History
- Delhi
No ‘love jihad’ before, marriage alliances were to strengthen social bonding: Romila Thapar
New Delhi: Historian Romila Thapar has stressed the need for a professional and evidence-based approach to history instead of one by untrained historians about victimization based on religion. Delivering an annual lecture…
- Middle East
Saudi: 1.75L Indians to perform Haj in 2023; highest in history
Jeddah: In a significant move, Saudi Arabia increased the Haj quota for India for the year 2023 where a total of 1,75,025 Indian Haj pilgrims will be able to perform Haj, reportedly…
- India
Left overlooked kings who defeated Mughals, need to rewrite history: Assam CM
Guwahati: Accusing Left historians of distorting’ Indian history by making it a tale of defeats and submissions, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday asserted that history should be rewritten to…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to mandate teaching Kingdom’s history in int’l schools
Riyadh: The education and science sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has put the final touches to the law regulating private schools, which obliges foreign schools to teach the Kingdom’s history…
- India
The story of Babri Masjid’s demolition changed over time; Here’s how
Thirty years after its demolition, the Babri Masjid destruction and the massacre that followed remain fresh in the heart and soul of the Indian Muslim community. The crack that occurred between the…
- India
SC refuses to entertain plea to remove facts on construction of Taj Mahal from history books
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the plea seeking to issue direction to the authorities concerned to remove wrong historical facts related to the construction of the Taj…
- Photos
FIFA Word Cup: Some of the biggest upsets in tournament history
On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia defeated Lionel Messi-led Argentina by 2-1 in one of the biggest upsets in FIFA World Cup history. Here is a look at some of the biggest upsets in…
- Hyderabad
Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur, an extraordinary yet controversial ruler of Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana Council of Historical Research has described the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur as a vassal ruler, who sought no religious bias nor discriminated among Hindus…
- India
On J&K accession anniversary – Pages from history
New Delhi: The Kashmir story has been nothing but as dramatic as the tale of its accession over these last 75 years. While Pakistan now labels it as an indigenous uprising or…
- World
Chinese President Xi creates history, wins record third term in power
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday created history, becoming the first leader of the ruling Communist Party after party founder Mao Zedong to get re-elected for an unprecedented third term in…
- India
SC dismisses plea seeking ‘fact-finding inquiry’ into history of Taj Mahal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday junked a plea seeking a “fact-finding inquiry” into the history of the Taj Mahal and the “opening of 22 rooms” on the monument’s premises, terming…
- Lifestyle
Eid Milad-Un-Nabi 2022: History, significance, date and celebration
Mumbai: Eid Milad-un-Nabi is an annual celebration to commemorate the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad and is observed in the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic lunar calendar, which…
- Sports
Australia pull off their second-highest run chase in T20I history with win over India in first match
Mohali: Australia pulled off their second-highest chase in T20I cricket on Wednesday. The T20 world champions accomplished this landmark during the first T20I against India at Mohali. India set the Aussies the…
- Videos
89-year-old Operation Polo survivor recounts history
Hyderabad: This is the interview of Mohammad Osman Ali who was 15 years old during the police action and started working for the police a few years after Operation Polo. He shares…
- Featured News
Revisiting the saga of Hyderabad State’s integration into India with a fresh perspective
The political parties and social organizations have their own version of politics construed as history. Disciples of history today are subjected to political needs. Ironically, Hyderabad’s history and its integration with Indian…
