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Events
- January 2 - Rajnath Singh assumes office as 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. USA signs landmark nuclear deal with India pending approval from the US Congress and Indian Parliament.
- March 7 - Terrorist attack in Varanasi kills at least 15 people and leaves more than 50 injured.
- May - Medical doctors started strike against central government decision on reservation for OBC (other backword classes) in Medical Institution
- July 11 - A series of coordinated bomb attacks strikes several commuter trains in Mumbai, India during evening rush hour.
- November 20 - a suspected terrorist attack kills five people on a train in a remote area of West Bengal.
Deaths
- February 3 - Nadira, 74, Hindi film actress, notable for playing the seductress
- April 12 - Dr. Rajkumar, 77, Kannada film actor
- May 3 - Pramod Mahajan, 56, politician, Bharatiya Janata Party member
- May 5 - Naushad, 86, music composer
- June 1 - Vivek Moitra, secretary Pramod Mahajan
- July 8 - Raja Rao, 97, writer in English
- August 21 - Ustad Bismillah Khan, 90, shehnai musician and Bharat Ratna winner
- August 27 - Hrishikesh Mukherjee, 84, Hindi film director
- September 24 - Padmini, 74, actress in South Indian and Hindi films, one of the Travancore sisters
- October 9 - Kanshi Ram, 72, politician and founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
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
Scheduled events
- Golden Quadrilateral slated to be completed by December.
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