| SL. NO. | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5 August, 2005 |
| 1 | The Delimitation Commission has set today as the deadline for accepting objections to the delimitation draft before it meets again on August 12 to give final touches to the constituency demarcation | Delhi |
| 2 | Amitabh Bachchan is all set to play a second innings as the star quiz master for Kaun Banega Crorepati, to be aired by Star Plus from today. It will be Kaun Banega Crorepati on Starplus vs Jassi's marriage on Sony | |
| 3 | India and Pakistan will hold the next round of expert-level talks on nuclear confidence building measures today and tomorrow | |
| 4 | Jagdish Tytler, the minister for overseas Indian affairs, will inaugurate a two-day diaspora meet today that is expected to be attended by 2000 people from West Asia, the US and Europe | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 5 | The "Best of French Cinema", featuring films by acclaimed directors begins at Alliance Francaise de Delhi from today | Delhi |
| 6 | According to the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President Ramesh Chennithala the three-week long 'Chetna yatra' would mark the beginning of a polarisation in Kerala Politics. The Chetana Yatra will be launched today at Manjeswaram and will cover 281 venues in 14 districts. The Yatra will conclude today in Thiruvananthapuram with a public meeting to be attended by Congress President Sonia Gandhi | Kerala |
| 7 | The report of the Nanavati Commission on the 1984 riots is likely to be placed before Parliament today | Delhi |
| 8 | Vivaha 2005 - India's Most Spectacular Wedding Exhibition from today till August 8 at Taj Palace Hotel | Delhi |
| 6 August, 2005 |
| 1 | Nation-wide observance of one-minute silence today and August 9 tocommemorae the 60th anniversary of the dropping of nuclear bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which resulted in the immediate death of more than two lakh people | |
| 2 | 60 Years of Hiroshima - Youth for peace and coalition for nuclear disarmament and peace - Concert organised by Indian Ocean. Prize Distribution by Nafisa Ali, Poetry Recitation by - Zohra Segal, Sharmila tagore, Gauhar Raza, Fusino Music. Time : 6:30 PM onwards. Venue Hall No 2 Pragati Maidan | Delhi |
| 3 | A high-level committee, would submit its report to the Centre to make special security arrangements for the protection of important religious places in the country | |
| 4 | Foreign Minister K Natwar Singh's three-day visit to Dhaka begins from today. This will be Natwar Singh's first trip to the country since becoming foreign minister | Dhaka |
| 5 | A two-day exhibition, "Art for Concern", featuring the works of six talented artists will begin at Alliance Francaise de Delhi in Lodhi Estate from today. Organised by Concern India Foundation with support from alliance Francaise de Delhi, Kingfisher and Chateau Indage, the funds raised from the event would go towards fulfilling commitments for various projects supported by the Foundation | Delhi |
| 6 | Concerned over the spate of rape cases that Delhi is witnessing in the recent years, Delhi Commission for Women has planned to hold a comprehensive workshop on handling this crisis in Delhi today | Delhi |
| 7 | The monson season of the Madras Races begins from today. There will be 20 race days with the concluding one on October 14 | Chennai |
| 8 | Indian Council for Cultural Relations presents 4th Malhar Festival starting today. Sh Bholanath Mishra (Vocal), Pandit Anant Lal (Shehnai) | Delhi |
| 9 | Opposing the hike in water and power tariffs, the Joint Front of Residents' Welfare Associations will observe today as black day | Delhi |
| 10 | 13th World junior men's volleyball championship starts, Home Minister Shivraj Patil will inaugurate the event. | Andhra Pradesh |
| 11 | Remembering CR Irani - A Memorial meeting at India International Centre | Delhi |
| 12 | Delhi commission for women organises Rape Crisis workshop at Delhi Secretariat | Delhi |
| 8 August, 2005 |
| 1 | Indo-Pak meeting on conventional confidence-building measures will be held today. The Pakistani delegation will be led by Tariq Osman Hyder, additional secretary in the foreign office in Islamabad | |
| 2 | Pankaj Udhas to release his new album today | |
| 3 | The week-long 16th World Festival of Youth and Students begins in Caracas today with about 15,000 delegates expected to participate from some 130 countries. Prior to 1991, the festival was organised by countries of the Socialist block with North Korea being the only Asian country so far tohave hosted the event | |
| 4 | Two day consultation on General Agreement of Trade in Service (GATS) organised jointly by Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Commerce and UNCTAD starts at Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi | Delhi |
| 5 | Two day national summit on reservation in the private sector organised by dalit organisations. | Delhi |
| 9 August, 2005 |
| 1 | Commerce secretaries of India and Pakistan would meet in the next round of bilateral discussion to be held between India and Pakistan today. Closer cooperation in telecom, shipping and aviation was expected to top theagenda during this session. | |
| 2 | The 7th Asia-Pacific Conference and Exhibition on ITS (Intelligent Transport systems) is being organised in Delhi between today and August 11 by the Association for Intelligent Transport Systems (AITS) | |
| 3 | Vocalist Zila Khan ventures into theatre. The artiste plays the grandmother in Sanjoy Roy's musical Gods, Graves and Grandmother to be staged at the LTG auditorium from today til August 12 | Delhi |
| 11 August, 2005 |
| 1 | High Court asks HUDA to submit an audited report on the unutilised funds | Delhi |
| 12 August, 2005 |
| 1 | Delimitation Commssion meets today to give final touches to the constituency demarcation | Delhi |
| 2 | Imrana's three sisters-in-law have filed a defamation suit against her in a Muzaffarnagar court claiming she has falsely accused their father-in-lawof raping her. The court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarnagar has admitted the case and has asked Jelhani (sister-in-law of Imarana) to record her statement | |
| 3 | An exhibition of traditional South Indian paintings at India Habitat Centre | Delhi |
| 4 | Edinburgh International Festival - the world's biggest arts festival begins | Edinburgh |
