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From forests to fields: How India's earliest rebels fought colonial exploitation before 1857Across the annals of Indian history, we find vivid accounts of agrarian resistance standing firm against exploitation. From indigenous fore...- 'Signature that shook the British Raj': Tatya Tope’s rare 169-year-old letter reveals the secret network behind 1857 Sepoy MutinyA signed letter written by freedom fighter Tatya Tope in 1857 has been discovered in Madhya Pradesh’s state archives. The letter, found dur...
- Iran-Israel war: After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's assassination, this UP village, 4,000 km away from Tehran, held processions and shut shops. Here's whyIran-Israel conflict: A small village in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district, Kintoor, is mourning the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatol...
- Javed Akhtar slams troll for calling him ‘son of traitor’, says he is a proud Indian till his last breathJaved Akhtar is not holding back against his critics. The renowned screenplay writer and lyricist responded firmly to a troll who called hi...
- A Budget tale: When a boy wrote a poem justifying India's first income tax actA poem in the papers of Charles Canning justified income tax imposition, which otherwise drew flak from traders.
- From Ghaziabad railway station, you can now travel back to 1857If you have a little time at hand before catching a train from Ghaziabad railway station, you could journey back in time to 1857.
- It all began in 1533 with Henry VIIIMacaulay, as head of the first law commission appointed by East India Company in 1833, had submitted a draft penal code in 1837.
- 10 Bollywood movies to watch out for in 2018: 'Thugs of Hindostan', 'Gold', 'Padman'Next year looks interesting for B-town - there's curiosity around the Big B and Aamir sharing screen space for the first time ever.
- Paika Bidroha to be named as 1st War of Independence: Prakash JavadekarPaika Bidroha will find a place as the First War of Independence against the British Rule in the history books, said Prakash Javadekar.
- Naveen Patnaik wants the Paika Bidroha declared as the First War of Independence817 bloody rebellion near Khurda, predating the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, took place after the East India Company began taxing the rent-free la...
- How 85 sepoys’ refusal sparked a revolt on Apr 24, 1857On the anniversary of the day when the troops refused to use 'greased cartridges', TOI revisits history.
- Govt releases commemorative coin on Tatya TopeDuring the Sepoy Mutiny, Sharma said, Tope fought and gave his important contribution for the independence of the country.
- Date with history: Military revamp in 1860s led to the creation of RacecourseA look at the bustling and packed Racecourse Road to day hardly traces its roots back to the British military reorganisation .
- 1857 revolt news clippings: Reports went from fair to pro-British158 years ago, on May 10, sepoys of the East India Company stationed at Meerut, turned against their British officers triggering what went ...
- Victoria Memorial to unlock historical paintings, artefactsMeasuring 274 inches by 196, the painting shows the state entry of King Edward VII, then prince of Wales, into Jaipur in 1876.
- All-party team visits open border area in Karimganj districtThe delegation was led by Deputy Speaker Bhimananda Tanti and it conducted a study on the 2.27 km unfenced area in Lathitilla and Dumbari a...
- A 'time travel' back to vintage MussoorieThe authors add that the Second World War, Mussoorie became the favoured destination as the Indian royalty and Britishmen were not able to ...
- Singapore Mutiny of 1915: A standalone episode not linked to freedom struggleOn February 15, 1915 a military assault was launched which started a week of chaos and bloodshed came to be known as the Singapore Mutiny.
- West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee attacks centre over food security failureChief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday blamed the Centre for its failure to implement the Food Security Act in West Bengal so far.
- Sardar Patel’s legacy: Congress has only itself to blame for letting rivals poach iconsBy being myopic about their own history, and confining it to a few stories, Congress has helped perpetuate the myth of hurt feelings and th...
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