The Bank of Hindostan, General Bank of Bengal and Bengal Bank became the first banks in India to issue paper currency in the 18th Century. During this time, paper money was first issued in British Ind ...

Murshidabad, a historic town in West Bengal, has a rich history dating back to 1500 BCE, with archaeological excavations ...

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There are 8000 shipwrecks off Australia alone, many more still to be found. Yet stunning discoveries still happen. What does ...

A unique mission called Fram2, paid for and led by a cryptocurrency billionaire who is flying with three guests, lifted off, carrying the crew into an orbit around the North and South poles. Follow ...

Another famous decipherment was due to Henry Rawlinson, a young cadet with the East India Company’s army ... script was made using a bilingual coin minted by the Indo-Bactrian king, Agathocles.

An 'Antiques Roadshow' episode got the attention of the French police, which led them to an American couple accused of ...

Brits have been drinking tea for over 350 years, but the drink has been around a lot longer, and its origins are far from the British Isles ... the East India Company began to import tea to ...

Following this failure of governance, the British state formally took over the East India Company's rule in India. The Company lost all its administrative powers following the Government of India Act ...