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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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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: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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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