(How the Commonwealth arose from a crumbling British Empire.) Mountbatten convinced leaders to agree to the creation of two new states, Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan.

With the end of British colonial rule in 1947, the Indian subcontinent was divided into two nations, majority-Hindu India and majority-Muslim Pakistan. But simmering secular tensions and a hastily ...

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In 2024, she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her contributions to the visual arts.

But behind that brilliance lies a reading life as rich and diverse as his thoughts. From ancient Indian philosophy to Latin American magical realism and sharp British humor, here are nine books that ...

British Airways (BA) introduced changes to its loyalty programme, which allows frequent fliers to access travel perks like free seat allocation and express check-in and boarding, on 1 April 2025 ...

An American bloke visiting Leeds couldn't help but express his surprise at the city, quipping that "people up north are a different breed," and he's absolutely smitten with them. But what struck ...

The historian Ramsay MacMullen, in “Corruption and the Decline of Rome,” writes that what destroyed the Roman Empire was “the diverting of governmental force, its misdirection.” ...

Developer Gaming Minds Studios and publisher Kalypso Media have revealed the next DLC coming to Railway Empire 2 with the unveiling of Industrial Wonders. The new content will take you through ...

If Evaristo grew up as an outsider, these days she is ensconced in the arts establishment: professor, Booker winner, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE, and president of the 200 ...