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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...
- Mosquito: Premendra MitraGhanashyam-da, or Ghana-da, is a mysterious, ageless man whose stories span centuries and global events, from the Sepoy Mutiny to the Russo...
- 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.
- 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.
- 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...
- Arunachal MP slams China for objecting to Dalai Lama's visitThe Constitution of India makes special provisions for the administration of the tribal-dominated areas in four states namely Assam, Meghal...
- Veg or non-veg gains currencyIndia is familiar with controversies about beef tallow in soap and vanaspati, and genetic modification has imbued many unexpected things wi...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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.
- Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia's support for tea as national drink hailedAssam's tea industry today hailed Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia's support to declare tea as a National Drink.
- Amul wants milk to be declared national drinkYour morning cup of tea would not fire up your sleepy senses without a little milk in it, and yet a debate has been stirred up on what shou...
- Tea to be declared national drink: Montek Singh AhluwaliaPlanning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said tea would be declared as national drink by April next year.
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