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indira gandhi news

NCERT Class 9 book adds Emergency, drops Preamble and Secularism

CBSE Class 12 mathematics exams 2022: CBSE Class 12 students discussing maths paper after exam in Lucknow on Tuesday.
Updated on Jun 26, 2026 11:59 pm IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on June 26 in Delhi, Noida and Gurugram

Gram it: Monsoon may be far but sun rays have started piercing through the clouds over Delhi skies, and how! Here's a view of this magnificent activity above the Raisina Hills, hours before light rain and thunderstorm arrived in the Capital. The balmy weather is expected to continue as IMD has issued a forecast of gusty winds, light rain, and partly cloudy sky for today (Friday) as well.
Published on Jun 26, 2026 12:00 am IST

NCERT Class 9 social science textbook features Emergency; sparks war of words

The state of Emergency (1975-1977) was imposed during Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s rule . (HT Archive Photo)
Published on Jun 25, 2026 12:33 pm IST

Just Like That: Don’t mistake transient authority for destiny

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Leaders must understand that they are but birds of passage: Their tenures are not infinite, nor are they indispensable. (PTI)
Updated on Jun 14, 2026 01:17 pm IST

Sharad Pawar slams Mahajan on Blue Star remarks, defends Nehru-Gandhi legacy

Mumbai, India. June 10, 2026 - Sharad Pawar, chief of the National Congress Party (NCP/SP), addressed party members at the YB Chavan Centre in South Mumbai during the party's 27th foundation day anniversary. The event marked the party's foundation day, and Jayawant Patil, Shashikant Shinde, Supriya Sule, Rohit Pawar and other leaders were also present. Mumbai, India. June 10, 2026. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)
Published on Jun 11, 2026 04:30 am IST

Op Blue Star a ‘black day’: Maha minister Girish Mahajan's remark triggers row

Girish Mahajan, minister of Water Resources and Disaster Management, Maharashtra
Updated on Jun 09, 2026 05:19 pm IST

Step inside 'house' of India's 1st and only female Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

Located in New Delhi, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum captures the essence of India's first female Prime Minister. (Instagram/ Jenil Variya and TripAdvisor)
Published on May 05, 2026 11:59 am IST

Ameesha Patel on political lineage, recalls Indira Gandhi’s close involvement

Ameesha Patel discusses her grandfather's bond with Indira Gandhi.
Published on Apr 28, 2026 12:02 pm IST

The wages of war, for Trump and Netanyahu

In terms of perception, Trump seemed to have suffered at home because of the war while Netanyahu seems to have bolstered his strongman image at home. (REUTERS)
Updated on Apr 19, 2026 10:39 pm IST

Mohsina Kidwai: Staunch Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist till the end

In her long political career, she held several ministerial posts in UP and later became a Union minister in Indira and Rajiv Gandhi’s cabinets. (PTI)
Published on Apr 09, 2026 05:34 am IST

‘Left-wing ideology, Indira Gandhi’: Amit Shah names 'root causes' of Naxalism

Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Lok Sabha during the budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi
Updated on Mar 31, 2026 12:32 am IST

Nephew of Indira Gandhi's assassin loses bid to keep name secret in NZ drug case

New Zealand authorities say Baltej Singh played a central role in an international drug-smuggling network
Published on Mar 30, 2026 08:11 am IST

Kin of Indira’s assassin loses bid to keep identity secret in NZ drug case

Representative image. (AP)
Updated on Mar 29, 2026 11:00 pm IST

Full emergency at Delhi airport after IndiGo flight's emergency landing

Full emergency was declared at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday after a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight from Visakhapatnam made an emergency landing
Updated on Mar 28, 2026 01:15 pm IST

Assam to rename medical college named after ex-president Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

Assam cabinet has decided to rename the state-run Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital (FAAMCH), which was named after one of the country's former president.
Updated on Mar 11, 2026 05:45 am IST

In Ajit Pawar's death, a Sanjay Gandhi parallel: Heirs lost to plane crashes

Ajit Pawar and Sanjay Gandhi were both heirs of major political legacies.
Updated on Jan 28, 2026 08:59 pm IST

An enduring republic

Members of Parliament and those of the former constituent assembly assembled at the central hall of Parliament to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the India's Independence. President VV Giri addressed the members on the occasion. (HT Archive)
Published on Jan 26, 2026 04:42 am IST

Roshan Kishore picks his favourite read of 2025

Srinath Raghavan’s Indira Gandhi and the Years that Transformed India (Penguin)
Updated on Dec 26, 2025 05:39 pm IST

Priyanka Gandhi as PM face? What Robert Vadra, Congress MP said

New Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI): Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi and other opposition MPs, holds a protest over the MGNREGA issue at Parliament premises on the last day of the Winter Session, in New Delhi on Friday.
Published on Dec 23, 2025 06:27 pm IST

‘Dragon seeds’ or ‘one episode’? Tharoor defends Advani, cites Nehru and Indira

Shashi Tharoor has been far from agreeable with his party, the main opposition Congress, particularly since the Modi regime made him part of delegations of MPs for global diplomatic outreach after Operation Sindoor against Pakistan.
Updated on Dec 01, 2025 12:51 pm IST

What Indira Gandhi said when asked about conquering Pakistan post 1971 war

File photo of former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi
Published on Nov 08, 2025 04:02 pm IST

Indira Gandhi refused to strike key Pak nuclear site, ex-CIA official claims

CIA officer Richard Barlow claims Indira Gandhi declined covert operation against Pakistan nuclear facility
Updated on Nov 08, 2025 07:42 pm IST

Review: Caste; A Global Story by Suraj Milind Yengde

The India Day celebrations in New York. The most interesting sections of Suraj Yengde’s new book include expositions of the diaspora in Trinidad and the US, and the growth of caste among the Indian communities there. (Shutterstock)
Published on Nov 01, 2025 03:18 am IST

Himachal: Cong leaders pay tributes to former PM Indira Gandhi on death anniversary

People pay tribute to a statue of former PM Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary, at the Ridge, in Shimla, on Friday. (PTI)
Published on Nov 01, 2025 03:00 am IST

‘Darkest blot in the history’: Hardeep Puri recalls 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Hardeep Puri said that, like for all other members of the Sikh Sangat, this violence also came close to his house.
Published on Oct 31, 2025 08:35 pm IST

Congress pays tributes to Indira Gandhi on death anniversary:

"Grandma, you taught us that nothing is more important than India's identity and self-respect," Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X.
Updated on Oct 31, 2025 02:17 pm IST

Ravneet Bittu says BJP to go solo in Punjab in 2027 on all 117 assembly seats

The SAD had parted ways with the National Democratic Alliance in 2020 over the three now-repealed farm laws issue.
Published on Oct 13, 2025 10:07 pm IST

'Wonder if he's under pressure': Cong leader on Chidambaram's Blue Star remarks

Speaking at the Kushwant Singh Literary Festival in Himachal’s Kasauli, Chidambaram said that, "There was a way to retrieve and capture all the militants, but Operation Blue Star was the wrong way".
Published on Oct 12, 2025 05:13 pm IST

'Op Blue Star was wrong way, Indira Gandhi paid with life for it': P Chidambaram

Chidambaram was addressing a discussion on 'They Will Shoot You, Madam: My Life Through Conflict' with author Harinder Baweja.
Updated on Oct 12, 2025 01:41 pm IST