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British historian says Queen Elizabeth likes Meghan Markle
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sept 22 (ANI): The Queen has an unlikely favourite and she is none other than Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle.
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Chinese govt has destroyed graveyard of Uighur community: Historian
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 13 (ANI): The Chinese government has destroyed a graveyard which belonged to Uighur community in Khotan town of Xinjiang Province, claimed historian Rian Thum on Wednesday.
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Military Literature Festival 2018 begins in Chandigarh
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Dec 8 (ANI): The three-day Military Literature Festival (MLF) 2018, kick-started on Friday in Chandigarh. The festival is a joint initiative of military historian and Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore.
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Punjab CM flays Kirpal Singh's removal from Sikh History Resource Project
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab), Nov 12 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has taken strong exception to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) decision to remove noted Sikh scholar and eminent historian Kirpal Singh as the chairman of the Sikh History Resource Editing P
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Amit Shah's name of Persian roots, BJP should rename him: Irfan Habib
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 11 (ANI): Noted historian Professor Irfan Habib on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should change the name of its president Amit Shah as his surname is of Persian origin. Professor Habib's statement adds spice to the ongoing political
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Bhima-Koregaon: SC declines urgent hearing of plea against SIT probe denia
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to hold an urgent hearing of a review petition filed by historian Romila Thapar against its verdict that refused a Special Investigation Team-led (SIT) probe into house-arrests of five activists in Bhima Koregaon case.
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Muslim intellectuals advise Rahul to avoid talking about the community in
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): In a meeting with 12 Muslim intellectuals here on Wednesday, Congress President Rahul Gandhi was advised not to talk about Muslim community in particular and rather speak on issues like poverty and education on a whole.
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Grave of 16th century Kazakh politician, historian restored in Kashmir
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan.26 (ANI): The grave of a 16th century Kazakh-origin military commander, politician and historian, Muhammad Haidar Dulati, who served under Mughal Emperor Humayun, has been restored by the Embassy of Kazakhstan and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
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HC dismisses plea seeking Padmavati's pre-screening
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking screening of Padmavati in front of three prominent historians from top universities and a retired High Court judge, apart from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
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Padmavati row: Chittorgarh's MP writes to HM
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) [India], Nov. 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader CP Joshi on Monday requested Home Minister Rajnath Singh to allow the release of 'Padmavati' only after obtaining approval of Mewar's royal family and historians.
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French report on Netaji: Grand-nephew turns heat on Centre
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 18 (ANI): After a Paris-based historian claimed that freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose did not die in the air crash of August 18, 1945, Netaji 's grand nephew Chandra K. Bose has asked the Centre as to what is preventing them from forming a Special
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Ramachandra Guha lashes out at Dhoni in resignation letter, calls CoA
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): A day after resigning from the Committee of Administrators (CoA), historian Ramachandra Guha on Friday lashed out at the Supreme Court-appointed committee for being a silent spectator on issues like conflict of interest, the alleged rift between Indian captai
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