Dec 1: The number of new HIV infections in India has come down by 57 percent and related deaths by 25 percent in the last decade with the government now working to achieve the ambitious global goals of zero new infection and death by raising awareness and boosting preventive methods.
Dec 1: Using human shields, Maoists unleashed a major attack killing 14 CRPF personnel, including two officers, and injuring 12 others in the second ambush on the force in 10 days in the same area in Naxal-infested Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.
Dec 2: Delhi Government appointed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the mysterious fire at a church here even as the Christian community sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention for a judicial probe into the incident as well as "violence" against them in some other states.
Dec 2: In a rerun of record polling in the first phase, a 72 per cent voter turnout was registered in the second phase of incident-free Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir with people again ignoring boycott calls by separatist groups and braving chilly weather.
Dec 2: Naxals are suspected to have used tree-mounted light machine guns (LMGs) to spray bullets and kill 14 CRPF personnel who were passing through a village during the encounter in Sukma.
Dec 3: Government formed a high-level committee to review the Standard operating Procedure (SoP) to finetune the anti-Maoists strategy following the ambush early this week in which 14 CRPF personnel were killed by Naxals in Chhattisgarh.
Dec 3: Anil Kumar Sinha, a 1979-batch IPS officer, took over the reins of CBI at a time when the agency is facing criticism from courts over its handling of probe in coal allocation and 2G scams.
Dec 3: Ahead of polling in Pulwama district in south Kashmir, militants carried out a grenade attack killing a CRPF assistant sub-inspector and wounding four security force personnel and three civilians.
Dec 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the demise of noted jurist V R Krishna Iyer whom he described as "a phenomenal human being" besides being an incredible philosopher.
Dec 4: There is no scientific evidence to prove that Genetically Modified crops would harm soil, human health and environment, Government says.
Dec 4: The government made it clear that it is not in favour of reducing juvenile age from 18 to 16 years but is proposing changes in processes related to treatment of heinous offences committed by those in 16 to 18 age group.
Dec 5: India hits out at Pakistan over the multiple terror attacks in Kashmir Valley, asking it to stop these activities directed against this country and says it is ready to help if it was unable to do so.
Dec 5: A doctor, who allegedly performed botched cataract surgeries leaving several people blind, was arrested and a case registered against a private hospital and a Mathura-based NGO even as the Centre sought a report from the Punjab government on the incident.
Dec 5: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poll rally, Kashmir Valley was rocked by four terror attacks by militants from across the border who stormed an Army camp in Uri leaving 11 security personnel including a Lt Colonel dead and killed two civilians in Tral.
Dec 6: Strongly condemning terror strikes in Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called them it a "shameful" attempt to attack Indian democracy.
Dec 6: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis retains key ministries with the BJP while allocating portfolios to the 20-member council of ministers, including 10 of Shiv Sena as against its demand for plum ministries likeHome, Revenue etc.
Dec 7: A taxi driver accused of raping a 27-year-old woman executive here is arrested from Mathura even as the US-based cab firm Uber with whom he worked was directed by Delhi police to join its probe.
Dec 7: Pushing for declaring Bhagavad Gita as a national scripture, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj says only a formal announcement remained in this regard, sparking a controversy with TMC and and Congress coming out with sharp responses.
Dec 7: At a unique conclave of Chief Ministers called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to replace the Planning Commission here sees a consensus that more power and planning should be devolved to states, but Congress strongly opposed dismantling of the existing 65-year-old body established by Jawaharlal Nehru.
Dec 8: International taxi-booking service Uber is banned in the capital and government mulls similar action across the country as outrage grew over the alleged rape of a 27-year-old woman executive by its driver who is stated to be a repeat offender and was jailed before.
Dec 8: With MDMK becoming the first ally to quit NDA, BJP remains unfazed rejecting the southern party's contention that the Centre was acting against the interest of Tamils and signalled that it would not like any of its partners oppose the government.
Dec 9: Unfazed by the recent terror attacks, a 59 per cent voter turnout is recorded in the third phase of the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir as they continued to ignore boycott calls but it was lower than the earlier rounds.
Dec 10: As Russian President Vladimir Putin flew in here Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that the visit will take the bilateral relations to "newer heights."
Dec 10: In the eye of a storm over a rape case, global cab-booking firm Uber finally ceases its operations in the national capital complying with a government ban imposed on it three days back.
Dec 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expresses joy over the UN General Assembly adopting an India-led resolution declaring June 21 as 'International Day of Yoga.
Dec 11: In a boost to their "special strategic partnership", Russia will build at least 12 nuclear reactors besides manufacturing advanced dual-used helicopters as the two countries signed 20 agreements in oil, gas, defence, investment and other key sectors.
Dec 12: In the first major disclosure on black money, 339 Indians have been found to have stashed Rs 4,479 crore in Swiss banks, while domestic unaccounted wealth to the tune of Rs 14,958 crore has been traced, even as the SIT recommended stringent measures to check the menace.
Dec 12: Existing institutions have to be revitalized from time to time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says and hails President Pranab Mukherjee's contribution in this regard as an inspiration for all Indians.
