ON November 23, 1542, Akbar, the future Mughal Emperor, was born at Amarkot. His father, Humayun, had already lost the kingdom won by Babar, and Akbar's childhood was spent in exile. Humayun ...

Akbar established the Ibadat Khana or House of ... due to the fact that he preferred poetry to fighting or leading his army in war. He faced many challenges from his half-brothers and was even ...

Indian soldiers like Major Akbar who were evacuated from Dunkirk ... the military services of the British Empire during the war. Almost half of them were from South Asia. What happened with ...

Akbar encamped before Chittor, surrounding the fort with his vast army and commencing a protracted siege that would stretch across six arduous months. The air was thick with the echoes of war; to ...

Syria's capital woke up Sunday to chanting, cheering and gunfire in celebration of the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, ...

MJ Akbar is accused of predatory behaviour, including inviting young women to hotel rooms for "meetings". Neither Mr Akbar nor the foreign ministry have responded to the historic allegations ...