May 10, 1857 was a Sunday. The British officers at the Meerut cantonment in north India were preparing to attend church, while many other British soldiers were off duty. The Indian troops in the cantonment, already waiting for an opportunity to revolt against their foreign masters, seized the day. Almost 50 British soldiers, and other men, women and children were killed by the sepoys and the crowds who soon joined...
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Melbourne: Australia's injury woes just got worse with explosive batsman David Warner admitting stiffness in his back while fast bowlers James Pattinson and Peter Siddle were carrying injuries ahead of the first Test against India starting on December 26. Warner, who scored his maiden Test century in last week's shock loss of Australia to New Zealand, will need to pass a fitness test on Friday to play for the Sydney...
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This is the latest controversy over books marking 150 years 1857 mutiny. ...
03:52 PM, Jul 28, 2007
The occasion to commemorate 150th years of the first war of independence resulted in a war of words in Parliament. ...
01:26 AM, May 11, 2007
Some residents of Balia village even have certificates making their family the real Mangal Pandey family. ...
11:49 PM, May 10, 2007
A rally of around 30,000 youths, that began from Meerut on May 7 entered the Capital. ...
10:37 PM, May 10, 2007
Friday is 150 years of India's war for Independence. So, here is your chance to test your patriotism quotient. ...
06:05 PM, May 10, 2007
Hundred and fifty years have passed since the 1857 uprising was crushed violently by the British. The uprising of 1857 has left its stamp on India for good. ...
04:59 PM, May 10, 2007
Even a national event is not without controversies and one has broken out in Parliament over the Revolt of 1857. ...
02:09 PM, May 10, 2007
Sikh claims it was the 1845 Anglo-Sikh war which should be treated as the First War of Independence. ...
02:03 PM, May 10, 2007
Freedom fighters in Andhra Pradesh will celebrate the 150th year of the First War of Indian Independence from May 10. ...
05:12 PM, May 07, 2007
The impact of the 1857 mutiny went beyond political ramifications and was felt in popular art and literature as well. ...
09:37 AM, May 07, 2007
Hindus and Muslims united to overthrow the British East India Company 150 years ago. ...
11:26 AM, May 04, 2007
Graves of British officers killed in 1857 become tourist hot spots as India celebrates 150 years of Sepoy Mutiny. ...
09:23 PM, May 03, 2007
Mangal Pandey was born in this village... People in Balia, Eastern UP claim “we are his descendants”. ...
09:06 AM, May 02, 2007
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