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  2. Calcutta Scottish - Wikipedia

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    The Calcutta Scottish was a regiment of volunteers of Scottish descent raised in 1914 as an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment formed part of the army reserves of the Auxiliary Force, India (AFI). The regimental dress uniform was Hunting Stewart tartan. The regiment was disbanded following India's independence in 1947.

  3. East India Company - Wikipedia

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    The East India Company ( EIC) [a] was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. [4] It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia ), and later with East Asia. The company gained control of large parts of the Indian ...

  4. Calcutta (singer) - Wikipedia

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    In 2019, Calcutta recorded the single "La luna e la gatta" with producers Takagi & Ketra and fellow singer-songwriters Jovanotti and Tommaso Paradiso. During his career, he also appeared as a featured artist on the singles " Se piovesse il tuo nome ", released in 2018 with Elisa , and "Blue Jeans" (2020), recorded as a duet with Franco126 .

  5. Telephony - Wikipedia

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    Telephony ( / təˈlɛfəni / tə-LEF-ə-nee) is the field of technology involving the development, application, and deployment of telecommunication services for the purpose of electronic transmission of voice, fax, or data, between distant parties. The history of telephony is intimately linked to the invention and development of the telephone .

  6. Gift of Peace AIDS Hospice - Wikipedia

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    St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Type. AIDS Hospice. Headquarters. 2800 Otis St. NE. Washington, D.C. 20018. Website. Website. The Gift of Peace AIDS Hospice is an AIDS hospice care home that was opened in 1986 by Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity in Northeast Washington, D.C. [1] [2]

  7. Calcutta Girls' College - Wikipedia

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    Calcutta Girls' College. / 22.5621969; 88.3560004. Calcutta Girls' College, established in 1963, [1] is a women's undergraduate college in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta.

  8. Ilbert Bill - Wikipedia

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    The Ilbert Bill was a bill introduced to the Imperial Legislative Council (ILC) of British India on 9 February 1883 which stipulated that non-white judges could oversee cases that had white plaintiffs or defendants. It was drafted by and named after British civil servant Sir Courtenay Ilbert, then serving as the legal advisor to Council of ...

  9. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited - Wikipedia

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    Website. Official Website. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (abbreviated as BSNL) is a state-owned telecommunications company, based in India, owned by the Government of India. It operates as a central public sector undertaking with its headquarters in New Delhi, India. BSNL falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Telecommunications ...