Barbados Walks Out Of Commonwealth & Removes Queen Elizabeth II As Sovereign
In a big announcement this week, the Caribbean nation of Barbados is planning to walk out of the Commonwealth and remove Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state. The Queen is the “constitutional monarch” of Barbados since her independence on 30 November 1966. As the sovereign, she is the personal embodiment of the Barbadian […]
Spain’s King Felipe VI Renounces Inheritance After Family Finances Exposed In Saudi Scandal
Spain’s King Felipe VI has renounced his inheritance after the family finances were exposed in a Saudi scandal. The announcement came after reports earlier this month in the Swiss daily Tribune de Geneve that former monarch Juan Carlos had received 100 million dollars from Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah via a Swiss offshore account of an […]
Panipat Controversy – Why Maharaja Surajmal Didn’t Fight The Third Battle Of Panipat
With the release of the film Panipat a controversy has erupted, the central question being the role of Maharaja Surajmal and why he did not fight the third Battle of Panipat resulting in a humiliating defeat for the Marathas. Ahmed Shah Abdali After the death of Shah Alamgir II, there were two rival nobles at […]
Meer Jafar Ali Khan – The Prince Who Defeated East India Company In House Of Commons
In 1856 as India or Hindustan or Bharat (whatever you wish to call) was about to burst into flames against the oppression of the English East India Company, one Indian Prince was on the verge of creating history in England. Meer Jafar Ali Khan fearlessly led the greatest legal counter attack against the corporation on […]