In 1911, the British announced at the Delhi Durbar that India’s capital would shift from Calcutta (Kolkata) to Delhi, a city ...

India’s history is one of the longest and most dramatic on Earth — filled with powerful empires, foreign invasions, thriving civilizations, and repeated cycles of rise and collapse. From the ancient ...

A single-volume work makes a bold attempt to capture thousands of years of cultural ferment on the Indian subcontinent.

The Taj Story” is the latest in a slew of pseudo-historical films to emerge from Bollywood that critics say seek to erase ...

India is a country with ancient wisdom, diverse cultures, and outstanding performances that have influenced human ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to historian William Dalrymple about his latest book, "The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World." Before the Silk Road, there was India's Golden Road, says ...

Bangladesh had been fighting for its independence from Pakistan for decades, but failed. On 1971, Indian forces joined Bangladesh’s liberation efforts after Pakistan launched pre-emptive strikes on ...

India is home to some 200 million Muslims, one of the world’s largest Muslim populations but a minority in the predominantly Hindu country. Since India’s independence, Muslims have often faced ...

Modern Indians inherited genes from what is now Tajikistan and a diverse set of DNA from Neanderthals and Denisovans, new research reveals. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

India has reelected Narendra Modi as prime minister, making him only the second leader in India’s history to have secured a third term. But Indian analysts call the results a shock because Modi’s ...