YIR 2016: Top Newsmakers of 2016
2016 was packed with drama.
Right from January to December there were several landmark moments that shook India with people making news for the right, as well as the wrong reasons.
A brave woman shone silver at the Rio Olympics, while a man won a beauty pageant.
News presenters themselves became news, while staid political leaders turned scandalous. Late in the year, the suicide of a former soldier sent ripples through the administration, before Prime Minister Modi jolted the nation en masse with his radical demonetisation policy. Here's a quick recap of people who made headlines in 2016.
