Tag: British Empire
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Tipu’s sword sells for Rs 3.4 crore at UK auction house | India News
LONDON: The “sword with the shiny blade”, believed to have been part of Tipu Sultan’s personal armoury and the provenance of which can be traced…
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UK to fund £1m memorial to commemorate Muslim soldiers who fought for British Empire
LONDON: UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in the Budget on Wednesday that £1 million (Rs 10 crore) of government cash will be used to build…
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UK to fund £1m memorial for Muslim soldiers who fought for British empire
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt presenting the annual budget (AFP photo) LONDON: UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in the Budget on Wednesday that…
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Indian-Origin: PIO professor wins prize for book that challenges Eurocentric telling of British Empire’s origins
LONDON: A book by an Indian-origin author and Oxford academic which challenges pre-existing notions about India’s pre-colonial period and the origins of Empire has won…