President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed issued the proclamation citing threats from internal disturbance, marking the third Emergency in India's history after the ones during wars with China (1962) and ...

“One of the exhibits is a cartoon by Abu Abraham, depicting then President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signing an ordinance from his bathtub.

After the court ruled against her, Indira Gandhi arbitrarily imposed the Emergency, passed by then-President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, where civil liberties were suspended, strict censorship was enforced ...

Born in Delhi, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was the fifth President of Independent India. While he had a rich legacy, Ahmed is most remembered as the President who signed the order declaring an Emergency ...

President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed’s approval of the 1975 Emergency proclamation, without Cabinet consultation, has been widely criticised for undermining constitutional norms and raising questions ...

Fifteen minutes before midnight on June 25, 1975, President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed the proclamation. The Emergency was now in effect-no press release, no cabinet discussion, no warning. Radio ...

Emergency was imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi just before the midnight of June 25, 1975. President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed issued the proclamation at Gandhi's behest which was later ...

Organised by One Wise Trust, in collaboration with UP Urdu Academy and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Memorial Committee, the exhibition is open to public from 11 am to 6 pm till July 3.

On the night of June 25, 1975, India’s democratic foundation was shaken to its core. The Prime Minister Indira Gandhi advised President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed to declare a state of Emergency ...

The President of Indian Union, Mr Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed … proclaimed a state of emergency at 7 a.m. today, saying India’s security was menaced by “internal disturbances”. … ...

On June 25, 1975, the then President of India, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, issued a proclamation in exercise of powers under Article 352 (1) of the Constitution of India, declaring an Emergency on the ...