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==Events==

* 4 January – An under-construction building collapsed killing 30 construction workers in [[Goa]].<ref name=goa_collapse>{{cite news|title=Goa building collapse: Two senior officials held|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/goa-building-collapse-two-senior-officials-held/article5680965.ece|access-date=2 October 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 February 2014}}</ref>

* 5 January – [[GSAT-14]] launched from [[Sriharikota]] using [[GSLV-D5]] launch vehicle.<ref name=gslvd5>{{cite news|title=Isro successfully launches indigenous cryogenic engine-powered GSLV-D5|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ISRO-successfully-launches-indigenous-cryogenic-engine-powered-GSLV-D5/articleshow/28437867.cms|access-date=2 October 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=5 January 2014}}</ref>

* 18 January – A [[2014 Mumbai stampede|stampede]] broke out in [[Mumbai]] in which 18 died. The stampede broke out at the residence of the religious leader Dawoodi Bohras Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, who had died on 17 January.<ref name=htimes1>{{cite news|title=18 people killed in Mumbai stampede|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai/at-least-18-people-killed-in-mumbai-stampede/article1-1174113.aspx|access-date=2 April 2014|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=18 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120173043/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai/at-least-18-people-killed-in-mumbai-stampede/article1-1174113.aspx|archive-date=20 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* 29 January – [[Nido Taniam]], a 20-year-old student from [[Arunachal Pradesh]] died after being [[Murder of Nido Taniam|beaten up by locals]] at a marketplace in the [[Lajpat Nagar]] area of [[New Delhi]], triggering widespread protests.<ref name=nido>{{cite news|title=Arunachal MLA's son beaten to death; cops detain 3, govt orders magisterial inquiry|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/youth-beaten-up-in-delhi-during-brawl-over-hairstyle-dies-tv-reports/article1-1178770.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201014655/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/youth-beaten-up-in-delhi-during-brawl-over-hairstyle-dies-tv-reports/article1-1178770.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 February 2014|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=31 January 2014|date=31 January 2014|location=New Delhi}}</ref>

* 5–11 February – 12th Delhi [[Auto Expo]] held in India Expo Mart in [[Greater Noida]].<ref name=expo2>{{cite news|title=It's glitterati galore at Delhi Auto Expo|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/its-glitterati-galore-at-delhi-auto-expo/article5669180.ece|access-date=2 October 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=expo1>{{cite news|title=Ford to unveil compact car at Auto Expo|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-business/ford-to-unveil-compact-car-at-auto-expo/article5624923.ece|access-date=2 October 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 January 2014}}</ref>

* 9 February – A [[2014 Hirakud boat disaster|ferry capsized]] in the [[Hirakud Dam]] reservoir drowning 31 persons.<ref name=Hirakud>{{cite news|title=Govt gets inquiry report of Hirakud boat tragedy|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140430/jsp/odisha/story_18292029.jsp|access-date=2 October 2014|work=[[The Telegraph (India)]]|date=30 April 2014}}</ref>

* 27 February – 2 officers died in [[INS Sindhuratna]] mishap.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ins-sindhuratna-docked-in-mumbai/article5732040.ece | title=INS Sindhuratna mishap: Missing officers found dead | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=27 February 2014 | access-date=28 February 2014 | author=Rashmi Rajput | location=Mumbai}}</ref>

* 28 February – [[Sahara India]] Chairman [[Subrata Roy]] was arrested in [[Lucknow]] after the [[Supreme Court of India]] issued a non-bailable warrant.<ref name="subrata roy">{{cite news|title=Sahara chief Subrata Roy arrested in Lucknow|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sahara-chief-Subrata-Roy-arrested-in-Lucknow/articleshow/31151724.cms|access-date=2 October 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 February 2014}}</ref>

* 11 March – 15 security personnel killed in a [[Maoist]] attack in [[Chhattisgarh]].<ref name=naxal>{{cite news|title=16 killed in Naxal attack on security personnel in Chhattisgarh  |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/naxals-attack-security-forces-in-chhattisgarh/1/347813.html|access-date=2 October 2014|work=[[India Today]]|date=11 March 2014}}</ref>

