One of the turning points of Indian politics, the Emergency was set in motion by the Indira Gandhi government on June 25, 1975, and remained in place for 21 months till its withdrawal on March 21, ...
When India marked Republic Day in 1976 and 1977, the country was under a national Emergency imposed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The 21-month period, from June 25, 1975, to March 21, 1977, altered ...
When India marked Republic Day in 1976 and 1977, the country was under a national Emergency imposed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The 21-month period, from June 25, 1975, to March 21, 1977, altered ...
Come June 25, India will be observing the 50th anniversary of a murderous attack on its democracy. Announcing the cabinet decision last July, Home Minister Amit Shah had said that, as a reminder of ...
Terming the imposition of Emergency by the Congress government in 1975 as a 'draconian measure', former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu opined that the grand old party should apologise to the people ...
Gandhi addressed the nation on June 26 on All India Radio and justified the Emergency by citing a 'deep and widespread conspiracy' against her government.
The declaration suspended the constitutional rights of free speech and assembly, imposed censorship on the press, limited the power of the judiciary to review the actions of the executive and ordered ...