Internet on Independence Day (1995)

2001: 9/11
• Date: Sept. 11
• Location: Multiple
In the worst attack on U.S. soil since the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941, 19 hijackers inspired by Islamist extremism kill nearly 3,000 people after crashing three passenger-laden commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center towers in lower Manhattan and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. A fourth plane, United Airlines 93, crashes in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, after passengers and crew attempt to regain control of the plane headed Washington D.C.
Gujarat is wracked by riots (2002)
The horrific acts of arson, murder and rape scarred the social fabric of the state, sparked national and international condemnation and allegations of government laxity in the initial hours of the violence.
The burning of a train compartment at Godhra station on February 27, 2002, the deaths of 58 Kar Sevaks in the fire, and the subsequent anti-Muslim riots that roiled the state for three days and left 1000 people dead marked the worst bout of communal violence in India in two decades. The horrific acts of arson, murder and rape scarred the social fabric of the state, sparked national and international condemnation and allegations of government laxity in the initial hours of the violence. A judicial commission later concluded that the fire on the Sabarmati Express was an act of arson and investigation into the subsequent violence monitored by the Supreme Court booked several people, including some senior BJP politicians for mass violence at places such as Naroda Patiya and Gulbarg Society. Some victims alleged a wider conspiracy but these were later rejected by the apex court.
Delhi gets a world-class metro (2002)
When the metro started rolling in the Capital, it brought to Delhi a system of mass transit that was truly world class, safe and punctual.
The Metro may be an ubiquitous form of mass public transport in Indian cities big and small but the transit revolution began with the Delhi Metro that opened in 2002. Yes, there was an earlier metro system, in Kolkata that operated from 1995, but it was not very extensive and didn't cover large parts of the city. When the metro started rolling in the Capital, it brought to Delhi a system of mass transit that was truly world class, safe and punctual. It changed the way Delhiites travelled to far flung areas in the city that was used to the unreliable services of buses like the Blue Line. It made travel safe for women across the city and in its subsequent expansion, made all parts of the city more accessible to them. Despite continued problems of last mile connectivity and in latter year, higher fares, the metro was so successful that it led to a demand for similar systems in many other Indian cities.