Dec 13: India and China supported the idea of a trilateral dialogue involving them and the US to deal with major global challenges and ensure better mutual ties.
Dec 13: Parliamentarians led by Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan paid homage to martyrs on the 13th anniversary of the attack on Parliament.
Dec 14: A Sri Lankan national wanted in India for allegedly plotting terror strikes at American and Israeli consulates in the country has been deported by Malaysia to the island nation notwithstanding India's plea for his extradition to unravel key aspects of the conspiracy.
Dec 14: The penultimate phase of Jharkhand Assembly polls in 15 constituencies passed off peacefully with 61.65 per cent of over 43 lakh electorate casting their ballots amidst elaborate security arrangements.
Dec 14: Calling the "devastating" drug addiction menace as a "national pain", a concerned Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the money spent by youth on drugs could be funding terrorism.
Dec 15: The Union HRD Ministry was at the centre of a controversy over a circular by Navodya Vidyalaya Samiti(NVS) asking all its schools to observe December 25-- X'mas day-as 'Good Governance Day' that led to an uproar in Parliament.
Dec 15: Mehdi Masroor Biswas, who is alleged to have been operating a pro-ISIS twitter account, has been dubbed by his interrogators as an extremely radicalised youth who believes that beheading of the "enemy" and making abducted women sex slaves was nothing wrong.
Dec 15: India's first indigenous nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant is flagged off for sea trials from Visakhapatnam harbour by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
Dec 16: Sharpening his attack on the ruling coalition in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described dynastic politics as a "termite" that eats away the foundations of democracy.
Dec 16: Members of the minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh will be given five years visa instead of one-year as part of government's effort to address their grievances and according citizenship in future.
Dec 16: Amid the controversy surrounding the observance of 'Good Governance Day', HRD Ministry communicates to vice chancellors of all Central universities to complete all programmes related to the event before the Christmas break.
Dec 17: Indian and American experts hold detailed discussions on a range of implementation issues, including administrative, liability, technical and licensing matters to advance the operationalisation of Indo-US civil nuclear cooperation that has been in limbo for past 9 years.
Dec 17: Schools across the country observe a two-minute silence in a show of solidarity with Pakistan following an appeal from Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the dastardly terror attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar.
Dec 17: Educational institutions in Patna are asked by police to install CCTV cameras as states worked on fresh security guidelines for them after the massacre in a Peshawar school that prompted the Centre to mull a new advisory.
Dec 18: Pakistan continues to sponsor terror groups and hostile propaganda against India, and necessary steps would be taken to safeguard the country's interests, the government told the Rajya Sabha.
Dec 1: Using human shields, Maoists unleashed a major attack killing 14 CRPF personnel, including two officers, and injuring 12 others in the second ambush on the force in 10 days in the same area in Naxal-infested Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.
Dec 2: Delhi Government appointed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the mysterious fire at a church here even as the Christian community sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention for a judicial probe into the incident as well as "violence" against them in some other states.
Dec 2: In a rerun of record polling in the first phase, a 72 per cent voter turnout was registered in the second phase of incident-free Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir with people again ignoring boycott calls by separatist groups and braving chilly weather.
Dec 2: Naxals are suspected to have used tree-mounted light machine guns (LMGs) to spray bullets and kill 14 CRPF personnel who were passing through a village during the encounter in Sukma.
Dec 3: Government formed a high-level committee to review the Standard operating Procedure (SoP) to finetune the anti-Maoists strategy following the ambush early this week in which 14 CRPF personnel were killed by Naxals in Chhattisgarh.
Dec 3: Anil Kumar Sinha, a 1979-batch IPS officer, took over the reins of CBI at a time when the agency is facing criticism from courts over its handling of probe in coal allocation and 2G scams.
Dec 3: Ahead of polling in Pulwama district in south Kashmir, militants carried out a grenade attack killing a CRPF assistant sub-inspector and wounding four security force personnel and three civilians.
Dec 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the demise of noted jurist V R Krishna Iyer whom he described as "a phenomenal human being" besides being an incredible philosopher.
Dec 4: There is no scientific evidence to prove that Genetically Modified crops would harm soil, human health and environment, Government says.
Dec 4: The government made it clear that it is not in favour of reducing juvenile age from 18 to 16 years but is proposing changes in processes related to treatment of heinous offences committed by those in 16 to 18 age group.
Dec 5: India hits out at Pakistan over the multiple terror attacks in Kashmir Valley, asking it to stop these activities directed against this country and says it is ready to help if it was unable to do so.
Dec 5: A doctor, who allegedly performed botched cataract surgeries leaving several people blind, was arrested and a case registered against a private hospital and a Mathura-based NGO even as the Centre sought a report from the Punjab government on the incident.
Dec 5: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poll rally, Kashmir Valley was rocked by four terror attacks by militants from across the border who stormed an Army camp in Uri leaving 11 security personnel including a Lt Colonel dead and killed two civilians in Tral.
Dec 6: Strongly condemning terror strikes in Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called them it a "shameful" attempt to attack Indian democracy.
