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2025 in India

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{{Year in India|2025}}The following is a list of events for the year 2025 in India.

Incumbents

=National government=

class="wikitable"
Position

! Name

! Image

!Since

President of India

| Droupadi Murmu
(Age {{Age|1958|6|20|2025|07|03}})

| 100px

|25 July 2022

Vice-President of India

| Jagdeep Dhankhar
(Age 74)

| 100px

|11 August 2022

Prime Minister of India

| Narendra Modi
(Age {{Age|1950|9|17|2025|07|03}})

| 100px

|26 May 2014

Chief Justice of India

| Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai
(Age 64)

| 115x115px

|13 May 2025

Speaker of the Lok Sabha

| Om Birla
(Age {{Age|1962|11|23|2025|07|03}})

| 100px

|19 June 2019

Chief Election Commissioner of India

| Gyanesh Kumar
(Age {{Age|1964|1|27|2025|07|03}})

|100px

|19 February 2025

Chief of Defence Staff

| Anil Chauhan
(Age {{Age|1961|5|18|2025|07|03}})

| File:Anil Chauhan Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).jpg

|30 September 2024

Governor of Reserve Bank of India

|Sanjay Malhotra
(Age {{Age|1968|2|14|2025|07|03}})

|100px

|11 December 2024

Lok Sabha

| 18th Lok Sabha

| 100px

|4 June 2024

= State governments =

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

!State

!Governor

!Chief Minister

!Party

!Political alliance

!Chief Justice

Andhra Pradesh

|S. Abdul Nazeer

|N. Chandrababu Naidu

|TDP

| rowspan="8" |N.D.A.

|Dhiraj Singh Thakur

Arunachal Pradesh

|Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik

|Pema Khandu

| rowspan="2" |BJP

|Vijay Bishnoi

Assam

|Lakshman Prasad Acharya

|Himanta Biswa Sarma

|Vijay Bishnoi

Bihar

|Arif Mohammad Khan

|Nitish Kumar

|JD(U)

|K. Vinod Chandran

Chhattisgarh

|Ramen Deka

|Vishnu Deo Sai

| rowspan="4" |BJP

|Ramesh Sinha

Goa

|P. S. Sreedharan Pillai

|Pramod Sawant

|Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya

Gujarat

|{{sortname|Acharya Dev|Vrat}}

|Bhupendrabhai Patel

|Sunita Agarwal

Haryana

|{{sortname|Bandaru |Dattatreya}}

|Nayab Singh Saini

|Sheel Nagu

Himachal Pradesh

|Shiv Pratap Shukla

|Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

|INC

| rowspan="4" |I.N.D.I.A

|M. S. Ramachandra Rao

Jharkhand

|Santosh Kumar Gangwar

|Hemant Soren

|JMM

|M. S. Ramachandra Rao

Karnataka

|Thawar Chand Gehlot

|Siddaramaiah

|INC

|Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria

Kerala

|Rajendra Arlekar

|Pinarayi Vijayan

|CPI(M)

|Ashish Jitendra Desai

Madhya Pradesh

|Mangubhai Patel

|Mohan Yadav

|BJP

| rowspan="4" |N.D.A.

|Suresh Kumar Kait

Maharashtra

|C.P. Radhakrishnan

|Devendra Fadnavis

|BJP

|Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya

Manipur

|Ajay Kumar Bhalla

|President's rule

|BJP

|Siddharth Mridul

Meghalaya

|C. H. Vijayashankar

|Conrad Sangma

|NPP

|S. Vaidyanathan

Mizoram

|V. K. Singh

|Lalduhoma

|ZPM

|Regional

|Vijay Bishnoi

Nagaland

|La. Ganesan

|Neiphiu Rio

|NDPP

| rowspan="2" |N.D.A.

|Vijay Bishnoi

Odisha

|Kambhampati Hari Babu

|Mohan Charan Majhi

|BJP

|Chakradhari Sharan Singh

Punjab

|Gulab Chand Kataria

|Bhagwant Mann

|AAP

|I.N.D.I.A

|Sheel Nagu

Rajasthan

|Haribhau Kisanrau Bagde

|Bhajan Lal Sharma

|BJP

| rowspan="2" |N.D.A.

|Manindra Mohan Shrivastava

Sikkim

|Om Prakash Mathur

|Prem Singh Tamang

|SKM

|Biswanath Somadder

Tamil Nadu

|R. N. Ravi

|M. K. Stalin

|DMK

| rowspan="2" |I.N.D.I.A

|Sanjay V. Gangapurwala

Telangana

|Jishnu Dev Verma

|Revanth Reddy

|INC

|Alok Aradhe

Tripura

|N. Indrasena Reddy

|Manik Saha

| rowspan="3" |BJP

| rowspan="3" |N.D.A.

|Aparesh Kumar Singh

Uttar Pradesh

|Anandiben Patel

|Yogi Adityanath

|Arun Bhansali

Uttarakhand

|Gurmit Singh

|Pushkar Singh Dhami

|Guhanathan Narendar

West Bengal

|C. V. Ananda Bose

|Mamata Banerjee

|AITC

|I.N.D.I.A

|T. S. Sivagnanam

= Union territory governments =

class="wikitable sortable"

!State

!Lieutenant governor and Administrators

!Chief Minister

!Party

!Political alliance

!Chief Justice

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

|Devendra Kumar Joshi (Lieutenant governor)

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|T. S. Sivagnanam (Calcutta High Court)

Chandigarh

|Gulab Chand Kataria (Administrators)

|{{n}}

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|{{n}}

|Sheel Nagu (Punjab and Haryana High Court)

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

|Praful Khoda Patel (Administrators)

|{{n}}

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|Alok Aradhe (Bombay High Court)

Delhi

|Vinai Kumar Saxena (Lieutenant governor)

|Rekha Gupta

|BJP

|N.D.A.

|Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya (Delhi High Court)

Jammu and Kashmir

|Manoj Sinha (Lieutenant governor)

|Omar Abdullah

|JKNC

|I.N.D.I.A

|Arun Palli (High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh)

Ladakh

|B. D. Mishra (Lieutenant governor)

|{{n}}

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|Arun Palli (High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh)

Lakshadweep

|Praful Khoda Patel (Administrators)

|{{n}}

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|Nitin Madhukar Jamdar (Kerala High Court)

Puducherry

|Kuniyil Kailashnathan (Lieutenant governor)

|N. Rangaswamy

|AINRC

|N.D.A.

|Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram (Madras High Court)

