A 107-metre-deep shaft was dug, and a nuclear device measuring 1.25 metres in diameter, placed on a hexagonal metallic tripod, was carefully lowered to the bottom and securely packed by the midnight of May 17–18, 1974.
In a pointed message on X, Dubey referred to the December 1978 precedent, when Indira Gandhi was expelled from the Lok Sabha and briefly imprisoned following the adoption of such a motion.
The conversation at 10.45 am Washington time was dutifully recorded and released as part of historical documents for the period by the State Department many decades later.
She is called the “iron lady of India.” But when did Indira Gandhi show the real steel in her?? Was it the day she won the war and split Pakistan into two or the day the Janata Party Government came to arrest her or the day she decided to impose emergency?
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Wednesday commemorated the 108th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, by shining a light on her profound and personal relationship with Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore and his work.
Kangana Ranaut's directorial debut, "Emergency," explores India's controversial history, offering a captivating journey into the tumultuous era.
On the 39th anniversary of Op Bluestar, The Statesman recalls the events that led to the operation & its consequences…
"You have watched the work of Indira Gandhi, and Rajiv Gandhi and you all have the trust that we will do something for the public," Priyanka said.
In an interview with ANI, Jaishankar talked about his journey from foreign service to politics and said he had always aspired to be the best officer.
This is the time of the year when people across the length and breadth of this ancient land of ours are busy worshipping the primal goddess, conceived as the protector of the weak and destroyer of evil.
