Persian ruler Nadir Shah defeated Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah, captured Delhi, and carried the Kohinoor diamond back with ...

The Government of India issues coins along with currency notes every year. However, the exact figure of how many coins the government issues each year is not available. Currently, coins of 50 paise, ...

Despite the uncertainty, experts see pockets of opportunities. Pankaj Pandey, the head of research at ICICI Securities, has ...

The Courtauld Institute & Tate are inviting applications for an AHRC doctoral studentship studying Imperial Intimacies: Portraiture and the East India Company, c.1757–1857.

India climbed to rank 118 in the World Happiness Report 2025, improving from 123 last year Finland holds the crown for the world’s happiest country, followed closely by Denmark and Iceland ...

They are not the only East Asians taking advantage of the global ... Japan’s second-largest aerospace-and-defence company. In 2022, amid rising regional tension, Japan expanded its defence ...

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 ...

Here are 10 rare coins, including five still in circulation, that are certain to increase in value in the next five years. A news release from the U.S. Mint in 1999 estimated that 40 copper-alloy ...

A new commemorative coin is being launched to honour one of Britain's timeless musicians. Royal Mint is releasing the coin to celebrate the life and career of John Lennon. It is coming out in the year ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. John Lennon is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection to mark the year the Beatles ...

Photo: Camille Laffont / AFP Source: AFP Mine shafts snake under the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's mountains, but instead of the Congolese government their rich veins are making a mint for ...

John Lennon is being honoured by a commemorative Royal Mint coin, marking what would have been the musician's 85th birthday. The Royal Mint, which has an ongoing “music legends” coin series ...