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The relevance of remembering the Emergency
Whether India is living through such a period now, as some critics argue, is a rhetorical point
4 min read28 Jun 2018When India was forced to grow up
India was forced to grow up and not take its freedom for granted when the Indira Gandhi-led govt declared Emergency
8 min read25 Jun 2015Emergency was India’s darkest period: Narendra Modi
40 years later, we want to preserve the dreams under which all citizens prosper under a democratic system, said Modi
1 min read26 Jun 2015Five things to show how Indian polity has changed since Emergency
The present political landscape is hugely different from the time when Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency
2 min read25 Jun 2015The socio-economic fallout of the Emergency
The most controversial of the five-point agenda pushed by Sanjay Gandhi was compulsory mass sterilization to control population growth
1 min read25 Jun 2015Taming the statute
Among the several things that stirred controversy during the 21-month Emergency were the constitutional amendments promulgated to ensure that Indira Gandhi had a free hand. Here we take a look at them
1 min read22 Jun 2015Men and a few women of the Emergency
The Emergency put the spotlight, for good and bad reasons, on various personalities. Mint profiles some of the prominent ones
1 min read22 Jun 2015A timeline of the Emergency
Mint traces the sequence of events, beginning with the Allahabad high court order on 12 June 1975 that led to the Emergency being imposed
1 min read22 Jun 2015Curbs down the years: from the Emergency to 2015
There have been scores of incidents in the past 40 years where the freedom and privacy of citizens in India came under attack
1 min read22 Jun 2015The desire for power can make a person behave ruthlessly: LK Advani
In a candid conversation, the senior BJP leader dwelt on his own experiences as well as fears for Indian democracy
9 min read22 Jun 2015Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared