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Events in the year 2006 in the Republic of India.
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Incumbents
Events
- January 2 – Rajnath Singh assumes office as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief.
- January 7–9 – Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is organized in Hyderabad.
- January 26 – Soudi monarch King Abdullah is chief guest at Republic Day parade in New Delhi.
- March 2–5 – President of the United States, George W. Bush visits India. United States signs landmark nuclear deal with India pending approval from the US Congress and Indian Parliament.
- March 7 – 2006 Varanasi bombings: Terrorist attack in Varanasi kills at least 15 people and leaves more than 50 injured.
- April 10 – Fire at Brand India Fair at Meerut Victoria Park in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, kills 100.
- May –Medical doctors started strike against central government decision on reservation for OBC (other backward classes) in Medical Institution.
- July 6 – The Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
- July 11 – 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings: A series of coordinated bomb attacks strikes several commuter trains in Mumbai, India during evening rush hour.
- November 20 – 2006 West Bengal train disaster: A suspected terrorist attack kills five people on a train in a remote area of West Bengal.
Births
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- Sara Arjun, actress
Deaths
- 3 January - Vijay Raghunath Pandharipande, physicist (b.1940).
- 3 February - Nadira, actress (b.1932).
- 25 March - Chandrakant Bakshi, author (b.1932).
- 28 March - Bansi Lal, Haryana's four time chief minister, and defence minister of India during Indian Emergency (1975 - 77) (b.1927)
- 12 April - Rajkumar, actor and singer (b.1929).
- 3 May - Pramod Mahajan, politician (b.1949).
- 5 May - Naushad, musician and composer (b.1919).
- 8 July - Raja Rao, novelist and short story writer (b.1908).
- 21 August - Bismillah Khan, shehnai musician and Bharat Ratna winner (b.1916).
- 27 August - Hrishikesh Mukherjee, film director (b.1922).
- 24 September - Padmini, actress and dancer (b.1932).
- 9 October - Kanshi Ram, politician and founder of Bahujan Samaj Party (b.1934).
- 19 October- Srividya, South Indian actress (b.1953).
Observance
Following days of religious or cultural significance were observed in 2006.
- January 13 - Lohri, Punjab
- January 13 - Arudra Darisanam, Tamil Nadu
- January 13-14 - Bikaner Camel Festival
- January 14 - International Kite Festival, Ahmedabad and Jaipur
- January 14 - Uttarayan Kite Festival, Gujarat
- January 16 - Jallikattu festival, Alanganallur
- January 16 - Modhera Dance Festival, Modhera
- January 31 - Muharram
- February 2 - Basant Panchami
- February 26 - Maha Shiv Ratri
- March 15 - Holi
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