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Editorial
Nov 17, 2025
40 years ago November 17, 1985: Indo-Pak trade dealsSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 17, 1985.
Editorial
Nov 15, 2025
A volcano erupted in central Colombia killing up to 20,000 people and injuring 25,000. The Cundinamarca Provincial Governor, Gustavo Esguerra, said.
Editorial
Nov 14, 2025
40 years ago November 14, 1985: Cyclonic storm hits MadrasSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 14, 1985.
Editorial
Nov 13, 2025
40 years ago November 13, 1985: PM congratulates scientistsSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 12, 1985. There was no edition on November 13, 1985 on account of Diwali.
Editorial
Nov 12, 2025
November 12, 1985, 40 years ago: When will India go nuclear? Pak bomb and Rajiv Gandhi’s commentSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 12, 1985.
Editorial
Nov 11, 2025
40 years ago November 11, 1985: US clears tech for IndiaSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 11, 1985.
Editorial
Nov 10, 2025
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 10, 1985.
Editorial
Nov 8, 2025
Forty years ago, November 8, 1985: Sri Lanka massacreSubscriber Only
Thirty-two Sinhalese were shot dead by Tamil militants at Navalwathe village in Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee district as President J R Jayawardene rejected the Tamils’ demand for the linkage of the Northern and Eastern provinces.
Editorial
Nov 12, 2025
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 7, 1985.
Editorial
Nov 6, 2025
November 6, 1985, 40 years ago: Rajiv Gandhi talks about Afghanistan, and US kidnaps a Russian spySubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 6, 1985.
Editorial
Nov 5, 2025
40 years ago November 5, 1985: Sino-Indian talksSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 5, 1985.
Editorial
Nov 4, 2025
November 4, 1985, 40 Years Ago: Rajiv Gandhi talks to Doon School boys about India-Pak tiesSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 4, 1985.
Editorial
Nov 3, 2025
November 3, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Planning Panel SplitSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 3, 1985.
Editorial
Nov 1, 2025
November 1, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Remembering IndiraSubscriber Only
India cannot be blackmailed by any power because it has a very strong foundation laid by Indira Gandhi,” Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, said in New Delhi while addressing a mammoth public meeting at Boat Club.
Editorial
Oct 31, 2025
October 31, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Homage to IndiraSubscriber Only
The homage to Indira Gandhi on her first death anniversary will begin at 4 am when the Congress members of Parliament assemble at the AICC-I office on Akbar Road for a silent march to her resting place, Shakti Sthal.
Editorial
Oct 30, 2025
October 30, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Tax Officials RetiredSubscriber Only
The Union Finance Ministry has compulsorily retired four commissioners of income tax and action has been initiated against four others. The retirements were effected under fundamental rule 56 (J), which empowers the Government to retire officials on attainment of 50 years of age.
Editorial
Oct 29, 2025
October 29, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Rajneesh ArrestedSubscriber Only
Rajneesh and a group of followers were arrested by customs agents as they tried to flee the US, authorities said. Rajneesh was taken in handcuffs from a jet that authorities had monitored as it and a second plane flew across the country from Rajneeshpuram in Oregon.
Editorial
Oct 28, 2025
October 28, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Pakistan N-planSubscriber Only
The Soviet Communist Party General Secretary, Mikhail Gorbachev, has expressed concern over Pakistan’s nuclear programme, the Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, said.
Editorial
Oct 27, 2025
Forty Years Ago — October 27, 1985: PM Rajiv Gandhi meets Gorbachev, Punjab government drops 309 casesSubscriber Only
The Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, arrived in Moscow on a brief, unscheduled visit to the Soviet Union and held wide-ranging talks with the Communist Party chief, Mikhail Gorbachev, at the Kremlin.
Editorial
Oct 25, 2025
Forty Years Ago, 25 October 1985: Rajiv Gandhi at UN, and the fight against terrorismSubscriber Only
The Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, called for a global crusade against hunger, racism, terrorism, and the nuclear arms race.
Editorial
Oct 24, 2025
October 24, 1985, Forty Years Ago: PM on NAMSubscriber Only
The Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, conferred with the leaders of the two important neighbouring countries, China and Pakistan, in New York.
Editorial
Oct 23, 2025
October 23, 1985, Forty Years Ago: UN at 40Subscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on October 23, 1985.
Editorial
Oct 22, 2025
October 22, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Apartheid ultimatumSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on October 22, 1985.
Editorial
Oct 21, 2025
October 21, 1985, Forty Years Ago: C’wealth sanctionsSubscriber Only
The Commonwealth countries from Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean appeared all set to issue their own declaration recommending economic sanctions against the racist South African regime
Editorial
Oct 20, 2025
October 20, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Riots in South AfricaSubscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on October 20, 1985.