The revolt of 1857 or Sepoy Mutiny against the British East India Company was an important but unsuccessful event in the Indian history and was termed as the first war of Indian Independence. | The Times of India

Thulasendrapuram, US vice-presidential elect Kamala Harris’s ancestral village in Tamil Nadu, is celebrating Diwali early. Villagers were in a festive mood, drawing rangolis in front of their houses and wishing Kamala success, as Biden clinched the US presidential election on Friday. The villagers had performed puja at the Sri Dharma Sastha temple on Tuesday, the last day of voting, and also offered annadhanam (free food), serving Kamala's favourite dish - idli with sambar - to people at the tem