8 April - India on this day28 events
CBI extensively raided VHP offices; BJP MP Brijbhushan Saren Singh among five arrested.
India files suit against Union Carbide in New York for Bhopal gas disaster.
Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, famous Gujrati litterateur critic, poet and story writer, was born.
Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous music director and singer, was born.
R. Gundurao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior leader of Indira Congress, was born.
Mangal Pandey, the first revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, was hanged till death at Barrackpore. He struck the first bullet during the time of mutiny against the British Empire.
Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw two bombs on the Assembly Hall.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, famous novelist and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', died at the age of 55. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'.
Lifetime of Swami Chandrashekarendra(1894-1994), venerated Shankaracharya saint of Kanchi monastery in South India.
HMS Vengeance, sailed with 22 aircraft of No. 4 Sqn, halted at Singapore for re-fueling and set course for Iwakuni, a port of Kyushu island.
India takes control over Sikkim after anti-government riots.
India enters into a historical partnership with France with the formal launch of a joint programme for restoring and protecting the Taj Mahal.
Delhi High Court quashes charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy against L.K. Advani (BJP President), and former Union Minister V.C. Shukla in the Jain hawala case.
India creates history by entering the semi-finals of the 12th Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup international football series for the first time after holding Ghana 2-2 at Kochi.
Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai.
Henrich Von Stephan, famous General Postal Union and freedom fighter, passed away.
Congress (I) government led by Rajkumar Dorendra Singh sworn in in Manipur.
Dasarath Deb, veteran tribal leader, elected leader of the Left and Democratic Front legislature party in Tripura.
Prem Singh Lalpura, who defied the Akali Dal leadership, not taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on denial of a ministerial berth, is expelled by the party.
Sedapatti R. Muthiah resigns as the Union Surface Transport Minister at the behest of his party supremo Jayalalitha. He is involved in court cases.