163.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20120530054348/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article3463163.ece dead 30 May 2012 Chennai, India The Hindu Arun Venugopal Kolkata Knight Riders ends Chennai Super Kings' reign 28 May 2012 31 May: Bikram Singh takes over as Indian Army Chief.http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/general-bikram-singh-takes-over-as-army-chief_778813.html General Bikram Singh takes over as Army Chief Zeenews.india.com 2013-09-28 11th Indian Telly Awards were held. 1 June: Brahmeshwar Singh, chief of banned Ranvir Sena, is killed by unidentified assailants.http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-01/patna/31958124_1_ranvir-sena-khopira-brahmeshwar-singh https://archive.today/20130104022639/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-01/patna/31958124_1_ranvir-sena-khopira-brahmeshwar-singh dead 4 January 2013 The Times of India Ranvir Sena founder Brahmeshwar Singh shot dead in Bihar 1 June 2012 5 June: Sachin Tendulkar takes oath as member of Rajya Sabha.http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article3491592.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20120619071247/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article3491592.ece dead 19 June 2012 Chennai, India The Hindu Gargi Parsai Sachin charms Parliament too 5 June 2012 11 June: VS Sampath takes over as new CEC.http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vs-sampath-takes-over-as-the-new-cec/265421-37-64.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120615232647/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vs-sampath-takes-over-as-the-new-cec/265421-37-64.html dead 2012-06-15 VS Sampath takes over as the new Chief Election Commissioner Ibnlive.in.com 2013-09-28 15 June:Pranab Mukherjee is UPA candidate for President of India.https://www.moneylife.in/article/pranab-mukherjee-is-upa-candidate-for-president/26389.html Pranab Mukherjee is UPA candidate for President – Moneylife Moneylife.in 2013-09-28 19 June: India pledges $10 bn to IMF for Eurozone.Padmanabhan Arvind http://in.news.yahoo.com/india-pledges-10-bn-imf-eurozone-005452325.html India pledges $10 bn to IMF for Eurozone – Yahoo News India In.news.yahoo.com 2012-06-19 2013-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20120622065927/http://in.news.yahoo.com/india-pledges-10-bn-imf-eurozone-005452325.html 22 June 2012 dead 22 June: Calcutta High Court strikes down Singur Land Act of Mamata Banerjee government.https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/calcutta-high-court-strikes-down-singur-land-act/article3558305.ece Chennai, India The Hindu Ananya Dutta Calcutta High Court strikes down Singur Land Act 22 June 2012 26 June: 26/11 handler Abu Jundal is arrested by Delhi Police.http://www.indianexpress.com/news/26-11-handler-abu-jundal-arrested/966842/ 26/11 handler 'Abu Jundal' arrested The Indian Express 2012-06-27 2013-09-28 28 June: Surjeet Singh returns home after 30 years in Pakistan jail.https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/surjeet-singh-released-from-pakistan-jail-107262-2012-06-28 Surjeet Singh returns home after 30 yrs in Pak jail, gets rousing welcome at Wagah border : North, News – India Today Indiatoday.intoday.in 2012-06-28 2013-09-28 30 June: 19 Maoists killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh.http://www.indianexpress.com/news/19-maoists-killed-in-biggest-encounter-cops/968536/ 19 Maoists killed in biggest encounter: cops The Indian Express 2012-06-30 2013-09-28 July - September 4 July: Ashok Chavan named in Adarsh chargesheet.http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/ashok-chavan-named-in-adarsh-chargesheet_785368.html Ashok Chavan named in Adarsh chargesheet Zeenews.india.com 2013-09-28 6 July: Disproportionate assets case against Mayawati quashed by Supreme Court.https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/mayawati-disproportionate-assets-case-supreme-court-108214-2012-07-06 Relief for Mayawati in disproportionate assets case, SC dismisses CBI probe against her : North, News – India Today Indiatoday.intoday.in 2012-07-06 2013-09-28 7 July: Popular Time magazine dubs Manmohan Singh as 'underachiever'. 