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UK Bans Shower Gel Ad That Suggested "White Skin Was Superior"
A British advertising watchdog has banned a Sanex shower gel commercial after ruling it "could be interpreted as suggesting that white skin was superior to black skin."
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UK Set For More Legal Challenges Over Migrant Hotels
Britain's government was considering Wednesday whether to appeal a court ruling blocking the housing of asylum seekers in a flashpoint hotel, as it scrambled to come up with contingency plans for the migrants.
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How India's Choice Of August 15 As Independence Day Has A Japan Link
Amid rising communal violence and worsening law and order, the British Parliament decided that the colonial rule in India would end on August 15, 1947.
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Happy Independence Day 2025: Share These Wishes, WhatsApp Status, Greetings And Quotes
Happy Independence Day 2025 Wishes: Make this day even more meaningful by sharing patriotic wishes, greetings, WhatsApp messages, Facebook statuses, and more with your countrymen.
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Rebels Against The Raj: How Foreigners Defied Empire To Support India
Rebels Against The Raj is a 2022 book by historian Ramachandra Guha.
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Indian Independence Act 1947: The Final Step In Transfer Of Power
The Mountbatten Plan and the Indian Independence Act of 1947 marked the end of British rule in India, creating two independent nations.
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1916 Lucknow Pact: When Gandhi Met Nehru, Lokmanya Tilak Agreed With Jinnah
In the winter of 1916, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru met for the first time at Lucknow's Charbagh railway station. The two leaders were in the city for the 31st session of the Indian National Congress. It concluded with the Lucknow Pact.
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Why Pakistan's Independence Day Is Before India's: Story Behind The Dates
India is not the only country that celebrates its independence from British rule in August. While India commemorates independence on August 15, Pakistan, born out of the 1947 Partition, celebrates its Independence Day on August 14.
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Paika Rebellion: India's Fight Against Colonial Rule, Decades Before 1857
The Paika Rebellion of 1817 in Odisha stands out as one of the earliest uprisings against colonial rule, long before the 1857 Mutiny.
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"Do or Die": Mahatma Gandhi's Call That Sparked India's Final Push For Freedom
When the British refused to grant India freedom despite the sacrifices the country made during World War II, Mahatma Gandhi's clarion call of "Do or Die" became the anthem of a nation ready to risk everything.
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When Subhash Chandra Bose Declared Independence In Andaman In 1943
Four years before India's formal declaration of Independence from British rule, there was another such proclamation. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Andaman Declaration of Independence was a powerful moment in India's freedom struggle.
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Royal Indian Navy Mutiny Of 1946: The Naval Revolt That Shook British Rule
As India prepares to celebrate its 79th Independence Day on August 15, 2025, it's a good time to remember an important but often forgotten chapter in the freedom struggle - the Royal Indian Navy Mutiny of 1946.
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Independence Day 2025: Do's And Don'ts For Hoisting The Tricolour On August 15
Independence Day 2025: On Independence Day, the flag is specifically "hoisted" from the bottom of the flagpole to the top, symbolising India's triumph over colonial rule in 1947.
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Independence Day 2025: History, Events, Significance And All You Need To Know
Independence Day 2025: In 1947, the Quit India Movement resulted in the British leaving the country.
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Is It 78th Or 79th Independence Day? All You Need To Know
While India prepares to celebrate its next Independence Day, a familiar question has resurfaced: Is it the 78th or the 79th Independence Day?
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UK Bans Shower Gel Ad That Suggested "White Skin Was Superior"
A British advertising watchdog has banned a Sanex shower gel commercial after ruling it "could be interpreted as suggesting that white skin was superior to black skin."
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UK Set For More Legal Challenges Over Migrant Hotels
Britain's government was considering Wednesday whether to appeal a court ruling blocking the housing of asylum seekers in a flashpoint hotel, as it scrambled to come up with contingency plans for the migrants.
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How India's Choice Of August 15 As Independence Day Has A Japan Link
Amid rising communal violence and worsening law and order, the British Parliament decided that the colonial rule in India would end on August 15, 1947.
-
Happy Independence Day 2025: Share These Wishes, WhatsApp Status, Greetings And Quotes
Happy Independence Day 2025 Wishes: Make this day even more meaningful by sharing patriotic wishes, greetings, WhatsApp messages, Facebook statuses, and more with your countrymen.
-
Rebels Against The Raj: How Foreigners Defied Empire To Support India
Rebels Against The Raj is a 2022 book by historian Ramachandra Guha.
-
Indian Independence Act 1947: The Final Step In Transfer Of Power
The Mountbatten Plan and the Indian Independence Act of 1947 marked the end of British rule in India, creating two independent nations.
-
1916 Lucknow Pact: When Gandhi Met Nehru, Lokmanya Tilak Agreed With Jinnah
In the winter of 1916, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru met for the first time at Lucknow's Charbagh railway station. The two leaders were in the city for the 31st session of the Indian National Congress. It concluded with the Lucknow Pact.
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Why Pakistan's Independence Day Is Before India's: Story Behind The Dates
India is not the only country that celebrates its independence from British rule in August. While India commemorates independence on August 15, Pakistan, born out of the 1947 Partition, celebrates its Independence Day on August 14.
-
Paika Rebellion: India's Fight Against Colonial Rule, Decades Before 1857
The Paika Rebellion of 1817 in Odisha stands out as one of the earliest uprisings against colonial rule, long before the 1857 Mutiny.
-
"Do or Die": Mahatma Gandhi's Call That Sparked India's Final Push For Freedom
When the British refused to grant India freedom despite the sacrifices the country made during World War II, Mahatma Gandhi's clarion call of "Do or Die" became the anthem of a nation ready to risk everything.
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When Subhash Chandra Bose Declared Independence In Andaman In 1943
Four years before India's formal declaration of Independence from British rule, there was another such proclamation. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Andaman Declaration of Independence was a powerful moment in India's freedom struggle.
-
Royal Indian Navy Mutiny Of 1946: The Naval Revolt That Shook British Rule
As India prepares to celebrate its 79th Independence Day on August 15, 2025, it's a good time to remember an important but often forgotten chapter in the freedom struggle - the Royal Indian Navy Mutiny of 1946.
-
Independence Day 2025: Do's And Don'ts For Hoisting The Tricolour On August 15
Independence Day 2025: On Independence Day, the flag is specifically "hoisted" from the bottom of the flagpole to the top, symbolising India's triumph over colonial rule in 1947.
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Independence Day 2025: History, Events, Significance And All You Need To Know
Independence Day 2025: In 1947, the Quit India Movement resulted in the British leaving the country.
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Is It 78th Or 79th Independence Day? All You Need To Know
While India prepares to celebrate its next Independence Day, a familiar question has resurfaced: Is it the 78th or the 79th Independence Day?
