2025 in India

The following is a list of events for the year 2025 in India.

• 3 January –
  • Five female members of the same family are fatally stabbed in a suspected honour killing by a relative in Lucknow.
  • 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.
• 5 January – An HAL Dhruv helicopter of the Indian Coast Guard crashes during a training flight in Porbandar, Gujarat, killing three crew members.
• 6 January –
  • The first HMPV Virus case in India is detected in Bengaluru.
  • Nine people, including eight police officers, are killed after their vehicle hits a landmine planted by Naxalites in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.
  • Nine miners are killed in the flooding of a coal mine in Dima Hasao district, Assam.
• 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.
• 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.
• 13 January – The Z-Morh Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir is inaugurated in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• 13 January–26 February : 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela.
• 16 January – Actor Saif Ali Khan is stabbed by an unknown man during an alleged robbery at his Mumbai residence.
• 18 January – Sanjay Roy is convicted by the Sealdah court in Kolkata for the 2024 Kolkata rape and murder case.
• 19 January – A fire caused by an exploding gas cylinder destroys at least 18 temporary tents at the 2025 Prayag Kumbh Mela festival grounds. No injuries are reported.
• 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.
• 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.
• 24 January – Eight people are killed in an explosion at an ordnance factory in Bhandara district, Maharashtra.
• 29 January – At least 30 people are killed in a crowd crush at the 2025 Prayag Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.

• 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.
• 5 February – 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election: The Bharatiya Janata Party wins a two-thirds majority in the Delhi Legislative Assembly.
• 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.
• 9 February –
  • Thirty-one Naxalites and two military personnel are killed in the 2025 Bijapur clash.
  • N. Biren Singh resigns as the Chief Minister Of Manipur amid ongoing ethnic violence in the state.
• 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.
• 13 February – The Union Government imposes President's rule in Manipur amid ongoing ethnic violence in the state.
• 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.
• 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.
  • At least 18 people are killed in a crowd crush at New Delhi railway station.
• 19 February – The BJP names Rekha Gupta as Chief Minister of Delhi.
• 21 February –
  • The Invest Kerala Global Summit is held by the Kerala state government.
  • 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.
• 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.
  • The Srisaliam Left Bank Canal collapses in Nagarkurnool district, Telangana, leaving eight workers missing.
• 26 February – An army truck is attacked by militants in Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.
• 28 February – An avalanche hits a Border Roads Organisation camp in Mana, Uttarakhand, killing eight people.

• 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.
• 7 March –
  • A SEPECAT Jaguar of the Indian Air Force crashes during a training exercise in Panchkula district, Haryana. The pilot ejects safely.
  • An Antonov An-32 of the Indian Air Force crashes on landing at Bagdogra Airport in West Bengal. No fatalities are reported.
• 9 March – India wins the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy for a record third time, in Dubai.
• 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.
• 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.
• 20 March – Thirty Naxalites and one military personnel are killed in clashes between police and naxalites in Dantewada district and Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.
• 27 March – Four police officers and three militants are killed in clashes in Kathua District, Jammu and Kashmir.
• 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, Chattisgarh.
• 30 March – Eleven cars of a Bengaluru-Kamakhya train derail near Nirgundi Train Station in Cuttack, killing one person and injuring eight others.
• 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.

• 1 April –
  • At least 21 people are killed in an explosion at an illegal fireworks factory in Deesa, Gujarat.
  • Two trains collide near Sahebganj, Jharkhand, killing two people and injuring four others.
• 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.
• 8 April – Murshidabad violence: Three people are killed in clashes in protest against The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in Murshidabad, West Bengal.
• 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.
• 19 April – Eleven people are killed in the collapse of a residential building in New Delhi.
• 21 April – The Central Government declares a three-day state mourning period over the death of Pope Francis.
• 22 April – 2025 Pahalgam attack: At least 28 people are killed in an attack by militants on a group of tourists visiting Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Resistance Front (TRF), a offshoot of the Pakistan-based, UN-designated terrorist group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, claims responsibility for the attack.
• 25 April – 2025 India–Pakistan diplomatic crisis: Indian and Pakistani soldiers briefly exchange fire along the Line of Control.
• 28 April – India signs a contract to purchase 26 Rafale fighter jets from France.
• 29 April – 2025 Rituraj hotel fire: Fourteen people are killed in a fire at the Rituraj Hotel in Kolkata.

