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The editorial we didn’t see on Emergency@50: Authoritarianism with anaesthesia in 2025

Anniversaries are a ritual in India. This week, it has been interesting to watch how the 50th anniversary of the Emergency declared by Indira Gandhi at midnight on June 25, 1975, is being observed.

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Modiji, the media let you down. We’ll ensure it doesn’t happen again

Today marks 50 years since the Emergency. But worry not – today’s newspapers and broadcast channels, with their responsible, independent-minded, and utterly value-based coverage, will surely remind you.

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India forcibly sterilised 8m men: One village remembers, 50 years later

The imposition of a state of national emergency on June 25, 1975, was India’s closest brush with dictatorship.

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From Trump’s ceasefire claim to Modi’s G-7 optics, media didn’t ask the right questions

Did he, or didn’t he? That is a question that remains unanswered. US President Donald Trump continues to claim that he stopped the clash between India and Pakistan after India launched Operation Sindoor in May. At the same time, we are told officially that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a…

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‘They threatened to bulldoze my house’: fear and violence stalk journalists in Modi’s India

Attacks and self censorship, draconian anti-terror laws and tycoons’ control over the media, are all seen as eroding the country’s democracy

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Pahalgam attack: A simple guide to the Kashmir conflict

The roots of this decades-long conflict between India and Pakistan go back to the turbulent partition of 1947.

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‘Breach of contract’, ‘damage to reputation’: Journalist Coomi Kapoor to sue producers of Kangana’s Emergency

Journalist Coomi Kapoor is suing the producers of Kangana Ranaut’s film Emergency and streaming platform Netflix for alleged breach of contract and defamation.

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Gopalkrishna Gandhi’s unusual memoir maps his journey through the republic’s memoryscape

Any attempt at recreating the contours of personal memory against the landscape of a nation’s historical journey is a daunting task for any chronicler. Even more challenging is the interweaving of an individual life into the tapestry of seven-and-a-half decades of national experience – a task that often calls for…

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From Kunal Kamra to Mohanlal to a long-dead emperor, India is the Republic of Intolerance

Between Aurangzeb and Kunal Kamra, we are now fully qualified to call ourselves “The Republic of Intolerance”.

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India’s ‘political iftars’ once stopped riots. Are they corrupt stunts now?

Politicians and parties have used iftars to forge peace during strife but also to woo elite Muslims for votes.

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Rajasthan: Congress stages protest over suspension of 6 Congress MLAs

Six Congress MLAs including Govind Singh Dotasara, Deputy Leader of Opposition Ramkesh Meena, Amin Kagzi, Zakir Hussain Gasavat, Hakeem Ali Khan and Sanjay Kumar were suspended by speaker Vasudev Devnani. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Former lawmaker gets life sentence for murder of father and son during 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Sajjan Kumar convicted of inciting mob that ran riot in Delhi following Indira Gandhi’s assassination by her Sikh bodyguards

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Congress stages massive protest outside Rajasthan Assembly

Congress workers staged a massive protest outside the Rajasthan Assembly in Jaipur, prompting police to use barricading to stop the protestors. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Kangana Ranaut shares BTS from upcoming film with R Madhavan

Actress Kangana Ranaut has officially announced her return to movie sets for the filming of her new movie, which reunites her with her 'Tanu Weds Manu' co-star R Madhavan. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Cooper urged to make statement on ‘terrorists’ who halted Gandhi film

Bob Blackman said Khalistani protesters threatened audience members during a screening of Emergency about Indira Gandhi’s rule.

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Sadhguru heaps praises on 'Emergency', calls it must-watch for youth

Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev attended the screening of Kangana Ranaut's much-anticipated political drama 'Emergency Read further on Dynamite News:

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Measured and methodical: What a DU seminar in 1999 told me about Manmohan Singh

It was an autumn day in 1999. I was an undergraduate student among a thin audience at the auditorium of Delhi University’s Hindu College. That was the first time I saw Dr Manmohan Singh in person. And that was when I noticed core attributes he carried even in high office…

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Manmohan Singh: Reluctant prime minister and architect of India’s economic reforms

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Kharge Targets BJP: 'Those who disrespect Constitution are lecturing us'

The LoP also mentioned that that in 1949, RSS leaders opposed the Indian Constitution because it wasn't based on Manusmriti. Read further on Dynamite News:

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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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