As the year 2025 comes to an end, We can conclude that not every year is for celebration, some are defined by the hurdles and lessons they leave behind. 2025 is such a year for India- from 4th largest economy to terror attacks, climatic challenges, political breakthroughs and increment in crime, India have surpassed each and every challenge marking its imprints worldwide. This year India faced many conflicts like death in crowd rush, Manipur violence, Nagpur violence, Pahalgam attack, flight crashes- delays, farmer protest, electoral conspiracy, protest against air pollution. This year India also marks a successful organizing of world’s largest gathering of 660 million devotees in Kumbh Mela, wins the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, success of operation sindoor, marking its landmark in Axiom mission of space, building strong relations with other countries.
Here are some major incidents that took place in India in a whole year :
January
13 January–26 February: India successfully organized Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela, gathering over 660 million people.
15 January – India successfully launched the 38th National Games in Uttarakhand including Participation from all states and union territories
19 January – A fire caused by an exploding gas cylinder destroys at least 18 temporary tents at the 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela festival grounds. No injuries were reported.
29 January – 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela crowd crush: At least 30 people are killed and more than 60 are injured in a crowd crush at the 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
February
5 February – 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election: The Bharatiya Janata Party wins a two-thirds majority in the Delhi Legislative Assembly.
9 February – N. Biren Singh resigns as the Chief Minister of Manipur amid ongoing ethnic violence in the state.
13 February – The Union Government imposes President's rule in Manipur amid ongoing ethnic violence in the state.
March
1 March – Delhi orders a ban on vehicles aged 10 years and above from refuelling inside city limits effective 31 March due to air pollution concerns.
9 March – India wins the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy for a record third time, in Dubai.
17 March – 2025 Nagpur violence: At least 30 people are injured in clashes demanding the removal of the tomb of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
April
5 April – The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 comes into effect replacing the Mussalman Waqf Act, 1923
8 April – Murshidabad violence: Three people are killed in clashes in protest against The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in Murshidabad, West Bengal.
22 April –Pahalgam attack: At least 26 people are killed in an attack by terrorists to a group of tourists visiting Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, claims responsibility for the attack
25 April – India–Pakistan standoff: Indian and Pakistani soldiers briefly exchange fire along the Line of Control.
May
7 May – 2025 India civil defence mock drill: A mock drill is organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs in 244 districts of India in response to tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam attack.
7 May – 10 May – 2025 India–Pakistan conflict: The Indian Army and the Indian Air Force conduct surgical strikes code-named 'Operation Sindoor' on targets in Pakistan in response to the 2025 Pahalgam attack.
10 May – 2025 India–Pakistan conflict: India and Pakistan reach a ceasefire agreement.
12 May – Cricketer Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announces retirement from Test cricket.
14 May –The Government announces the successful Operation Black Forest against Naxal insurgents and 100 naxalite surrendered.
23 May – Murder of Raja Raghuvanshi by his wife during honeymoon.
25 May – India becomes 4th largest economy.
27 May – Former Wrestling Federation of India head Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is cleared by Delhi court in case of sexual harassment filed by a minor female wrestler.
June
6 June – The Udhampur–Baramulla railway in Jammu and Kashmir is inaugurated in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
12 June – Air India Flight 171: A passenger aircraft operated by Air India crashes shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport, killing 260 people.
17 June – India and Canada announce an agreement to restore normal diplomatic relations following a dispute that began in 2023 over the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Vancouver.
25 June – Shubhanshu Shukla becomes the second Indian, after Rakesh Sharma in 1984, to go to outer space, as group captain of the Axiom Mission 4
July
21 July– Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns as the Vice President of India amid health reasons.
23 July – China–India relations: The government resumes issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens, ending the five-year suspension following the 2020 border conflicts.
27 July –Eight people are killed and twenty-eight others are injured in a crowd crush at the Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar.
28 July –Operation Mahadev: Three militants including the mastermind of the 2025 Pahalgam attack are killed in a joint operation by security forces in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
31 July –US President Donald Trump imposes a 25% tariff on Indian exports to the United States in part due to Indian purchases of oil from Russia.
August
6 August – US President Donald Trump imposes 50% tariffs on exports from India effective from 27 August.
7 August –Indian electoral controversy: Rahul Gandhi alleges systemic voter list fraud done by the Election Commission of India in connivance with the Bharatiya Janata Party in multiple elections.
11 August –The Supreme Court orders the government of Delhi to transfer all stray dogs in the territory to animal shelters within eight weeks, citing risks caused by dog bites and rabies. Following an appeal, the court modifies its order on 22 August to allow for the release of dogs that had been sterilized and immunized.
20 august- 130th Amendment of the Constitution of India: A bill which proposes the removal of Prime Minister, Ministers, Chief Ministers arrested in serious criminal cases is introduced in the Lok Sabha by Home Minister Amit Shah.
September
2 September –Punjab floods: At least 30 people are reported killed following days of flooding caused by heavy rains in Punjab.
3 September – The Government of India announces GST reforms by reducing GST on many Indian goods amid Trump Tariffs.
9 September –Indian vice presidential election: C. P. Radhakrishnan is elected as the new Vice President of India.
13 September – Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Manipur for the first time since ethnic violence broke out in the state in May 2023.
October
8 October –Navi Mumbai International Airport is inaugurated in a ceremony led by Prime Minister Modi.
6 October – Chief Justice of India, B. R. Gavai is attacked by a shoe, thrown by a lawyer named Rakesh Kishore over the Lord Vishnu remarks.
16 October– 258 Naxalites surrendered in Chattisgarh and Maharashtra in two days
November
2 November – India wins the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup. It is the team's first trophy in the Women's Cricket World Cup.
5 November –Rahul Gandhi conducts a press conference titled H files and makes allegations about massive electoral fraud in the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election.
6 November to 14 November – Bihar Legislative Assembly election: The BJP-led NDA alliance wins a landslide victory in the Bihar Legislative Assembly.
10 November – Car exploded in Delhi near Red Fort,10 people died and 32 injured. Government alleged this incident as terrorist attack.
20 November – SC agrees to new defination of Aravalli hills which later on led to protest.
22 November – Protests against air pollution in Delhi.
December
5 December- IndiGo begins cancelling thousands of flights amid issues over its compliance with revised pilot rest and duty regulations by the government. Operations stabalise by 9 December.
13 December – Riots breaks out among fans at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata following an appearance by Lionel Messi.
18 December – Oman and India sign a comprehensive economic partnership agreement.
20 December – The Rajdhani Express train hits a herd of Asiatic elephants in Assam, resulting in the deaths of seven of the animals and the derailing of five coaches and the engine.
In 2025, India didn’t just moved forward, it lead to major transformation- bolder, united and ready for the future.
