The East India Company, once ruler of vast Indian territories, has closed for the second time. Relaunched in the 2000s by Indian entrepreneur Sanjiv Mehta as a Mayfair luxury brand, which sold ...

Revived as a luxury goods brand in 2010, the modern version of the old trading behemoth has sought protection under insolvency laws, citing mounting debts.

The East India Company had been revived in 2010 as a luxury food and drink retailer, the modern incarnation sought to trade on heritage rather than empire.

The East India Company has gone into liquidation more than 160 years after its dissolution following the 1857 rebellion.

At its peak in the early 1800s, the company had a private army of around 250,000 men and controlled vast parts of India. It ...

Far removed from the upheaval that marked its historic end, this latest shutdown brings a subdued conclusion to a brand that ...

The original company had become inactive nearly 152 years ago. It was later revived in 2010 by Indian entrepreneur Sanjiv ...

New Delhi: The early 19th century in India was not an era of equitable administration, but a period defined by the unrelenting political despotism of the British East India Company (EIC). Despite the ...