* 13 March – India formally joins the search for the missing [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]].<ref name=flight370>{{cite news|title=India joins search for Malaysian jetliner|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-joins-search-for-malaysian-jetliner/article5781206.ece|access-date=19 November 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 March 2014}}</ref>

* 22 March – Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) re-approves field trails of ten [[genetically modified crops]], including some food crops.<ref name=GMfood>{{cite news|title=Panel reapproves GM food crop field trials|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/panel-reapproves-gm-food-crop-field-trials/article5816134.ece|access-date=19 November 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 March 2014}}</ref>

* 27 March – [[Sri Lankan Navy]] arrested 24 Indian fishermen for crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line.<ref name=24Fisher>{{cite news|title=Sri Lankan Navy arrests 24 Indian fishermen|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sri-lankan-navy-arrests-24-indian-fishermen/article5838483.ece|access-date=19 November 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=27 March 2014}}</ref>

* 28 March – A recently acquired [[C-130J Super Hercules]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] crashed near [[Gwalior]] killing all five personnel on board.<ref name=SuperHercules>{{cite news|title=IAF Super Hercules crash kills 5|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-super-hercules-crash-kills-5/article5843681.ece|access-date=19 November 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 March 2014}}</ref> A volunteer was killed when he was washed away in the [[Chambal river]] while searching for survivors.<ref name=HerculesVolunteer>{{cite news|title=IAF Hercules crash: Volunteer dies in rescue bid|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/iaf-hercules-crash-volunteer-dies-in-rescue-bid/article5847808.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 March 2014}}</ref>

* 2 April – [[Reserve Bank of India]] granted preliminary licenses to [[IDFC|Infrastructure Development Finance Company]] and Bandhan Financial Services to set up new banks.<ref name=newBank>{{cite news|title=RBI grants IDFC, Bandhan Financial bank licences in cautious experiment|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/india-cbank-licence-idINDEEA310B520140402|access-date=19 November 2014|work=[[Reuters]]|date=2 April 2014}}</ref>

* 4 April – India's second navigation satellite [[IRNSS-1B]] was successfully placed in orbit.<ref name=IRNSS-1B>{{cite news|title=India launches second navigation satellite IRNSS 1B|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/india-launches-second-navigation-satellite-irnss-1b/|access-date=19 November 2014|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=4 April 2014}}</ref>

* 12 April – Phase 4 of [[2014 Indian general election|Indian general election]] was held in [[Goa]], [[Tripura]], [[Assam]] and [[Sikkim]].<ref name=Phase4>{{cite news|title=Phase 4 of Lok Sabha election today; to cover 7 seats in four states|url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/article/election-2014/phase-4-of-lok-sabha-election-today-to-cover-7-seats-in-four-states-507343|access-date=19 November 2014|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=12 April 2014}}</ref>

* 12 April – Seven polling staff and five CRPF personnel were killed in two separate [[Maoist]] attacks in [[Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh|Bijapur district]] and [[Bastar district]] in [[Chhattisgarh]]. The total death toll was 14.<ref name=14killedpolling>{{cite news|title=14 killed as Naxals strike in Chhattisgarh, Centre condemns attack|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140412/nation-crime/article/six-election-personnel-among-11-killed-two-naxal-attacks-chhattisgarh|access-date=19 November 2014|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=12 April 2014}}</ref>  

* 17 April – Phase 5 of [[2014 Indian general election|Indian general election]] was held in [[West Bengal]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Karnataka]], [[Odisha]], [[Bihar]], and [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name=Phase5>{{cite news|title=India votes in large numbers in Phase 5 of Lok Sabha elections|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lok-sabha-polls-voting-121-constituencies-12-states-nandan-nilekani-maneka-gandhi-h-d-deve-gowda-misa-bharti/1/356130.html|access-date=19 November 2014|work=[[India Today]]|date=17 April 2014}}</ref>

* 17 April – [[Robin K. Dhowan]] appointed the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of Naval Staff]] of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=Dhowan>{{cite news|title=Admiral Robin K Dhowan takes over as Navy chief|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140417/latest-news.htm|access-date=19 November 2014|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]]|date=17 April 2014}}</ref>

