The 21 months under Emergency—from June 25, 1975, to March 21, 1977—were considered the ‘darkest period’ for the Indian press. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi suspended freedom of speech and ...

Skirmishes with officials in the Press Information Bureau were an everyday affair as the newspapers sought clearances from ...

Mumbai | Asia's oldest active newspaper, 'Mumbai Samachar', which published reports on the first war of Indian independence in 1857, the death of legendary Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi and the birth of ...

Censorship of newspapers, arrests of journalists and merger of news agencies is how the Indira Gandhi-led government tried to ...

Press History Mumbai Samachar: Asia’s oldest active newspaper embarks on a project to digitise and preserve its 200-year-old rich historical legacy.

During this time, the name Bombay emerged, although local people called it Mumbai, derived from Mumba Devi, the city’s deity. After India’s Independence, the city became part of Bombay state.