Emergency period: Indian government to observe June 25 as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'
The Indian government has decided to observe June 25 every year as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' to mark the imposition of the Emergency in 1975.
Congress lodges formal protest against Om Birla's 'Emergency' remark, calls it 'unnecessary'
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and senior members of the INDIA bloc met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Thursday to formally lodge their protest against his remark in Parliament, where he referred to the "dark days of the Emergency".
Emergency was the biggest and darkest attack on Constitution: President Droupadi Murmu in Parliament
New Delhi/IBNS: In a statement potent enough to irk the Congress, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday referred to the 1975 Emergency era- which was declared by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi- calling it "the biggest and darkest attack on Constitution".
New Delhi/IBNS: INDIA, the anti-BJP front which was formed for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, protested with copies of the Constitution in the premises of Parliament on the first day of the monsoon session on Monday.
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday lambasted the opposition, which has often accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of orchestrating an "undeclared emergency", saying that he had been prohibited from attending his mother's funeral while in prison during the Emergency.
Emergency declared in 96 districts in Peru due to heavy rains
Lima/IBNS/UNI: The Peruvian government declared a state of emergency on Saturday for at least 96 districts in 15 regions of the country due to damage caused by heavy rains in recent weeks.
New Delhi: Narendra Modi has said that the dark days of democracy were totally opposite to the values our Constitution celebrates.
PM Modi remembers Emergency as 'a dark period of Indian history' in 102nd Mann Ki Baat address
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday described the imposition of the Emergency in 1975 as "a dark period in the history of India" as he addressed the 102nd edition of his monthly radio show ‘Mann Ki Baat’.
Tamil Nadu: Chopper with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on board makes emergency landing
Chennai: A private chopper, which was carrying The Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and three others, made an emergency landing at a tribal hamlet in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in Erode district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday due to bad weather conditions.
Dark days of Emergency can't be forgotten: PM Modi trains guns at Congress' Indira Gandhi regime
New Delhi/IBNS: Training guns at the Congress regime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the "dark days" of the "Emergency" called in 1975 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi can't be forgotten, accusing the grand old party of decimating democracy through the controversial step taken on this day 46 years ago.
It was a mistake: Rahul Gandhi on 1975 emergency
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said the emergency declared by late PM Indira Gandhi from 1975 to 1977 was a 'mistake'.
Arnab Goswami arrested in 2-year old suicide case, BJP calls it 'shades of emergency'
Mumbai/IBNS: The Mumbai Police on Wednesday said Indian journalist Arnab Goswami was arrested in connection with a two-year old suicide case, media reports said.
'Democracies, when tested, fight back': Milind Deora makes 'cryptic' tweet on Emergency
New Delhi/IBNS: In a "cryptic" tweet on the 1975 Emergency which was called by his own party, Congress leader Milind Deora on Thursday said democracies always fight back when they are tested.
Salute people who defended Democracy when Emergency was imposed: PM
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to people who opposed the imposition of Emergency in 1975 and said that the country will never forget their sacrifice.
One family’s greed for power led to imposition of Emergency: Amit Shah attacks Congress
New Delhi/UNI: On the 45th anniversary of the Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said one family’s greed for power had led to the imposition of the Emergency and turned the nation into a prison overnight.