12 July: Jagadish Shettar sworn in as new Karnataka Chief Minister.https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/jagadish-shettar-sworn-in-karnataka-chief-minister-109055-2012-07-11 Jagadish Shettar sworn in as Karnataka chief minister : North, News – India Today Indiatoday.intoday.in 2012-07-12 2013-09-28 13 July: Panel set up by PM to review GAAR.https://www.indiatoday.in/business/india/story/pm-manmohan-panel-norms-gaar-tax-evasion-109385-2012-07-13 PM Manmohan Singh sets up panel for final norms on GAAR : India, News – India Today Indiatoday.intoday.in 2012-07-14 2013-09-28 14 July: Hamid Ansari chosen as UPA nominee for vice-president.https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ansari-set-to-get-a-second-term/article3639741.ece Chennai, India The Hindu Smita Gupta Ansari set to get a second term 14 July 2012 20 July: Assam Violence breaks out in Kokrajhar district and adjoining areas. 22 July: Pranab Mukherjee is elected as India's 13th president.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pranab-Mukherjee-elected-Indias-13th-President/articleshow/15092749.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20130316043938/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-22/india/32787938_1_vote-value-mukherjee-and-sangma-india-s-13th-president live 16 March 2013 The Times of India Pranab Mukherjee elected India's 13th President 22 July 2012 25 July: Pranab Mukherjee takes over the post of President of India. 27 July: London Olympics 2012 from 27 July to 12 Aug. 8 August: Incident of violence against North-Eastern people in Pune as repercussion of Assam Violence following which exodus of thousands of North-Eastern people from Bangalore due to a rumour circulated among them through SMS & MMS that they would be attacked after Eid. 10 August: Hamid Ansari again elected as consecutively second vice-president of India after Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. 11 August: Violence in Azad Maidan in Mumbai. 12 August: London Olympics, This was India's most successful Olympics in terms of total medal tally, having won a total of 6 medals (0 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze). 14 August: Union Minister for Science And Technology and Ex Chief Minister Of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh dies. 17 August: Bulk SMS & MMS banned in India for 15 days to prevent a rumour of ensuing violence against NE people by Muslim fundamentalists.Aug 18, 2012 PTI exodus of northeastern people: 5 SMS per day limit comes into effect - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech-news/5-sms-per-day-limit-comes-into-effect/articleshow/15544381.cms 2022-05-04 The Times of India en 23 August: Government of India increases daily SMS limits from five to twenty per day.SMS limit increased from 5 to 20 per day with immediate effect https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sms-limit-increased-from-5-to-20-per-day-with-immediate-effect-497588 2022-05-04 NDTV.com 19 September: CBI makes first arrests in Assam Violence cases.CBI makes first arrests in Assam violence cases http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/news/33952598_1_cbi-today-cbi-spokesperson-assam-police https://archive.today/20130126224002/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/news/33952598_1_cbi-today-cbi-spokesperson-assam-police dead 26 January 2013 2 December 2012 The Times of India 19 September 2012 Mohammed Hashem Ali, Mohammed Adom Ali Sheikh, Mohammed Hashim Ali Rehman, Mohammed Qurban Ali Sheikh, Mohammed Imran Hussain were arrested after detailed questioning by agency sleuths. 1st: International Bio-diversity conference held at Hyderabad. October - December 20 October: A low-cost airlines, Kingfisher Airlines was suspend by all without license operation.June 2020 21 November: Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist of the 2008 Mumbai attacks is executed in Yerawada Central Jail. 12 December: The first edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale began. 16 December: 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder - A female physiotherapy student was beaten and gang raped in Delhi, when the victim and a male companion boarded a bus in South Delhi in the evening, after watching a movie. The incident triggered huge outrage and protests across the country and forced the Government of India to react and work on safety for women. Public protests took place in Delhi, where thousands of protesters clashed with police, and other force units. 20 December: Narendra Modi (Chief Minister of Gujarat) wins third consecutive assembly election. Virbahdra Singh wins election in Himachal Pradesh.Narendra Modi wins, but five BJP ministers lose http://ibnlive.in.com/news/narendra-modi-wins-but-five-bjp-ministers-lose/311500-3-238.