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Thursday, September 4, 2025
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Topic: Emergency

Modi tears into Congress in Lok Sabha, attacks Nehru, Indira, Rajiv, Rahul for ‘undermining’ Constitution

In response to 2-day debate on Constitution, PM mounts vicious attack on Gandhis, cautions against Congress's caste census pitch & reiterates his commitment to 'Secular Civil Code'.

Vinoba Bhave convinced landowners to donate 15 lakh acres. Emergency made him ‘sarkari sant’

While his message was always steeped in Hindu thought, Vinoba Bhave also complemented it with teachings from other religions.

SubscriberWrites: Is India in an undeclared emergency?

In an 'undeclared emergency,' Modi's governance echoes authoritarianism, stifling dissent and centralizing power, threatening democracy and civil liberties in modern India.

New book looks back at the Ranga-Billa case. How was it shaped by post-Emergency India?

In his book Fallen City, Sudeep Chakravarti explores the impact of the crime that came to be called the Ranga-Billa case on post-Emergency Delhi.

You can put words in Mrs Gandhi’s mouth & get away. But too much fiction, and you mess with Bhindranwale

The IC-814 and Emergency controversies show we are still too thin-skinned to accept anything but deification of our leaders, biopics or biographies. This runs across the subcontinent.

Quashing eviction notice, HC recalls how Indira, Rajiv targeted Indian Express for Emergency defiance

Delhi HC held Centre's decision to terminate Express Building lease deed as arbitrary & malafide. It was meant to muzzle Express Newspapers and nothing more, it added.

Kangana Ranaut interviews are comedy gold. Don’t laugh, though; the Emergency star is serious

Whether it’s poor PR strategy or just her habit of speaking before thinking, Kangana Ranaut's interviews before the release of her film Emergency are full of hilarious statements and clarifications.

First day in office, ‘Emergency’ on lips, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in Opposition’s line of fire

Battle lines were further drawn once LS Speaker read out a resolution condemning Emergency. Under fire, Birla says MPs may represent different ideologies, but 'nation is supreme.

Modi recalls ‘dark days of Emergency’ on 50th anniversary of its imposition. ‘Congress made India jail’

In a post on X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid homage to those who resisted the Emergency and criticised the Congress govt for 'for trampling over Constitution of India'.

Lok Sabha session begins with PM’s ‘Emergency’ jab at Congress, Kharge retorts with NEET leak

When his time came to take oath, education minister was met with protests over NEET row. BJP is arming itself with details of paper leaks in Congress states to counter rival parties.

On Camera

India’s online gaming ban shows today’s thriving sector could be tomorrow’s casualty

This policy unpredictability is accelerating India's brain drain, particularly in tech and digital innovation, where skilled professionals seek more stable environments abroad.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.