Events

=January=

  • 3 January –
  • Five female members of the same family are fatally stabbed in a suspected honour killing by a relative in Lucknow.{{Cite web |title=U.P. man kills mother, four young sisters to 'save their honour' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttar-pradesh/five-of-family-found-dead-in-lucknow-hotel-accused-held/article69049292.ece |date=1 January 2025 |website=The Hindu |access-date=23 January 2025 |archive-date=15 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115020702/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttar-pradesh/five-of-family-found-dead-in-lucknow-hotel-accused-held/article69049292.ece |url-status=live }}
  • The body of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar, who went missing on 1 January, is found inside a septic tank at a compound belonging to a road construction contractor in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh.{{Cite web |title=Body of missing Indian journalist found in septic tank |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clygl0rjy2no |date=3 January 2025 |website=BBC}}
  • 5 January – An HAL Dhruv helicopter of the Indian Coast Guard crashes during a training flight in Porbandar, Gujarat, killing three crew members.{{Cite web |title=Coast guard helicopter crashes in Gujarat during training, 3 dead |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/coast-guard-helicopter-crashes-in-gujarat-during-training-sortie-report-101736063511488.html |date=5 January 2025 |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=5 January 2025 |archive-date=5 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105105021/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/coast-guard-helicopter-crashes-in-gujarat-during-training-sortie-report-101736063511488.html |url-status=live }}
  • 6 January –
  • The first HMPV Virus case in India is detected in Bengaluru.{{Cite news |date=January 7, 2025 |title=HMPV in India, new cases identified: All about symptoms, treatment and how to remain safe. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/hmpv-in-india-first-case-detected-in-8-month-old-baby/articleshow/116981878.cms |access-date=January 7, 2025 |work=Times Of India}}
  • Nine people, including eight police officers, are killed after their vehicle hits a landmine planted by Naxalites in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.{{cite news |title=Nine killed in a roadside bomb attack in central India |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/6/nine-killed-in-roadside-bomb-attack-in-central-india |website=Al Jazeera |date=6 January 2025 |access-date=7 January 2025}}
  • Nine miners are killed in the flooding of a coal mine in Dima Hasao district, Assam.{{cite news |title=India rescuers race to save men stuck in flooded 'rat-hole' mine |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yv1pl7vjpo |website=BBC |date=6 January 2025 |access-date=20 February 2025}}{{cite news |title=Search for missing India miners ends as bodies recovered after 44 days |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpq2zd2ep8ro |website=BBC |date=6 January 2025 |access-date=20 February 2025}}
  • 9 January – At least six people are killed and many others are injured in a stampede at the Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.{{Cite news |date=9 January 2025 |title=Miscommunication or Negligence? What Triggered Tirupati Stampede That Claimed 6 Lives |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/6-killed-in-tirupati-stampede-whos-to-blame-for-the-chaos-article-117076722 |access-date=9 January 2025 |work=Times Now}}{{Cite news |date=9 January 2025 |title=Overwhelming Rush Of Pilgrims": Witnesses Recall Tirupati Stampede |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tirupati-temple-stampede-update-eyewitnesses-recall-tirupati-stampede-overwhelming-rush-of-pilgrims-7432149 |access-date=9 January 2025 |work=NDTV}}
  • 10 January – Larsen & Toubro chairman S. N. Subrahmanyan's statement on a 90-hour work week and working day on Sunday sparks outrage and debate on work–life balance.{{Cite news |date=2025-01-10 |title="What Do You Do Sitting At Home": L&T Chairman Suggests Working Sundays |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/l-t-chairman-sn-subrahmanyans-90-hours-work-a-week-statement-draws-criticism-7433804 |access-date=2025-01-10 |work=NDTV |archive-date=2025-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250110080101/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/l-t-chairman-sn-subrahmanyans-90-hours-work-a-week-statement-draws-criticism-7433804 |url-status=live }}
  • 13 January – The Sonamarg Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir is inaugurated in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.{{Cite news |date=2025-01-13 |title=India's Modi inaugurates a strategic tunnel in disputed Kashmir |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-kashmir-modi-tunnel-ladakh-5d84f263b526263213c7edb9a1535bc9 |access-date=2025-01-13 |work=AP News}}
  • 13 January–26 February : 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela.{{Cite news |date=2025-01-20 |title=Fire burns through multiple tents at Maha Kumbh festival but causes no injuries |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-maha-kumbh-fire-hindus-40e782512fb6d2e0b7c5e9dbe1a75574 |access-date=2025-01-20 |work=AP News |archive-date=2025-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128184038/https://apnews.com/article/india-maha-kumbh-fire-hindus-40e782512fb6d2e0b7c5e9dbe1a75574 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2025-02-26 |title=India's vast Hindu festival draws to an end |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250226-india-s-vast-hindu-festival-draws-to-an-end-1 |access-date=2025-02-26 |work=France 24}}
  • 16 January – Actor Saif Ali Khan is stabbed by an unknown man during an alleged robbery at his Mumbai residence.{{Cite news |date=16 January 2025 |title=Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan out of danger after being stabbed |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0lrg2nrdvo |access-date=16 January 2025 |work=BBC India |archive-date=16 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116063434/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0lrg2nrdvo |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=16 January 2025 |title=Bollywood Star Saif Ali Khan Stabbed Multiple Times in Mumbai Home Invasion Attack |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/saif-ali-khan-stabbed-1236275567/ |access-date=16 January 2025 |work=Variety |archive-date=16 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116084050/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/saif-ali-khan-stabbed-1236275567/ |url-status=live }}
  • 18 January – Sanjay Roy is convicted by the Sealdah court in Kolkata for the 2024 Kolkata rape and murder case.{{Cite news |date=18 January 2025 |title=Indian police volunteer convicted of rape, murder of a trainee doctor that led to protests |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-rape-kolkata-6f6ef53ade3d7e5eb0142fc7ec5b52e9 |work=AP News |archive-date=18 January 2025 |access-date=18 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118145237/https://apnews.com/article/india-rape-kolkata-6f6ef53ade3d7e5eb0142fc7ec5b52e9 |url-status=live }}
  • 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 are reported.{{cite news |title=Fire burns through multiple tents at Maha Kumbh festival but causes no injuries |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-maha-kumbh-fire-hindus-40e782512fb6d2e0b7c5e9dbe1a75574 |date=20 January 2025 |work=AP News |archive-date=28 January 2025 |access-date=29 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128184038/https://apnews.com/article/india-maha-kumbh-fire-hindus-40e782512fb6d2e0b7c5e9dbe1a75574 |url-status=live }}
  • 20 January – The Sealdah Court in Kolkata sentences Sanjay Roy to rigorous life imprisonment following his conviction in the 2024 Kolkata rape and murder case.{{Cite news |date=2025-01-20 |title="Not Rarest Of Rare": RG Kar Rape-Murder Convict Sentenced To Life In Jail - Updates |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rg-kar-hospital-rape-murder-case-sanjay-roy-sealdah-court-updates-death-penalty-or-life-in-jail-for-kolkata-case-convict-sentencing-shortly-7514692 |access-date=2025-01-20 |work=NDTV |archive-date=2025-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120073640/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rg-kar-hospital-rape-murder-case-sanjay-roy-sealdah-court-updates-death-penalty-or-life-in-jail-for-kolkata-case-convict-sentencing-shortly-7514692 |url-status=live }}
  • 22 January – Thirteen people are killed and 15 others are injured after a passenger train collides with a group of people that disembarked from another train following a false fire alarm near Pachora, Maharashtra.{{cite web |title=Thirteen passengers killed by another train after fleeing fire rumour alarm |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly9zrpvjm0o |work=BBC |date=23 January 2025 |access-date=23 January 2025 |archive-date=23 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123060101/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly9zrpvjm0o |url-status=live }}
  • 24 January – Eight people are killed in an explosion at an ordnance factory in Bhandara district, Maharashtra.{{Cite news |date=24 January 2025 |title=Eight people killed in ordnance factory explosion in western India |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/eight-people-killed-ordnance-factory-explosion-western-india-2025-01-24/ |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=Reuters}}
  • 29 January – At least 30 people are killed in a crowd crush at the 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.{{Cite web |title=Survivors of India festival stampede recount deadly crush |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250130-survivors-of-india-festival-stampede-recount-deadly-crush |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=France 24 |date=30 January 2025 |language=en-US}}

