On this day 50 years ago, then prime minister Indira Gandhi declared Emergency, suspending rights and jailing rivals.

It said, 'In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 352 of the Constitution, I, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, ...

India witnessed the beginning of 21 months of the Emergency imposed by then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Fifty years after ...

The structural transformation of Indian politics since 1967 that shifted power towards the executive fastened the lurch towards authoritarian rule ...

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During the Emergency, over 200 journalists were jailed, press was censored, and news agencies merged as Indira Gandhi clamped ...

Some continued to wield political power even after the Emergency, others had their children enter politics & there are even ...

The Indira Gandhi government's Emergency saw 48 ordinances, including amendments to the Maintenance of Internal Security Act and the Constitution, shifting power to the Centre and limiting judicial ...

The Emergency ended in March 1977 when Indira Gandhi called for fresh elections and was voted out of power, leading to the first non-Congress national government since independence. Popular on Variety ...

The Emergency ended in March 1977 when Indira Gandhi called for fresh elections and was voted out of power, leading to the first non-Congress national government since independence.