* 24 April – [[Maoist]]s killed two polling staff, five police personnel and a cleaner in an ambush in [[Dumka district]] in [[Jharkhand]]<ref name=DumkaAmbush>{{cite news|title=8 killed as Maoists ambush bus carrying poll officials in Dumka|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/8-killed-as-Maoists-ambush-bus-carrying-poll-officials-in-Dumka/articleshow/34170030.cms|access-date=19 November 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=25 April 2014}}</ref>

* 30 April – Phase 7 of [[2014 Indian general election|Indian general election]] was held in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Gujarat]], [[Daman and Diu]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Telangana]].<ref name=Phase7>{{cite news|title=Lok Sabha elections: Phase 7 sees 66% voter turnout|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/jirtzkBrrnrdqYUhgK5OdM/Narendra-Modi-votes-snaps-selfie-in-7th-phase-of-Lok-Sabh.html|access-date=19 November 2014|work=[[Live Mint]]|date=30 April 2014}}</ref>

* 1 May – [[2014 Chennai train bombing|An explosion of two low-intensity bombs]] happened on a Guwahati bound train from Bangalore arriving at the Chennai Central railway station, killing 1 woman passenger and injuring at least 14 others.<ref name=TrainBlastChennai>{{cite news|title=Woman killed in twin blasts at Chennai Central station|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/woman-killed-in-twin-blasts-at-chennai-central-station/article5965170.ece|access-date=19 November 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 May 2014}}</ref>

* 1–3 May – [[May 2014 Assam violence|A series of attacks]] were carried out by [[National Democratic Front of Bodoland]] on the migrant Muslims in [[Assam]], killing 32.<ref name=Bodo>{{cite news|title=32 killed in 36 hours by Bodo militants in Assam, curfew imposed|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/30-killed-in-36-hours-by-bodo-militants-in-assam-curfew-imposed/|access-date=19 November 2014|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=2 May 2014}}</ref>

* 12 May – Phase 9 of Indian general election was held in Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. [[2014 Indian general election|Indian General Elections]] were completed.<ref name=FinalPhase>{{cite news|title=India votes in final phase of election|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/05/india-votes-final-phase-election-201451231358667907.html|access-date=19 November 2014|publisher=[[Al Jazeera]]|date=12 May 2014}}</ref>

* 16 May – Result of [[2014 Indian general elections|elections 2014]] were declared. [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] was defeated, winning 61 seats compared to 218 in last elections, with a decrease of 167. [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]'s seat count increased by 198 to 335 in this elections, compared to 137 in last elections.<ref name=NotEnd>{{cite news|title=It's not end of the coalition era yet|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/ZxtBFDu25XrPAvOvREz1nN/Its-not-end-of-the-coalition-era-yet.html|access-date=19 November 2014|work=[[Live Mint]]|date=17 May 2014}}</ref>

* 26 May – New [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] took oath as Prime Minister of India along with other ministers from his council of ministers. The [[First swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi|swearing-in ceremony]] was noted by media for being the first ever swearing-in of an Indian Prime Minister to have been attended by the heads of all [[SAARC]] countries.<ref>Swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi</ref>

* 2 June – According to [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014]], Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] was split in two new states [[Telangana]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]] with [[Hyderabad]] remaining the joint capital for 10 years. This made [[States and union territories of India|29 states and 7 seven union territories]] in [[India]].<ref name=TelanganaBorn>{{cite news|title=Telangana – India's 29th state is born|url=http://www.dw.de/telangana-indias-29th-state-is-born/a-17449648|access-date=19 November 2014|publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]]|date=2 June 2014}}</ref>

* 3 June – Newly appointed Union Rural Development Minister [[Gopinath Munde]] killed in a car crash.<ref name=Munde>{{cite news|title=Gopinath Munde: Indian minister dies in car crash|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-27659814|access-date=19 November 2014|work=[[BBC News]]|date=3 June 2014}}</ref>