= February =

  • 1 February – NAAC rating bribery case: The CBI arrests the chairman and six members of NAAC for accepting bribes for a favorable NAAC rating.
  • 2 February – A bus carrying pilgrims falls into a gorge near Saputara, Gujarat, killing five people and injuring 35 others.{{Cite news |title=5 pilgrims killed, 35 hurt as bus falls into Gujarat gorge |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/5-pilgrims-killed-35-hurt-as-bus-falls-into-gujarat-gorge/articleshow/117872392.cms |access-date=2025-02-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=2025-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250203104011/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/5-pilgrims-killed-35-hurt-as-bus-falls-into-gujarat-gorge/articleshow/117872392.cms |url-status=live }}
  • 5 February – 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election: The Bharatiya Janata Party wins a two-thirds majority in the Delhi Legislative Assembly.{{Cite news |title=Modi's BJP wins big in high-stakes Delhi election |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c203ql5l8zyo |access-date=2025-02-08 |work=BBC |archive-date=2025-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208122241/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c203ql5l8zyo |url-status=live }}
  • 6 February – A Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashes in Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The two pilots on board eject safely.{{Cite news |date=2025-02-06 |title=IAF's Mirage 2000 fighter jet crashes near Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh, pilots safely ejected |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/air-force-aircraft-mirage-2000-crashes-in-madhya-pradeshs-shivpuri/article69187688.ece |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=2025-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209180014/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/air-force-aircraft-mirage-2000-crashes-in-madhya-pradeshs-shivpuri/article69187688.ece |url-status=live }}
  • 9 February –
  • Thirty-one Naxalites and two military personnel are killed in the 2025 Bijapur clash.{{Cite web |title=31 Maoists Killed, 2 Security Personnel Dead In Chhattisgarh Encounter |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/12-maoists-killed-2-security-personnel-dead-in-chhattisgarh-encounter-7669378 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=NDTTV |language=en}}
  • N. Biren Singh resigns as the Chief Minister Of Manipur amid ongoing ethnic violence in the state.{{Cite news |date=9 February 2025 |title=Biren Singh Quits As Chief Minister 2 Years After Manipur Violence Began |url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/biren-singh-quits-as-chief-minister-2-years-after-manipur-violence-began-900302 |access-date=9 February 2025 |work=NDTV |archive-date=10 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210051928/https://www.ndtv.com/video/biren-singh-quits-as-chief-minister-2-years-after-manipur-violence-began-900302 |url-status=live }}
  • 10 February – Ranveer Allahabadia's remarks on the show India's Got Latent sparks nation-wide outrage and debate on free speech and laws on obscene content on social media.{{Cite news |date=20 February 2025 |title=YouTuber's 'dirty' comments spark massive row in India. |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg4g8q51xdo |access-date=20 February 2025 |work=BBC India}}{{Cite news |date=11 February 2025 |title=Ranveer Allahbadia controversy: When does a joke stop being funny? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/society/story/ranveer-allahbadia-samay-raina-indias-got-latent-controversy-vulgar-joke-gone-too-far-2677721-2025-02-10 |access-date=11 February 2025 |work=India Today |archive-date=10 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210165851/https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/society/story/ranveer-allahbadia-samay-raina-indias-got-latent-controversy-vulgar-joke-gone-too-far-2677721-2025-02-10 |url-status=live }}
  • 13 February – The Union Government imposes President's rule in Manipur amid ongoing ethnic violence in the state.{{Cite news |date=13 February 2025 |title=Direct rule in violence-hit Indian state after chief minister quits |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crke5ngld4lo |access-date=13 February 2025 |work=BBC |archive-date=14 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214055025/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crke5ngld4lo |url-status=live }}
  • 14 February – A series of police raids on bookstores are carried out in Jammu and Kashmir, resulting in the seizure of 668 books released by a publishing house associated with the outlawed Islamic organisation Jamaat-e-Islami.{{Cite news |date=19 February 2025 |title=Police in disputed Kashmir raid bookstores, seizing books related to Islamic group |url=https://apnews.com/article/kashmir-india-pakistan-books-seized-ee821dd0368ea2b76f6d9e118c76cb07 |access-date=19 February 2025 |work=AP News |archive-date=19 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219124056/https://apnews.com/article/kashmir-india-pakistan-books-seized-ee821dd0368ea2b76f6d9e118c76cb07 |url-status=live }}
  • 15 February –
  • An SUV carrying pilgrims to the 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela collides with a bus in Prayagraj, killing all ten people aboard the SUV.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-15 |title=10 dead after bus crashes into pilgrims' vehicle in Prayagraj, probe underway |url=https://kalingatv.com/nation/10-dead-after-bus-crashes-into-pilgrims-vehicle-in-prayagraj-probe-underway/ |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Kalinga TV |archive-date=2025-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215053015/https://kalingatv.com/nation/10-dead-after-bus-crashes-into-pilgrims-vehicle-in-prayagraj-probe-underway/ |url-status=live }}
  • At least 18 people are killed in a crowd crush at New Delhi railway station.{{Cite news |date=15 February 2025 |title=Eighteen killed in New Delhi station crush |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czj3r0y7849o |access-date=16 February 2025 |work=BBC |archive-date=15 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215221812/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czj3r0y7849o |url-status=live }}
  • 16 February – Suicide of Prakriti Lamsal.
  • 19 February – The BJP names Rekha Gupta as Chief Minister of Delhi.{{Cite news |date=19 February 2025 |title=Indian prime minister's party names a woman as top government official in New Delhi state |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-modi-party-new-delhi-mayor-fbd74c80f6a1924c169f2fc4888eb19b |access-date=20 February 2025 |work=AP News |archive-date=20 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220033622/https://apnews.com/article/india-modi-party-new-delhi-mayor-fbd74c80f6a1924c169f2fc4888eb19b |url-status=live }}
  • 21 February –
  • The Invest Kerala Global Summit is held by the Kerala state government.{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2025/Feb/21/invest-kerala-global-summit-getting-bizzy-with-the-future | title=Invest Kerala Global Summit: Getting bizzy with the future | publisher=New Indian Express | date=21 February 2025 | accessdate=21 February 2025 | archive-date=21 February 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221030943/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2025/Feb/21/invest-kerala-global-summit-getting-bizzy-with-the-future | url-status=live }}
  • The Drugs Controller General of India orders a ban on the manufacture and export of the opioids tapentadol and carisoprodol following reports of widespread addiction and deaths caused by the said drugs in West African countries.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx2vwg8gq1o | title=India bans two opioids behind crisis in West Africa | publisher=BBC | date=23 February 2025 | accessdate=23 February 2025 | archive-date=23 February 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250223084412/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx2vwg8gq1o | url-status=live }}
  • 22 February –
  • An SUV crashes into a truck near Dhanbad while traveling to the 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela, killing six people and injuring two others.{{Cite news |title=6 Kumbh pilgrims from Bengal killed in Dhanbad |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/6-kumbh-pilgrims-from-bengal-killed-in-dhanbad/articleshow/118483857.cms |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=2025-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222155929/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/6-kumbh-pilgrims-from-bengal-killed-in-dhanbad/articleshow/118483857.cms |url-status=live }}
  • The Srisaliam Left Bank Canal collapses in Nagarkurnool district, Telangana, leaving eight workers missing.{{Cite news |title=Race against time to save eight Indian workers trapped inside tunnel |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czednek3r2jo |access-date=2025-02-26 |work=BBC |archive-date=2025-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225102108/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czednek3r2jo |url-status=live }}
  • 26 February – An army truck is attacked by militants in Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.{{Cite news |date=26 February 2025 |title=Army Truck Targeted In Jammu And Kashmir's Rajouri, No Reports Of Damage. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/terrorists-fire-at-army-truck-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-rajouri-7798460 |access-date=26 February 2025 |work=NDTV |archive-date=26 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226084724/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/terrorists-fire-at-army-truck-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-rajouri-7798460 |url-status=live }}
  • 28 February – An avalanche hits a Border Roads Organisation camp in Mana, Uttarakhand, killing eight people.{{Cite news |title=Eight dead in India avalanche as rescue operation ends |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250302-five-dead-in-india-avalanche-as-survivors-recall-rescue |access-date=2025-03-02 |work=France 24}}

