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Cold War, Emergency, Hindenburg: ‘Foreign hand’ pretext to censor media criticism

The ubiquitous “foreign hand” is back again. It has hovered over Indian politics for decades, especially when the party in power is criticised for its actions, or inaction. It has been particularly persistent in the last decade and more since Narendra Modi became prime minister.

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Amid Crackdown, International Reporters Leave India

Journalists from Canada, France, and Australia describe a hostile environment for foreign media

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Priyanka Gandhi's 'Kerala Kasuva saree' during oath brings back serene memories of grandmother Indira

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's entry into the Lok Sabha was not just a political moment but a scene steeped in symbolism. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Several leaders pay tribute to Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary

Congress leader Malikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, LoP Rahul Gandhi and other leaders paid tributes to former PM Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary. Read further on Dynamite News:

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From satire to defiance: The political power of Abu Abraham’s cartoons

I can’t really claim I had a well-developed political understanding at the age of six years when the Emergency was imposed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975. But I do have a visceral political memory of the times, the black cloud of suffocation as well as the spirit of…

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Rahul Gandhi pays tributes to Ex-PM Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at Shakti Sthal here on her death anniversary. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Kangana Ranaut's 'Emergency' gets green signal for release

Kangana Ranaut starrer 'Emergency' has been finally passed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Read further on Dynamite News:

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Riots, disasters and cries for justice: the art show charting India’s wildest decades of political pandemonium

A shocking period of upheavals, from power grabs to nuclear tests, caused India’s artists and activists to innovate. The Barbican in London is exhibiting the defiant ones

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Writing letters to children: How this simple parental habit can be life changing

In this fast-moving technology world dominated by texting and instant messages, it seems that people have lost the art of penning down letters. It is one of the best mediums through which you can spend quality time with your child and create long-lasting bonds, pass on values, and preserve memories…

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Heirs, cartons and access: The journey of Nehru’s letters through a legal tangle

A Gujarat-based historian has recently written a letter to Congress MP Sonia Gandhi, seeking the return of Jawaharlal Nehru’s private documents either to the Prime Minister Museum and Library, which was renamed as the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in August last year, or give him access to them.

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Farewell, comrade: Sitaram Yechury was committed to making the Left responsive to political tides

Amidst the many ways that one can look back at the life of Sitaram Yechury, the most characteristic aspect of his political presence was the link between the core of the institutional Left with the impulse of India’s mainstream national politics. He never let his standing and depth – as…

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Is America ready to elect a Black woman president?

It’s the big question that has loomed over Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign from the start: is the United States ready for a Black woman president?

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Kangana Ranaut's new film 'Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata' announced

While Kangana still awaits the green signal from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to release her film 'Emergency', a new project of hers has been announced Read further on Dynamite News:

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Rebellion, rise in radical Sikh politics: Inside the Akali Dal’s existential crisis

Jagtar Singh, a resident of Halwara village in Ludhiana district, was once a hardcore supporter of the Shiromani Akali Dal. He is now among the many voters in Punjab who are growing increasingly wary of the country’s second-oldest political outfit.

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Sudhanshu Trivedi asked about fake news in RS. Was it an investment in irony?

There seemed to be an investment in irony in the form of an unstarred question in Rajya Sabha last month.

The Guardian - UK

‘Nobody knows what I know’: how a loyal RSS member abandoned Hindu nationalism

The long read: As a young man, Partha Banerjee was on course to become a senior member of the RSS, the organisation that has pushed Indian politics towards extreme religious nationalism. Then, after 40 years within its ranks, he quit. Why?

The Guardian - UK

Pamela Cullen obituary

Other lives: London regional manager for the National Film Development Corporation of India in the 1970s and 80s

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Political assassinations are not just an American problem – they have been all too frequent throughout history

By the time Julius Caesar died with the words “Et tu, Brute?” on his lips, political assassinations were already a common occurrence.

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Lone wolf, hiding spot, security: How Rajiv assassination bid was similar to Trump’s, with a crucial difference

The attempt to assassinate Donald Trump, particularly the manner in which his would-be assassin Thomas Mathew Crooks hid himself in plain sight, is similar to an assassination attempt on Rajiv Gandhi, just two years after he became the Prime Minister in 1984, and five years before he was killed by…

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Who Owns Your Media: Prabhat Khabar’s rise from the ashes to becoming a regional powerhouse

Post independence, even after the reorganisation of India’s internal boundaries with the implementation of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, new states continued to be carved out. Not on linguistic lines as the Act had done, but reportedly to meet regional demands and address inequalities in regional development.

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Lalu Yadav On Emergency: 'Indira Gandhi put us behind bars, but never abused us'

On June 25, 1975, Indira Gandhi imposed a 21-month state of emergency in the country. Read further on Dynamite News:

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From health emergency to parliament, little changes for the media under new govt

The death of a poor person is rarely front-page news, especially in this post-election season when the daily drama of the 18th Lok Sabha is understandably drawing attention. But even as we watch this session of the Lok Sabha and note the changes and the repetitions from the past, it…

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"This is dictatorship, Emergency": Sunita Kejriwal on husband's arrest by CBI

On the day when Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla condemned the Emergency, imposed in 1975, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal took a dig at the Centre saying that the entire "system" is trying to ensure that her husband stays in jail, something which is not lawful but…

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India’s Rahul Gandhi nominated as opposition leader after election gains

Gandhi’s Congress party’s election results defied analysts’ expectations, and helped rehabilitate his political career.

Al Jazeera

Election results: How have India’s past coalition governments fared?

PM Modi faces the test of ruling a coalition government. It won’t be easy, say analysts. But the past holds lessons.

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