On August 21, 1639, the English East India Company acquired land in Madrasapattinam, founding Fort St. George and shaping Madras, now Chennai, into a major colonial and trade hub

Nearly twelve years after he took a swipe at Narendra Modi, then his bitter rival, and said a leader has to embrace both ‘topi’ and ’tilak’ to run the country, a video showing JDU president Nitish Kumar refusing to weara ‘topi’ is viral

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar at a press briefing, said that India is “perplexed” at Washington’s logic about New Delhi’s purchase of Russian oil.