= 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.{{Cite news |title=Delhi bans old cars from refuelling to help tackle city's pollution |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250301-delhi-bans-old-cars-from-refuelling-to-help-tackle-city-s-pollution |access-date=2025-03-02 |work=France 24}}
  • 7 March –
  • A SEPECAT Jaguar of the Indian Air Force crashes during a training exercise in Panchkula district, Haryana. The pilot ejects safely.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-07 |title=Jaguar fighter aircraft from Ambala air base crashes in Panchkula, pilot ejects safely |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/iaf-jaguar-fighter-aircraft-crash-panchkula-ambala-air-base-9874329/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=The Indian Express}}
  • An Antonov An-32 of the Indian Air Force crashes on landing at Bagdogra Airport in West Bengal. No fatalities are reported.{{Cite web |last=Kumari |first=Sweety |date=2025-03-07 |title=Indian Air Force's AN-32 craft crash lands in West Bengal's Bagdogra airport, crew safe |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/indian-air-forces-an-32-craft-crash-lands-west-bengal-bagdogra-airport-9874615/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=The Indian Express |archive-date=2025-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308091636/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/indian-air-forces-an-32-craft-crash-lands-west-bengal-bagdogra-airport-9874615/ |url-status=live }}
  • 9 March – India wins the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy for a record third time, in Dubai.{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2024-25-1459031/india-vs-new-zealand-final-1466428/match-report|title=Rohit, Rahul, spinners lead India to third Champions Trophy title|access-date=2025-03-09|work=ESPNcricinfo}}
  • 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.{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Pradip |date=19 March 2025 |title=65 rioters arrested, curfew imposed in Nagpur |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/65-rioters-arrested-curfew-imposed-in-nagpur-101742323255647.html# |access-date=19 March 2025 |work=Hindustan Times}}
  • 18 March – Three people are convicted and sentenced to death by a special court in Mainpuri for the killing of 24 Dalits in the village of Dehuli, Uttar Pradesh in 1981.{{Cite news |last=Imam |first=Saiyed Moziz |date=19 March 2025 |title=Three men sentenced to death in India for 1981 caste massacre |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2e1kp5l70o |access-date=20 March 2025 |work=BBC |archive-date=20 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320102126/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2e1kp5l70o |url-status=live }}
  • 20 March – Thirty Naxalites and one military personnel are killed in clashes between police and naxalites in Dantewada district and Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.{{cite news |title=30 Naxalites, cop killed in two encounters in Chhattisgarh |author= |date=20 March 2025 |work=ThePrint |url=https://theprint.in/india/30-naxalites-cop-killed-in-two-encounters-in-chhattisgarh/2557267/ |access-date=30 March 2025}}
  • 27 March – Four police officers and three militants are killed in clashes in Kathua District, Jammu and Kashmir.{{Cite news |date=28 March 2025 |title=At least 4 police, 3 suspected militants killed in Kashmir fighting |url=https://apnews.com/article/kashmir-india-pakistan-rebellion-conflict-e6ccc54e401df60d01eba9e60dcea9d0|access-date=28 March 2025 |work=AP News }}
  • 29 March – 3 April – 2025 Varanasi gang rape: A 19-year-old girl is gang raped by a group of 23 men in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
  • 29 March – Sixteen Naxalites are killed in clashes with police in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh.{{Cite news |date=29 March 2025 |title=Indian police kill 16 Maoists in gunfight |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/03/29/indian-police-kill-16-maoists-in-gunfight/ |access-date=29 March 2025 |work=The Telegraph}}
  • 30 March – Eleven cars of a Bengaluru-Kamakhya train derail near Nirgundi Train Station in Cuttack, killing one person and injuring eight others.{{cite web|title=Kamakhya Train Accident: Rescue Ops Underway After Bangalore-Kamakhya Superfast Express Derails|url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/kamakhya-train-accident-rescue-ops-underway-after-bangalore-kamakhya-superfast-express-derails-920262 |work=NDTV |date=30 March 2025}}
  • 31 March – Eight members of the same family are killed in an explosion caused by a gas cylinder at a house that doubled as an illegal firecracker factory in Patharpratima, West Bengal.{{cite web|title=BJP slams TMC government, demands NIA probe as blast at firecracker unit kills eight|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal/bjp-slams-tmc-government-demands-nia-probe-as-blast-at-firecracker-unit-kills-eight-3472859|work=Deccan Herald|date=2 April 2025|access-date=2 April 2025|archive-date=2 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402114929/https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal/bjp-slams-tmc-government-demands-nia-probe-as-blast-at-firecracker-unit-kills-eight-3472859|url-status=live}}