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140729164335/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/narendra-modi-wins-but-five-bjp-ministers-lose/311500-3-238.html dead 29 July 2014 CNN IBN 29 December 2012 Press Trust of India Ahmedabad, Gujarat 20 December 2012 Cinema Bengali List of Indian Bengali films of 2012 Bollywood Bollywood films of 2012 Malayalam Malayalam films of 2012 Marathi Marathi films of 2012 Ollywood Ollywood films of 2012 Sandwood Kannada films of 2012 Tamil Tamil films of 2012 Tollywood Telugu films of 2012 Sports 2012 in Indian sports January 23 January: Rajasthan defeats Tamil Nadu to win the 78th Ranji Trophy.https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/rajasthan-defeated-tamil-nadu-to-win-the-78th-ranji-trophy-1327401766-1 Rajasthan defeated Tamil Nadu to win the 78th Ranji Trophy Jagranjosh.com 2013-09-28 28 January: India suffer humiliating defeat of 4–0 against Australia in Test Series in Australia.http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/engine/current/match/518953.html 4th Test: Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 24–28, 2012 | Cricket Scorecard ESPN Cricinfo 28 January 2012 16 February 2012 February 18 February: 2012 Summer Olympics Men's qualification 1 and 2012 Summer Olympics Women's qualification 1 kick-off in New Delhi. 26 February: Indian Men's Hockey Team qualify for the London Olympics. 29 February: The first season of World Series Hockey kick-off. March 4 March: Women Kabaddi Team wins first edition of World Cup Kabaddi Title.https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/indian-national-women-kabaddi-team-won-first-edition-of-world-cup-kabaddi-title-1330952246-1 Indian National Women Kabaddi Team won first edition of World Cup Kabaddi Title Jagranjosh.com 2013-09-28 5 March: Mahesh Bhupati and Rohan Bopanna clinched Dubai Doubles Title.https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/indian-tennis-duo-mahesh-bhupati-and-rohan-bopanna-clinched-dubai-doubles-title-1330950250-1 Indian Tennis Duo Mahesh Bhupati and Rohan Bopanna clinched Dubai Doubles Title Jagranjosh.com 2013-09-28 10 March: Rahul Dravid retires from international cricket after a spectacular career lasting 16 years.http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2979984.ece Chennai, India The Hindu Standing tall, 'The Wall' bows out 10 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130107031941/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2979984.ece 7 January 2013 16 March: Sachin Tendulkar scores his 100th International Hundred against Bangladesh in Asia Cup.http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Cricket/AsiaCup-2012/Chunk-HT-UI-AsiaCup2012-TopStories/Bangaldesh-win-toss-sent-India-into-bat/SP-Article10-826284.aspx https://archive.today/20120904141207/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Cricket/AsiaCup-2012/Chunk-HT-UI-AsiaCup2012-TopStories/Bangaldesh-win-toss-sent-India-into-bat/SP-Article10-826284.aspx dead 4 September 2012 Cricket history for Sachin, but Bangladesh chase down India's 289 Hindustan Times 16 March 2012 18 April 2012 18 March: Saina Nehwal wins the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold Trophy.https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/indian-ace-badminton-player-saina-nehwal-won-the-swiss-open-grand-prix-gold-trophy-1332236419-1 Indian Ace Badminton Player Saina Nehwal won the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold Trophy Jagranjosh.com 2013-09-28 25 March: M.C. Mary Kom and Sarita win Gold Medals in the Asian Women's Boxing Championship.https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/mc-mary-kom-and-sarita-won-gold-medals-in-the-asian-womens-boxing-championship-1332761633-1 M.C. Mary Kom and Sarita won Gold Medals in the Asian Women's Boxing Championship Jagranjosh.com 2013-09-28 April 2 April: Final of 2012 World Series Hockey season, Sher-e-Punjab wins by defeating Pune Strykers 5–2. 4 April: The Twenty20 cricket league Indian Premier League kicks-off. 12 April: Shiva Thapa became the Youngest Indian Boxer to qualify for Olympics.Shiva Thapa 27 April: Wrestler Sushil Kumar defeats Georgia's Otar Tushishvilli 3–0 in the final to qualify for the London Olympic Games. 