On This Day in 1962, the Bhakra Nangal Dam, a multipurpose river valley project was dedicated to the...

Indo-Scythian king Azilises ruled the region of Gandhara from 51 BCE to 35 BCE.

This sil...

Sher Shah Suri ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1538 to 1545 CE. Although his reign lasted only seven ...

Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, also known as Mother Teresa, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun who establish...

Ala Al-Din Humayun Shah ruled the Bahamani Sultanate from 1458 CE to 1461 CE (AH 862-866). He issued...

Shah Jahan, the fifth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1628 CE to 1658 CE, is well known for his archi...

On This Day in 1956, Dr B.R. Ambedkar adopted Buddhism along with thousands in 1956.

Ambedk...

The Shakya Janapada, also known as Vajji or Lichchhavi Janapada, was one of the 16 Mahajanapadas loc...

Vima Takto, also known as Vima Taktu or Soter Megas, ruled the Kushan Empire from 80 CE to 90 CE. Hi...

The Reserve Bank of India, in October 2000, had issued banknotes in the denomination of Rs.1000 in t...

A Gold Mohur of Queen Victoria, weighing 11.65 grams, was sold for INR 380000 in an auction held in ...

A silver double rupee, also known as Haidari, from the reign of Mysore King Tipu Sultan, was sold fo...