Nov 29, 2024, at 05:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's oath ceremony in the Lok Sabha transcended beyond its political significance as her donning of a Kerala 'Kasavu' saree rekindle the memories of her grandmother Indira Gandhi.
Kangana Ranaut announces her film Emergency postponed, says 'still waiting for CBFC certification'
Sep 06, 2024, at 06:53 pm
New Delhi/Mumbai/IBNS: Actress-MP Kangana Ranaut on Friday announced her film on late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's 1975 national emergency has been postponed owing to non-certification of the project.
No relief for Kangana Ranaut's Emergency as Bombay HC refuses to direct CBFC for certification
Sep 04, 2024, at 08:32 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Actress-MP Kangana Ranaut's film Emergency, which is based on the 1975 Emergency period which was called by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, got no relief from the Bombay High Court on Wednesday, media reports said.
Sep 03, 2024, at 03:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre Monday said 'religious sentiments can't be hurt' as they explained the reason for postponing the release date of Kangana Ranaut-starrer 'Emergency', media reports said.
Emergency period: Indian government to observe June 25 as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'
Jul 12, 2024, at 11:46 pm
The Indian government has decided to observe June 25 every year as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' to mark the imposition of the Emergency in 1975.
Emergency was the biggest and darkest attack on Constitution: President Droupadi Murmu in Parliament
Jun 27, 2024, at 07:03 pm
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".
Jun 24, 2024, at 06:24 pm
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.
'Black spot on Indian democracy': PM Modi refers to Emergency period ahead of its 49th anniversary
Jun 24, 2024, at 05:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Congress referring to the 1975 Emergency in his address to the media on the first day of Parliament's Monsoon Session on Monday.
'It was Indira Gandhi, who changed the Preamble, BJP would never do that': Rajnath Singh
May 26, 2024, at 07:32 pm
New Delhi: It was Indira Gandhi, who changed the Preamble to the Constitution, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would neither alter the Preamble nor end reservation, Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh has said.
Apr 12, 2024, at 02:54 am
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.
PM Modi on Katchatheevu issue: DMK, Congress kept people of Tamil Nadu in dark
Apr 10, 2024, at 05:35 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attempted to corner the DMK and Congress on the issue of Katchatheevu, which was handed over to Sri Lanka during the Indira Gandhi regime, in Tamil Nadu.
PM Modi on Katchatheevu issue: New details unmasked DMK's double standards
Apr 01, 2024, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now lashed out at the ruling DMK of Tamil Nadu after a Right to Information (RTI) revealed new details about Katchatheevu, an island in Sri Lanka.
How Henry Kissinger evolved from India-critic to advocate of strong India-US ties
Dec 01, 2023, at 01:22 am
Washington: Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who had held India and the Indians with contempt and disregard, especially in relation to New Delhi’s role in the Bangladesh Liberation War, later advocated strong ties with the country now led by Narendra Modi as Prime Minister. The powerhouse American diplomat passed away on Wednesday in Connecticut in the US.
Congress makes empty promises since Indira Gandhi’s days: PM Modi in poll-bound Chhattisgarh
Sep 15, 2023, at 01:54 am
Raigarh (Chhattisgarh)/IBNS: In a blitzkrieg against the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday alleged that the grand old party provided a “hollow poverty alleviation guarantee” more than five decades back and has been contesting every election on that plank right from the time of Indira Gandhi's premiership.
#RakeshRoshan trends on X after Mamata Banerjee confuses astronaut Rakesh Sharma with actor
Aug 24, 2023, at 05:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: #RakeshRoshan started trending on social media platform X after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee confused astronaut Rakesh Sharma with the Bollywood actor.
Jun 25, 2023, at 10:33 pm
New Delhi: Narendra Modi has said that the dark days of democracy were totally opposite to the values our Constitution celebrates.
'Khalistanis have reached new low': Canadian MP Chandra Arya slams Indira Gandhi assassination float
Jun 10, 2023, at 07:05 pm
Toronto/New Delhi/IBNS: Taking a swipe at the Canada government led by his own Liberal party, Canadian MP Chandra Arya has slammed the Khalistanis over former Indian Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi's assassination float that has triggered a new outrage from Indians.
Canadian envoy to India Cameron MacKay 'appalled' by Indira Gandhi's celebration
Jun 09, 2023, at 11:51 pm
The Canadian envoy to India Cameron MacKay on Thursday said he was 'appalled' by an event that took place in his country where the assassination of former Indian PM Indira Gandhi was celebrated.
Jun 08, 2023, at 10:50 pm
New Delhi/Toronto: India on Thursday slammed Canada for going lenient on extremists and separatists after a video emerged on social media of a float that allegedly celebrated the assassination of India's former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the Canadian city of Brampton.
Jun 02, 2023, at 02:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress turncoat and AK Antony's son Anil K Antony Thursday lashed out at his former party leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks about the conditions of the Muslim community in India today and comparing it with that of the Dalits in the 1980s when the country was ruled by Congress prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.
'India Gandhi misused Art 356 fifty times': PM Modi hits back at Congress during Rajya Sabha debate
Feb 10, 2023, at 07:18 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday recollected in Rajya Sabha that Congress governments at the Centre had dismissed 90 state governments by “misusing” Article 356 of the Constitution, and that former PM Indira Gandhi had “misused” it 50 times to dismiss elected state governments.
'I would prefer a woman who has a mix of...' Rahul Gandhi on choosing life partner
Dec 29, 2022, at 07:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Over the last few months, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been busy in walking in the nationwide rally, dubbed as Bharat Jodo Yatra, in a bid to boost up his beleaguered party to tackle the supremacy of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Congress chief Kharge pays homage to Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary
Nov 19, 2022, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday paid homage to former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary.
Dark days of Emergency can't be forgotten: PM Modi trains guns at Congress' Indira Gandhi regime
Jun 25, 2021, at 04:38 pm
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
Mar 03, 2021, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said the emergency declared by late PM Indira Gandhi from 1975 to 1977 was a 'mistake'.
PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to Indira Gandhi on death anniversary
Oct 31, 2020, at 02:11 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday remembered ex-PM Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary.
Pranab Mukherjee's life over past 50 years mirrored 50 years of India's history, writes Sonia Gandhi
Sep 01, 2020, at 05:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday condoled the death of former President Pranab Mukherjee, who was also a stalwart leader of the 134-year-old party.
Pranab Mukherjee: A look back at the political life of India's accidental non-Prime Minister
Sep 01, 2020, at 02:25 am
Former President, Bharat Ratna recipient and Congress stalwart Pranab Mukherjee, who has been at the forefront of Indian politics for several decades, passed away at the age of 84 on Monday. India Blooms goes back in the time to know how Mukherjee became a confidante of Indira Gandhi, lost out to Rajiv Gandhi, and returned to a position of power again in Congress before his ascension to Presidency
'Democracies, when tested, fight back': Milind Deora makes 'cryptic' tweet on Emergency
Jun 25, 2020, at 05:33 pm
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.
Mar 19, 2020, at 01:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the sloganeering by the Opposition, mainly Congress, and a barrage of criticisms from the field of judiciary, former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi on Thursday took oath as the Rajya Sabha MP becoming the third Supreme Court judge to enter the upper house of Parliament.