The British had enough funds to pay its shareholders with good dividends that compel them to finance the English wars in India. Moreover, the British trade added enormous wealth to England that ...

In the mid-1800s, Sarah Tucker, a disabled woman from Wales, envisioned a women's college in Tamil Nadu. Despite never traveling to India, she raised funds and support through correspondence. Her ...

While inviting British businesses to invest in West Bengal, Mamata recalled United Kingdom's centuries-old relationship with India and especially, West Bengal. She not only highlighted the colonial ...

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on April 13, 1919, in Amritsar, Punjab, during British colonial rule in India. British troops, under the command of brigadier-general Reginald Dyer ...

Reminiscing the United Kingdom's centuries-old relationship with India and in particular Bengal, she said on Tuesday that Calcutta, the erstwhile name of Kolkata, was the capital of British India ...

India's freedom movement remains one of the most powerful non-violent resistance movements in history. The British ruled India for almost 200 years. They first came to trade through the East India ...

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Listen to Story Delhi Sultanate era saw proliferation of Waqf institutions Mughal rulers expanded Waqf for monuments and Sufi shrines British rule introduced formal oversight of Waqf management The ...

A UK-based content creator had a pleasant surprise while traveling by train in India—he received a meal delivered right to his seat. He filmed the moment, sharing how the food arrived exactly at ...