* 26 June – A pipeline belonging to [[GAIL]] caught fire killing 19 in Nagaram village of [[East Godavari district]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name=GAIL>{{cite news|title=Initial probe blames GAIL for fire, two suspended|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/initial-probe-blames-gail-for-fire-two-suspended/|access-date=20 November 2014|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=30 June 2014}}</ref>

* 30 June – [[ISRO]] launched [[PSLV|PSLV-C23]] with 5 foreign satellites: [[SPOT 7]], AISat, NLS7.1 ([[Canadian Advanced Nanospace eXperiment Program#CanX-4 .26 5|CAN-X4]]), NLS7.2 (CAN-X5) and VELOX 1, from [[Sriharikota]].<ref name="ISRO-5 foreign">{{cite news|title=Isro launches PSLV-C23 with 5 foreign satellites|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/isro-launches-pslv-c23-with-5-foreign-satellites-114063000134_1.html|work=[[Business Standard]]|date=1 July 2014}}</ref>

* 5 July – First batch of evacuees arrived from Iraq.<ref name=Iraq-expats>{{cite news|title=Special Air India plane carrying Indian nurses lands in Mumbai, to reach Kochi by noon|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/special-air-india-plane-carrying-indian-nurses-lands-in-mumbai-to-reach-kochi-by-noon/article6179686.ece?ref=relatedNews|access-date=20 November 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=5 July 2014}}</ref>

* 10 July 2014 – [[2014 Union budget of India]] presented in the Parliament.<ref name=budget14>{{cite news|title=Budget 2014: Highlights of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget speech|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/budget-2014-highlights-of-finance-minister-arun-jaitleys-budget-speech/|access-date=20 November 2014|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=10 July 2014}}</ref>

* 30 July – A [[2014 Malin landslide|landslide]] destroyed 44 houses and buried nearly 200 persons in Malin village in [[Pune district]] of [[Maharashtra]] state. This was caused due to heavy rainfall and took place early in the morning when most of the people were asleep.<ref name=Malin>{{cite news|title=Indian landslide: Dozens trapped in Pune village of Malin|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28559617|access-date=2 October 2014|work=[[BBC News]]|date=30 July 2014}}</ref>

[[Acharya Shri Mahashraman ji]], the 11th acharya of [[Jain Shwetambar Terapanth]] sect arrived in the capital of the country

* 3 August – The chairman and managing director of [[Syndicate Bank]] Sudhir Kumar Jain, his brother-in-law and four others were arrested by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) in a bribery case.<ref name=Syndicate>{{cite news|title=CBI arrests Syndicate Bank CMD in Rs 50 lakh bribery case|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/CBI-arrests-Syndicate-Bank-CMD-in-Rs-50-lakh-bribery-case/articleshow/39516363.cms|access-date=14 November 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=3 August 2014}}</ref>

* 16 August – The [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) arrested the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] (CBFC) chief Rakesh Kumar in a bribery case.<ref name=Censorboard>{{cite news|title=CBI arrests censor board CEO Rakesh Kumar for taking bribe|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/CBI-arrests-censor-board-CEO-Rakesh-Kumar-for-taking-bribe/articleshow/40379497.cms|access-date=14 November 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=18 August 2014}}</ref>

* 25 August – The Supreme Court declared that all 218 [[Indian coal allocation scam|coal block allocations]] made from 1993 to 2011 are illegal.<ref name=CoalGate>{{cite news|title=Coal block allocations since 1993 illegal: Supreme Court|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-cancels-all-coal-block-allocations/article6349454.ece|access-date=28 November 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 August 2014}}</ref>  

* 28 August – The [[Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana]] was formally launched.<ref name="jan dhan">{{cite news|title=PM Modi launches Jan Dhan Yojana, 1.5 crore bank accounts opened|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/pm-modi-launches-jan-dhan-yojana-1-5-crore-bank-accounts-opened-114082800764_1.html|access-date=2 October 2014|work=[[Business Standard]]|date=28 August 2014}}</ref>

