The Emergency declared by the then-prime minister Indira Gandhi on 25 June 1975, marked a dark chapter in India’s democratic history. For 21 months, the government suspended civil liberties, majorly ...

In another move that is likely to widen his rift with the Congress leadership, senior party leader Shashi Tharoor has written an article on the Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi government in ...

I write this as India marks the 50th anniversary of the 1975 Emergency, during which the Constitution itself was weaponised to create a dictatorship. My father, Arun Jaitley, took great pride in being ...

NCERT on Thursday released a Class IX social science textbook carrying content on the Emergency, coinciding with the government’s observance of “Samvidhaan Hatya Divas” to highlight the excesses of ...

Fifty years ago, on June 25, India’s Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, citing a threat to internal security, imposed an Emergency on the country. In the 21 months that followed, thousands of opposition ...

NCERT: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has added the topic of the Emergency period of 1975-77 to its Class 9 Social Science textbook. This move has come in light of ...

The Emergency of 1975 was not merely a temporary suspension of law and order; it was a full-scale attack on the soul of the Indian Constitution. It showed how easily democracy can be manipulated ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has marked the anniversary of the 1975 Emergency, describing it as a dark period when Indian democracy was severely undermined. Referring to the day as "Constitution ...

Calling the Emergency years a "dark chapter", the BJP on Thursday backed NCERT’s decision to introduce a section on the 1975 period in Class 9 social science textbooks. The party said the Emergency ...

Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday announced that Loktantra Senanis from UP, those who were imprisoned during the 1975 Emergency, will be provided cashless health facilities annually.