Events 2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Event

s in December 2008
Dec. 1 The interrogation of Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman, the only terrorist of the
ten-member group involved in the Mumbai mayhem to be caught alive unfolds backg
round story. Full Story
The Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R. R. Patil resigns. Full Sto
ry
India serves demarche on Pakistan asking it to take action against the p
erpetrators of the Mumbai massacre. Full Story
Dec. 2 Three persons are killed and 30 injured after extremists trigger a power
ful blast on board the Lumding-Tinsukia passenger train at Diphu station in Assa
ms Karbi Anglong district. Full Story
Over 72 per cent voting is recorded in Mizoram Assembly polls. Full Sto
ry
Kazakh film director Sergei Dvortsevoys Tulpan bags the Golden Peacock at
the 39th IFFI. Dvortsevoy also gets the Best Directors award. Full Story
Dec. 3 Eight kg of RDX is found near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai
. Full Story
No terrorist or enemy of our republic can destroy nations unity, says the
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the IISc centenary fete inaugural in Bangalore
. Full Story
Vikar Ahmed, a terror suspect wanted in the May 18, 2007 Mecca Masjid bl
ast case escapes after firing at policemen in Hyderabads Santoshnagar area.
Full Story
Dec. 4 The Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh submits resignation to
Governor S. C. Jamir. Full Story
Over 68 per cent polling is recorded in Rajasthan Assembly elections.
Full Story
Bird flu spreads to fresh areas of Assams Kamrup district. Full Sto
ry
Historian Romila Thapar is chosen for the 2008 Kluge Prize for Lifetime
Achievement in the Study of Humanity. Full Story
Dec. 5 India and Russia clinch a mega uranium deal in New Delhi following a sum
mit between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Dmitry Medvedev. Four mo
re nuclear power plants for Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu. Full Story
Ashok Chavan Industry Minister in the Vilasrao Deshmukh Cabinet is named
Maharashtra Chief Minister. Chhagan Bhujbal is to be Deputy Chief Minister.
Full Story
Sensex slips below the 9000 - mark again with IT stocks taking a beating
. Full Story
Dec. 6 The Congress suspends Narayan Rane for his outburst against the party le
adership. Full Story
Hand in Hand 2008, the Sino-Indian joint military exercise gets under way
in Belgaum, Karnataka. Full Story
Dec. 7 The Government unveils a stimulus package to shore up economy. Four per
cent cut in Cenvat, Rs.20,000 crore set apart for industry, export sectors for t
he current fiscal. Full Story
Fifty five per cent polling is recorded in the fourth phase of the Jammu
and Kashmir Assembly elections.
The Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan is sacked for being absen
t from his office since past some time. Full Story
Dec. 8 The Congress retains Delhi for the third term, wrests Rajasthan from the
BJP and dislodges the Mizo National Front in Mizoram securing a four-fifths maj
ority. The BJP holds on to Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Full Story
Ashok Chavan is sworn in Maharashtras 24th Chief Minister. Chhagan Bhujba
l takes office as Deputy Chief Minister. Full Story
Rajiv Mathur to be new Intelligence Bureau Director. Full Story
Dec. 9 The Mumbai police release the names of the nine terrorists killed for th
eir role in the November 26 bloodbath. Full Story
Forty pilgrims are killed after the bus in which they were travelling ca
tches fire in Firozabad, U.P. Full Story
Dec. 10 Lok Sabha MP, Chaudhary Munawwar Hasan dies of injuries sustaine
d in a road accident in Haryana. Full Story
Dec. 11 Parliament condemns with one voice the Mumbai terror attacks. Th
e Prime Minister Manmohan Singh apologises for the governments inability to preve
nt the carnage and says Pakistan is the epicentre of terrorism. Full Sto
ry
Lalthanhawla is sworn in Mizoram Chief Minister and is the first to be e
lected to head the state for a fourth term. Full Story
Avian flu spreads to six districts in Assam and till date 2.5 lakh birds
have been culled. Full Story
Dec. 12 Shivraj Singh Chauhan is sworn in Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister.
