Nizams

Amit Shah lights into Cong for forgetting those who fought for Hyderabad

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday lit into the Congress, alleging that it never remembered those who fought and sacrificed their lives for the liberation of Hyderabad from the brutal' Nizam rule. Addressing a public gathering after inaugurating the Gorata Martyrs' Memorial and statue of the country's first Home Minister late Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Gorata village in the district, Shah also slammed the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led Telangana government for "hesitating" to celebrate the Hyderabad Liberation Day. Recalling the horror of Gorata on May 9, 1948, the Union Minister said 200 people were massacred by the brutal" Nizam even though the country had become independent. More than 200 people were massacred here in Gorata by the brutal Nizam but due to its appeasement policy, the Congress never remembered those who fought and sacrificed their lives for Hyderabad liberation only for its greed for vote bank, Shah said. Paying his obeisance to Sardar Patel, he said had there not

Hyderabad's accession and a case India-Pak fought for 70 years in the UK

After 70 years of proceedings, the court upheld the Indian government's claims and ordered Pakistan to pay the money due to India and the descendants of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan

How the Nizams 'stole' Hyderabad: Understanding origins of Asaf Jah dynasty

Seven Nizams of the Asaf Jah dynasty ruled over Hyderabad state for over 224 years, from 1724 to 1948. Read to find out how they came to rule over the Deccan Plateau

Operation Polo: The five-day-long police action that integrated Hyderabad

Hyderabad was under the rule of the Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan. The Nizam delayed acceding to India, and as violence spread across the state, the Indian Army marched in

The unsung victims of 1857

Rana Safvi offers an evocative translation of an account that recalled how Mughal royals, especially women, suffered after the exile of Bahadur Shah Zafar

Hyderabad Nizam's grandson seeks one-time settlement for pending wealth tax

Family members of the last Nizam of Hyderabad have written to Finance Minister urging her to resolve the Nizam Jewellery Trust income and wealth tax issue which has been pending for the last 26 years

Nizam of Hyderabad funds: UK court asks Pak to pay millions in legal costs

During a trial earlier this year, the High Court had been asked to determine the central question of who exactly is the beneficial owner of the funds belonging to the late Nizam, Osman Ali Khan

Princess Esra welcomes London court's ruling in favor of Nizam of Hyderabad

This money transfer resulted in a long-standing legal battle between the heirs of the Nizam and Pakistan

UK court dismisses Pak's claim over Nizam's funds; rules in favour of India

The dispute revolves around 1,007,940 pounds and nine shillings transferred in 1948 from the then Nizam of Hyderabad to the high commissioner in Britain of the newly-formed state of Pakistan

India-Pakistan clash over Nizam of Hyderabad funds in UK

The dispute revolves around 1,007,940 pounds and nine shillings that were transferred in 1948 from the then Nizam of Hyderabad to the high commissioner in Britain of the newly-formed Pakistan