** starting 16 November: [[Sunith Francis Rodrigues]]
* [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] –
** until 14 January: [[Kailashpati Mishra]]
** 14 January-1 November: [[Madan Lal Khurana]]
** 1 November-8 November: [[T. V. Rajeswar]]
** starting 8 November: [[Pratibha Patil]]
* [[List of governors of Sikkim|Sikkim]] – [[V. Rama Rao]]
* [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] – [[P. S. Ramamohan Rao]] (until 2 November), [[Surjit Singh Barnala]] (starting 2 November)
* [[List of governors of Tripura|Tripura]] – [[Dinesh Nandan Sahay]]
* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] –
** until 2 July: [[Vishnu Kant Shastri]]
** 3 July-7 July: [[Sudarshan Agrawal]]
** starting 7 July: [[T. V. Rajeswar]]
* [[List of governors of Uttarakhand|Uttarakhand]] – [[Sudarshan Agarwal]] (starting 7 January)
* [[List of governors of West Bengal|West Bengal]] – [[Viren J. Shah]] (until 14 December), [[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]] (starting 14 December)
==Events==
==Events==
* National income - {{INR}}31,863,319 million
=== January - June ===
* 17 January – The national executive of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) meets at [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]].
* 17 January – The national executive of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) meets at [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]].
* 17 January – [[P.A. Sangma]] quits the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] and decides to ally with the ruling [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]].
* 17 January – [[P.A. Sangma]] quits the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] and decides to ally with the ruling [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]].
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* 29 January – [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] president [[Sonia Gandhi]] meets [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) leader [[Karunanidhi]] to finalise their electoral pact which also includes the [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK) and the Left parties in the state.
* 29 January – [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] president [[Sonia Gandhi]] meets [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) leader [[Karunanidhi]] to finalise their electoral pact which also includes the [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK) and the Left parties in the state.
* 7 February-15 February – [[Kala Ghoda festival]]
* 7 February-15 February – [[Kala Ghoda festival]]
* 18 February - Karnataka khadi gramodyoga samyukta sangha (kkgss) become the official flag makers of India
* 4 March – The [[Maharashtra Pollution Control Board]] (MPCB) refused to clear a project of [[Pepsi]] to expand their plant to triple production in [[Chembur]], [[Mumbai]] on the grounds that the expansion will have a polluting effect on the environment.
* 4 March – The [[Maharashtra Pollution Control Board]] (MPCB) refused to clear a project of [[Pepsi]] to expand their plant to triple production in [[Chembur]], [[Mumbai]] on the grounds that the expansion will have a polluting effect on the environment.
* 6 April – The biggest ever [[India|Indo]] -French naval exercise [[Varuna 2004]] gets underway off the coast of [[Goa]].
* 6 April – The biggest ever [[India|Indo]] -French naval exercise [[Varuna 2004]] gets underway off the coast of [[Goa]].
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* 26 April – Second phase of polling for [[2004 Indian general elections|fourteenth]] [[Lok Sabha]] elections covering 137 constituencies.
* 26 April – Second phase of polling for [[2004 Indian general elections|fourteenth]] [[Lok Sabha]] elections covering 137 constituencies.
* 5 May – Third phase of polling for [[2004 Indian general elections|fourteenth]] [[Lok Sabha]] elections covering 83 constituencies.
* 5 May – Third phase of polling for [[2004 Indian general elections|fourteenth]] [[Lok Sabha]] elections covering 83 constituencies.
* 7 May - [[Rabinder Singh (intelligence officer)|Rabinder Singh an Indian intelligence officer]] and [[Double agent]] of [[Central Intelligence Agency]] escaped via [[Tribhuvan International Airport]]<nowiki/>in Nepal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-05 |title=The Vanished Spies |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-vanished-spies/224695 |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=www.outlookindia.com/ |language=en}}</ref>
* 10 May – Fourth and last phase of polling for [[2004 Indian general elections|fourteenth]] [[Lok Sabha]] elections covering 182 constituencies.
* 10 May – Fourth and last phase of polling for [[2004 Indian general elections|fourteenth]] [[Lok Sabha]] elections covering 182 constituencies.
* 13 May – Results for the [[2004 Indian general elections|fourteenth]] [[Lok Sabha]] elections announced, the ruling [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) loses, as the [[Indian National Congress]] wins a surprise victory.
* 13 May – Results for the [[2004 Indian general elections|fourteenth]] [[Lok Sabha]] elections announced, the ruling [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) loses, as the [[Indian National Congress]] wins a surprise victory.
* [[File:Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in March 2014.jpg|thumb|151x151px|[[Manmohan Singh|Dr. Manmohan Singh]] sworn in as the Prime Minister.]]20 May – Dr. [[Manmohan Singh]] sworn in as the new [[prime minister of India]], after Congress forms the [[United Progressive Alliance]] with the Left parties.
