Emergency

When a bridge collapses in Wayanad, floods hit Assam, or violence erupts in remote districts, the Indian Army is the first to be called by the state. The reason is its unique combination of mobility, engineering prowess, medical depth, logistics, and a disciplined command structure. This capability has been honed through the rigors of war.

The technology was developed by Google in collaboration with Uttar Pradesh Police and Pert Telecom Solutions (PertSol).

Raut asserted that certain political parties desire to witness the nation engulfed in violence.

The Prime Minister highlighted how thousands of people were subjected to inhumane atrocities under the draconian Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA).

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma urged the Centre to remove "Secular" and "Socialist" from the Constitution’s Preamble, calling them Emergency-era impositions. He also questioned Indira Gandhi’s role in the 1971 Bangladesh war, citing its long-term impact on Assam.

In the shadow of the 1975 Emergency, when India’s democracy was stripped of its voice, the press stood as both victim and quiet rebel. Amid blank editorials, censorship orders, and mass arrests, journalists and newspapers found subtle yet powerful ways to resist.

With PM Modi weighing in on the 42nd Amendment, it is significant to highlight how Dr BR Ambedkar opposed to embedding rigid ideological labels like 'socialist' and 'secular' into the Constitution.

The Indira Gandhi government invoked Article 359 to deny Indians the right to seek judicial remedy for violations of their fundamental rights. Sanjay Gandhi oversaw arbitrary arrests, torture in police custody forced sterilisation drives.

Indira Gandhi's government threw 250 journalists behind bars during the Emergency as big publications became its mouthpiece.