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"Democracy was strangled, leaders were sent to jail:" Union Min Arjun Ram
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Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday said that democracy was strangled and leaders were sent to jail after the Emergency was imposed in 1975.
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"Recall those dark days and how nation overcame this challenge," EAM Jaish
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External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Sunday recalled the dark days of the Emergency imposed on the nation in 1975.
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PM Modi pays homage to bravehearts who resisted "dark days of Emergency"
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the bravehearts who resisted the "dark days of emergency" and worked to strengthen the democratic spirit.
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"...Dangerous for the country": Dharmendra Pradhan hits out at Congress on
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The Bharatiya Janata Party is observing June 25 as a "Black Day" to mark 48 years since the Emergency was imposed in 1975 by the then Congress government led by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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UP: BJP to observe black day on Emergency anniversary; party leaders to ad
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The Emergency was declared for a 21-month period from 1975 to 1977 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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Canada: Victims of Air India `Kanishka' 1985 bombing remembered
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The City of Mississauga office lowered its flags at half-mast on Friday in honour of the 38th anniversary of the 1985 terrorist attack on Air India Flight 182 that killed 329 passengers, most of whom were Canadians.
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"Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad are daydreaming": Ravi Shankar Prasad rips into
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Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday mocked at the opposition party meeting, saying that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav were "daydreaming" reminding them of their "suffering" during the Emergency imposed by late
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"Indira Gandhi had put Nitish Kumar, Lalu Yadav in jail; today they are we
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While addressing a public rally in Kalahandi, JP Nadda said, "I am recalling my childhood days. Rahul Gandhi's grandmother Indira Gandhi had put Lalu Yadav for 22 months in Jail and Nitish Kumar for 20 months in jail but today they are welcoming Rahul Gandhi in Patna."
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"Indira Gandhi was most powerful PM": Sharad Pawar
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"If someone asks who is the most powerful Prime Minister in the country, the answer would undoubtedly be Indira Gandhi," Pawar made these remarks on Thursday at a function in Pune, organized by the Yashwantrao Chavan Centre, where women from various fields were felicitated.
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Delhi: Customs destroy 1,289 units of liquor bottles, 51.68 kg of drugs
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The Customs Department of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) destroyed 1,289 units of liquor bottles and 51.68 kg of drugs.
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"India will prosper when politicians learn to say 'no'...": Rajnath Singh
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He was addressing students and civil servants who have recently cleared the UPSC exam at an event organized at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow.
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Emergency was a 'dark period' for India's history: PM Modi in 'Mann Ki Baa
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the 1975 Emergency, imposed by Indira Gandhi's government was a "dark period" in Indian history adding that millions opposed it with all their might.
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