29 April: Aditya Mehta defeats Pankaj Advani to clinch the 28th Asian snooker title.https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/aditya-mehta-defeated-pankaj-advani-to-clinch-the-28th-asian-snooker-title-1335951991-1 Aditya Mehta defeated Pankaj Advani to clinch the 28th Asian snooker title Jagranjosh.com 2013-09-28 May 5 May: Deepika Kumari (Archery) wins first World Cup title in individual recurve gold.https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/deepika-kumari-wins-first-world-cup-title/article3387963.ece Chennai, India The Hindu Deepika Kumari wins first World Cup title 5 May 2012 Indian Women Squash Team wins Asian Squash Championship.https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/indian-women-squash-team-won-its-maiden-asian-squash-championship-1336385460-1 Indian Women Squash Team won its Maiden Asian Squash Championship Jagranjosh.com 2013-09-28 8 May: Indian Athletes win Four Gold, One Silver and Four Bronze Medals at Asian Grand Prix.https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/indian-athletes-bagged-four-gold-one-silver-and-four-bronze-medals-at-asian-grand-prix-1336568011-1 Indian Athletes bagged Four Gold, One Silver and Four Bronze Medals at Asian Grand Prix Jagranjosh.com 2013-09-28 10 May: Viswanathan Anand plays against Boris Gelfand to defend his world chess championship title from 10–31 may.http://moscow2012.fide.com/en/ Home – Official site of the match for the title of World Chess Champion Moscow2012.fide.com 2012-05-31 2013-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20130928013643/http://moscow2012.fide.com/en 28 September 2013 dead 18 May: Mary Kom qualifies for London Olympics.http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-18/london-olympics/31764359_1_london-olympics-mc-mary-kom-l-sarita-devi https://archive.today/20120711211000/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-18/london-olympics/31764359_1_london-olympics-mc-mary-kom-l-sarita-devi dead 11 July 2012 The Times of India Mary Kom qualifies for London Olympics 18 May 2012 27 May: Kolkata Knight Riders wins 2012 Indian Premier League by defeating two-time champions and host Chennai Super Kings.https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/kolkata-knight-riders-wins-ipl-title-103621-2012-05-27 Kolkata Knight Riders wins IPL title, B-town cheers SRK : Celebrities, News – India Today Indiatoday.intoday.in 2012-05-28 2013-09-28 June 7 June: Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi won Mixed Doubles Title of the French Open.https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/sania-mirza-and-mahesh-bhupathi-won-mixed-doubles-title-of-the-french-open-1339137344-1 Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi won Mixed Doubles Title of the French Open Jagranjosh.com 2013-09-28 10 June: Saina Nehwal wins Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold Title.https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/saina-nehwal-clinched-thailand-open-grand-prix-gold-title-1339394459-1 Saina Nehwal clinched Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold Title Jagranjosh.com 2013-09-28 17 June: Tejaswini Mule won Silver medal at International Junior Shooting Championship.https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/tejaswini-mule-won-silver-medal-at-international-junior-shooting-championship-1340012882-1 Tejaswini Mule won Silver medal at International Junior Shooting Championship Jagranjosh.com 2013-09-28 17 June: Saina Nehwal beats China's Xuerui Li to win her Third Indonesian Open Title.https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/saina-nehwal-beat-chinas-xuerui-li-to-win-her-third-indonesia-open-title-1339997957-1 Saina Nehwal beat China's Xuerui Li to win her Third Indonesia Open Title Jagranjosh.com 2013-09-28 21 June: Deepika Kumari becomes World No. 1 archer.http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/othersports/item/192199-indias-deepika-kumari-becomes-world-no-1-archer India's Deepika Kumari becomes World No. 1 archer | Other Sports – More | NDTVSports.com Sports.ndtv.com 2012-06-21 2013-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819003408/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/othersports/item/192199-indias-deepika-kumari-becomes-world-no-1-archer 19 August 2012 dead July 9 July: Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina end runners-up at Wimbledon.http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-09/indian-challenge/32605613_1_paes-and-vesnina-indo-russian-pair-leander-paes-vesnina https://archive.today/20130103133708/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-09/indian-challenge/32605613_1_paes-and-vesnina-indo-russian-pair-leander-paes-vesnina dead 3 January 2013 The Times of India Leander Paes-Vesnina end runners-up at Wimbledon 9 July 2012 August 27 July – 12 August: India at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Indian athletes win 6 Olympic medals. 