On the 44th anniversary of Emergency, which was imposed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday.
Taking the matter on Twitter, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief said, "Today is the anniversary of the #Emergency declared in 1975. For the last five years, the country went through a ‘Super Emergency’. We must learn our lessons from history and fight to safeguard the democratic institutions in the country."
On June 25, 1975, Indira Gandhi had declared Emergency in the country for a period of 21 months, which lasted from 1975 to 1977.
Three sisters died after allegedly jumping from the ninth floor of their residential building in Ghaziabad in the early hours of Wednesday. A note was recovered at the scene, and police are examining claims that the teenagers had been using a task-based online gaming app, though officials said the exact circumstances are still under investigation. India Today’s Himanshu Mishra is reporting from the ground in Ghaziabad.
A day after US President Donald Trump on Monday announced the landmark India-US trade deal and that he would reduce reciprocal tariffs from 25 per cent to 18 per cent, a massive political war has erupted in Delhi.
In an exclusive interview with India Today's Geeta Mohan and Marya Shakil, American journalist Tucker Carlson spoke on a wide range of issues, including the US-India trade deal and the role of social media.
This Get Real India report focusses on a horrific crime in Maharashtra's Nanded district, where a seven-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her father to contest panchayat elections.
