Around the time of independence and partition there were approximately 562 such states, many of them quite small. As the British prepared to depart, Lord Louis Mountbatten, the last British viceroy – ...

Imagine waking up and being told that you, your friends, your family, have a month to pack up and move across the country. Not just that, but when you get to whatever destination you're assigned, ...

When India and Pakistan gained their independence from Britain, a border was drawn between the two new countries. The split started a chain reaction of violence that led to one of the largest forced ...

Aug. 15 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1914, a U.S. ship sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, officially opening the Panama Canal. In 1935, humorist Will Rogers and pilot Wiley Post ...

Editor’s note: At midnight on Aug. 14, 1947, India achieved independence from British colonial rule and Pakistan was created as a separate homeland for Muslims. More than 200 years of British rule had ...

In the most significant escalation in years, India and Pakistan have exchanged gunfire and airstrikes. On May 7, India launched a series of missile attacks into Pakistani territory, and Pakistan shot ...

Promila Saigal remembers the men in her family tossing her "like a football" from the rooftop of one family home to the next, in a bid to save her from the frenzy that washed over the Indian ...

On this Independence Day, India's struggle for freedom indeed lasted for over six decades, during which mass movements and political negotiations were witnessed. Many sacrifices were made by aspirant ...

NEW DELHI: The Indian History Congress (IHC) has sharply criticised NCERT’s new Partition Horrors Remembrance Day modules, alleging that they spread “falsehoods, with a clear communal intent” by ...