The story of 7th Nizam of Hyderabad donating 5000 KG of gold is much discussed for many years, the myth around it is busted ...

India hardly existed in a vacuum. On the contrary, [the central planning effort India began after independence] was to have tremendous impact, both as a focus of effort, the greatest laboratory ...

This budget came just three months after India gained independence from British rule. It was an interim budget, covering a period of seven and a half months until March 31, 1948. The total ...

The Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, did not donate 5000 kilograms of gold as rumored but invested 425 kilograms in ...

especially after World War Two. There were also important political reasons that contributed to India’s independence. Winston Churchill had been the prime minister of Britain since 1940.

When is India's Republic Day? Indian Republic Day falls on January 26 every year. What is India's Republic Day? Republic Day is one of three Indian national holidays and it commemorates the enactment ...

The Prime Minister said India was a recognised sea power in earlier times, but the maritime sector was ignored in the period after independence.

Ministry of Science and Technology gives conflicting answers on first state to implement science policy after Independence.

Based on Mountbatten's inputs about the conditions in India, the dates were decided. Indian Independence Bill was introduced in the British House of Commons on July 4, 1947, just after the review ...