18 August - VVS Laxman announces retirement from International Cricket.Laxman retires from international cricket https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22248264/vvs-laxman-retires-international-cricket 2020-10-19 www.espncricinfo.com en October 28 October: Second Indian Grand Prix at Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida. November England cricket team tours India for 4 test matches 5 ODI and 2 T20 matches. December Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from ODIs on 23 December. He played 463 ODIs in all, scoring 18,426 runs, which includes 49 centuries and 96 half centuries.Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement from ODIs, wants to focus on Test cricket http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/news/item/201087-sachin-tendulkar-announces-retirement-from-odis 29 December 2012 NDTV 23 December 2012 New Delhi https://web.archive.org/web/20121227131428/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/news/item/201087-sachin-tendulkar-announces-retirement-from-odis 27 December 2012 dead Deaths January – August 16 January – Homai Vyarawalla, 98, India's first woman photojournalisthttp://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-16/india/30631588_1_first-woman-photojournalist-homai-vyarawalla-lal-bahadur-shastri https://web.archive.org/web/20131108201314/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-16/india/30631588_1_first-woman-photojournalist-homai-vyarawalla-lal-bahadur-shastri dead 8 November 2013 India's first woman photojournalist dead The Times of India 16 January 2012 16 February 2012 (born 1913) 19 January – Anthony Gonsalves, 84, Bollywood music composer, music arranger and teacherhttp://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20120192669&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=music&nid=168421 https://archive.today/20120714074754/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20120192669&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=music&nid=168421 dead 14 July 2012 Big B mourns the death of real 'Anthony Gonsalves' NDTV 19 January 2012 16 February 2012 (born 1927) thumb|187x187px|Dara Singh 3 February – Raj Kanwar, 50, Bollywood film director, producerhttp://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_filmmaker-raj-kanwar-passes-away_1645570 Filmmaker Raj Kanwar passes away – Entertainment – DNA Daily News and Analysis 3 February 2012 16 February 2012 (born 1961) 7 March – Ravi, 86, music director in Hindi and Malayalam films (born 1926) 9 March – Joy Mukherjee, 73, actor and director (born 1939) 15 March – Falak, 2, baby murder victim (born 2010) 28 March – T. Damodaran, 77, screenwriter in Malayalam cinema (born c. 1935) 1 April – N. K. P. Salve, 91, politician, parliamentarian, and a cricket administrator (born 1921) 23 April – Navodaya Appachan, 86, film producer, director, and entrepreneur (born 1924) 24 April – Sheena Bora, 25, daughter of media executive Indrani Mukerjea (born 1987) 14 May – Taruni Sachdev, 14, actress in films and television advertisementshttps://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/child-actor-taruni-sachdev-paa-nepal-crash-victims-102187-2012-05-14 Child actor Taruni Sachdev of 'Paa' fame, among Nepal crash victims 15 May 2012 India Today 15 May 2012 (born 1998) 12 July – Dara Singh, 83, professional wrestler, actor, director, and politicianhttp://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_dara-singh-passes-away_1713868 Dara Singh passes away – India – DNA Dnaindia.com 2013-09-28 (born 1928) thumb|176x176px|Rajesh Khanna 18 July – Rajesh Khanna, 69, actor, film producer, and politicianhttp://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Rajesh-Khanna-Bollywood-s-first-superstar-dies-in-Mumbai/Article1-891123.aspx Superstar Rajesh Khanna breaks millions of hearts, says goodbye dead 13 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121122062002/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Rajesh-Khanna-Bollywood-s-first-superstar-dies-in-Mumbai/Article1-891123.aspx 22 November 2012 (born 1942) 14 August – Vilasrao Deshmukh, 67, politician (born 1945) 26 August – A. K. Hangal, 98, freedom fighter, stage and character actor in Hindi filmshttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/AK-Hangal-passes-away-in-Mumbai/articleshow/15736176.cms https://archive.today/20121206010548/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-26/mumbai/33401470_1_veteran-actor-kidney-disease-and-hypertension-history-of-pulmonary-tuberculosis live 6 December 2012 AK Hangal passes away in Mumbai 26 August 2012 The Times of India 26 August 2012 (born 1914) September – December 9 September – Verghese Kurien, 90, engineer and renowned social entrepreneur, "Father of the White Revolution"https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Father-of-white-revolution-Verghese-Kurien-dies/articleshow/16318973.