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Social unrest, SC order: What led to Emergency in 1975

Social unrest, SC order: What led to Emergency in 1975

Rediff.com24 Jun 2025

Amid this unrest came the verdict of the Allahabad high court on June 12, 1975 that found Gandhi guilty over discrepancies in the electoral campaign, which led to the Emergency on the night of June 25.

Why did Indira govt amend Constitution several times during Emergency?

Why did Indira govt amend Constitution several times during Emergency?

Rediff.com23 Jun 2025

The 21-month-long Emergency also saw the government amend the Constitution several times, including to keep the elections to the offices of President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Speaker beyond the scrutiny of courts and insert the words 'socialist', 'secular' and 'integrity' in the Preamble.

How Haja Fakruddin ended up in Syria

How Haja Fakruddin ended up in Syria

Rediff.com28 Jul 2014

Haja Fakruddin, a 37 year from Tamil Nadu, is one of ISIS's Indian fighters. Today, Indian intelligence agents tell Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com more Indians are ready to take the jihadi trip to Syria and Iraq.

Value of MPs' vote likely to go down to 700 in July presidential polls

Value of MPs' vote likely to go down to 700 in July presidential polls

Rediff.com8 May 2022

The value of the vote of a Member of Parliament is likely to go down to 700 from 708 in the presidential polls scheduled in July due to the absence of a legislative assembly in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday.

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy only President elected unopposed

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy only President elected unopposed

Rediff.com16 Jul 2022

He succeeded Fakruddin Ali Ahmed after his death in 1977.

Absence of J-K assembly pulls down value of MP's vote in Prez poll to 700

Absence of J-K assembly pulls down value of MP's vote in Prez poll to 700

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

The value of the vote of a member of Parliament has gone down to 700 from 708 in the presidential poll scheduled for July 18 due to the absence of a legislative assembly in Jammu and Kashmir.

Rahul Could Become Central to Anti-BJP Politics

Rahul Could Become Central to Anti-BJP Politics

Rediff.com27 Mar 2023

Anti-Congress regional parties may have felt the possible impact of Rahul's South-North yatra, pending a second East-West padayatra, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Prez Poll: Who Will Be Modi's Next 'Yes Man'?

Prez Poll: Who Will Be Modi's Next 'Yes Man'?

Rediff.com15 Jun 2022

Modi will utilise the Presidential poll to show that he is the only leader who matters in India, argue Sunil Gatade and Venkatesh Kesari. So the question being asked in political circles is: 'Who will be the next Kovind?'

Al-Ummah wanted to eliminate BJP leaders in the south

Al-Ummah wanted to eliminate BJP leaders in the south

Rediff.com8 Oct 2013

The Al-Ummah operatives who were arrested on Saturday after a major encounter on the Andhra Pradesh border on Saturday are providing the police with a mine of information regarding their plans. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

Advani bomb case: Ex-Al-Umma activists' role suspected

Advani bomb case: Ex-Al-Umma activists' role suspected

Rediff.com4 Nov 2011

Two former hardcore members of banned terror outfit Al-Umma have been identified as the masterminds behind the plot to target the convoy of Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani during his yatra near in Madurai and a manhunt is on to nab them, Special Investigation Team officials said.

'Don't allow Balkanisation of India'

'Don't allow Balkanisation of India'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2008

India should take up Pakistan's offer to help in curbing terrorism without any prejudice and work towards a terror-free South Asia, Fakruddin T Khorakiwala, founder, Wockhardt Group, said on Saturday.

TN: Doctor couple gets showcause notice

TN: Doctor couple gets showcause notice

Rediff.com27 Jun 2007

The notice sought clarification on 'irregularities' in the records of the scanning centre of the Mathi Maternity and Surgical hospital, the collector told reporters.

37 accused in Al Umma escape case sentenced

37 accused in Al Umma escape case sentenced

Rediff.com10 Jan 2007

One of the accused, Sikkander Badhusha, is still absconding. A total of 185 witnesses were examined and documentary evidence was produced in Court.

Andhra: Terrorists who targeted Advani arrested after 11-hr operation

Andhra: Terrorists who targeted Advani arrested after 11-hr operation

Rediff.com5 Oct 2013

A police constable of Tamil Nadu police was killed and a sub-inspector was seriously injured in an encounter between suspected terrorists and a police team in Puttur town, located near the Tamil Nadu border, in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.

Main accused in bomb planting during Advani's yatra held

Main accused in bomb planting during Advani's yatra held

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

One of the main accused, wanted in connection with planting of a pipe bomb allegedly targeting senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani in Tamil Nadu in 2011, was on Monday arrested at Batalagundu in this district, the police said.

Modi rally blast in Patna: Two held by NIA in UP

Modi rally blast in Patna: Two held by NIA in UP

Rediff.com24 Feb 2014

The National Investigation Agency on Monday arrested two persons from Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the blasts outside the rally of BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on October 27.

Puttur encounter: Homegrown terror group Al-Ummah busted

Puttur encounter: Homegrown terror group Al-Ummah busted

Rediff.com6 Oct 2013

Police teams from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu on Saturday busted a major group of terror outfit Al-Ummah in a 11-hour operation. What is unique about the Al-Ummah is that it is in all respects a homegrown terror outfit born in the early 1990s, with no Pakistan link.

Why ultras from South India are fighting in Syria

Why ultras from South India are fighting in Syria

Rediff.com13 May 2014

Agencies like the Tauheed Jammat have been set up in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana to radicalise the youth and recruit them to carry out terror activities in other countries. Vicky Nanjappa reports

Did a 12-year-old boy plant a bomb at Advani's yatra?

Did a 12-year-old boy plant a bomb at Advani's yatra?

Rediff.com24 Feb 2014

The arrest of Paravai Badusha will help the police solve many terror cases including the BJP office blast in Bangalore and the 1998 Advani assassination bid in Coimbatore. Vicky Nanjappa reports.