26th January 1950 - The independent republic of India was officially born, after nearly 100 years of British rule. 1998 - In response to allegations that he had an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, President Bill Clinton declared: I did not have sexual relations with that woman.

15-year-old schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade, from the KC Gandhi High School, Kalyan, India, has become the first batsman to score 1000-plus runs in an innings in any form of cricket. (He reached 1000 runs in just 323 balls whilst batting against Arya Gurukul School in the Bhandari Cup (a tournament in India for under-16s). His score […]

According to the Indian Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, smartphone sales in India reached 100 million by the end of December, 2015. (India is growing at a phenomenal pace and the government is looking to expand rural development with broadband being laid out in rural India. According to data from analyst firm CyberMedia Research (CMR) […]

The BBC has published an article about words that originated in India, these include... B - bandana, bangle, bazaar, bungalowC - catamaran, char, cheroot, chintz, chit, chokey, chutney, cummerbund, curryD - dinghy, dungareesG - guru, gymkhanaH - hullabalooJ - jodhpur, juggernaut, juteK - khaki, kedgereeL - lootP - pariah, pundit, purdah, pyjamasS - shampooV - […]