India halts auction of sacred Buddha relics unearthed at Piprahwa in 1898. Scholars demand repatriation over colonial legacy.

On May 10, 1857, a self-absorbed imperial British power faced an historic challenge when India’s presumably imbecile impotent ‘natives’ rose to rebel against the British occupiers of India.

Under the Interpretation Act of 1889, these protectorates had all legally been considered part of India. The standard list of India's semi-independent princely states like Jaipur opened alphabetically ...

The standard list of India's semi-independent princely states like Jaipur opened alphabetically with Abu Dhabi, and the Viceroy, Lord Curzon, even suggested that Oman should be treated "as much a ...

From being 'forced' to accept railways 160 years ago, the republic is now a world-beater when it comes to this form of transportation.

From Aden to Kuwait, a crescent of Arabian protectorates was governed from Delhi, overseen by the Indian Political Service, policed by Indian troops, and answerable to the Viceroy of India.

Bengaluru is not just a tech city it also hides beautiful heritage homes that show its rich past. From Tipu Sultans Palace to Bangalore Fort these places let you walk into old India.

For many in India, Lord Wavell shall be remembered as one of the last long-serving viceroys, having served at the helm from 1943-47 and as a man who held onto his colonial mindset till the very ...

Far more ceremonious than the inauguration of a President of the U. S. was the arrival in Bombay last week of the new Viceroy of India, the tall (6 ft. 3 in.), young (49), scholarly Scottish lord, ...

Edward Lear, the 19th century English poet and painter, has been commissioned by the Viceroy of India, Lord Northbrook, to paint the majestic Kanchenjunga. Lear, the author of A Book of Nonsense ...

In ancient India, time was referred to as kala. It was considered eternal, implying that it had no beginning or end. Interestingly, ancient Indians devised numerous units to measure time in ...