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Editorial
Feb 17, 2026
40 years ago February 17, 1986: Hegde returns as CMSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on February 17, 1986.
Editorial
Feb 16, 2026
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on February 16, 1986.
Editorial
Feb 14, 2026
The Governor, A N Banerji, accepted the resignation of the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Ramakrishna Hegde, under dramatic circumstances.
Editorial
Feb 13, 2026
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on February 13, 1986.
Editorial
Feb 12, 2026
40 years ago February 12, 1986: Karnataka CM resignsSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on February 12, 1986.
Editorial
Feb 11, 2026
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on February 11, 1986.
Editorial
Feb 10, 2026
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on February 10, 1986.
Editorial
Feb 9, 2026
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on February 09, 1986.
Editorial
Feb 7, 2026
40 years ago February 07, 1986: Butter oil imports bannedSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on February 07, 1986.
Editorial
Feb 6, 2026
40 years ago February 06, 1986: Petroleum price hike reducedSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on February 06, 1986.
Editorial
Feb 5, 2026
40 years ago February 5, 1986: Assam CM seeks border fenceSubscriber Only
The Assam Chief Minister, Prafulla Mahanta, urged Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi that the construction of the border fence with Bangladesh should be taken up immediately to check infiltration. Mahanta also said it was essential to increase the number of check-posts along the international border and to raise the number of Border Security Force battalions deployed […]
Editorial
Feb 3, 2026
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on February 03, 1986.
Editorial
Feb 2, 2026
40 years ago February 02, 1986: Steep price riseSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on February 02, 1986.
Editorial
Jan 31, 2026
40 years ago, January 31, 1986: Indira Gandhi murder caseSubscriber Only
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.
Editorial
Jan 30, 2026
40 years ago January 30, 1986: Wheat, rice to cost moreSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 30, 1986.
Editorial
Jan 29, 2026
40 years ago January 29, 1986: US space shuttle explodesSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 29, 1986.
Editorial
Jan 28, 2026
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 28, 1986.
Editorial
Jan 27, 2026
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 27, 1986.
Editorial
Jan 26, 2026
40 years ago January 26, 1986: Chandigarh transfer deferredSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 26, 1986.
Editorial
Jan 24, 2026
Forty Years Ago: 38 killed in Delhi fireSubscriber Only
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.
Editorial
Jan 23, 2026
40 years ago January 23, 1986: Indira assassins sentencedSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 23, 1986.
Editorial
Jan 22, 2026
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 21, 1986.
Editorial
Jan 21, 2026
40 years ago January 21, 1986: Death for three hijackersSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 21, 1986.
Editorial
Jan 19, 2026
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 19, 1986.
Editorial
Jan 17, 2026
40 years ago, January 17, 1986: Kandukhera at boiling pointSubscriber Only
Kandukhera, which holds the key to the Abohar-Fazilka belt, is virtually at boiling point with unprecedented police build-up by both Punjab and Haryana on the eve of the fresh language survey by enumerators. It is virtually a police camp. All entry points have been sealed.


