Operation Polo: When Pakistan Planned to Bomb Delhi
On the evening of September 11, 1948, Pakistan’s Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah lay on his bed in Karachi, counting his final breaths. Meanwhile, ...
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Operation Polo: How Sardar Patel Crushed Razakars and Saved Hyderabad from Islamist Rule
In the tumultuous years following Independence, India’s unity and survival were at stake. While the nation celebrated freedom from colonial rule in 1947, ...
When BR Ambedkar openly challenged the Nizam Shahi
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar is a name that stirs strong emotions from people across the spectrum. Some revere him with unwavering devotion, while others ...
The connection between India and the conversion of Hagia Sophia to a Mosque in Turkey
In a big casualty to global peace and prosperity, the incumbent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has revived the brutality of the Ottoman ...
Pakistan loves handing victories to India on a platter. In another embarrassing defeat, Pak loses £35 Million to India
The thing with Pakistan is: It loves handing victories to India on a platter. A country which continuously assures its citizens that they ...
Operation Polo: When Sardar Patel brought the Nizam of Hyderabad to his knees
15 August 1947 – Our country may have become independent that day, but at the same time 565 princely states within India also ...
After 69 Years, Hyderabad Gets a New Nizam
As the world watches in disbelief _ the princely purge in Saudi Arabia _ the cradle of Islamist radicalism, that suddenly seems to ...
