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.

Following India's first war of independence in 1857, the British government took direct control of India in 1858, ending the company's rule. The British Parliament formally dissolved the East India ...

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

After lying inactive for more than 150 years following its abolition in 1874, the East India Company name was revived in 2010 by British-Indian entrepreneur Sanjiv Mehta, who acquired the rights to ...

The East India Company was instrumental in the establishment of British dominance in India. It occupied and ruled a large part of the world and the Indian subcontinent for several years. The East ...

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

The original East India Company, which played a pivotal role in British colonial rule in India, became dormant more than 150 ...

The revived East India Company has shut down in London after entering liquidation, marking its second collapse since the 1857 rebellion. Here’s what led to the end of the historic brand’s modern ...

The East India Company established the British rule in India, and ruled the Indian subcontinent and other major parts of the world for nearly centuries, expanding the British Empire to the point where ...