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When Court No. 24 became the legal preface to Emergency

June 28, 2026 6:55 am

Fifty-one years later, Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain remains the courtroom preface to the Emergency. Court No. 24 reminds us that constitutional crises do not always begin with a proclamation. Sometimes they begin when ordinary legal rules finally attain extraordinary political power.

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Yes, teach Emergency to the young. The lessons endure

June 27, 2026 7:14 am

Democracy is a habit that needs to be cultivated, a wakefulness that needs to be learnt, and education that needs to be passed on

When Bihar led the resistance to authoritarianism

June 25, 2026 2:23 am

Democracy is not merely a system of governance; it is the very soul of India, and the contribution of Bihar in defending that soul will forever remain etched in the nation’s history

Five decades after the Emergency, difficult questions, unheeded warnings

June 26, 2026 5:54 am

In a country as diverse as India, with a culture of outspokenness, debate and argument, truth cannot be suppressed for long, particularly in the days of social media. So why make the mistake that Indira Gandhi made 50 years back?

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had to flee from Bangladesh following violent protests in the country

The difference between Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Hasina: One said sorry and rose from the ashes

October 29, 2025 3:15 pm

History teaches that those who know when to bow may rise again, and those who refuse are swept away by the very people who elected them in the first place. Indira Gandhi’s eventual redemption stemmed not from her power but from her humility

Rather than fixing good and bad nationalism, let us talk directly about the issues and values at stake. (Illustration: C R Sasikumar)

Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: On Emergency and nationalism, a debate that blinds us to the future

July 01, 2025 11:21 am

In an era of such planetary-scale economic, technological and moral change, it is galling that we still want to remain stuck in the Seventies

Nayantara Sahgal on the Emergency and her rift with cousin Indira Gandhi that never quite healed

June 29, 2025 8:36 am

'If my elder sister does something wrong, it’s my duty to write against that', says Sahgal, 98, at her home in Dehradun

BJP reiterates demand for public apology from Congress for imposing Emergency; panel to look into Kolkata law college rape

June 28, 2025 4:06 pm

Attacking the TMC and its government in West Bengal following the Kolkata law college rape incident, Sambit Patra said CM Mamata Banerjee should tender an apology and quit from her post.

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Ex-ADM recalls Emergency: The night Delhi fell silent, fearing ‘something far-reaching’

June 28, 2025 10:57 am

Meenakshi Datta Ghosh, one of five ADMs posted in the Capital when the Emergency was imposed, recalls

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Need to discuss if socialist, secular should remain in Preamble: RSS Gen Secy Dattatreya Hosabale

June 27, 2025 8:49 pm

During the Lok Sabha elections, several INDIA bloc leaders, especially Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had waved a copy of the Constitution in various rallies, alleging that PM Narendra Modi-led government was “trying to change” it.