Forty Years Ago

FORTY YEARS AGO NEWS

40 years ago February 04, 1986: Punjab-Haryana deadlock

February 04, 2026 10:31 am

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on February 04, 1986.

40 years ago, January 31, 1986: Indira Gandhi murder case

January 31, 2026 7:06 am

The Delhi High Court rejected the plea of Kehar Singh and Balbir Singh, convicts in the Indira Gandhi murder case, to quash the death sentence. 

40 years ago January 29, 1986: US space shuttle explodes

January 29, 2026 7:24 am

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 29, 1986.

Forty Years Ago: 38 killed in Delhi fire

January 24, 2026 6:53 am

Within hours, the glittering luxury hotel became a dark house of death. Two persons were burnt alive — a Chinese cook and a steward. The rest were asphyxiated.

40 years ago January 23, 1986: Indira assassins sentenced

January 23, 2026 7:48 am

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 23, 1986.

40 years ago January 14, 1986: SC on Shriram Foods

January 14, 2026 7:26 am

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 14, 1986.

40 years ago December 18, 1985: AGP leads in Assam

December 18, 2025 8:30 am

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on December 18, 1985.

40 years ago December 12, 1985: Walkout in Rajya Sabha

December 12, 2025 7:45 am

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on December 12, 1985.

40 years ago, December 11, 1985: Rajiv Gandhi to push for normalisation with Pakistan

December 11, 2025 8:00 am

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on December 11, 1985.

Forty years ago, December 6, 1985: SAARC declaration

December 06, 2025 7:42 am

The foreign ministers of the seven SAARC countries pledged their wholehearted support to regional cooperation and unanimously approved the draft summit declaration.

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