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20130602042628/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-09/india/33713090_1_verghese-kurien-father-of-white-revolution-milk-powder live 2 June 2013 Father of white revolution Verghese Kurien dies 9 September 2012 The Times of India 9 September 2012 (born 1921) alt=13th prime minister of India|thumb|171x171px|Inder kumar Gujral 24 September – Thilakan, 77, Malayalam film and stage actorhttps://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/malayalam-thespian-thilakan-dead/article3931223.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20151019135345/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/malayalam-thespian-thilakan-dead/article3931223.ece dead 19 October 2015 Chennai, India Malayalam thespian Thilakan dead 13 May 2013 The Hindu (born 1935) 8 October – Varsha Bhosle, 56, journalist, singerhttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Asha-Bhosles-daughter-shoots-herself-in-head/articleshow/16722226.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20121010182257/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-08/mumbai/34321873_1_singer-asha-bhosle-prabhu-kunj-anand-bhosle live 10 October 2012 Varsha Bhosle, daughter of Asha Bhosle, commits suicide The Times of India 8 October 2012 8 October 2012 (born 1956) 21 October – Yash Chopra, 80, Hindi film producer, director, script writerDirector Yash Chopra cremated in Mumbai http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=282893&subcatg=&keyword=Bollywood&nid=282893 NDTV Movies 28 October 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121025000545/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=282893&subcatg=&keyword=Bollywood&nid=282893 25 October 2012 (born 1932) 22 October – Shubha Phutela, 21, model and Tamil film actressTamil actress Shubha Phutela dead http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Tamil-actress-Shubha-Phutela-dead/articleshow/16927865.cms 23 October 2012 The Times of India 23 October 2012 (born 1991) 23 October – Sunil Gangopadhyay, 78, poet, historian, and novelisthttp://www.telegraphindia.com/1121214/jsp/howrah/story_16314132.jsp#.UZEw47XFWSo https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142005/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121214/jsp/howrah/story_16314132.jsp#.UZEw47XFWSo dead 4 March 2016 Calcutta, India The Telegraph Sunil remembered 13 May 2013 14 December 2012 (born 1934) thumb|118x118px|Jaspal Bhatti25 October – Jaspal Bhatti, 57, satirist, television and film director, producer, actorJaspal Bhatti died a day before son's debut film release (born 1955) 28 October – Savita Halappanavar, 31, nurse in Ireland who suffered a miscarriage at University Hospital Galwayhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20321741 Woman dies after abortion request 'refused' at Galway hospital BBC News 14 November 2012 (born 1981) 15 November – K. C. Pant, 81, former cabinet minister in the Government of Indiahttp://www.ndtv.com/article/india/former-defence-minister-kc-pant-dead-292847 Former Defence Minister KC Pant dead NDTV.com 15 November 2012 (born 1931) 17 November – Bal Thackeray, 86, politician, founder of Shiv SenaBal Thackeray passes away thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012 (born 1926) 30 November – I. K. Gujral, 92, 12th Prime Minister of Indiahttp://www.indiatimes.com/india/former-pm-i-k-gujral-passes-away-48871.html Former Prime Minister I.K. Gujral Passes Away Indiatimes 30 November 2012 (born 1919) 11 December – B. B. Nimbalkar, 92, first-class cricketerFormer India first-class player Nimbalkar dies – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2012. (born 1919) 11 December – Ravi Shankar, 92, sitarist, musician, composerhttps://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/The-sitar-loses-its-strings/article12444994.ece Pandit Ravi Shankar passes away The Hindu 12 December 2012 12 December 2012 Ganapathy, Lata Chennai, India (born 1920) 23 December – Anand Abhyankar, 49, Marathi theatre television and film actor, victim of a car accident on Mumbai Pune express highway (born 1963) 29 December – unnamed victim of 2012 Delhi gang rape case, female physiotherapy intern https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20860569 Delhi gang-rape victim dies in hospital in Singapore 28 December 2012 28 December 2012 BBC News See also 2011 in India 2010 in India 2012 in Indian sports References 30em 2012 in Category:Years of the 21st century in India