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  2. Indian Rebellion of 1857 - Wikipedia

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    In August, by the Government of India Act 1858, the company's ruling powers over India were transferred to the British Crown. [181] A new British government department, the India Office , was created to handle the governance of India, and its head, the Secretary of State for India , was entrusted with formulating Indian policy.

  3. Government of India Act 1858 - Wikipedia

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    The Government of India Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict. c. 106) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed on 2 August 1858. Its provisions called for the liquidation of the East India Company (who had up to this point been ruling British India under the auspices of Parliament) and the transferral of its functions to the British Crown.

  4. Enabling act - Wikipedia

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    The enabling act on 24 February 1923, originally limited until 1 June but extended until 31 October, empowered the cabinet to resist the occupation of the Ruhr. [3] There was an enabling act on 13 October 1923 and an enabling act on 8 December 1923 that would last until the dissolution of the Reichstag on 13 March 1924. [4]

  5. List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1725

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    An Act for better securing the Monies and Effects of the Suitors of the Court of Chancery; and to prevent the counterfeiting of East India Bonds, and Endorsements thereon; as likewise Endorsements on South Sea Bonds. (Repealed by Court of Chancery (Funds) Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 44))

  6. Permanent Settlement - Wikipedia

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    The Permanent Settlement, also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal, was an agreement between the East India Company and landlords of Bengal to fix revenues to be raised from land that had far-reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire British Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside.

  7. List of amendments of the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    Place land reform acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed: 35th: Amend articles 80 and 81. Insert article 2A. Insert schedule 10. [42] 1 March 1975 Terms and Conditions for the Incorporation of Sikkim into the Union of India. 36th: Amend articles 80 and 81. Insert article 371F. Remove article 2A.

  8. Top Indian opposition leader released on bail by court ...

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    A top Indian opposition leader was freed from jail on interim bail by the Supreme Court on Friday nearly seven weeks after his arrest in a bribery case that opposition parties called a political ...

  9. Indian Slavery Act, 1843 - Wikipedia

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    The Indian Slavery Act, 1843, also known as Act V of 1843, was an act passed in British India under East India Company rule, which outlawed many economic transactions associated with slavery. The act states how the sale of any person as a slave was banned, and anyone buying or selling slaves would be prosecuted under the law, the offence ...