A royal figure turned politician, Vijaya Raje Scindia was imprisoned during the Emergency imposed in 1975 by Prime Minister ...

The Rajasthan government has renamed the Indira Priyadarshini Award, dedicated to meritorious girls, as the Padmakshi Award ...

Narendra Modi has officially overtaken Indira Gandhi to become India’s second longest-serving prime minister. But comparisons with the celebrated leader fall short: Modi’s centralized rule lacks the ...

A new book by historian Srinath Raghavan charts Indira Gandhi’s political career and how it shaped postcolonial India ...

Indira Gandhi stood up against American pressure tactics. In contrast, Modi evoked a sense of dismay after declaration of ...

Narendra Modi has beaten Indira Gandhi’s record as India’s second-longest-serving Prime Minister in an uninterrupted stint.

Anurag Thakur claimed in Lok Sabha that Indira Gandhi wrote to US President Nixon during the 1971 war, pleading for help to ...

Narendra Modi crossed 4,078 consecutive days in office, surpassing Indira Gandhi’s record and cementing his place as India’s ...

Rahul Gandhi criticized PM Modi's silence on Trump's ceasefire claims during the Lok Sabha debate on Operation Sindoor. He ...

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.

Indira Gandhi. Raghu Rai/Magnum Photos In spite of her unprecedented authority, Mrs. Gandhi was insecure and distrustful, and had little patience for defiance.