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Apr 25, 2025
April 25, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Clashes In GujaratSubscriber Only
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Apr 24, 2025
April 24, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Longowal VisitSubscriber Only
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Editorial
Apr 23, 2025
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Editorial
Apr 21, 2025
April 21, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Violence in GujaratSubscriber Only
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Editorial
Apr 19, 2025
April 19, 1985, Forty Years Ago: ‘Khalistani’ GuestsSubscriber Only
A ruling party member, K K Tiwari, told the Lok Sabha that some well-known protagonists of Khalistan were guests at Rashtrapati Bhavan some time ago: Deedar Singh Bains and Bhajan Singh Jogi, who had “dubious links” with J S Chauhan and G S Dhillon, had stayed in the complex in 1983.
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Apr 18, 2025
April 18, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Clashes In GujaratSubscriber Only
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Apr 17, 2025
April 17, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Army in GujaratSubscriber Only
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Editorial
Apr 16, 2025
April 16, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Tripura bandhSubscriber Only
While the ruling Left Front had given a call for a 24-hour bandh, the Congress (I) had called for a bandh for only half the period, starting from 6 am in the morning
Editorial
Apr 15, 2025
April 15, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Talks in DhakaSubscriber Only
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Editorial
Apr 14, 2025
April 14, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Thatcher In IndiaSubscriber Only
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Editorial
Apr 12, 2025
April 12, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Quota DeadlockSubscriber Only
The leaders of the anti-reservation agitation in Gujarat ruled out negotiations with the state government unless the student leaders detained under the National Security Act are released unconditionally.
Editorial
Apr 11, 2025
April 11, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Inquiry Into RiotsSubscriber Only
The government may announce a judicial inquiry into the riots following Indira Gandhi's assassination and also release some top Akali leaders, in a bid to avert the Akali threat to launch the next phase of their agitation on Baisakhi Day.
Editorial
Apr 10, 2025
The one-day Gujarat bandh, called by anti-reservationists, evoked a mixed response in the state with violence erupting in Ahmedabad and near Anand in Khera district.
Editorial
Apr 9, 2025
April 9, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Punjab standoffSubscriber Only
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Editorial
Apr 8, 2025
April 8, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Talks In AssamSubscriber Only
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Editorial
Apr 7, 2025
April 7, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Talks With PakistanSubscriber Only
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Editorial
Apr 5, 2025
April 5, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Iraq Attacks IranSubscriber Only
Iraqi missiles killed 39 people and injured 43 in the Iranian cities of Bakhtaran, Hamadan and Bostan, and Iran retaliated by attacking Iraqi cities with artillery fire and air raids, the Iranian authorities reported.
Editorial
Apr 4, 2025
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Editorial
Apr 3, 2025
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Apr 2, 2025
April 2, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Another Gas LeakSubscriber Only
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Editorial
Apr 1, 2025
April 1, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Indo-Pak TalksSubscriber Only
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Editorial
Mar 31, 2025
The CPM has also initiated a move for rapprochement with the CPI, with which it is engaged in a war of words that started when the two parties opposed each other in the recent Lok Sabha and assembly elections.
Editorial
Mar 29, 2025
March 29, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Extremists’ NumbersSubscriber Only
Defence Minister P V Narasimha Rao said that the government does not have reports about any large-scale infiltration of extremists from Pakistan into India.
Editorial
Mar 28, 2025
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Editorial
Mar 27, 2025
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