Sachin Tendulkar, god of cricket, announced his retirement from One Day International cricket.
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A paramedical student was gangraped in a private bus in the Vasant Vihar area of southwest Delhi leading to national outrage and demands for swift and speedy justice for the victim.
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Vidya Balan wed Siddharth Roy Kapur in a quiet ceremony that wove together Tamil and Punjabi rituals.
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Ratan Tata retired, handing over the top job at the Tata Group to his successor, the 44-year-old Cyrus Pallonji Mistry.
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Legendary sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar passed away on December 12, 2012 in the United States at the age of 92 years. The three-time Grammy award winner passed away after a prolonged illness.
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An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck off northeastern Japan on December 7.
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Indian-born nurse Jacintha Saldana, who became the butt of all jokes due to a prank played by Australian RJs, committed suicide at apartments affiliated with King Edward VII hospital in central London . She was the nurse in charge at the hospital where Princess Kate was undergoing treatment.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - William and Kate- are expecting their first child. The child will be third in line in succession to the throne irrespective of its gender. The announcement about the pregnancy was made on December 4, 2012.
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A man opened fire inside an elementary school in Connecticut , USA , killing 26 people, including 20 children, before turning the gun on himself .
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11 out of the 15 accused, including the main accused Amar Jyoti Kalita, in the July 2012 Guwahati molestation case were convicted by the CJM court on December 7, 2012.
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Actress Manisha Koirala, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, underwent a successful surgery in New York on December 11, 2012.