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The city became a strong base for the Indian independence movement during the early 20th century, it was the centre of the Rowlatt Satyagraha of 1919 and Royal Indian Navy Mutiny of 1946. [3] After India's independence in 1947, the territory of Bombay Presidency retained by India was restructured into Bombay State.
1846 – Mahim Causeway between Salsette and Mahim completed. 16 April 1853 – First railway line in India between Mumbai and Thane. 1854 – First cotton mill started. 1857 – University of Mumbai established. 1858 – The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China opens its Bombay branch. 1864 – The Mumbai, Baroda, and Central India ...
The Bombay Times is a free supplement of The Times of India, in the Mumbai (formerly Bombay) region. It covers celebrity news, news features, international and national music news, international and national fashion news, lifestyle and feature articles pegged on news events both national and international that have local interest value.
Mumbai ( Marathi: [ˈmumbəi] ⓘ, ISO: Muṁbaī; formerly known as Bombay [a]) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore ). [18] Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth-most ...
History. The Mumbai Samachar, Asia's oldest continuously published newspaper, was first published on the first of July 1822 and comprised three small quarto sheets. 10 inches by 8 inches, and a half sheet supplement in all containing 14 pages of printed matter. A brief description of the contents of this first issue will give an idea of what an ...
The last British troops to leave India, the First Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry, passed through the arcade of the Gateway of India in Bombay on 28 February 1948. The 282-year-long period of the British domination in Bombay ended after India's Independence in 1947. See also. History of Mumbai; History of Bombay under Portuguese rule
History of Bombay in independent India. Mumbai, previously known as Bombay, is the financial capital of India and one of the most populous cities in the world. Mumbai grew into a leading commercial center of India during the 19th century on the basis of textile mills and overseas trade. [1] After independence, the desire to domesticate a ...
The Free Press Journal. The Free Press Journal is an Indian English-language daily newspaper that was established in 1928 by Swaminathan Sadanand, who also acted as its first editor. First produced to complement a news agency, the Free Press of India, it was a supporter of the Independence movement. It is published in Mumbai, India.