January16

India and USA form new trade framework called Indo-US Commercial Alliance and signs contracts worth $ 1.4 b.

Prices of steel and iron decontrolled.

Jaideva Singh, famous musician and educationist, was born Shohratgarh, U.P.

Amat Debananda, politician, was born in Balani village at Orissa .

Nani Palkhiwala, famous law expert, was born.

Nasikrao Khantadu Tirpude, former Duputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.

Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born.

Kabir Bedi, famous Hindi and foreign actor (Thief of Baghdad, Terminal Entry), was born.

Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims.

Sadhu Thanwardas Lilaram Vaswani, noted thinker and saint poet, great orator, professor and prolific writer, died at Pune.

Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away.

The Rana of Udaipur signed a treaty with the British to protect Mewad.

Missile carrier vessel 'Vidhrut' dedicated to nation.

P. Moses, Indian High Commission Staff member, badly beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operators in Islamabad.

Sambhaji was crowned as the successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a function held at Raigad Fort.

Dr. Datta Samant, Trade Union leader, shot dead in Mumbai.

For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat.

Supreme Court says trial courts should hold trial of rape cases in camera.

Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta.

Punjab men, Railway women win the Senior National Volleyball championship in Salem.

Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous artist, sculptor, filmmaker and producer, died.

Prem Nazir, famous actor of more than 620 Malayalam films, died at the age of 59 yrs.

Amarsingh I, Rajput's guhilot lineage king of Mewad, died.

Baithi, Laikha, Ratna, Maani, and the women who participated in Mairath Kranti at Gudgaon, all were hanged.

Mahadeo Govind Ranade, eminent social worker and thinker, passed away.

In a tragic ship wreck, Kumaran Asan, famous Malayalam poet & eminent social worker, died.

L. K. Jha, famous economist and member of Rajya Sabha, died.

Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.

Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.

Balram Jakhar elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

All Governors asked to resign.

Union Cabinet Minister V.C. Shukla, Balram Jhakar, Madhavrao Scindia, and others including BJP President L.K. Advani, Arjun Singh and Devi Lal chargesheeted in the multi-crore Jain `Hawala' case. CBI seeks sanction to prosecute them. L.K. Advani resigns from Lok Sabha membership.