Dec 6: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis retains key ministries with the BJP while allocating portfolios to the 20-member council of ministers, including 10 of Shiv Sena as against its demand for plum ministries likeHome, Revenue etc.
Dec 7: A taxi driver accused of raping a 27-year-old woman executive here is arrested from Mathura even as the US-based cab firm Uber with whom he worked was directed by Delhi police to join its probe.
Dec 7: Pushing for declaring Bhagavad Gita as a national scripture, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj says only a formal announcement remained in this regard, sparking a controversy with TMC and and Congress coming out with sharp responses.
Dec 7: At a unique conclave of Chief Ministers called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to replace the Planning Commission here sees a consensus that more power and planning should be devolved to states, but Congress strongly opposed dismantling of the existing 65-year-old body established by Jawaharlal Nehru.
Dec 8: International taxi-booking service Uber is banned in the capital and government mulls similar action across the country as outrage grew over the alleged rape of a 27-year-old woman executive by its driver who is stated to be a repeat offender and was jailed before.
Dec 8: With MDMK becoming the first ally to quit NDA, BJP remains unfazed rejecting the southern party's contention that the Centre was acting against the interest of Tamils and signalled that it would not like any of its partners oppose the government.
Dec 9: Unfazed by the recent terror attacks, a 59 per cent voter turnout is recorded in the third phase of the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir as they continued to ignore boycott calls but it was lower than the earlier rounds.
Dec 10: As Russian President Vladimir Putin flew in here Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that the visit will take the bilateral relations to "newer heights."
Dec 10: In the eye of a storm over a rape case, global cab-booking firm Uber finally ceases its operations in the national capital complying with a government ban imposed on it three days back.
Dec 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expresses joy over the UN General Assembly adopting an India-led resolution declaring June 21 as 'International Day of Yoga.
Dec 11: In a boost to their "special strategic partnership", Russia will build at least 12 nuclear reactors besides manufacturing advanced dual-used helicopters as the two countries signed 20 agreements in oil, gas, defence, investment and other key sectors.
Dec 12: In the first major disclosure on black money, 339 Indians have been found to have stashed Rs 4,479 crore in Swiss banks, while domestic unaccounted wealth to the tune of Rs 14,958 crore has been traced, even as the SIT recommended stringent measures to check the menace.
Dec 12: Existing institutions have to be revitalized from time to time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says and hails President Pranab Mukherjee's contribution in this regard as an inspiration for all Indians.
Dec 13: India and China supported the idea of a trilateral dialogue involving them and the US to deal with major global challenges and ensure better mutual ties.
Dec 13: Parliamentarians led by Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan paid homage to martyrs on the 13th anniversary of the attack on Parliament.
Dec 14: A Sri Lankan national wanted in India for allegedly plotting terror strikes at American and Israeli consulates in the country has been deported by Malaysia to the island nation notwithstanding India's plea for his extradition to unravel key aspects of the conspiracy.
Dec 14: The penultimate phase of Jharkhand Assembly polls in 15 constituencies passed off peacefully with 61.65 per cent of over 43 lakh electorate casting their ballots amidst elaborate security arrangements.
Dec 14: Calling the "devastating" drug addiction menace as a "national pain", a concerned Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the money spent by youth on drugs could be funding terrorism.
Dec 15: The Union HRD Ministry was at the centre of a controversy over a circular by Navodya Vidyalaya Samiti(NVS) asking all its schools to observe December 25-- X'mas day-as 'Good Governance Day' that led to an uproar in Parliament.
Dec 15: Mehdi Masroor Biswas, who is alleged to have been operating a pro-ISIS twitter account, has been dubbed by his interrogators as an extremely radicalised youth who believes that beheading of the "enemy" and making abducted women sex slaves was nothing wrong.
Dec 15: India's first indigenous nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant is flagged off for sea trials from Visakhapatnam harbour by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
Dec 16: Sharpening his attack on the ruling coalition in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described dynastic politics as a "termite" that eats away the foundations of democracy.
Dec 16: Members of the minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh will be given five years visa instead of one-year as part of government's effort to address their grievances and according citizenship in future.
Dec 16: Amid the controversy surrounding the observance of 'Good Governance Day', HRD Ministry communicates to vice chancellors of all Central universities to complete all programmes related to the event before the Christmas break.
Dec 17: Indian and American experts hold detailed discussions on a range of implementation issues, including administrative, liability, technical and licensing matters to advance the operationalisation of Indo-US civil nuclear cooperation that has been in limbo for past 9 years.
Dec 17: Schools across the country observe a two-minute silence in a show of solidarity with Pakistan following an appeal from Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the dastardly terror attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar.
Dec 17: Educational institutions in Patna are asked by police to install CCTV cameras as states worked on fresh security guidelines for them after the massacre in a Peshawar school that prompted the Centre to mull a new advisory.
Dec 18: Pakistan continues to sponsor terror groups and hostile propaganda against India, and necessary steps would be taken to safeguard the country's interests, the government told the Rajya Sabha.
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