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When Queen Elizabeth Called Jallianwala Bagh A "Distressing Example"
Queen Elizabeth II, who died aged 96 on Thursday, was the first British monarch to accede to the throne after India's Independence from colonial rule in 1952 and cherished the "warmth and hospitality" she received during her three State Visits.
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Watch: Indian Cultural Artefacts Stolen During British Rule Returned By UK
Glasgow held a ceremony on Friday to officially repatriate seven Indian cultural artefacts looted during British colonial rule, calling it a first for a UK museum service.
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PM Modi Pays Tribute To Freedom Fighter Birsa Munda On Birth Anniversary
PM Modi paid tribute to freedom fighter Birsa Munda, who was born in the tribal belt of the undivided Bihar in 1875, and rallied tribals against the British colonial rule before dying in 1900 in Ranchi jail.
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India's Slowing Diesel Sales In August Points To Lower Industry Output
India's monthly diesel consumption continued to decline for the second straight month in August, according to preliminary industry data, signalling lower industrial activity. Diesel consumption accounts for 40% of overall refined fuel sales in India and is one of the key parameters linked to overall economic growth. Asia's third largest economy shr...
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Britain's Shame, And Still Not Sorry: The 1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
The Jallianwala massacre, 100 years ago this Saturday in which British troops opened fire on thousands of unarmed protestors, remains one of the darkest hours of British colonial rule in India.
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Jallianwala Bagh Massacre "Shameful Act In British-Indian History": Envoy
As India marks the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, one of the worst atrocities of British colonial rule for which London has yet to apologise, the British envoy to India today called it a "shameful act in British-Indian history". Hundreds of people, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Punj...
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Mahatma Gandhi Death Anniversary: 10 Stirring Quotes From "Father Of Nation"
Mahatma Gandhi, the man who led India to freedom from the oppressive British colonial rule, was assassinated on January 30, 1948 at the age of 78. Nathuram Godse, a Hindu fanatic, was found guilty of murdering him and was executed the following year. Mahatma Gandhi led a non-violent mass freedom movement in India called Satyagraha or 'devotion to t...
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Mumbai Or Bombay? A British Newspaper Reverts To A Colonial-Era Name
The Independent, a major British newspaper and online publication, will no longer call India's largest city Mumbai. Instead, the publication plans to revert to the city's older, colonial-era name - Bombay.
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Winston Churchill wanted to gas Indian tribes during colonial rule: reports
Winston Churchill wanted chemical weapons to be used against "troublesome" tribes in north India during British colonial rule to suppress them, a noted historian has claimed citing an official memo.
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Development and decay in Manmohan Singh's village in Pakistan
For years, Ghulam Muhammad Khan thought his brilliant classmate had been killed in the bloodbath that gave birth to India and Pakistan in 1947, the deadliest end to British colonial rule in history.
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When Queen Elizabeth Called Jallianwala Bagh A "Distressing Example"
Queen Elizabeth II, who died aged 96 on Thursday, was the first British monarch to accede to the throne after India's Independence from colonial rule in 1952 and cherished the "warmth and hospitality" she received during her three State Visits.
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Watch: Indian Cultural Artefacts Stolen During British Rule Returned By UK
Glasgow held a ceremony on Friday to officially repatriate seven Indian cultural artefacts looted during British colonial rule, calling it a first for a UK museum service.
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PM Modi Pays Tribute To Freedom Fighter Birsa Munda On Birth Anniversary
PM Modi paid tribute to freedom fighter Birsa Munda, who was born in the tribal belt of the undivided Bihar in 1875, and rallied tribals against the British colonial rule before dying in 1900 in Ranchi jail.
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India's Slowing Diesel Sales In August Points To Lower Industry Output
India's monthly diesel consumption continued to decline for the second straight month in August, according to preliminary industry data, signalling lower industrial activity. Diesel consumption accounts for 40% of overall refined fuel sales in India and is one of the key parameters linked to overall economic growth. Asia's third largest economy shr...
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Britain's Shame, And Still Not Sorry: The 1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
The Jallianwala massacre, 100 years ago this Saturday in which British troops opened fire on thousands of unarmed protestors, remains one of the darkest hours of British colonial rule in India.
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Jallianwala Bagh Massacre "Shameful Act In British-Indian History": Envoy
As India marks the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, one of the worst atrocities of British colonial rule for which London has yet to apologise, the British envoy to India today called it a "shameful act in British-Indian history". Hundreds of people, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Punj...
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Mahatma Gandhi Death Anniversary: 10 Stirring Quotes From "Father Of Nation"
Mahatma Gandhi, the man who led India to freedom from the oppressive British colonial rule, was assassinated on January 30, 1948 at the age of 78. Nathuram Godse, a Hindu fanatic, was found guilty of murdering him and was executed the following year. Mahatma Gandhi led a non-violent mass freedom movement in India called Satyagraha or 'devotion to t...
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Mumbai Or Bombay? A British Newspaper Reverts To A Colonial-Era Name
The Independent, a major British newspaper and online publication, will no longer call India's largest city Mumbai. Instead, the publication plans to revert to the city's older, colonial-era name - Bombay.
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Winston Churchill wanted to gas Indian tribes during colonial rule: reports
Winston Churchill wanted chemical weapons to be used against "troublesome" tribes in north India during British colonial rule to suppress them, a noted historian has claimed citing an official memo.
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Development and decay in Manmohan Singh's village in Pakistan
For years, Ghulam Muhammad Khan thought his brilliant classmate had been killed in the bloodbath that gave birth to India and Pakistan in 1947, the deadliest end to British colonial rule in history.
