PM tried to rewrite history in 'Vande Mataram' debate, BJP can't blot Nehru's legacy: CongressThe Congress party has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of attempting to rewrite history and politicize the Vande Mataram debate. Congr...
08 Dec, 2025, 04.20 PM IST
Independence Day: India did not get 'complete' independence in 1947. Here's whyIndependence Day history: On August 15, 1947, India gained dominion status, not full independence. Jawaharlal Nehru became Prime Minister, ...
15 Aug, 2024, 11.39 PM IST
How a multinational company captured a whole countryThe East India Company began as a trading entity in the 1600s, evolving into a powerful political force in India. Key events like the Battl...
14 Aug, 2024, 07.34 PM IST
Heeramandi is now a food hub! Pakistani influencer shares current state of Diamond BazaarHeeramandi was founded at the initiative of Hira Singh Dogra, who held the position of prime minister in the Sikh Kingdom of Lahore from Se...
04 Jun, 2024, 03.19 PM IST
US anchor's spiel on British Raj leaves Shashi Tharoor 'redfaced' with angerFox News anchor Tucker Carlson in his tribute to Queen Elizabeth II played fast and loose with facts and colonial history.
13 Sep, 2022, 07.14 PM IST
No apology for Jallianwala Bagh as Theresa May repeats deep regretThe Downing Street celebration involved a shabad kirtan performance by students of the Nishkam School in west London.
09 May, 2019, 06.18 PM IST
View: 'Regret' isn’t enough on Jallianwala Bagh massacreThe way history was and continues to be taught in Britain does a disservice to all.
14 Apr, 2019, 10.22 AM IST
Why visiting India would spoil Ralph Lauren's vision of the countryThe designer has always been fascinated by India's rich history and heritage.
17 Aug, 2018, 12.01 PM IST
Were Army pay and perks better under the British rule?"In India, the colonial state accorded privileges to the Army because it was essential for British rule," says military historian Squadron ...
11 Jul, 2018, 12.33 PM IST
When history came full circle: How Modi Raj outmanoeuvred British Raj at the ICJBhandari's election is being seen as symbolic of the shifting global order where emerging economies are growing more powerful and big power...
21 Nov, 2017, 04.10 PM IST
UK foreign secretary takes a 'ghost walk' in BBD BagThe UK foreign minister may have got the idea of going around the city's central business district after meeting Khatchaturian, a former Lo...
27 Jan, 2017, 11.20 AM IST
British reduced India to one of the poorest countries: Shashi TharoorTharoor said the British era history is needed to be retold and his new book is an attempt to look comprehensively at the legacy of British...
21 Dec, 2016, 10.38 PM IST
The British Raj saw violence as a necessary means to protect their vision: Jon WilsonHis latest book, 'India Conquered', traces the rise of the empire and how violence and trade were used for expansion.
31 Aug, 2016, 05.38 PM IST
Maharashtra Governor discovers British era bunker below Raj BhavanRao accompanied by his wife Vinodha visited the bunker today, after which the Governor expressed his intention to consult experts from vari...
16 Aug, 2016, 10.47 PM IST
BJP regime similar to Hitler's fascist model: Sitaram YechuryThe senior Left leader alleged that nationalistic feelings of people are being misused.
06 Mar, 2016, 06.42 PM IST
Dear Shashi Tharoor, the fault was not in the Raj, but in ourselvesTharoor sought reparations for the Raj. These being mainly moral reparations, yes, but coming out of a conviction that the Raj was a very b...
26 Jul, 2015, 11.33 AM IST
British Raj did more harm than good in Indian subcontinent: UK Supreme Court debateIndo-British Heritage Trust organised debate as inaugural event to mark the 400th anniversary of formal relations between India and Britain...
21 Sep, 2014, 09.59 PM IST