• 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.

• Exact dates unknown – 2025 Kabaddi World Cup (International Kabaddi Federation)
• 31 May – The Miss World 2025 pageant will be held in Hyderabad.
• 15 June–15 July – 2025 Rajya Sabha elections
• October – 2025 Asia Cup
• October/November – 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
• December – 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup

• 1 January-
  • Pradeep Hemsingh Jadhav, 70, politician
  • K. S. Manilal, 86, botany scholar and taxonomist.
  • Mukesh Chandrakar, 32, journalist
  • Kaak, 84, cartoonist.
• 2 January-
  • Govind Sharan Lohra, 69, folk singer, songwriter and dancer
  • S. Jayachandran Nair, 85, journalist
• 4 January- Rajagopala Chidambaram, 88, nuclear scientist
• 5 January- Na D'Souza, 87, novelist
• 6 January- Alok Chatterjee, 64, theatre actor and director
• 7 January-
  • Jiban Mukhopadhyay, 76, politician
  • Jagdish Mittal, 99, art collector
• 8 January-
  • Pritish Nandy, 73, filmmaker, poet, and politician
  • Gyanada Kakati, 92, actress
• 9 January-
  • Bimla Bissell, 92, civil servant and businesswoman
  • P. Jayachandran, 80, playback singer
• 11 January- Gurpreet Gogi, 57, politician
• 12 January- Manda Jagannath, 73, politician
• 13 January- Palavalasa Rajasekharam, 80, politician
• 14 January- Surat Singh Khalsa, 91, Indian-American political activist
• 15 January-
  • Jafar Masood Hasani Nadwi, 59, islamic scholar
  • Sudip Pandey, 30, actor and producer
  • Manjul Sinha, television director
  • P. R. Sundaram, 73, politician
  • Sarigama Viji, 76, actor
• 17 January-
  • M. Srinivas, 82, politician
  • K. N. Chandrasekharan Pillai, 81, legal scholar
• 18 January-
  • N. Kayisii, 58, politician
  • K. R. Punia, 89, politician
  • T. M. Jayamurugan, film director
• 19 January- K. K. Gangadharan, 75, translator
• 20 January- Shamsheer Singh Manhas, 65, politician
• 21 January- Kaajee Singh, 80, percussionist
• 22 January- Tabish Mehdi, 73, poet
• 23 January- Appunni Tharakan, 96, artist
• 25 January-
  • Tarun Bhartiya, 54, filmmaker, poet and social activist
  • K. M. Cherian, 82, heart surgeon
  • Harpal Brar, 85, politician
  • Latika Katt, 76, sculptor
• 26 January-
  • Shafi, 56, film director
  • Samarendra Narayan Dev, 84, filmmaker

• 1 February-
  • Navin Chawla, 79, civil servant
  • Kishan Kapoor, 73, politician
  • Zakia Jafri, 86, human rights activist
• 3 February-
  • Syed Asif Quadri, 88, tennis player
  • Victor Menezes, 77, banker
• 4 February-
  • Karshan Solanki, 68, politician
  • Pushpalatha, 87, actress
• 7 February- Kameshwar Choupal, 68, politician
• 8 February - Gyalo Thondup, 97, Tibetan exile, brother of the 14th Dalai Lama
• 11 February - Raosaheb Rangnath Borade, 84, novelist
• 12 February - Prabhakar Karekar, 80, Hindustani classical singer
• 13 February -
  • Sukri Bommagowda, 88, folk singer
  • Tukaram Bidkar, politician and actor
• 15 February -
  • Pratul Mukhopadhyay, 82, singer and songwriter
  • Lavoo Mamledar, 68, politician
  • R. M. Vasagam, 81-82, space scientist
  • Vinod Kumar Gupta, 77, jurist
• 16 February - Krishnaveni, 100, actress
• 19 February -
  • Milind Rege, 76, cricketer
  • Shyam Singh Shashi, 89, socio-anthropologist
• 20 February - Kejong Chang, 90, politician
• 22 February - Mayadhar Raut, 94, odissi dancer
• 23 February - Anant Bhave, 88, marathi writer
• 25 February -
  • Vimala Rangachar, 96, educationist
  • Kala Nath Shastry, 88, linguist and sanskrit scholar
• 26 February - Anil R. Joshi, 84, poet and essayist
• 27 February -
  • Uttam Mohanty, 66, actor
  • P. Raju, 73, politician

