2005 in India

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See also: 2004 in India, other events of 2005, 2006 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

Events

January

• January 10 - The Delhi High Court says that a "high claim ratio" cannot be grounds to turn down medical insurance contract renewal requests. The court said that medical policies were liable to be renewed on the same terms and conditions as the old ones. However, insurance companies could load the premium to a limited extent if high payments were sought by a consumer.
• January 17 - Suspended central excise commissioner P K Ajwani, facing charges of possessing assets disproportionate to his known source of income, is released on bail.
• January 23 - In line with the suggestions of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission asks the chief electoral officers of Bihar, Jharkhand and Haryana to do videography of proceedings inside polling stations without violating the secrecy of vote.
• January 29 - The BJP-led government in Goa headed by Manohar Parrikar is reduced to a minority after four BJP MLAs resign from the 40-member house. While the Congress has staked its claim to form the new government, Parrikar has said he will prove his majority.
• January 29 - Former BJP president Venkaiah Naidu's helicopter is set on fire by suspected Maoists during his campaign tour of Gaya, Bihar. Naidu escapes unhurt.

February

March

• March 10 - TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) slashes tariffs for international bandwidth prices by up to 70% with effect from April 1.

April

• April 25 - The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in a landmark judgement rules that hospitals are duty bound to accept accident victims, that patients in critical condition and that doctors cannot first demand fees before agreeing to treat the patient and that a relative's consent is not necessary if there is no family member present at the time.

May

• May 21 - International (ISD) calls to countries in the Gulf, the SAARC region, Saudi Arabia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand will cost Rs. 12 a minute, down by 33%.

June

July

September

• September - A high-level U.S. defence team for the first time gives a classified detailed briefing to Indian officials on the patriot PAC-III anti-missile system, its capabilities against weapons of mass destruction and on the sensitive technologies of the F-18/A hornet and F-16 fighter jets.

October

November

• November 22 - Nitish Kumar defeated Rashtriya Janata Dal in the Bihar state election.

December

• December 29 - Firing, possibly a terrorist attack, at IISC, Bangalore campus.

Deaths

• January 3 - J.N. Dixit, 78, diplomat, National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister
• January 12 - Amrish Puri, 72, actor
• January 20? - Parveen Babi, 49, actress
• March 22 - Gemini Ganesan, 84, actor in South Indian films, father of actress Rekha
• April 25 - Swami Ranganathananda, 96, President of Ramakrishna Math
• May 3 - Lt-Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora, 89, commander in the 1971 Indo-Pak war
• May 21 - Subodh Mukherjee, 84, filmmaker
• May 25 - Ismail Merchant, 68, India-born filmmaker
• May 25 - Sunil Dutt, 75, actor
• July 23 - C.R. Irani, 75, Journalist and a champion in Freedom of Press fight worldwide
• October 31 - Amrita Pritam, 86, poetess and writer in Punjabi and Hindi
• November 9 - K. R. Narayanan, 85, ex-president of India
• December 12 - Ramanand Sagar, 87, filmmaker, producer and director of television serials