= April =

  • 1 April –
  • At least 21 people are killed in an explosion at an illegal fireworks factory in Deesa, Gujarat.{{Cite news |title=18 Dead In India Firework Factory Blast: Officials |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/18-dead-in-india-firework-factory-blast-officials-ae4a7ea9 |access-date=1 April 2025 |work=Barron's}}{{Cite news |title='Water break saved me from blast that killed my brother in India' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5dmnpevqvo |access-date=2 April 2025 |work=BBC |archive-date=2 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402105014/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5dmnpevqvo |url-status=live }}
  • Two trains collide near Sahebganj, Jharkhand, killing two people and injuring four others.{{cite web|title=2 loco pilots dead, 4 injured as goods trains operated by NTPC collide head-on in Jharkhand|website=The Times of India|date=April 2025|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/2-drivers-dead-4-injured-as-goods-trains-operated-by-ntpc-collide-head-on-in-jharkhand/articleshow/119841377.cms|access-date=2025-04-02|archive-date=2025-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402064407/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/2-drivers-dead-4-injured-as-goods-trains-operated-by-ntpc-collide-head-on-in-jharkhand/articleshow/119841377.cms|url-status=live}}
  • 2 April –
  • 2025 India–Pakistan heat wave: India and Pakistan are struck by a heatwave with temperatures nearing 47 °C to 53 °C in several regions. The event is linked to climate change and shifting weather patterns across South Asia.{{Cite web |last=Mogul |first=Sophia Saifi |date=2025-04-15 |title=Extended heatwave in India, Pakistan to test survivability limits, with temperatures reaching Death Valley levels |url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/15/asia/india-pakistan-heatwave-climate-crisis-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=CNN |language=en}}
  • A SEPECAT Jaguar fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashes in Jamnagar district, Gujarat, killing a pilot and injuring another.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-03 |title=Air Force pilot dies after fighter jet crashes in Gujarat's Jamnagar |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/air-force-pilot-dead-fighter-jet-crash-gujarat-jamnagar-9921407/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=The Indian Express}}
  • 5 April – The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 comes into effect replacing the Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923 and amend the Waqf Act, 1995.
  • 8 April – Murshidabad violence: Three people are killed in clashes in protest against The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in Murshidabad, West Bengal.{{Cite web |title=3 Killed In Bengal Waqf Protests, Court Orders Deployment Of Central Forces |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/3-killed-in-clashes-linked-to-protests-against-waqf-act-in-bengals-murshidabad-police-8148399 |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=NDTV |language=en}}
  • 10 April – Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Pakistani-born Canadian national and terrorist wanted by India for his role in the 26/11 attacks, arrives in Delhi following his arrest and extradition from the United States.{{Cite news |title=Mumbai terror attacks accused extradited by US arrives in India |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v9w7yldk5o |access-date=10 April 2025 |work=BBC}}
  • 12 April – 2025 Nainital child sexual assault case: A 12-year-old girl was raped by a 73-year-old man in Nainital, Uttarakhand.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-02 |title=High Court halts demolition notice to Nainital man accused of raping minor |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/law-news/story/nainital-girl-rape-case-uttarakhand-high-court-demolition-notice-accused-mohammad-usman-2718600-2025-05-02 |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=2025-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250502134531/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/law-news/story/nainital-girl-rape-case-uttarakhand-high-court-demolition-notice-accused-mohammad-usman-2718600-2025-05-02 |url-status=live }}
  • 19 April – Eleven people are killed in the collapse of a residential building in New Delhi.{{Cite news |title=At Least 11 Killed In India Building Collapse |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/at-least-11-killed-in-india-building-collapse-b4771478 |access-date=20 April 2025 |work=Barron's}}
  • 21 April – The Central Government declares a three-day state mourning period over the death of Pope Francis.{{Cite news |title=India to observe 3-day stater mourning on passing of Pope Francis |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-to-observe-3-day-state-mourning-on-passing-of-pope-francis-101745258327698.html |access-date=2025-04-22 |work=Hindustan Times}}
  • 22 April – 2025 Pahalgam attack: At least 26 people are killed in an attack by terrorists on a group of tourists visiting Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.{{Cite news |title=More than 20 killed after gunmen open fire on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy9vyzzyjzlo |access-date=2025-04-22 |work=BBC |archive-date=2025-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250422150830/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy9vyzzyjzlo |url-status=live }} The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the Pakistan-based, UN-designated terrorist group, Lashkar-e-Taiba,{{cite web |title=LASHKAR-E-TAYYIBA |url=https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list/summaries/entity/lashkar-e-tayyiba |website=un.org |access-date=23 August 2010 |archive-date=6 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241106161531/https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list/summaries/entity/lashkar-e-tayyiba |url-status=live }} claims responsibility for the attack.{{cite news |title=What is The Resistance Front, the militant group linked to Pahalgam attack? |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/kashmir-resistance-group-that-claimed-attack-tourists-indian-kashmir-2025-04-23/ |access-date=24 April 2025 |work=Reuters |publisher=Shilpa Jamkhandikar |archive-date=2025-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250423124810/https://www.reuters.com/world/india/kashmir-resistance-group-that-claimed-attack-tourists-indian-kashmir-2025-04-23/ |url-status=live }}
  • 25 April – 2025 India–Pakistan standoff: Indian and Pakistani soldiers briefly exchange fire along the Line of Control.{{Cite web |date=25 April 2025 |title=Pakistan and India exchange fire as UN calls for 'maximum restraint' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/25/kashmir-attack-pahalgam-india-pakistan-army-chief-visit-srinagar |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}
  • 28 April – India signs a contract to purchase 26 Rafale fighter jets from France.{{Cite web |date=28 April 2025 |title=India says signs deal with France for 26 Rafale fighter jets |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250428-india-says-signs-deal-with-france-for-26-rafale-fighter-jets |access-date=20 April 2025 |website=France 24 |language=en}}
  • 29 April – Fourteen people are killed in a fire at the Rituraj Hotel in Kolkata.{{Cite web |date=30 April 2025 |title=Fourteen people killed in India hotel fire |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9w80gvykyxo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250430065914/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9w80gvykyxo |archive-date=30 April 2025 |access-date=20 April 2025 |website=BBC}}

