When Nader Shah of Persia invaded northern India in 1739, his forces sacked the city of Delhi and carried off the Peacock Throne as part of the plunder. The stone was later passed to Ahmad Shah ...

It is said to have cost Shah Jahan (1592-1666) twice as much as the Taj Mahal. It was so heavy that it is surprising Nader ...

Reacting to AAP leader Kailash Gahlot's remark that Arvind Kejriwal was the modern day freedom fighter, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said it would be apt to compare him with Nader Shah.

The diamond was placed at the top of the Peacock throne. Persian ruler Nader Shah invaded Delhi and took away Koh-I-Noor in 1739. The stone was brought back by Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh in 1813.

Competing theories and myths about the origins of the stone stretch over many years but historians agree it was taken from India by Nader Shah, an Iranian ruler, in 1739. Through plunder and ...

Brooks Nader and "Dancing with the Stars" pro Gleb Savchenko are the latest dancing duo to spark romance rumors. Nader, 27, shared a photo of herself sitting on Savchenko's lap on social media.

Israel Launches Airstrikes on Hezbollah, Killing at Least 270 in Lebanon It was the deadliest day of Israeli attacks in Lebanon since at least 2006. The Lebanese health ministry said over 1,000 ...

Shah Rukh Khan was born in Delhi and started his acting career with the television series Fauji in the late 1980s. He made his debut in movies with Deewana in 1992. He made a mark on the Bollywood ...

Set in 1739, Nader Shah's undefeated army is attacked by Sikh rebellions. Nadar demands their arrest to no avail. Five civilians are hired to play Sikh rebels but over time, they learn the Sikh way.

Recent explosions of communications devices in Lebanon that targeted Hezbollah, along with the assassinations of top Hezbollah commanders, have ...

When Nader Shah of Persia invaded northern India in 1739, his forces sacked the city of Delhi and carried off the Peacock ...

When Nader Shah of Persia invaded northern India in 1739, his forces sacked the city of Delhi and carried off the Peacock Throne as part of the plunder. The stone was later passed to Ahmad Shah ...