Terror attack on the parliament building

Six gunmen injure 22 people and kill six police officers before they themselves are killed in a dramatic "suicide" attack on the central parliament buildings in New Delhi. No members of the government are hurt.
The 2001 Gujarat earthquake, also known as the Bhuj earthquake, occurred on 26 January and lasted for over 2 minutes. It was a 7.7 magnitude which killed between 13,805 and 20,023 people injured another 167,000 and destroyed nearly 400,000 homes.
The country's space program is brought into a new era with the successful test launch of its geostationary satellite launch vehicle, the GSLV-D1, at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
Indian Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh snapped up the first ever Test hat-trick by an Indian bowler, on the opening day of the second Test against Australia at Kolkata in 2001. Harbhajan Singh’s feat marked a spectacular change in the then 20-year-old’s fortunes.
The Agra summit was a historic two-day summit meeting between India and Pakistan which lasted from 14–16 July 2001. It was organized with the aim of resolving long-standing issues between India and Pakistan.

Terror attack on the parliament building

Six gunmen injure 22 people and kill six police officers before they themselves are killed in a dramatic "suicide" attack on the central parliament buildings in New Delhi. No members of the government are hurt.

Gujarat earthquake: Tragedy strikes India

The 2001 Gujarat earthquake, also known as the Bhuj earthquake, occurred on 26 January and lasted for over 2 minutes. It was a 7.7 magnitude which killed between 13,805 and 20,023 people injured another 167,000 and destroyed nearly 400,000 homes.

India enters new era with launch of GSLV-D1

The country's space program is brought into a new era with the successful test launch of its geostationary satellite launch vehicle, the GSLV-D1, at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

Harbhajan's hat-trick feat against Australia

Indian Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh snapped up the first ever Test hat-trick by an Indian bowler, on the opening day of the second Test against Australia at Kolkata in 2001. Harbhajan Singh’s feat marked a spectacular change in the then 20-year-old’s fortunes.

The Indo-Pakistan Agra Summit

The Agra summit was a historic two-day summit meeting between India and Pakistan which lasted from 14–16 July 2001. It was organized with the aim of resolving long-standing issues between India and Pakistan.