• 2 March- Bruno Souza, 99, architect
• 3 March-
  • Padmakar Shivalkar, 84, cricketer
  • Sunil Satpal Sangwan, 77, politician
• 5 March- S.K. Bagga, 71, politician
• 8 March -
  • V.Ramaswami, 96, judge
  • Harbans Jandu, 71, lyricist
• 9 March - Garimella Balakrishna Prasad, 76, classical musician and singer
• 10 March - B. Subbayya Shetty, 91, politician
• 12 March - Syed Abid Ali, 83, cricketer
• 13 March -
  • K.K. Kochu, 76, writer and social activist
  • Lil Bahadur Chettri, 92, novelist
• 14 March -
  • Deb Mukherjee, 83, actor
  • Panchakshari Hiremath, 92, writer, critic and translator
• 16 March -
  • Ramakanta Rath, 90, modernist poet
  • Bindu Ghosh, 76, actress and choreographer
  • Arvind Singh Mewar, 80, socialite and hotelier, chairman of HRH Group of Hotels
• 17 March-
  • Debendra Pradhan, 83, politician
  • Mankombu Gopalakrishnan, 77, lyricist
  • Pemmaraju Sreenivasa Rao, 83, legal expert.
• 20 March- A. T. Raghu, 75, film director
• 21 March-
  • Devendra Sharma, 66, politician
  • Rakesh Pandey, 76, actor
• 23 March-
  • Krishna Lal Chadha, 88, horticultural scientist
  • Manoj Santoshi, 49, television writer
• 25 March-
  • Shihan Hussaini, 60, actor and karateka
  • Manoj Bharathiraja, 48, actor and film director
• 26 March- Karuppasamy Pandian, 76, politician
• 27 March- Harikrishna Pathak, 86, poet, short story writer, and editor
• 28 March- Eurico Da Silva, 91, judge
• 30 March-
  • Tarun Agarwal, 69, jurist
  • Prem Parkash, 92, writer

• 4 April-
  • Manoj Kumar, 87, actor and film director
  • Ravikumar, 71, actor
• 6 April- Paschal Topno, 92, roman catholic prelate
• 7 April-
  • Raghbir Lal, 95, hockey player
  • Kishna Ram Nai, 90, politician
• 8 April- Ram Sahay Panday, 92, rai folk dancer
• 9 April- Kumari Ananthan, 92, politician.
• 11 April- Abdur Razzak Molla, 80, politician
• 12 April-
  • Kumudini Lakhia, 94, kathak dancer
  • Daripalli Ramaiah, 87, social worker and environmental activist
• 13 April-
  • Kalaipuli G. Sekaran, 73, film distributor, screenwriter and actor.
  • Bank Janardhan, 76, kannada actor
• 15 April- S. S. Stanley, 57, film director
• 16 April- Jai Kishan, 66, politician
• 17 April- Rose Kerketta, 84, writer
• 18 April-
  • Mathew Kalarickal, 77, cardiologist
  • A. P. Balachandran, 87, theoretical physicist
• 20 April- Krishan Chandra Singhal, 83, pharmacologist
• 25 April- Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, 84, space scientist.
• 26 April- M.G.S. Narayanan, 92, historian.
• 28 April- Shaji N. Karun, 73, filmmaker.
• 29 April- Jyoti Prakash Tamang, 63, microbiologist.
• 30 April-
  • Ramdas Ambakar, 72, politician
  • Sunny Thomas, 83, sport shooting coach
  • Ronald Sapa Tlau, 71, politician

• 1 May- Girija Vyas, 78, politician

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