PM Modi used to assist people in jail: BJP MP shares unknown facts on Emergency

IANS | June 25, 2025 9:20 PM

New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) BJP Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Sharma on Wednesday made many startling disclosures on the 1975 Emergency, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s undercover role in fanning the stir against the then autocratic regime and also aiding those activists and volunteers, put behind bars for their resistance.

PMAY (U) provides financial assistance to Gariyaband beneficiaries, fulfilling dreams of pucca houses

IANS | June 25, 2025 7:53 PM

Gariyaband, June 25 (IANS) As the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) PMAY(U), completes a decade since its launch in 2015, it continues to bring transformative change across India. In Chhattisgarh’s Gariyaband district, beneficiaries of the scheme have expressed gratitude to the central government, stating that their dream of owning a pucca house has finally come true.

Emergency still exists within Congress: Acharya Pramod Krishnam

IANS | June 25, 2025 6:34 PM

Ghaziabad, June 25 (IANS) As the nation marks 50 years since the declaration of the Emergency, spiritual leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Wednesday stirred fresh political debate by claiming that while the Emergency may no longer exist in the country, it still prevails within the Congress party.

How young Narendra Modi fought tyranny during Emergency, struggled to protect democracy

IANS | June 25, 2025 6:05 PM

New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) As the nation observes 50th anniversary of Emergency, imposed by the then Indira Gandhi government on June 25, 1975, it also marks a moment to recall the contributions and sacrifices of those who fought against the ‘murder’ of democracy and the suspension of civil liberties and fundamental rights of citizens for more than 20 months.

PMAY(U) turns 10: Beneficiaries thank Centre for fulfilling dream of owning home

IANS | June 25, 2025 3:38 PM

New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) As the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), or PMAY(U), completes a decade since its launch in June 2015, beneficiaries across India — from Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia, Saharanpur and Mainpuri to Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur and Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur — are expressing heartfelt gratitude to the Union government for turning their long-cherished dream of homeownership into reality.

'The Emergency Diaries' chronicles my journey during Emergency: PM Modi

IANS | June 25, 2025 9:56 AM

New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he was glad that his experiences during the anti-Emergency movement have been compiled into a new book titled 'The Emergency Diaries -- Years that Forged a Leader', which will be released by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the 50th anniversary of the Emergency's imposition.