Kiren Rijiju cited Indira Gandhi's justification for the Emergency to defend the Modi government's response to student protests, with Congress accusing the BJP of drawing false parallels.
Narendra Modi's popularity has carried the BJP through three general elections. But when one leader claims every success, he also risks being blamed for every failure.
Day after BJP MPs challenged him to validate his claim that RSS supported Emergency, Ramesh submits 3 letters wriiten by Balasaheb Deoras—2 to IndiraGandhi & 1 to Acharya Vinoba Bhave.
In November 1968, Indira Gandhi delivered a speech at a conference on family planning in Chandigarh, calling on citizens to regulate the size of their families for greater prosperity and economic betterment.
In 1978, Morarji Desai addressed an election rally ahead of Assembly elections in Assam, condemning the Emergency while promising a fearless environment if the Janata Party is voted to power.
The 1970s was the first time when the rose-tinted glasses came off; the socialist fantasy clashed with the harsh reality of a growing population and rising corruption in the public distribution system.
Three-time Congress MP Kartik Oraon invoked in delisting demand to President, PM by RSS-backed Janjatiya Suraksha Manch. Daughter Geetashree says name being ‘misused, misappropriated’.
An oil shock, monsoon fears, rampant unemployment, and the seeming inevitability of inflation are common to both eras. Indira Gandhi’s self-destructive responses are instructive today.
As Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed’s signature gave it a constitutional go-ahead at midnight. And it outlived everything he had done in his political career.
On 26 June 1966, Indira Gandhi delivered a speech at the Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University in Mumbai, outlining the tasks before Indian women.
A look at the latest data from the Ministry of Commerce & Industry shows imports rising faster than exports, as Indian firms continue to rely on Chinese components for manufacturing.
ThePrint has learnt that more than one woman fighter pilot were involved in targeting military locations during the 87-hour conflict with Pakistan last year.
Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman
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