= May =

  • 3 May – At least six people are killed in a crowd crush during a Hindu festival at the Sree Lairai Devi temple in Shirgao, Goa.{{Cite news |date=3 May 2025 |title=Worshipers stampede at a temple in western India, killing 6 and injuring dozens |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-stampede-hindu-temple-d8e28f3bb85532b0daf21bcdfa9e00e0 |access-date=3 May 2025 |work=AP News}}
  • 5 May – A mob beats a man to death for allegedly yelling Pakistan Zindabad at a cricket match in Kudupu, Karnataka. Fifteen people are arrested.{{Cite web|website=The Times of India|title=Man beaten to death for shouting 'Pakistan Zindabad' during cricket match in Karnataka; 15 arrested|date=2025-05-05|access-date=2025-05-06|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/man-beaten-to-death-for-shouting-pakistan-zindabad-during-cricket-match-in-karnataka-15-arrested/articleshow/120727479.cms}}
  • 7 May –
  • 2025 India civil defence mock drill: A mock drill is organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs (India) in 244 districts of India in response to tensions with Pakistan following the 2025 Pahalgam attack.
  • At least 15 Naxalites are killed in clashes with security forces in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.{{cite news |title=Over 15 Maoists Killed In Encounter In Chhattisgarh's Bijapur District |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/over-15-maoist-killed-in-encounter-in-chhattisgarhs-bijapur-district-8350789 |website=NDTV |date=2025-05-07 |access-date=2025-05-07}}
  • 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.{{Cite web |last=Drury |first=Flora |date=2025-05-07 |title=What we know about India's strike on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6868pdpw4o |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=BBC |language=en-US}}
  • 10 May – 2025 India–Pakistan conflict: India and Pakistan reach a ceasefire agreement.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-10 |title=India and Pakistan agree ceasefire: What does it mean? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/10/india-and-pakistan-agree-ceasefire-what-does-it-mean |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en-US}}
  • 12 May – Cricketer Virat Kohli announces his retirement from Test cricket.{{Cite news |date=12 May 2025 |title=India's Virat Kohli retires from Test cricket: 'I've given everything I had' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/12/virat-kohli-india-cricket-retires-test |access-date=13 May 2025 |work=The Guardian}}
  • 13 May –
  • Three militants are killed in a shootout with security forces in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir.{{Cite news |date=13 May 2025 |title=Operation Keller: Shahid Kuttrey, TRF chief behind Pahalgam attack killed along with 2 terrorists in an encounter in J&K's Shopian. |url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/defence/encounter-between-terrorists-security-forces-underway-in-jks-shopian/articleshow/121129624.cms |access-date=13 May 2025 |work=The Economic Times}}
  • At least 14 people are reported dead after consuming tainted liquor in the Amritsar area.{{Cite news |date=13 May 2025 |title=14 people die from drinking toxic liquor in India |url=https://apnews.com/article/amritsar-liquor-deaths-india-e68166543f888262e609a83f01b0ee8a |access-date=13 May 2025 |work=AP News}}
  • 14 May –
  • The Government announces the successful Operation Black Forest against Naxal insurgents.
  • 10 militants are killed in a gunfight with security forces in Chandel district, Manipur.{{Cite news |date=15 May 2025 |title=Manipur violence: 10 militants killed in gunfight with forces in Chandel district. |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/manipur-violence-militants-killed-in-gunfight-with-assam-rifles-army-kuki-in-chandel-district-13888621.html |access-date=15 May 2025 |work=Firstpost}}{{Cite news |date=15 May 2025 |title=10 Militants Killed In Gunfight With Assam Rifles In Manipur's Chandel. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/10-militants-killed-in-manipur-operation-underway-8416882 |access-date=15 May 2025 |work=NDTV}}
  • 15 May – Three JeM militants are killed in a shootout with security forces in Awantipora district, Jammu and Kashmir.{{Cite news |date=15 May 2025 |title=Three Jaish terrorists killed in J&K's Tral just 48-hours after LeT commander's death in Shopian. |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/jammu-and-kashmir/three-jaish-terrorists-killed-in-jks-tral-just-48-hours-after-let-commanders-death-in-shopian-3541439 |access-date=15 May 2025 |work=Deccan Herald}}{{Cite news |date=15 May 2025 |title=3 Terrorists Killed In J&K's Awantipora In Second Big Encounter In 48 Hours. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-pakistan-tensions-encounter-breaks-out-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-tral-8417192 |access-date=15 May 2025 |work=NDTV}}
  • 16 May – A Sudanese student, Mohamed Wada of Lovely Professional University is fatally stabbed by six other students after attempting with his cousin try to stop them from harassing their female friends.{{cite web|title= Phagwara: Pvt varsity Sudanese student objects to female friends' harassment, stabbed to death|date=16 May 2025|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/phagwara-pvt-varsity-sudanese-student-objects-to-female-friends-harassment-stabbed-to-death-101747339110040.html|website=Hindustan Times|last=Singh|first=Navrajdeep|access-date=25 May 2025}}{{cite web|title= Main accused in Sudanese student's murder, among two arrested: Cops|date=17 May 2025|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/main-accused-in-sudanese-student-s-murder-among-two-arrested-cops-101747423200268.html|website=Hindustan Times|last=Singh|first=Navrajdeep|access-date=25 May 2025}}
  • 17 May – India bans Bangladeshi ready-made garments from being exported through their common land borders.{{cite news |title=India restricts some imports from Bangladesh through land ports |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250518-india-restricts-some-imports-from-bangladesh-through-land-ports |accessdate=18 May 2025 |work=France 24 |date=18 May 2025 |language=en}}
  • 18 May – At least 17 people are killed in a fire at a three-story building in Hyderabad.{{Cite news |date=18 May 2025 |title=Building fire kills 17, injures others in southern India |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-fire-hyderabad-8e2ceda085745c88c684652c0008b547 |access-date=18 May 2025 |work=AP News}}
  • 19 May –
  • Haryana-based travel influencer and YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra is arrested on suspicion of spying for Pakistan following a history of travel to the country.{{Cite news |date=19 May 2025 |title=Indian YouTuber arrested for allegedly 'spying' for Pakistan |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2e7xv8v80o |access-date=19 May 2025 |work=BBC}}
  • The EOS-09 satellite fails shortly after launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre.{{Cite news |date=18 May 2025 |title=Indian space agency's satellite mission fails due to technical issue in launch vehicle |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-satellite-launch-vehicle-earth-space-observation-a786c5e46810ae44bc3b90077421bd78 |access-date=20 May 2025 |work=AP News}}
  • 20 May –
  • Five people are killed in rain-related incidents in Bengaluru.{{Cite news |date=20 May 2025 |title=Sudden downpour exposes Bengaluru: 3 dead, rafts row through streets, WFH calls rise amid yellow alert. |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/city/how-sudden-downpour-exposed-bengaluru-3-dead-rafts-row-through-streets-wfh-calls-rise-amid-yellow-alert-article-13033341.html?classic=true |access-date=20 May 2025 |work=Moneycontrol}}{{Cite news |date=20 May 2025 |title=Bengaluru weather live updates: Toll in rain-related deaths rises to 5, say officials. |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/bengaluru-weather-live-updates-bangalore-rain-imd-red-yellow-alert-forecast-today-101747710222974.html |access-date=20 May 2025 |work=Hindustan Times.}}
  • Karnataka-based writer Banu Mushtaq wins the 2025 International Booker Prize for her short story anthology Heart Lamp, which is also the first Kannada language work to win the award.{{Cite news |date=21 May 2025 |title=India's Banu Mushtaq scripts history with International Booker win |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c308qjpz9y2o |access-date=21 May 2025 |work=BBC}}
  • 21 May – 2025 Abujhmarh clash: Twenty-seven Naxalites are killed in clashes with police in Abujhmarh, Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh.{{Cite news|title=Top Maoist leader Nambala Keshavrao among 26 gunned down in Chhattisgarh encounter|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/top-maoist-leader-nambala-keshavrao-among-26-gunned-down-in-chhattisgarhencounter/articleshow/121309698.cms|access-date=2025-05-24|website=Times of India}}{{Cite web |title=Who Was Basava Raju? Top Naxal Commander Involved In 2010 Dantewada Attack Killed in Narayanpur Encounter |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/who-was-basava-raju-top-naxal-commander-involved-in-2010-dantewada-attack-killed-in-narayanpur-encounter |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}
  • 23 May – Murder of Raja Raghuvanshi.
  • 24 May – The Liberian cargo vessel MSC ELSA 3 sinks off the coast of Kerala. All 24 people on board are rescued.{{Cite news|title=Container ship sinks off India's south coast with hazardous cargo |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250525-container-ship-sinks-off-india-s-south-coast-with-hazardous-cargo |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=France 24}}
  • 27 May – Former Wrestling Federation of India head Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is cleared by a court in Delhi in one count of sexual harassment filed by a minor female wrestler.{{Cite news|title=India's ex-wrestling chief cleared in minor's sexual harassment case |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2qd4k0nwqo |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=BBC}}
  • 28 May – Punjilal Meher is convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the Patnagarh bombing that killed two people in Odisha in 2018.{{Cite news|title='Wedding bomb' murderer gets life sentence in India |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c071myeve25o |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=BBC}}
  • 31 May –
  • The Miss World 2025 pageant is held in Hyderabad, with India's Nandini Gupta finishing in the Top 20.{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/opal-suchata-chuangsri-miss-world-thailand-c5a1ec89c18fca5fae643bdf48842bcb |title=Opal Suchata Chuangsri from Thailand crowned Miss World 2025 |work=AP News |date=1 June 2025 |access-date=1 June 2025}}
  • At least five people are reported killed in flooding and landslides in Assam.{{Cite news|title=India monsoon floods kill five in northeast |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250531-india-monsoon-floods-kill-five-in-northeast |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=France 24}}

