Many ordinary citizens are drawn to by a sense of history and India's remarkable journey from bondage to freedom which ...

Despite neglect, the palace still retains its tattered pride ... of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) in 1879 and was nominated to the Viceroy’s Legislative Council in 1893. According to the retired ...

India has no native state so rich ... Because his exalted Highness the Nizam is a Mohammedan (a descendant of the last Mogul Viceroy), while about 90% of his 15,000,000 subjects are Hindus ...

Or Rowland Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer, who married Ruby Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, the daughter of the Viceroy of India, and for 16 years was Lord ... fond memories of glamorous evenings at Buckingham ...

New books aimed at children are unwrapping the lives of some of India’s most renowned artists ... Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) later trained under the palace painter of the Maharaja of Travancore ...

Tripura government signs MoU with IHCL to convert Pushpabanta Palace into a 5-star Taj hotel. The project will cost Rs 250 crore and create 200 jobs. India's Forex Reserves Surge by USD 15.26 Billion ...

Coveted in the late 19th century by Russian Tsar and British Viceroy alike, Afghanistan’s impassible fastnesses ... Eventually an expanding Tsarist Empire and the British Empire in India accepted ...

The palace exemplifies Indo-Saracenic architecture and remains the official residence of the Gaekwad royal family. When it comes to grand palaces, India boasts some of the most opulent and ...

The papers, in announcing Lord Lansdowne's appointment as Viceroy of India, state that the salary of that post is 20,000 pounds a year. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Bengaluru: The legislative council Monday passed the Bangalore Palace (Utilisation and Regulation of Land) Bill amid strong opposition from BJP and JD(S) members, who staged a walkout in protest.