Emergency Anniversary
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‘Democracy dying under Modi government’: Congress criticises prime minister’s remarks on Emergency
Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala claimed that Modi was a dictator worse than the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
Scroll Staff
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Congress converted India into a prison during Emergency for its lust for power: PM Narendra Modi
The Bharatiya Janata Party observed a ‘black day’ on Tuesday to mark the 43rd anniversary of the imposition of the Emergency.
Scroll Staff
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On 43rd anniversary of Emergency, Arun Jaitley compares Indira Gandhi with Adolf Hitler
Both used ‘a republican Constitution to transform democracy into dictatorship’, said the Union minister.
Scroll Staff
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Instant ‘gate-cane’ weddings in parched Marathwada supply desperate labour to sugar industry
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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43 years later: ‘We have a nightmare which is worse than the Emergency,’ says Nayantara Sahgal
On the 43rd anniversary of the declaration of the Emergency by Indira Gandhi, an interview with her writer cousin, about parallels between then and now.
Ajoy Bose
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June 25: Even if you forget the Emergency of 1975, these seven books will remind you
Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency on this day 42 years ago.
Devapriya Roy
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Watch Indira Gandhi's Emergency-era propaganda films here
On the 39th anniversary of the declaration of Emergency, a series of films that were made at the time, or related to it.
Shivam Vij
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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As the Opposition, the BJP condemned the draconian IT Act. Will it please amend it now?
The BJP and its supporters equated UPA-II's internet censorship with the Emergency. Now that it is in government, the BJP needs to end its own emergency against free speech.
Shivam Vij
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When the Indian government launched its own cola
The Emergency ended when the Janata Party won a general election in 1977. It decided to commemorate its victory with a soft drink called Double Seven.
Neha Dani