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Ashok Gehlot backs Rahul as INDIA bloc face, says contest should be 'Modi Vs Rahul'

He also said the time has come for "BJP versus all" rather than "Congress versus all", and claimed that if former prime minister Indira Gandhi were in power today, she would have banned a party like the BJP for practising politics in the name of religion.

The Economic Times

India emerges as global tech partner under PM Modi's 12-yr tenure, exporting to US, China: Vaishnaw

India is now a trusted partner in technology value chains. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country exports electronics, including complex products, to nations like the US and China. Smartphone exports have become a major category. The government is focusing on semiconductor design and manufacturing equipment. Talent development in this…

The Economic Times

BJP slams LoP Rahul Gandhi for remarks against PM Narendra Modi

The BJP has responded to Rahul Gandhi's prediction about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tenure. The ruling party accused Gandhi of spreading propaganda and highlighted that the Emergency was imposed by Indira Gandhi. The BJP stated that the real emergency is within the Congress party, citing internal revolts and leaders leaving.…

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Punjab deploys 4,000 personnel in Amritsar ahead of Operation Blue Star anniversary

Security forces are on high alert in Amritsar. Nearly 4,000 police personnel and Central Armed Police Forces have been deployed. This is in anticipation of the anniversary of Operation Blue Star on June 6. The operation in 1984 involved the Indian Army storming the Golden Temple. Security measures are in…

The Economic Times

Nishikant Dubey slams Congress over 1982 Ganga, Teesta water-sharing MoU with Bangladesh, says 'Bangladesh Zindabad' is its guiding principle

"On this very day, May 30, 1982, then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had given renewed consent for the sharing of the Ganga River with a Bangladeshi delegation. In 1976, an agreement had been consented to by Indira ji, which was implemented in 1977 for only 5 years. Renewed agreements were then…

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'Papa, I will fulfil your dream of skilled, prosperous, strong India': Rahul Gandhi remembers his father Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary

Rahul Gandhi remembered his father, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, on his 35th death anniversary. He pledged to realize Rajiv Gandhi's dream of a skilled, prosperous, and strong India. Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and other leaders also paid homage. Rajiv Gandhi is credited with significant reforms, including lowering the voting…

The Economic Times

PM Modi working to protect India's prestige on global stage: Sharad Pawar

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar acknowledges Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts in enhancing India's global standing. Pawar emphasizes that political differences should not hinder collective action for national interest. He recalls past leaders like Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru who prioritized the nation's reputation. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut…

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When former PM Indira Gandhi donated her gold jewellery

An old photograph of Indira Gandhi donating her jewellery during the 1962 India-China war has resurfaced amid current debates on gold purchases. Responding to a national appeal for defence preparedness, Gandhi contributed approximately 367 grams of gold, becoming a symbol of sacrifice.

The Economic Times

Did Indira Gandhi ask people not to buy gold in 1967? Here's the truth

A social media image claiming Indira Gandhi urged against gold purchases in 1967 is fake. The Hindu newspaper confirmed the image is digitally altered. However, Indira Gandhi's government did enforce strict gold control rules. These measures limited gold holdings and jewellery production. The Gold Control Act was enacted in 1968.

The Economic Times

RIP Raghu Rai: India's greatest documentary photographer dies aged 83

A Magnum member handpicked by Cartier-Bresson, Raghu Rai spent 60 years documenting India with patience and courage

Digital Camera World

Tributes pour in as legendary Indian photographer Raghu Rai dies at 83

Magnum photographer was regarded as a visual chronicler of India

The Independent UK

Modi compares defeat of women’s quota-linked delimitation bill to ‘female foeticide’ after rare setback

Opposition parties say they support women’s reservation but object to linking it to nationwide boundary redraw

The Independent UK

Why India needs Ambedkar’s federal blueprint for the delimitation deadlock

In 1976, at the height of the Emergency, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi froze delimitation – the redrawing of parliamentary and assembly constituencies – effectively locking India’s political map in place. The freeze, meant to last until 2001, outlived her government. But decades later, the Narendra Modi government seems determined to…

Newslaundry

‘Unique, the reporter who lived like a local’: Mark Tully, as others remembered him

Long before podcasts and push alerts, before television debates swallowed the news cycle, many Indians first encountered the world each morning through a radio voice that sounded unhurried and quietly certain. In homes, tea shops and hostel rooms, the BBC bulletin would crackle on, and somewhere in it would be…

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‘The Wasted Decades’: A grudging recommendation for the Nehru-bashing season

It is difficult to discuss a book that you significantly disagree with when it is written by a friend whom you like and respect. But there is a positive side to this: Disclosing this increases transparency and credibility, which I hope will remain irrespective of what I say about and…

The Guardian - UK

Lord Paul obituary

Industrialist and philanthropist who served as deputy speaker of the House of Lords for two years

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Meet BJP’s ‘Bihar ke yuvaon ki aawaaz’: Misogynistic posts, vulgar remarks, ‘black magic’ claims

Last week, a man from Bihar was booked in three separate FIRs – for morphing Rahul Gandhi’s face onto a sanitary pad in a video mocking a Congress campaign to distribute pads across the state.

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South Central 34: Karnataka’s DKS-Siddaramaiah tussle and RSS hypocrisy on Preamble

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath first discuss the tussle between DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah over the state’s Chief Minister-ship.

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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.

Al Jazeera

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.

Newslaundry

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…

The Guardian - UK

‘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

Al Jazeera

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.

Newslaundry

‘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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