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...
07 Jul, 2024, 05.08 PM IST
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.
21 Jan, 2019, 07.38 PM IST
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.
07 Sep, 2018, 10.30 AM IST
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.
23 Oct, 2017, 05.01 PM IST
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...
19 Jul, 2017, 05.41 PM IST
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...
07 Apr, 2017, 08.01 PM IST
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...
01 Dec, 2016, 12.12 AM IST
- How 85 sepoys’ refusal sparked a revolt on Apr 24, 1857
On the anniversary of the day when the troops refused to use 'greased cartridges', TOI revisits history.
24 Apr, 2016, 10.15 AM IST
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.
18 Apr, 2016, 10.45 PM IST
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 .
19 Oct, 2015, 12.55 PM IST
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 ...
10 May, 2015, 10.55 AM IST
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.
16 Feb, 2015, 11.10 AM IST
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...
15 Oct, 2014, 08.42 PM IST
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.
04 Aug, 2014, 03.13 PM IST
- Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia's support for tea as national drink hailed
Assam's tea industry today hailed Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia's support to declare tea as a National Drink.
24 Apr, 2012, 03.24 PM IST
- Amul wants milk to be declared national drink
Your 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...
23 Apr, 2012, 01.05 PM IST
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.
21 Apr, 2012, 11.08 PM IST