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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium at Manekshaw Centre for the India in Flanders Fields exhibition in New Delhi.

Honouring Indian soldiers' sacrifices in World War I

The Jullundur Brigade was part of the Indian Corps, which was amongst the earliest to reach the Western Front.

15 Nov 2017 2:52 AM IST

US President Donald Trump signed into law a new batch of sanctions on Beijing, Tehran, and Moscow. (Photo: AP)

Trump-style patriotism'

His tirade against rich, black American athletes may also strike a chord with many who voted for him.

27 Sept 2017 3:18 AM IST

The submarine would have had 22 crew and a commander on board. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

German submarine sunk during WWI found in Belgium sea with 23 bodies

It is the 11th German submarine from the 1914-18 war to be found in Belgian waters and the best-preserved example to...

20 Sept 2017 9:10 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

World War I, a revolution for women

Women's contribution is also widely held to have helped secure them the vote, as early as November 1918 in both Britain...

30 Oct 2018 1:34 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

PM Modi pays tribute to Indians who fought in WW I

When (Israel) PM Benjamin Netanyahu came to India, we paid tributes at the Teen Murti-Haifa Chowk, the Prime Minister...

12 Nov 2018 4:30 AM IST

Indias role in the War was significant over 1.4 million Indian servicemen fought in theatres across Europe, the Middle East and East Africa, making the Indian contribution the largest non-British contingent in the British armies. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

British envoy remembers India's contribution

The day's event had a special display of the Indian Army Band at both the venues.

12 Nov 2018 1:09 AM IST

British troops on the march during Mesopotamian campaign in World War I (Photo: File)

At last, in UK, India's World War I heroes get the honour they deserve

The money raised from the sale of these special commemorative flowers goes towards the welfare of soldiers.

12 Nov 2018 5:30 AM IST

The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing in Belgium.

To honour India's World War I heroes, new memorials in Europe,...

In World War I, the British Indian Army sent seven Indian Expeditionary Forces to serve with the British Army & its...

7 Nov 2018 12:06 AM IST

The discovery of human bones at the alleged murderers former home in Brittany has sparked hope that the truth will prevail. (Photo: Pixabay)

Century-old French murder still a mystery after 'animal' bone...

Prosecutor Jean-Philippe Recappe said investigators were checking if the bone pieces, one of which may be a femur, were...

28 Feb 2018 8:22 PM IST

French author of a book on the Seznec case and coordinator of the searches Bernard Vilain, shows a hole in the wall of the cellar of the house where the Seznec family used to live in Morlaix, western France during an excavation operation in February 24, 2018 with the hope of finding the body of Pierre Quemeneur, who disappeared in 1923. (Photo: AFP)

Bone discovery revives century-old French murder mystery

Guillaume Seznec was accused of killing his business partner despite there being no evidence of a body or weapon.

27 Feb 2018 11:21 AM IST

These letters, written in the trenches of the war, give an insight into what the soldiers were going through.

Letters from the front

An exhibition sheds light at what the Indian soldiers were going through during the First World War.

15 March 2019 4:37 AM IST

Mata Hari, exotic dancer and naked spy, who was as stylish in death as...

Mata Hari had indeed tied Europe's richest and most powerful men to her little finger and had Europe's audiences at her...

6 Aug 2019 2:14 AM IST