| SL. NO. | EVENT | LOCATION |
| OCTOBER 1 , 2004 |
| 1 | Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance to release its joint manifesto for the crucial Maharashtra Assembly polls | Mumbai |
| 2 | Indian cricket team for the 1st Test Vs Australia to be announced | Bangalore |
| 3 | Hockey: India take on Pakistan in the final game of the fourth Test series | Lahore/Pakistan |
| 4 | Bhopal gas victims to get their share in the recently declared compensation ofRs 1500 crore | Bhopal |
| 5 | Finance Minister P. Chidambaram scheduled to attend three-day World Bank-International Monetary Fund meetings in Washington | Washington |
| 6 | National Convention on Essential Oils & Allied Industries for SMEs (Oct 1-2) | Mumbai |
| 7 | World Elders Day | |
| 8 | The group of ministers, constituted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, to tackle the Dabhol power project imbroglio | Bangalore |
| 9 | Final day of the United Nations General Assembly's 59th session | New York |
| 10 | The 55th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China | Beijing |
| 11 | G7 finance ministers meet | Washington |
| 12 | Exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi begins. Till Oct 10 at Griha Kalyan Kendra, Sarojini Nagar | Delhi |
| 13 | Jamaica-born lLverboy and Desert Storm veteran, Orville Richard Burrell, to perform in Delhi and Mumbai on Oct 1 and 3 respectively. He will be accompanied by a 17-member band for the two-hour concert | Delhi |
| OCTOBER 2 , 2004 |
| 1 | Gandhi Jayanthi Day | |
| 2 | To mark the 150th anniversary of post offices, India Posts to make a special release showing Mahatma Gandhi's signature | Port Blair |
| 3 | The Senior Citizens Club ro organize a Walk for Dignity to commemorate the World Elders Day which falls on Oct 1. | Bangalore |
| OCTOBER 3 , 2004 |
| 1 | The 13th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, supported by the Tata group, begins for the first time ever in Asia | Delhi |
| 2 | Golf Style Challenge 2004 - organised by Samsung Mobile phones and Golf Style Challenge 2004 in association with OMAXE at Venue Classic Golf Resort | Delhi |
| OCTOBER 4 , 2004 |
| 1 | Delimitation Commission meets | Delhi |
| 2 | The DSCL Open National Tennis Championship to get underway at the DLTA Complex. Till Oct 15. | Delhi |
| 3 | South Korean President Roh MooHyun to arrive on a three-day visit | Delhi |
| 4 | Malabar - 2004 Joint Indo-US annual Navy drill | Goa |
| OCTOBER 5 , 2004 |
| 1 | Telecast rights: Next hearing on the writ petition filed by Zee TV on the eve of the first Test match between India-Australia | Delhi |
| 2 | All-India Bank strike on Oct 5 and 6 | |
| 3 | Pakistan to send a "peace train" to India to press for relaxation of visa requirements and promote friendly visits between the two countries. | |
| 4 | Rural Marketing Summit 2004 (October 5-6, 2004) at JW Marriott Hotel, Juhu Tara Road | Mumbai |
| 5 | 72nd Anniversary of the IAF. Chief of the Air Staff to host a reception for retired Air Force Officers. Air Force Auditorium, Subroto Park | Delhi |
| OCTOBER 6 , 2004 |
| 1 | Finance minister P. Chidambaram to address global CEOs and fund managers under the India Investment Forum banner | New York |
| OCTOBER 7, 2004 |
| 1 | Polling in Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 2 | The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management for 2003 to be conferred on Ela Ramesh Bhatt, founder general secretary of Self-Employeed Women's Association (SEWA) by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. | Delhi |
| OCTOBER 8, 2004 |
| 1 | Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the man who put Moscow back on the UN map, to arrive. | Delhi |
| 2 | Asia-Europe meeting | Vietnam |
| 3 | The second National Convention for the People's Right to Information to be held. Till Oct 10 | Delhi |
