The British rule in India came to an end on August 15, 1947, as the once-mighty British Empire and the British East India Company became a shadow of their former selves post World War 2. Notably, the ...

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Of the many characters who have fallen through the cracks of history and have escaped academic attention, one of the most ...

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He was speaking at the inaugural session of a three-day conference on Indian Knowledge System at Jawaharlal Nehru University ...

"India is not just a political construct; it is much beyond. It was not formed in the mid-20th century; it is a ...

In an exciting partnership, Masdar and Iberdrola are embarking on an ambitious wind farm initiative known as the East Anglia ...

Arthur Brand, nicknamed the "Indiana Jones of the Art World," said the latest discovery was among his most significant.

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When an East India Company officer fell in love with a teenage girl from a noble Muslim family in Hyderabad, it caused uproar and scandal in both colonial and local circles. But their brief love story ...

Kolkata, also known as “City of Joy”, is the capital of West Bengal. Earlier, Kolkata was known as ‘Calcutta’, and was ...