= June =

  • 1 June – Three soldiers are killed in a landslide at an army camp in Chaten, Sikkim.{{Cite news |date=3 June 2025 |title=3 Indian Army troopers die in a landslide following torrential rains in the northeast |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-floods-army-landslide-sikkim-northeast-gangtok-c27bd9cc1c9bad2ba65b56ef2c059f5f |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=AP News}}
  • 4 June – At least 11 people are killed in a crowd crush during celebrations for Royal Challengers Bengaluru's victory in the Indian Premier League in Bengaluru.{{Cite news |date=2025-06-04 |title=RCB IPL 2025 victory parade: 7 dead, over 30 injured in stampede outside Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/rcb-ipl-2025-victory-parade-7-dead-over-30-injured-in-stampede-outside-bengalurus-m-chinnaswamy-stadium/articleshow/121623815.cms |access-date=2025-06-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
  • 6 June – The Udhampur–Baramulla railway in Jammu and Kashmir is inaugurated in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.{{Cite news |date=2025-06-07 |title=Modi inaugurates ambitious rail project connecting Kashmir to Indian plains |url=https://apnews.com/article/modi-kashmir-rail-project-udhampur-srinagar-baramulla-871ee304e76ec07247ed694a644a0ac7 |access-date=2025-06-07 |work=AP News}}
  • 7 June – The leader of the armed Meitei group Arambai Tenggol, Asem Kanan Singh, is arrested along with four other officials in Imphal Airport, resulting in unrest across Manipur.{{Cite news |date=2025-06-08 |title=Curfew and internet shutdown in India's violence-hit Manipur state |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4k52q283zo |access-date=2025-06-09 |work=BBC}}
  • 9 June –
  • A police officer is killed in a bomb attack by Naxalites in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh.{{cite news |title=Setback for forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma: ASP Akash Rao Girepunje killed in Maoist IED blast|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/setback-for-forces-in-chhattisgarhs-sukma-asp-akash-rao-girepunje-killed-in-maoist-iedblast/articleshow/121736410.cms|work=The Economic Times|publisher=Times Internet|date=2025-06-09|access-date=2025-06-10|language=en}}
  • The Singapore-flagged cargo vessel MV Wan Hai 503 catches fire off the coast of Kerala, leaving four sailors missing.{{Cite news |date=2025-06-09 |title=Explosion and fire hit Singapore-flagged container ship off southern Indian coast |url=https://apnews.com/article/singapore-container-ship-kerala-wan-hai-7086670dacd47c34b2d7da07489be458 |access-date=2025-06-09 |work=AP News}}
  • At least four people are killed and several others are injured after falling off an overcrowded train between the Diva and Kopar railway stations in Mumbai.{{Cite news |date=9 June 2025 |title=Four dead after falling off overcrowded local train in Mumbai, several injured. |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/mumbai/story/mumbai-train-accident-people-died-after-falling-off-overcrowded-local-train-2737806-2025-06-09 |access-date=9 June 2025 |work=India Today}}{{Cite news |date=9 June 2025 |title=5 Feared Dead After Passengers Fall Off Overcrowded Train Near Mumbai. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/5-feared-dead-after-many-passengers-fall-off-overcrowded-local-train-in-mumbai-8622308 |access-date=9 June 2025 |work=NDTV}}
  • 12 June – Air India Flight 171: A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner passenger aircraft operated by Air India crashes shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport, killing at least 279 people.{{Cite news |date=14 June 2025 |title=Death toll in India plane crash rises to at least 279 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250614-india-plane-crash-death-toll-rises-to-279 |access-date=14 June 2025 |work=France 24 }}
  • 14 June – At least 328 guns and 9,300 rounds of ammunition are recovered in a joint operation by security forces in Manipur amid ongoing ethnic violence in the state.{{Cite news |date=14 June 2025 |title=328 Arms, 9,300 Rounds Of Ammunition Recovered In Manipur By Joint Forces. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/328-arms-9-300-rounds-of-ammunition-recovered-in-manipur-by-joint-forces-8668758 |access-date=14 June 2025 |work=NDTV}}{{Cite news |date=14 June 2025 |title=Manipur: Security forces recover over 300 rifles, other warlike stores; raids in five districts. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/manipur-security-forces-recover-over-300-rifles-other-warlike-stores-raids-in-five-districts/articleshow/121847379.cms |access-date=14 June 2025 |work=Times Of India}}
  • 15 June – 15 July – 2025 Rajya Sabha elections.{{cite news |date=31 May 2019 |title=Nominees of BJP, AGP elected unopposed to two RS seats in Assam |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/nominees-of-bjp-agp-elected-unopposed-to-two-rs-seats-in-assam-119053101369_1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714104053/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/nominees-of-bjp-agp-elected-unopposed-to-two-rs-seats-in-assam-119053101369_1.html |archive-date=14 July 2019 |access-date=14 July 2019 |newspaper=Business Standard}}
  • 15 June –
  • Two people are killed and 32 are injured in a bridge collapse near the Indrayani River in Pune.{{Cite news |date=15 June 2025 |title=Pune Bridge Collapse: At least 2 dead, over 20 swept away in Indrayani River; NDRF continues rescue operations. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bridge-collapse-indrayani-river-kundamala-maharashtra-pune-rescue-cm-devendra-fadnavis-updates/articleshow/121862212.cms |access-date=15 June 2025 |work=Times Of India}}{{Cite news |date=15 June 2025 |title=Pune Bridge Collapse Live Updates: Rs 5 Lakh Aid For Families Of Those Killed In Bridge Collapse Near Pune. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pune-bridge-collapse-live-updates-tourists-feared-drown-after-bridge-near-pune-collapses-rescue-teams-at-site-8674464 |access-date=15 June 2025 |work=NDTV}}
  • Seven people are killed in a helicopter crash in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand.{{Cite news |date=15 June 2025 |title=7 killed in Kedarnath chopper crash: What caused the accident? Who were the victims? |url=https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/kedarnath-helicopter-crashes-cause-victims-pilot-uttarakhand-13897404.html |access-date=15 June 2025 |work=Firstpost}}
  • 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.{{Cite news |date=18 June 2025 |title=India and Canada to restore diplomatic services nearly two years after killing of Sikh separatist |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-canada-modi-trump-diplomats-kashmir-pakistan-25aec8c3d55656ed4220ae8b9d80f7cb |access-date=19 June 2025 |work=AP News}}
  • 22 June – Thirty-five Nepali youths are rescued from captivity in Kashipur, Uttarakhand following a coordinated operation by the Nepali Embassy and Indian authorities.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-08 |title=35 Nepali youths rescued from Uttarakhand |url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/35-nepali-youths-rescued-from-uttarakhand-32-71.html |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2025-06-23 |title=32 Nepal youngsters held captive in Uttarakhand rescued: Victims lured with job promises, forced into sales work; embassy, NGO, police bust human trafficking racket |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/32-nepal-youngsters-held-captive-in-uttarakhand-rescued-victims-lured-with-job-promises-forced-into-sales-work-embassy-ngo-police-bust-human-trafficking-racket/articleshow/122016149.cms |access-date=2025-06-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
  • 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 which takes off from the Kennedy Space Center in the United States.{{Cite news |date=25 June 2025 |title=India sends its first astronaut into space in 41 years |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz09lx2gjm4o |access-date=26 June 2025 |work=BBC}}
  • At least three people are killed while 11 others are reported missing following flash floods in Himachal Pradesh.{{Cite news |date=26 June 2025 |title=3 dead and a dozen missing as torrential rains cause flash flood in north India |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-floods-himachal-pradesh-dharamshala-915df7c630e2b35a23886215d448b60e |access-date=26 June 2025 |work=AP News}}
  • 26 June – At least three people are killed and nine others are injured after a bus crashes into the Alaknanda River in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand.{{Cite news |date=26 June 2025 |title=3 Dead, 9 Missing After Bus Falls Into River In Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/11-missing-after-bus-falls-into-alaknanda-river-in-uttarakhands-rudraprayag-8763892 |access-date=26 June 2025 |work=NDTV}}{{Cite news |date=26 June 2025 |title=Bus With Tourists Falls Into Alaknanda In Uttarakhand, Several Feared Dead: VIDEO. |url=https://news.abplive.com/cities/uttarakhand-bus-accident-vehicle-falls-into-alaknanda-river-flood-death-toll-rescue-operations-1783078 |access-date=26 June 2025 |work=ABP News}}
  • 29 June – At least three people are killed in a crowd crush at a Hindu festival near the Gundicha Temple in Puri, Odisha.{{Cite news |date=26 June 2025 |title=Festival stampede kills three near Indian temple |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indian-temple-odisha-hindu-chariot-festival-stampede-kills-injures-others-5209896 |access-date=29 June 2025 |work=CNA}}
  • 30 June – At least 39 people are killed and several others are injured in a chemical factory explosion at the Sigachi Industries pharmaceutical plant in Sangareddy, Telangana.{{Cite news |date=30 June 2025 |title=At least 12 killed in an explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical factory in southern India |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-pharmaceutical-factory-fire-telangana-ed032b2c921151585169837c342451d4 |access-date=30 June 2025 |work=AP News}}{{Cite news |last=Sadam |first=Rishika |last2=Dash |first2=Jatindra |date=2025-07-01 |title=India's Sigachi factory fire death toll rises to 39; cause still unknown |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-sigachi-factory-fire-death-toll-rises-34-ani-reports-2025-07-01/ |access-date=2025-07-01 |work=Reuters |language=en}}

