Pondicherry has celebrated its Foundation Day on July 1 every year since 1963, marking its official formation as a Union ...

India's eight Union Territories, directly governed by the Central Government, each have unique roles. Highlights include the creation of Ladakh from Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 and the merger of ...

India has officially split the former state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, a move that gives the government in New Delhi greater control over the disputed Muslim-majority region.

Currently India has eight Union Territories – Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. They ...