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Topic: British rule

Secret tunnel leading to Red Fort discovered at Delhi Legislative Assembly

ANI -
Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel said the tunnel was used by Britishers to move freedom fighters but the underground paths have been destroyed due to metro & sewer installations.

When it comes to British rule, rich, powerful Indians were complicit every step of the way

Roderick Matthews -
In ‘Peace, Poverty and Betrayal’, Roderick Matthews writes that the initial strategy of the British in India was ‘oblige and rule’.

British rulers had a class system for Indian mental asylums — pauper and rich

Shilpi Rajpal -
In ‘Curing Madness?’, Shilpi Rajpal writes that the Indian Lunacy Act of 1858 made a distinction between psychiatry for the rich and for the poor.

British govt to Modi govt — How Kumbh Mela has been organised through epidemics

Tulasi Srinivas -
This year’s Kumbh Mela takes place amid fears that a massive gathering like this could turn out to be a Covid-19 super-spreader event.

What made Hindu and Muslim women take up prostitution? The British really wanted to know

Durba Mitra -
In ‘Indian Sex Life’, Durba Mitra traces the colonial origins of modern thought and how women’s sexuality was seen as a space for state intervention.

Liquidate Lutyens’ Delhi. Give the immense wealth locked up there back to Covid-hit Indians

Rajesh Jain -
How much do Indians pay for the netas and babus who rule over them? A conservative estimate of the land value of Lutyens’ Delhi is around Rs 5 lakh crore.

Are communal riots a new thing in India? Yes, and it started with the British

Prathama Banerjee -
Delhi riots have brought back the 200-year old debate – did Hindus and Muslims live peacefully in India before British or was there always communal violence?

Odisha’s Jagannath temple was at the centre of British govt decision to go secular in India

Abhinav Chandrachud -
It was not the 1857 Mutiny that set British India on a course towards secularism, but an 1833 letter of instructions from Court of Directors.

Why Modi’s India looks eerily similar to the one under British after 1857 revolt

Anshul Avijit -
Based on Modi govt's loyalty audit, a checklist of devotees and dissenters is being approved and a system of rewards and punishment being devised in India, just like the British did.

Birsa Munda — freedom fighter ‘Dharti Abba’ who championed tribal rights

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
The state of Jharkhand was created on Munda’s birth anniversary to commemorate his contribution to the freedom struggle.
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Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

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The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

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What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

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ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

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It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.

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