* 4–10 September  – [[2014 Kashmir floods]].<ref name=KashmirFloods>{{cite news|title=Floods, landslides wreck havoc in Jammu & Kashmir, thousands flee home to safer areas|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/jammu-and-kashmir/floods-landslides-wreck-havoc-in-jammu-kashmir-thousands-flee-home-to-safer-areas_1465290.html|access-date=28 November 2014|work=[[Zee News]]|date=5 September 2014}}</ref>

* 5 September – India and [[Australia]] signed a deal under which Australia will supply [[Uranium]] to India for energy generation.<ref name=Aus_nuke>{{cite news|title=India and Australia seal civil nuclear deal for uranium trade|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/india-australia-nuclear-deal-idINKBN0H00MX20140905|access-date=2 October 2014|work=[[Reuters]]|date=5 September 2014}}</ref>

* 27 September: The Chief Minister of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Jayalalithaa]], was convicted by a special court of acquiring disproportionate assets.<ref name=Jaya-jail>{{cite news|title=Jaya sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in disproportionate assets case, fined Rs 100 crores|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140927/nation-current-affairs/article/jaya|access-date=28 November 2014|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=28 September 2014}}</ref>

* 30 September – [[NASA]] and [[ISRO]] signed an agreement to collaborate on an earth-observing satellite called [[NISAR (satellite)|NISAR]] and future Mars missions.<ref name=NASA>{{cite news|title=U.S., India to Collaborate on Mars Exploration, Earth-Observing Mission|url=http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/september/us-india-to-collaborate-on-mars-exploration-earth-observing-mission/|access-date=28 November 2014|work=[[NASA]]|date=30 September 2014}}</ref>

* 2 October – Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched [[Swachh Bharat Mission|Swachh Bharat Abhiyan]] cleanliness drive.<ref name=Swachh>{{cite news|title=Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: PM Narendra Modi Launches 'Clean India' Mission|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/cheat-sheet/swachh-bharat-abhiyan-pm-narendra-modi-launches-clean-india-mission-600949|access-date=28 November 2014|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=2 October 2014}}</ref>

* 10 October – The recipients of the 2014 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] were announced, awarded to India's [[Kailash Satyarthi]] and Pakistan's [[Malala Yousafzai]].<ref name=Nobel>{{cite news|title=India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pak's Malala Yousafzai win Nobel peace prize|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indias-Kailash-Satyarthi-and-Paks-Malala-Yousafzai-win-Nobel-peace-prize/articleshow/44773483.cms|access-date=28 November 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=10 October 2014}}</ref>

* 12 October – [[Cyclone Hudhud]] made landfall near [[Visakhapatnam]], Andhra Pradesh.<ref name=Hudhud>{{cite news|title=Hudhud makes landfall: Visakhapatnam plunges into darkness|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Hudhud-makes-landfall-Visakhapatnam-plunges-into-darkness/articleshow/44796410.cms|access-date=28 November 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=13 October 2014}}</ref>

* 31 October – [[Devendra Fadnavis]] took oath as the 18th [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]

* 8 November – 11 women died and more than 20 were hospitalised after a state funded mass-sterilization drive near Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh.<ref name=SteralizationDeath>{{cite news|title=Indian women die after state-run mass sterilisation campaign goes wrong|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/11/indian-women-die-mass-sterilisation-camp|access-date=4 December 2014|work=[[The Guardian (UK)]]|date=12 November 2014}}</ref>

* 12 November – Public sector bank employees carried out a day-long strike to demand a wage revision.<ref name=PSUbank>{{cite news|title=PSU bank employees go on strike; private banks remain open|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-11-12/news/56025894_1_the-ufbu-wage-revision-bank-unions|access-date=6 December 2014|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=12 November 2014}}</ref>

* 25 November – Polling begins for [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|Jharkhand]] assembly elections.<ref name=PollJK>{{cite news|title=Impressive turnout in J&K and Jharkhand|url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/assembly2014/first-phase-of-jammu-kashmir-elections/article6632321.ece|access-date=3 December 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 November 2014}}</ref>

