British power changed in India after the Sepoy Mutiny and the uprising that followed. The 1857 rebellion, brutally suppressed, led Queen Victoria to declare the crown’s direct rule on the subcontinent ...

If your roots trace back to the Indian subcontinent, your risk of developing type 2 diabetes is significantly higher than that of Europeans. Research shows that Indians, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis ...

When Queen Elizabeth I signed a charter for a new trading mandate named the East India Company on New Year’s Eve in 1600, ...

Prof. Junaid Ahmad says India’s revocation of Kashmir’s autonomous status not only increases tensions between India and Pakistan, but is designed to lead into a situation where India encourages ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By the end of the 19th century, railways were being used by millions across India. Keystone ...

A historian has suggested Britain return looted artefacts to its former colonies instead of vast sums in reparations, after an Oxfam report suggested India was owed over £52 trillion. The report ...

In 1912, Jamini Sen became the first woman Fellow of Glasgow’s Royal College, founded in 1599 and long closed to women.

The Old Stone House in Park Slope hosted an opening reception on May 2 for its latest site-specific contemporary art installation, “Things Fall Apart: Meena Hasan at the Old Stone House. ” The ...