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Today in History: On This Day, June 20, Queen Victoria ascends, Morse patents telegraph, Jaws premieres and shipwreck revealedOn This Day in History, June 20 saw Queen Victoria ascend the British throne, Samuel Morse receive a telegraph patent, Jaws redefine Hollyw...- This day in history, May 30: From Joan of Arc's execution to the first Indy 500, women's pro baseball league debut and Mariner 9's launch to MarsThis day in history, May 30, has witnessed some of the world's most significant political, military, scientific and cultural developments. ...
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- Loud, broken, baffling: Britain reflects on America at 250 in the age of TrumpBritons view America in 2026 through the lens of President Donald Trump. This perception often precedes any admiration for the nation's qua...
- Quote of the Day by Quobna Ottobah Cugoano: ‘If a man has no love in his heart...’ Why does this centuries-old message feel relevant in the age of hate and online negativity?Quote of the Day by Quobna Ottobah Cugoano: Abolitionist Quobna Ottobah Cugoano's powerful words from the 18th century resonate today. His ...
- ‘Indian workers are central to Middle East oil — yet, they’re unseen’Indian migrants have been crucial to the Middle Eastern oil industry from its beginnings. Professor Andrea Wright highlights their signific...
- President Murmu, PM Modi pay tribute to Jallianwala Bagh massacre victims on 106th anniversaryThe Jallianwala Bagh massacre, which took place on April 13, 1919, remains one of the darkest chapters in India's colonial history. Accordi...
- Reform UK threatens to deny visas to citizens of countries demanding reparationsReform UK proposed denying visas to countries seeking slavery reparations, a move the Caribbean reparations commission decried as "toxic ra...
- Drop 'Lord' title for British rulers from textbooks, official records: BJP MP in Rajya SabhaA BJP leader has called for the removal of the title 'Lord' from British colonial rulers in educational materials and official documents. H...
- Elon Musk says British Empire ended global slavery. Indians say 'have some shame'Elon Musk stirred controversy by claiming the British Empire ended global slavery. He cited the 'Slave Trade Act 1807' and 'Slavery Aboliti...
- Who are the two India-origin authors shortlisted for 2023 British Academy Book PrizeNandini Das and Kris Manjapra, two authors of Indian origin, have been shortlisted for the 2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultu...
- UK PM Rishi Sunak's Illegal Migration Bill clears Parliament hurdleThe British government's Illegal Migration Bill, instrumental to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's pledge to "stop the boats" of illegal migrant...
- Cambridge University 'benefited directly' from slavery, finds studyThe enquiry, which was launched in 2019 and published as a digest on Friday, aimed to shed a light on the ways in which the university was ...
- Rise in Indian nationals at risk of modern slavery in UKOf the total figure, 25 were victims of domestic servitude, 90 of labour exploitation and 18 of sexual exploitation: Report
- Britain's Prince Charles thanks Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Foundation for charity fund matchThe prince was accompanied by wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, who wore an Indian silk sari with her gown designed by Anna Valentine.
- Kailash Satyarthi to deliver keynote at British Asian Trust Annual dinnerNobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi will address the issue of child trafficking at a gala event in London organised by a charity bac...
- Slavery victims in UK higher than previous figures: GovernmentAccording to the latest Home Office analysis, there could be between 10,000 and 13,000 victims of slavery in the UK.
- Kailash Satyarthi launches campaign in UK to end child slavery"They are able to earn huge money and bribe law enforcement agencies. So when we try to free those children or oppose the perpetrators in t...
- India tops new global slavery indexAbout 14 million Indians are living in conditions of modern-day slavery, nearly half of 30 million across the world.
- Website launches searchable register of British Empire's slavesA website specialising in family geneaology launched a massive online searchable register of slaves of the British Empire Wednesday, allowi...
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