* [[File:Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in March 2014.jpg|thumb|151x151px|[[Manmohan Singh|Dr. Manmohan Singh]] sworn in as the Prime Minister.]]20 May – Dr. [[Manmohan Singh]] sworn in as the new [[prime minister of India]], after Congress forms the [[United Progressive Alliance]] with the Left parties.
* 1 June – Justice [[Ramesh Chandra Lahoti]] appointed [[Chief Justice of India]].
* 1 June – Justice [[Ramesh Chandra Lahoti]] appointed [[Chief Justice of India]].
=== July - December ===
* 14 July – [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]], amidst walkouts by the opposition in both houses orders a high-level departmental inquiry into the [[Godhra tragedy]] in 2002.
* 14 July – [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]], amidst walkouts by the opposition in both houses orders a high-level departmental inquiry into the [[Godhra tragedy]] in 2002.
* 15 July – [[Maninder Pal Singh Kohli]], prime accused in the high-profile rape and murder of British teenager Hannah Foster is arrested by [[West Bengal]] police in Darjeeling District while trying to flee to [[Nepal]].
* 15 July – [[Maninder Pal Singh Kohli]], prime accused in the high-profile rape and murder of British teenager Hannah Foster is arrested by [[West Bengal]] police in Darjeeling District while trying to flee to [[Nepal]].
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* 31 August – Union minister [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]'s brother Ghulam Abbas Azad is attacked by terrorists, seriously injuring his security guard in Doda District of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].
* 31 August – Union minister [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]'s brother Ghulam Abbas Azad is attacked by terrorists, seriously injuring his security guard in Doda District of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].
* 1 September – The [[High Courts of India|Bombay High Court]] passes interim orders restraining [[television channel]]s from broadcasting "any adult TV programme and film without an appropriate certificate from the Indian [[censor board]]."
* 1 September – The [[High Courts of India|Bombay High Court]] passes interim orders restraining [[television channel]]s from broadcasting "any adult TV programme and film without an appropriate certificate from the Indian [[censor board]]."
* 10 September – Famous all rounder Mr yash garge was borm.
* 10 September – Lord Vaibhav M.B. was born.
* 17 October – [[2004 Maharashtra assembly elections|Assembly elections]] Congress and alliance win Maharashtra election [[Maharashtra]].
* 17 October – [[2004 Maharashtra assembly elections|Assembly elections]] Congress and alliance win Maharashtra election [[Maharashtra]].
* 17 October – After the loss in [[Maharashtra]] assembly election BJP president [[Venkaiah Naidu]] quits, [[L. K. Advani|Advani]] to lead BJP.
* 17 October – After the loss in [[Maharashtra]] assembly election BJP president [[Venkaiah Naidu]] quits, [[L. K. Advani|Advani]] to lead BJP.
* 18 October – Bandit Veerappan Killed by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Special Task Force members at a checkpost, when the bandit was travelling in an ambulance driven by disguised policeman as driver.
* 18 October – Bandit [[Veerappan]] Killed by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Special Task Force members at a checkpost, when the bandit was travelling in an ambulance driven by disguised policeman as driver.
* 11 November – [[Shankaracharya of Kanchi]] [[Jayendra Saraswathi]] is arrested on charges of murdering a temple manager.
* 11 November – [[Shankaracharya of Kanchi]] [[Jayendra Saraswathi]] is arrested on charges of murdering a temple manager.
* 20 November – Policemen and soldiers recover 300 kg of [[RDX]] from a grocery store near [[Anantnag]].
* 20 November – Policemen and soldiers recover 300 kg of [[RDX]] from a grocery store near [[Anantnag]].
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==Births==
==Births==
* 16 February -Shrestha sharma, fashion designer
* 4 May – [[Ashnoor Kaur]], actor
* 4 May – [[Ashnoor Kaur]], actor
* 10 September – [[Yash Garge]], all rounder
* 4 December – [[Ojasvee Prakash Vishwakarma]]
===Full date unknown===
* [[Shruti Bisht]], actress
==Deaths==
==Deaths==
* 9 January – [[Nissim Ezekiel]], poet, playwright and art critic (b. 1924).
* 9 January – [[Nissim Ezekiel]], poet, playwright and art critic (b. 1924).
* 31 January – [[Suraiya]], actress and singer (b. 1929).
* 31 January – [[Suraiya]], actress and singer (b. 1929).
* 23 February – [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]], [[filmmaker]], [[film producer|producer]], [[screen writer]], [[film editing|editor]] and actor (b. 1934).
* 23 February
* 23 February – [[Sikander Bakht]], politician (b. 1918).
** [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]], [[filmmaker]], [[film producer|producer]], [[screen writer]], [[film editing|editor]] and actor (b. 1934).
