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1984 riots: Delhi L-G gives nod for filing plea in SC against HC order

Saxena perused the file concerning the proposal to move the SLP which stated that the High Court had not taken into consideration the merits of the case

'Socialist, secular' in the Preamble to Constitution: All you need to know

The two terms 'socialist' and 'secular' were inserted into the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution in 1976

PM Modi on the road to losing election like Indira in 1977: Raghav Chadha

On being asked whether AAP chief Kejriwal will be the face of the prime minister from the Opposition bloc, Chadha said AAP has not joined the INDIA alliance to make Arvind Kejriwal the PM

Rajasthan: Scientists were sent to jail under Congress, says BJP leader

BJP leader CP Joshi slams CM Ashok Gehlot's comments praising Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru for Chandrayaan-3's successful landing

PM Modi lands in Greece for first prime ministerial visit in 40 years

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Greece to hold talks with top leadership; Indira Gandhi was the last Indian leader to visit the country in 1983

Chandrayaan-3: Mamata Banerjee's Rakesh Roshan gaffe goes viral, BJP reacts

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Indira Gandhi asked 'Rakesh Roshan' how India looked from space

Dark days of Emergency unforgettable period in India's history: PM Modi

On the anniversary of the 1975 Emergency, BJP leaders on Sunday went on a tweeting spree to turn the table on the Congress which has been accusing the Narendra Modi government of suppressing dissent, stifling democracy, and curbing freedom of speech in the country. On June 25, 1975, the Indira Gandhi-led Congress government imposed Emergency, which lasted for the next 21 months, during which fundamental rights of the people were provisionally suspended and curbs were put on the press. "I pay homage to all those courageous people who resisted the Emergency and worked to strengthen our democratic spirit. The dark days of Emergency remain an unforgettable period in our history, totally opposite to the values our Constitution celebrates," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a tweet. Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleged that the imposition of Emergency was a "selfish" power struggle and continues to remain a symbol of Congress' "dictatorial mentality." "On this day in 1975, a family .

39 years of Operation Bluestar: What happened in Punjab and the aftermath

Operation Blue Star was a military operation in which the Golden Temple was stormed by security forces to take on separatist militants

Nation saw Indira, Rajiv bleed for India: Sibal to PM for royal family dig

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "shahi parivar" dig at the Congress and cited the example of former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, asserting that the nation saw them "bleed" for India. In a tweet, Sibal said, "PM said: Congress Shahi Parivar wants Karnataka to 'secede' from India. But Modiji: The nation saw them 'bleed' for India Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi." "Is the NCERT going to efface those facts from textbooks?" he said. Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi were both assassinated in 1984 and 1991 respectively. Sibal, who was a Union minister during UPA 1 and 2, quit the Congress May last year and was elected to the Rajya Sabha as an Independent member with the Samajwadi Party's support. He recently floated a non-electoral platform 'Insaaf' aimed at fighting injustice. Addressing a public meeting in Karnataka on Sunday, Modi said that in this Karnataka election, Congress' 'shahi parivar' (royal family) has gone

Rahul Gandhi aside, these high-profile leaders faced disqualification

A number of top political leaders have been disqualified from Parliament or Assembly upon conviction. Here are a few of them

The return of an old mindset

If Mrs Gandhi were here today, there is much about current Indian attitudes that she would find familiar

From Thatcher to Diana, Indira Gandhi, and more: BBC's troubled history

More recently, in 2008, BBC came into controversy for fake footage of child labour in cloth workshop in Bengaluru

Indira let Bhindranwale become Frankenstein monster: Blue Star commander

Late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had allowed militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale to grow into a sort of Frankenstein monster and decided to finish him off when he reached the pinnacle

An illusion that divides

Every debate is recast in left vs right terms in the urban mindscape, but it is hard to tell one from the other

Just because institutions have power to do something, should they do it?

The real problem is not that govts behave badly. It's that they can behave badly. There are virtually no constitutional restrictions on their conduct

General elections 2024: The BJP chief has his task cut out for him

Unemployment, a general decline in incomes, and high food, health and medical bills are not good auguries for the party

Rahul Gandhi visits memorials of former Prime Ministers, Mahatma Gandhi

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi visited the memorials of Mahatma Gandhi and several former prime ministers here on Monday morning. He visited Veer Bhumi, Shakti Sthal and Shanti Van, the memorials of former prime ministers Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. Rahul Gandhi also visited Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, and Vijay Ghat, the memorial of former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. He paid tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his memorial Sadaiv Atal. The Congress leader had initially planned to pay homage to the former prime ministers on Saturday after his Bharat Jodo Yatra march but later rescheduled it to Monday morning.

Former PM Indira Gandhi gave new direction to India's development: HP CM

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday paid his tributes to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum in New Delhi

Indira Gandhi left indelible imprint on the country, says Sonia Gandhi

There was an unchanging core to Indira Gandhi's personality including fierce commitment to an all-inclusive patriotism, staunch secularism; indomitable courage and fortitude and empathy for the poor

Congress leaders pay tributes to Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary

Rahul Gandhi on Saturday, paid tributes to his grandmother Indira Gandhi during his ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in Maharashtra.