= July =

  • 4 July – At least 203 guns are recovered in a joint operation by security forces in Manipur amid ongoing ethnic violence in the state.{{Cite news |date=4 July 2025 |title=Massive Illegal Arms Haul In Manipur's Hill Areas After Intense Searches. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/massive-illegal-arms-haul-in-manipurs-hill-areas-after-intense-searches-8824912 |access-date=4 July 2025 |work=NDTV}}{{Cite news |date=4 July 2025 |title=Major arms cache seized in Manipur: Security forces recover 203 weapons in joint operation. |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/north-east/manipur/major-arms-cache-seized-in-manipur-security-forces-recover-203-weapons-in-joint-operation-2025-07-04-997447 |access-date=4 July 2025 |work=India TV}}
  • 5 July – X briefly withholds access to multiple Reuters accounts in India, citing a legal request under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. The accounts are restored the next day.{{Cite news |date=2025-07-07 |title=Reuters X account restored in India after suspension over legal demand |url=https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/x-suspends-reuters-account-india-after-legal-demand-government-denies-making-2025-07-06/ |access-date=2025-07-09 |work=Reuters |language=en}}
  • 8 July –
  • Ten people are killed and several others are injured when a fire and explosion cause eight rooms to collapse at a fireworks factory in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu.{{Cite web |title=Fireworks factory blast kills 10 in Tamil Nadu |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/07/08/fireworks-factory-blast-kills-10-in-tamil-nadu |date=2025-07-08 |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=The Star}}
  • Five members of a single family are killed after being accused of witchcraft in Bihar.{{Cite news |date=8 July 2025 |title=Indian villagers beat five to death for 'witchcraft' |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250708-indian-villagers-beat-five-to-death-for-witchcraft |access-date=8 July 2025 |work=France 24}}.
  • 9 July –
  • Eleven people are killed due to the collapse of the Gambhira-Mujpur bridge in Vadodara, Gujarat.{{Cite news |date=9 July 2025 |title=Tragic Bridge Collapse in Gujarat’s Vadodara Claims 10 Lives, Several Vehicles Submerged. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/tragic-bridge-collapse-in-gujarats-vadodara-claims-9-lives-several-vehicles-submerged-963545 |access-date=9 July 2025 |work=NDTV}}{{Cite news |date=9 July 2025 |title=Bridge collapses in Gujarat, 11 dead as vehicles plunge, truck hangs by a thread. |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/vadodara-bridge-collapse-dead-injured-gujarat-vehicles-fall-mahisagar-river-gambhira-2753012-2025-07-09 |access-date=9 July 2025 |work=India Today}}
  • An Indian Air Force trainer aircraft crashes near Churu, Rajasthan, killing its two pilots.{{Cite news |date=9 July 2025 |title=An Indian fighter jet crashes and both pilots are killed |url=https://apnews.com/article/indian-air-force-jaguar-crash-8a70ecb0683d3eccc7296175c29459ee |access-date=9 July 2025 |work=AP News}}

= Scheduled =

  • Exact dates unknown – 2025 Kabaddi World Cup (International Kabaddi Federation){{cite web|url=https://www.kabaddiikf.com/images/calendar.pdf|title= Sports Calendar of Activities for the year 2024 – 2025|publisher=IKF|accessdate=7 March 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Kabaddi World Cup set to kickoff in January 2025 |url=https://khelnow.com/kabaddi/kabaddi-world-cup-kickoff-january-2025-202404 |date=5 April 2024 |website=Khel Now |access-date=21 October 2024 |archive-date=15 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215102233/https://khelnow.com/kabaddi/kabaddi-world-cup-kickoff-january-2025-202404 |url-status=live }}
  • October – 2025 Asia Cup{{Cite web |date=2024-07-28 |title=India to host Men's Asia Cup 2025 |url=https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/news/detail/india-to-host-mens-asia-cup-2025 |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=cricketpakistan.com.pk |language=en}}{{cite web | url=https://asiacup2025.net/ | title=Asia Cup 2025 }}
  • October/November – 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
  • December – 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup{{cite web|title=India to host 2025 FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup|url=https://www.fih.hockey/news/india-to-host-2025-fih-hockey-mens-junior-world-cup|website=fih.ch|publisher=International Hockey Federation|access-date=11 June 2024|archive-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611203432/https://www.fih.hockey/news/india-to-host-2025-fih-hockey-mens-junior-world-cup|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=With first ever FIH Hockey5s World Cup in the background, EB meets to discuss strategy and development |url=https://www.fih.hockey/news/with-first-ever-fih-hockey5s-world-cup-in-the-background-eb-meets-to-discuss-strategy-and-development |website=fih.ch |publisher=International Hockey Federation |access-date=29 January 2024 |archive-date=29 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129221307/https://www.fih.hockey/news/with-first-ever-fih-hockey5s-world-cup-in-the-background-eb-meets-to-discuss-strategy-and-development |url-status=live }}

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  • 12 June - Vijay Rupani, 68, MP (2006-2012), and chief minister of Gujarat (2016-2021){{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/video/vijay-rupani-dies-in-air-india-plane-crash-in-ahmedabad-2739934-2025-06-12 |title=Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani Dies In Air India Plane Crash |work=India Today |date=12 June 2025 |accessdate=12 June 2025}}
  • 14 June - Kollangudi Karuppayee, 99, folk singer
  • 16 June - Nellai S. Muthu, 74, writer, scientist
  • 23 June - Dilip Doshi, 77, cricketer{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250624-former-india-spinner-dilip-doshi-dies-aged-77 |title=Former India spinner Dilip Doshi dies aged 77 |work=France 24 |accessdate=24 June 2025}}

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