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Von der Leyen, Costa, Kallas nominated to lead European Union, despite opp
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Ursula von der Leyen secured her second term as President of the European Commission, while Antonio Costa, former Prime Minister of Portugal, was appointed President of the European Council. Kaja Kallas, the Estonian Prime Minister, was nominated for the role of High Representative for Forei
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Pak: Court reserves verdict on Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi's appeal over suspe
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Additional district and sessions court Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka reserved its verdict on petitions requesting suspension of sentences handed out to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the 'un-Islamic' iddat case
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"Black Day for Democracy": BJP leader Bansuri Swaraj on 49th anniversary o
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Bansuri Swaraj hit out at the Congress party and said that 25 June 1975 was a black day for democracy when former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi strangled Indian democracy for their lust for power.
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Indira Gandhi unleashed ruthless atrocities on people of India during Emer
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi unleashed ruthless atrocities on the people of India during the Emergency.
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Students' textbooks should include chapter on how Emergency was imposed :
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Emergency, which is considered to be one of the most controversial periods of independent India's history, was imposed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from June 25, 1975, to 1977.
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Emergency Anniversary: BJP to observe Black Day on June 25
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will observe the 1975 Emergency Anniversary as a 'Black Day' on June 25, which marks the day when former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency in the country.
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BJP's first Kerala MP Suresh Gopi calls Indira Gandhi "Mother of India"
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP in Kerala, Suresh Gopi, has called former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi the "Mother of India" and the late Congress leader and former Kerala Chief Minister K Karunakaran a "courageous administrator."
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"Promotion of violence never acceptable": Canadian envoy on posters of Ind
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Canadian High Commissioner to India, Cameron MacKay has reacted to the recent incident of Khalistani supporters putting up imagery to glorify former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination, and said that "promotion of violence" is "never acceptable" in Canada.
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"Accepting MoS a demotion...": NCP leader Praful Patel
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel said on Sunday that accepting the position of Minister of State (MoS) with independent charge in the Union Cabinet will be considered a demotion for him, as he was earlier a Cabinet Minister in the UPA Government headed by former Prime Minist
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JD-S chief Deve Gowda congratulates PM-designate Modi on historic third co
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Taking a dig at the opposition, the former Prime Minister said, "The Congress party assumes they have done better this time, but the fact is that in states they themselves run, like Karnataka, Telangana and Himachal Pradesh, they have floundered. They have done relatively well in some oth
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Narendra Modi pays tribute to ex-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee ahead of oath-tak
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahead of his oath-taking as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi paid tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Sadaiv Atal in Delhi on Sunday morning.
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"Trying to instil fear...": Canadian MP Arya raises concern over Khalistan
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Indian-origin Canadian member of Parliament Chandra Arya on Saturday stressed that the Khalistan supporters in Canada are once again attempting to instil fear of violence in "Hindu-Canadians" by putting up posters of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with bullet holes with her bodyguard
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