* 27 November – Five civilians and three army personnel were killed in an encounter with militants in Arnia sector, [[Jammu]]. Four militants were killed after a day-long gun battle.<ref name=Arnia>{{cite news|title=Arnia encounter over, 5 civilians among 12 dead|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/another-attack-in-arnia-before-pm-s-visit-to-jammu-and-kashmir/article1-1290946.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128085004/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/another-attack-in-arnia-before-pm-s-visit-to-jammu-and-kashmir/article1-1290946.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 November 2014|access-date=3 December 2014|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=28 November 2014}}</ref>

* 1 December – 14 [[CRPF]] personnel were killed in [[Sukma district]] of south [[Chhattisgarh]] when a patrol team was ambushed.<ref name=Maoist14>{{cite news|title=14 CRPF men die in Maoist strike|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/13-crpf-men-killed-inmaoist-ambush-in-chhattisgarh/article6651913.ece|access-date=3 December 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 December 2014}}</ref>  

* 2 December – A [[CRPF]] personnel was killed and 4 others were injured when a grenade was tossed at a patrol in [[Pulwama district]] in south Kashmir. Three civilians were also injured.<ref name=GrenadeJK>{{cite news|title=Grenade attack in Kashmir: CRPF man killed, 7 injured|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141203/nation-current-affairs/article/5-security-personnel-wounded-grenade-attack-kashmir|access-date=3 December 2014|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=3 December 2014}}</ref>

* 23–26 December – 81 killed in attacks by [[National Democratic Front of Bodoland]] in [[Arunachal Pradesh]] and [[Assam]].<ref name=NDFB>{{cite news|title=Death toll rises to 81, operations launched against NDFB|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/death-toll-rises-to-81-operations-launched-agst-ndfb/article6727689.ece?homepage=true|access-date=13 January 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 December 2014}}</ref>

* 31 December – Indian officials said that a Pakistani fishing boat blew itself up on New Year's Eve after being chased an [[Indian Coast Guard]] patrol.<ref name=NavyChase>{{cite news|title=Pakistani boat blows self up after India navy chase|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/pakistani-boat-blows-self-india-navy-chase-122910214.html#FbvBB9m|access-date=13 January 2015|work=[[Yahoo News]]|date=2 January 2015}}</ref>

==Deaths==

** [[Uday Kiran]], Indian film actor (born [[1980]])<ref>[http://www.chennaivision.com/news/2014/64098.php Telugu actor Uday Kiran commits suicide] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109185832/http://www.chennaivision.com/news/2014/64098.php |date=9 January 2014 }}</ref>

** [[K. P. Udayabhanu]], Indian [[playback singer]] (born [[1936]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/south/veteran-malayalam-singer-k-p-udayabhanu-dies-546908|title=Veteran Malayalam singer K.P Udayabhanu dies|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

* 13 January – [[Anjali Devi]], Indian actress and film producer (born [[1927]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/veteran-telugu-actress-anjali-devi-died/articleshow/28739733.cms|title=Veteran Telugu actress Anjali Devi died – Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

* 15 January

* 28 January

** [[Pravin Hansraj]], Indian cricketer (born [[1938]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/pravin-hansraj-29441|title=Pravin Hansraj profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

* 29 January

** [[Ashutosh (spiritual leader)|Ashutosh]], Indian religious leader (born [[1945]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-26556395|title=Dead Indian guru frozen by devotees|date=13 March 2014|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

===June===

* 8 June – [[Mumbai Metro]] has started operations on [[Line 1 (Mumbai Metro)|line 1]] [[Versova, Mumbai|Versova]] – [[Ghatkopar]].<ref name=M-Metro>{{cite news|title=Mumbai Metro opens for public, row erupts over ticket prices|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mumbai-metro-starts-public-route-price/1/365776.html|access-date=20 November 2014|work=[[India Today]]|date=8 June 2014}}</ref>

* 25 June – Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailed near [[Chhapra]] in [[Bihar]]. 4 persons were killed.<ref name=Rajdhani-4>{{cite news|title=At least 4 killed as Rajdhani Express derails in Bihar|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/at-least-4-killed-as-rajdhani-express-derails-in-bihar/article6147078.ece|access-date=20 November 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 June 2014}}</ref>