Raman Singh takes office as Chhattisgarh Chief Minister. Full Story
Dec. 13 Ashok Gehlot is sworn in Rajasthan Chief Minister. Full Sto
ry
Fiftyseven per cent polling is recorded in J & K fifth phase elections.
Full Story
Dec. 14 Pakistan has a great deal to answer for, says the British Prime Mi
nister Gordon Brown after talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.

Dec. 15 The Union Cabinet gives nod for setting up a National Investigat
ion Agency. Proposal to amend the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 clea
red. Full Story
The Right to Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2008 is tab
led in the Rajya Sabha. Full Story
Dec. 16 The government introduces in the Lok Sabha a bill on setting up
a National Investigation Agency and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendme
nt Bill, 2008. Full Story
The Kishore Chandra Deo parliamentary panel exonerates SP and Congress M
Ps Amar Singh and Ahmed Patel in the cash for votes scam. Full Story
Sensex regains the 10000 level after 22 sessions. Full Story
A postage stamp on Field Marshal Manekshaw is released at a function in
New Delhi. Full Story
Dec. 17 The Lok Sabha passes two Bills the Unlawful Activities (Preventi
on) Act Amendment Bill, 2008 and the National Investigation Agency Bill, 2008.
Full Story
Sheila Dikshit takes oath as Delhi Chief Minister for the third consecut
ive term. Full Story
Sixty per cent polling is recorded in phase six of the Jammu and Kashmir
Assembly elections. Full Story
Parliament passes the Unorganised Workers Social Security Bill, 2008.
Full Story
Rajya Sabha nod for Gram Nyayalaya Bill, 2008. Full Story
Dec. 18 BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is test-fired in a vertical la
unch configuration for the first time by the Navy. Full Story
Parliament nod for anti-terror Bills. Full Story
The indigenous cryogenic engine passes a flight acceptance hot test at Mah
endragiri, Tamil Nadu. Full Story
Dec. 19 Union Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay whose remarks on th
e killing of three senior Maharashtra police officers in the Mumbai carnage crea
ted a furore submits resignation. Full Story
The Delhi High Court reduces to one year the two-year RI awarded to the
Ansal brothers in the June 13, 1997 Uphaar cinema fire that claimed 59 lives.
Full Story
Dec. 20 More than 4.25 lakh birds culled in Assam so far even as the avi
an flu has struck 120 villages in seven districts. Full Story
Dec. 21 We can be hurt but not knocked down, says Ratan Tata as the Taj Ma
hal Palace And Tower in Mumbai reopens its doors. Full Story
Dec. 22 The Insurance Laws (Amendments) Bill, 2008 seeking to hike FDI c
ap on private insurance firms from 26 per cent to 49 per cent is tabled in the R
aj Sabha. Full Story
The Life Insurance Corporation (Amendment) Bill is introduced in the Lok
Sabha. Full Story
Dec. 23 Parliament passes Information Technology (Amendment) Bill that p
rovides for stringent punishment for cyber crimes. Cyber Appellate Tribunal plan
ned. Full Story
Satyam Computer is barred from doing business with the World Bank for ei
ght years on charges of data theft. Full Story
Tamil poet Melanmai Ponnusamy among 21 litterateurs chosen for the Sahit
ya Akademi awards for 2008. Full Story
Dec. 24 Voters defy secessionists and exercise ballot in final phase of
Jammu and Kashmir polls. Full Story
Dec. 25 The Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed offers help in Observing t
he Indian Ocean. India extends a $ 100-million standby credit. Full Story
Dec. 28 The National Conference emerges single largest party in Jammu an
d Kashmir as the poll verdict throws up a hung Assembly. Full Story
Dec. 30 The Congress to support the NC government under Omar Abdullah.
Full Story
Dec. 31 The new anti-terror laws come into force after presidential asse
nt. Full Story
The Indian Maritime University is inaugurated in Chennai.
Sensex closes the year at 9647.31 having surrendered 10640 points in the
said period. Full Story
Events 2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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