... were just too tired to carry on killing and needed a rest, he recalled. Later, after a quick trial, the prisoners were lined up with a British soldier standing a couple of yards in front of them. On the order "fire", they were all simultaneously shot, "swept... from their earthly existence". In all more than 100,000 Indians were killed in the Uprising and its ... to establish their distinct religious identities. That was perhaps, the beginning of the communalisation of politics. The British not only encouraged the two communities to form political parties along religious lines, they too...

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... white pieces were cast onto a square board marked with symbols of various significance. Go also involves black and white pieces on a board, but players deliberately place them on intersections of lines while trying to surround more territory than the opponent. Many modern games evolved over centuries. As games spread to different geographic regions, people experimented with rules, creating variants and often ... , where careful input of a particular structure is typically followed by controlled, less controlled and freer practice is likely to have been replaced by a more task-based appro...

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... his daughter would never marry he decided to educate her. She studied horticulture in the United States, and returned to Ayemenem to develop a most impressive ornamental garden in the family's front yard. A task which demanded all her time. Now an elderly woman, Baby lives a small, manipulative, narrow minded and self centered life. Because of their closeness she distrusts and fears the ... . Is there still a division in India in terms of caste? "Of course there is. It's the defining consideration in all Indian politics, in all Indian marriages." Aren't the lines blurring at all? "The li...

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... renamed as PGCIL was incorporated in October 1989 with an initial authorized share capital of 5000 cr. The mandate for the corporation was construction of EHV AC and HVDC transmission lines, sub-stations, load dispatch centers and communication facilities in a coordinated and efficient manner to move large blocks of power from central generating stations and surplus from SEBs, if any, to ... 90% of the ISTS. Since 1998, the Indian power transmission sector has been open, as a matter of law and regulation, to facilitate investment by private entities, from domestic and international fron...

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... India, especially under the guidance of leaders like Muhammed Ali Jinnah. There had been some hope of an undivided India, with a government consisting of three tiers along basically the same lines as the borders of India and Pakistan at the time of Partition. However, Congress' rejection of the interim government convinced the leaders of the Muslim League that compromise was impossible ... Indian National Congress and the Muslim League, people in their respective countries were encouraged to fight one another for territorial rights. Today, groups such as the JKLF (Jammu & Kashmir Libera...

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