Emergency
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I don't have the confidence that Emergency cannot happen again: LK Advani
National | Jun 18, 2015, 09:24 AM ISTNew Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Part (BJP) veteran LK Advani said that the political system of India is still vulnerable to the Emergency-like situation and a similar situation can't be ruled out in the future."I don't
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Mamata slams Modi government
National | Apr 08, 2015, 09:40 PM ISTKolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today made a strident attack against the Modi government, accusing it of dividing people on religious lines, telling "lies" and gagging the voice of opponents which had resulted
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TRAI recommends 112 as single emergency number for India
Apr 07, 2015, 10:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: A single number '112' can be used for all emergency phone calls across the country including for police, fire and ambulance, telecom regulator TRAI proposed today.Similar to the '911' all-in-one emergency service in
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Emergency a misadventure and Indira paid a heavy price for that, says Pranab in his new book
India | Dec 11, 2014, 04:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: The 1975 Emergency was perhaps an “avoidable event” and Congress and Indira Gandhi had to pay a heavy price for this “misadventure” as suspension of fundamental rights and political activity, large scale arrests
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President Pranab Mukherjee's book to be released on Dec 11
India | Dec 04, 2014, 11:49 AM ISTNew Delhi: One of the most awaited books of the year is President Pranab Mukherjee's ‘The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years'. This book will go on sale on the First Citizen's birthday i.e. December
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Missouri declares emergency ahead of jury decision on shooting
World | Nov 18, 2014, 11:20 AM ISTWashington: Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency, anticipating unrest if a grand jury decides against indicting White police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of black teenager Michael Brown.The St.
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Liberian president lifts emergency on Ebola virus
World | Nov 14, 2014, 06:14 AM ISTMonrovia: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Thursday announced the lifting of the State of Emergency with immediate effect.Sirleaf said the decision was taken in consultation with relevant stakeholders, the National Health Team and partners,
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B'day Special: Remembering Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan (JP)
National | Oct 11, 2015, 12:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: October 11, 2015 is Jayaprakash Narayan's 103rd birth anniversary. Narayan was a great freedom fighter and one of the most revered political leaders of independent India.Jayaprakash Narayan was an Indian independence activist, social
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Manmohan Singh credits Narasimha Rao for liberalizing Indian economy
India | Aug 18, 2014, 03:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: After being named to head the government in 1991, former prime minister PV Narasimha Rao wanted Manmohan Singh to be his finance minister, says a new book ‘Strictly Personal: Manmohan and Gursharan'."Well, it
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Liberian president declares emergency over Ebola outbreak
World | Aug 07, 2014, 07:58 AM ISTMonrovia: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf declared a state of emergency in the West African country on Wednesday over an outbreak of Ebola.The president made the announcement on state TV, saying the emergency will last
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Emergency 'worst chapter' of Indian democracy: Jaitley
National | Jun 26, 2014, 03:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday described the Emergency rule of 1975-77, proclaimed on this day in 1975, as the "worst post-independence chapter" of Indian democracy."The Emergency displayed the weakness of the Indian constitutional
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Arun Jaitley to felicitate activists jailed during Emergency
National | Jun 26, 2014, 11:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: Union Minister Arun Jaitley will felicitate activists who were jailed during the Emergency era at a function here on June 28.The function to be organised by the state unit of BJP at the
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Pak chartered plane lands in Lucknow under emergency conditions
India | May 07, 2014, 08:55 PM ISTLucknow: A Pakistani chartered aircraft, on its way from Lahore to Dhaka with 100 passengers on board, landed here under emergency conditions following fuel shortage, airport officials said.The aircraft landed yesterday afternoon when the pilot
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DD Interview Row: Modi compares it to Emergency-era suppression
India | May 03, 2014, 01:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Narendra Modi on Saturday took a swipe at the government over the issue of his edited interview that was telecast on national broadcaster Doordarshan.The prime ministerial candidate said that the development reminded him
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10 big events that Indians would never like to be repeated
India | Apr 06, 2014, 07:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: Since its independence in 1947, India has gone through several vicissitudes. There has been many pleasant moments too in recent Indian history.These moments include World Cup cricket wins, historic victories in 1965 and
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Thailand government lifts emergency
World | Mar 18, 2014, 03:58 PM ISTBangkok: Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today lifted a nearly two-month-old emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas and replaced it with a security law after political violence against her government eased. The Cabinet lifted the
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Watch in pics: Major events that changed India
India | Mar 25, 2014, 07:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: With 64 years gone by since India became a republic, the nation has passed through several vicissitudes, successes and mass movements. These events have moulded the face of India for good or bad,
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Thailand court to rule on injunction request over emergency
World | Jan 27, 2014, 06:23 PM ISTBangkok: A civil court in Thailand will give its final decision Thursday over the injunction request by the anti-government People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) against the government's emergency decree.The court Monday held an urgent hearing
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IAF chopper makes emergency landing
India | Sep 30, 2013, 08:47 PM ISTRajkot: An Indian Air Force helicopter made an emergency landing in Maktanpar town near Wankaner taluka of Morbi district today due to a technical snag, officials from the force said.The chopper—Chetak SA 316 B—had taken
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Egypt extends emergency laws
World | Sep 12, 2013, 08:31 PM ISTCairo: Egypt's interim president on Thursday extended a nationwide state of emergency by two months, citing security conditions.The nearly month-old state of emergency, which gives security forces greater powers of arrest, had been due to