INSANE: 3 - The Real Truth

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.  

Newslaundry · Jun 26, 2025

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.

Newslaundry · Jun 25, 2025

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.

Al Jazeera · Jun 25, 2025

Gopalkrishna Gandhi’s unusual memoir maps his journey through the republic’s memoryscape

Any attempt at recreating the contours of personal memory against the landscape of a nation’s historical journey is a daunting task for any chronicler. Even more challenging is the interweaving of an individual life into the tapestry of seven-and-a-half decades of national experience – a task that often calls for…

Newslaundry · Apr 18, 2025

From Kunal Kamra to Mohanlal to a long-dead emperor, India is the Republic of Intolerance

Between Aurangzeb and Kunal Kamra, we are now fully qualified to call ourselves “The Republic of Intolerance”.  

Newslaundry · Mar 31, 2025

India’s ‘political iftars’ once stopped riots. Are they corrupt stunts now?

Politicians and parties have used iftars to forge peace during strife but also to woo elite Muslims for votes.

Al Jazeera · Mar 22, 2025

Rajasthan: Congress stages protest over suspension of 6 Congress MLAs

Six Congress MLAs including Govind Singh Dotasara, Deputy Leader of Opposition Ramkesh Meena, Amin Kagzi, Zakir Hussain Gasavat, Hakeem Ali Khan and Sanjay Kumar were suspended by speaker Vasudev Devnani. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Feb 27, 2025

Former lawmaker gets life sentence for murder of father and son during 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Sajjan Kumar convicted of inciting mob that ran riot in Delhi following Indira Gandhi’s assassination by her Sikh bodyguards

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

Congress stages massive protest outside Rajasthan Assembly

Congress workers staged a massive protest outside the Rajasthan Assembly in Jaipur, prompting police to use barricading to stop the protestors. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Feb 24, 2025

Kangana Ranaut shares BTS from upcoming film with R Madhavan

Actress Kangana Ranaut has officially announced her return to movie sets for the filming of her new movie, which reunites her with her 'Tanu Weds Manu' co-star R Madhavan. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jan 27, 2025