WHAT HAPPENED

IN 2023? events in India

A timeline of key

JAN: WRESTLERS
PROTEST
Wrestlers, including
Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi
Malik, and Bajrang Punia,
protest sexual
misconduct allegations
against BJP MP Brij
Bhushan Sharan Singh,
demanding WFI
disbandment.
Design: Angshuman Maity
FEB: DELHI
EXCISE POLICY
DCM Manish Sisodia
arrested over alleged
irregularities in Delhi's
scrapped excise policy,
following events starting
in July 2022.

MARCH:
RAHUL GANDHI'S
DISQUALIFICATION AND
BJP WINS ELECTIONS
Rahul Gandhi disqualified
from Lok Sabha, BJP wins
Tripura Assembly
elections and returns to
power in Meghalaya and
Nagaland as a junior
partner in ruling coalitions.
APRIL: INDIA BECOMES MOST POPULOUS;
ATIQ AHMED ENCOUNTER
India surpasses China in
population, estimating 142.86
crore. Gangster-turned-politician
Atiq Ahmed and his brother
encounter in Uttar Pradesh.

MAY:
MANIPUR CLASHES BREAK OUT;
INDIA GETS NEW PARLIAMENT BUILDING
Violent clashes in Manipur
during Tribal Solidarity March.
India inaugurates a new
Parliament building
symbolizing national pride.
JUNE: ODISHA TRAIN ACCIDENT
KILLS 280, INJURES OVER 850
Horrific collision involving
Coromandel Express,
Bengaluru-Howrah Express, and
goods train near Bahanaga Bazar
station, leaving over 280 dead.

JULY:
MANIPUR CLASHES ESCALATE;
LANDSLIDES WREAK HAVOC IN HIMACHAL.
Video surfaces of women from
Kuki-Zomi community assaulted
in Manipur. Chandrayaan-3
launches on July 14. Himachal
Pradesh battles extreme weather
and landslides.
AUG: CHANDRAYAAN-3 SCRIPTS HISTORY;
RAHUL GANDHI RETURNS TO PARLIAMENT
Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands
on the lunar surface. Rahul Gandhi
returns to Parliament after Supreme
Court stays his conviction.

SEPT: ALL ABOUT G20 SUMMIT

IN NEW DELHI
G20 Summit in New Delhi
concludes India's presidency.
Tensions persist in Manipur,
5 months after tribal
solidarity march clashes.
OCT: SIKKIM TRAGEDY;
SC SAYS NO TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGES
Over 70 killed in Sikkim after South
Lhonak Lake burst. Supreme Court
unanimously denies recognition of
same-sex marriages.

NOV:
5 STATES GO TO POLLS;
TEAM INDIA FALLS SHORT OF
WINNING ODI WORLD CUP;
SUCCESS OF UTTARKASHI TUNNEL RESCUE
Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,
Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and
Mizoram go to polls. India
falls short in ODI World Cup.
Massive rescue operation in
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse.
DEC: NEW GOVTS IN 5 STATES;
SECURITY BREACH IN PARLIAMENT
New govts in Madhya Pradesh,
Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana,
and Mizoram. Security breach in
Parliament on the 22nd anniversary
of Parliament attack.