** [[Sikander Bakht]], politician (b. 1918).
* 24 February - [[Rajiv Goswami]], [[Mandal Commission protests of 1990|Anti - Mandal protestor]] (b.1971)
* 26 February – [[Shankarrao Chavan]], politician and twice [[Chief Minister]] of [[Maharashtra]] (b. 1920).
* 26 February – [[Shankarrao Chavan]], politician and twice [[Chief Minister]] of [[Maharashtra]] (b. 1920).
* 5 March – [[Kongara Jaggayya]], actor (b. 1928).
* 5 March – [[Jaggayya]], actor (b. 1928).
* 7 April – [[Kelucharan Mohapatra]], [[Odissi]] dancer and guru (b. 1926).
* 7 April – [[Kelucharan Mohapatra]], [[Odissi]] dancer and guru (b. 1926).
* 17 April – [[Soundarya]], actress (b. 1971).
* 17 April – [[Soundarya]], actress (b. 1971).
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* 16 May – [[Kamala Markandaya]], novelist and journalist (b. 1924).
* 16 May – [[Kamala Markandaya]], novelist and journalist (b. 1924).
* 19 May – [[E. K. Nayanar]], politician and three times [[Chief Minister]] of [[Kerala]] (b. 1919).
* 19 May – [[E. K. Nayanar]], politician and three times [[Chief Minister]] of [[Kerala]] (b. 1919).
* 2 June – [[Dom Moraes]], poet, writer and columnist (b. 1938).
* 2 June –
* 2 June – [[Shrikant Jichkar]], politician (b. 1954).
** [[Dom Moraes]], poet, writer and columnist (b. 1938).
** [[Shrikant Jichkar]], politician (b. 1954).
* 26 June – [[Yash Johar]], film producer (b. 1929).
* 26 June – [[Yash Johar]], film producer (b. 1929).
* 14 July – [[Swami Kalyandev]], supercentenarian (b. 1876).
* 23 July – [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]], actor, director and producer (b. 1932).
* 23 July – [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]], actor, director and producer (b. 1932).
* 29 July – [[Nafisa Joseph]], model, [[MTV]] [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]], [[Femina Miss India|Miss India]] 1997 (b. 1979).
* 29 July – [[Nafisa Joseph]], model, [[MTV]] [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]], [[Femina Miss India|Miss India]] 1997 (b. 1979).
28 January – BJP president Venkaiah Naidu elected for three-year term.
28 January – The Border Security Force busts a hideout of pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen in Pulwama District of south Kashmir and recovers a "huge quantity" of ammunition and explosives. Acting on a tip-off, the security personnel raided the hideout at Remu village in the early hours and recovered around 12,000 rounds of AK ammunition, 2.5 kg RDX and three grenades according to a Border Security Force spokesman.
28 January – Commerce minister Arun Jaitley announced the Cabinet decision to free gold and silver imports from all restrictions.
28 January – The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court fixed 23 February for further hearing of the revision petition filed against deputy prime minister L. K. Advani's discharge in the Babri Masjid demolition case by a special CBI court at Rae Bareli.
18 February - Karnataka khadi gramodyoga samyukta sangha (kkgss) become the official flag makers of India
4 March – The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) refused to clear a project of Pepsi to expand their plant to triple production in Chembur, Mumbai on the grounds that the expansion will have a polluting effect on the environment.
6 April – The biggest ever Indo -French naval exercise Varuna 2004 gets underway off the coast of Goa.
20 April – First phase of polling for fourteenthLok Sabha elections covering 141 constituencies.
26 April – Second phase of polling for fourteenthLok Sabha elections covering 137 constituencies.
5 May – Third phase of polling for fourteenthLok Sabha elections covering 83 constituencies.
14 July – Lalu Prasad Yadav, amidst walkouts by the opposition in both houses orders a high-level departmental inquiry into the Godhra tragedy in 2002.
15 July – Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, prime accused in the high-profile rape and murder of British teenager Hannah Foster is arrested by West Bengal police in Darjeeling District while trying to flee to Nepal.
28 July – Maninder Pal Singh Kohli admits to having raped and murdered British teenager Hannah Foster in an interview to a private television channel.
1 August – The senior citizen savings scheme offering a "high" nine percent taxable return is expected to be launched.
31 August – Union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's brother Ghulam Abbas Azad is attacked by terrorists, seriously injuring his security guard in Doda District of Jammu and Kashmir.
1 September – The Bombay High Court passes interim orders restraining television channels from broadcasting "any adult TV programme and film without an appropriate certificate from the Indian censor board."
18 October – Bandit Veerappan Killed by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Special Task Force members at a checkpost, when the bandit was travelling in an ambulance driven by disguised policeman as driver.
21 December – Zahira Sheikh, key witness in Best Bakery case is declared hostile by the prosecution after she went back on her police statement during the retrial.
