In August 2005, India revealed its new anti-hijacking policy.

It reached a partial trade agreement with India in 2005 and began negotiations for a full-fledged FTA with India in 2006.

The top 20 inorganic chemicals manufactured in Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, and the US ( 2005 data ):

In 2005 the ASEAN plus Three countries together with India, Australia and New Zealand held the inaugural East Asia Summit ( EAS ).

* 2005 – A stampede at the Mandher Devi temple in Mandhradevi in India kills at least 258.

* 2005 – Mumbai, India receives 99. 5cm of rain ( 39. 17 inches ) within 24 hours, bringing the city to a halt for over 2 days.

Amidst India's growing role in Liberia, the Liberian Minister of Mines and Energy, Dr. Eugene Shannon visited India in October 2005 to participate in the Confederation of Indian Industry-Africa Conclave.

* 2005 First Delivery of four YDM-4 ( 1350Hp ) Locomotives and 20 Passenger Couches from Rites Ltd. of India

The British Geological Survey reported that as of 2005, Kodarma district in Jharkhand state in India had the largest deposits of mica in the world.

* 1920 – K. R. Narayanan, 10th President of India ( d. 2005 )

* 2005 – 2005 Kashmir earthquake: Thousands of people are killed by a magnitude 7. 6 earthquake in parts of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan.

Plea bargaining was introduced in India by Criminal Law ( Amendment ) Act, 2005, which amended the Code of Criminal Procedure and introduced a new chapter XXI ( A ) in the code, enforceable from January 11, 2006, which affects cases in which the maximum punishment is imprisonment for 7 years ; however, offenses affecting the socio-economic condition of the country and offenses committed against a woman or a child below 14 are excluded.

In 2005, The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo together held 95 % market share of soft-drink sales in India.

Empirical evidence for the success of trade can be seen in the contrast between countries such as South Korea, which adopted a policy of export-oriented industrialization, and India, which historically had a more closed policy ( although it has begun to open its economy, as of 2005 ).

The two earliest manuscripts from India, to be acknowledged and registered by UNESCO Memory of the World register in 1997 and 2005 were in Tamil.

Zen Buddhism: A History ( India and China ) ( World Wisdom, Inc, 2005 ).

Zen Buddhism: a History: India and China ( World Wisdom, 2005 ).

In 2005, Times of India brought out a dedicated Mumbai tabloid newspaper Mumbai Mirror which gives prominence to Mumbai-related stories and issues.

** K. R. Narayanan, President of India ( died 2005 )

* c. 1000 BC: Archaeological evidence obtained from inscriptions excavated in 2005 dates the Tamil language, a classical language spoken in India.

Female live-in partners have economic rights under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 subject to following conditions as laid by Honourable Supreme Court of India in case of D. Velusamy v D. Patchaiammal:

Cotton being picked by hand in India, 2005.

* India wins landmark patent battle, BBC News, March 9, 2005

After extensive promotions, including an appearance on Fuse TV's 7th Avenue Drop, Staind's newest album, titled Chapter V, was released on August 9, 2005, and became their third consecutive number one.

The case, which remains unsolved, received national attention on TV's America's Most Wanted in May 2005, January 2006 and June 2006.

The 2005 series finale of Six Feet Under, " Everyone's Waiting ", was ranked as episode # 22 on TV Guides list of " TV's Top 100 Episodes of All Time ", and was also named one of the best TV moments of the decade.

Visnjic was named People magazine's Sexiest Import in 1999 and " One of TV's Sexiest Men " in the June 5 – 11, 2005 TV Guide.

Sherman was ranked # 8 in TV Guides list of " TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols " ( January 23, 2005 issue ).

Nova replaced Tera Patrick as host of Playboy TV's Night Calls 411 in 2003, and she would remain in that role through the show's cancellation in 2005.

Also in 2005, Jones was named as Wrexham's ultimate Cult Hero on BBC TV's Football Focus.

After leaving the Labour Party National Executive Committee in 2005, he became the United Nations and New York correspondent for Al Jazeera English, before returning to the UK to continue as Aljazeera English TV's Diplomatic Correspondent.

* 2005 interview with Kamahl from ABC TV's Talking Heads

In early 2005, Liddell was a coach on the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter, Spike TV's reality show which featured fighters competing for a UFC contract.

* TV's Newest Anchor: A Smirk in Progress, The Washington Post, October 10, 2005

It ceased broadcasting on August 31, 2005 at 11. 00pm due to lack of space on the DTT platform after Top Up TV's short-term lease with Channel 4 on multiplex 2 expired in September 2005, and has since been replaced with More 4.

In 2005, he appeared as himself on an episode of ABC TV's George Lopez.

As a tribute to his enduring celebrity and his iconic " Kookie " character, Edd Byrnes has ranked # 5 in TV Guide's list of " TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols " ( 23 January 2005 issue ).

In 2005, TV Guide named him one of TV's Hottest New Stars, USA Today featured him as a " young hunk worth watching ," and Teen People named him one of the " 50 Sexiest Men Ever.

He was one of the four judges on Zee TV's Indian musical program Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005.

* Song " Aa Mere Paas Aa " for the soundtrack of Hum TV's Drama serial Malika 2005

* Aa Mere Piyar Ki Khushbu Ost for the ARY TV's Drama Serial Aa Mere Piyar Ki Khushbu 2005