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TopicJahangir

Topic: Jahangir

East India Company sent a diplomat to Jahangir & all the Mughal Emperor cared about was beer

Jahangir had four million armed men under him and a vast empire, talking about trade with an English diplomat bored him greatly.

Jahangir’s true love was not Anarkali but alcohol

Parvati Sharma in her book Jahangir writes about the Mughal emperor’s long tryst with alcohol and Akbar’s dismay over it.

A magical insight into the world of Indian jadoo

John Zubrzycki’s Jadoowallahs, Jugglers and Jinns is meticulously researched and crisply narrated, and will charm magic aficionados and lay readers alike.

How Mughal Empire’s most powerful woman tried to keep man behind Taj Mahal from his throne

Ruby Lal's new book chronicles the life of Nur Jahan, India's most celebrated empress about whom shockingly little is known.

On Camera

Is Bangladesh ready for ‘developed country’ status? It’s all optics for Sheikh Hasina

The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

Asim Munir set to take charge as overall commander of Pakistan military, most powerful Army chief ever

In largest overhaul of military command in 5 decades, Field Marshal Asim Munir set to assume post of Chief of Defence Forces tomorrow, as Army claims primacy in Pakistan armed forces.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

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.