The maharajas of the British princely states, spread across the map of India, from east to west and north to south, were as different as chalk and cheese – different religions, different ...

If tariffs are likely to win any poll of Trump’s most significant disruptions, then his view that the present borders of the ...

This formation involved the merger of 30 princely states, including Chamba, Mandi, Sirmaur and Mahlog, into the Indian Union. Over the years, the state has evolved into a model of hill development ...

Jaipur: Rajasthan's tryst with democratic governance began well before the princely states officially merged with the Union of India on March 30, 1949. In the years leading to the eventual merger ...

At the time of India’s Partition and independence, there were 562 princely states as enclaves within the Dominion of India, covering 40% of its area and comprising 23% of its population.

iii) A state that was a princely state before 1947. iv) The state where the MKSS demanded records for famine relief and labor accounts. 5. A political outline map of India is given with states ...

Kanika House, an art deco bungalow near India Gate, once housed Dr B.R. Ambedkar during his tenure as India’s first law ...

The BJP’s vow to restore ‘Odia pride’ could exact a political cost in the western region of the state that has asserted a ...

Rulers of some princely states also enacted similar laws among ... held a three-judge bench of the court (Bal Patil vs Union of India, 2005). In May 2014, the government modified the above ...

(Arvind Yadav/HT Photo) She said that the Hindu New Year not only marks the beginning of another year but a celebration of Indian culture ... from a land of princely states to its current stature ...