Why the founder of British Indian empire slit his own throatIn 1774, Robert Clive, a controversial figure in British India, died. Clive rose from a clerk to a military leader, securing British contro...
15 Aug, 2025, 09.33 AM IST
Want this instead of Blinkit/Zomato orders; Indian lawyer now working in Europe sparks viral debate over misplaced prioritiesA lawyer who moved to Europe criticized India's work culture on social media, comparing it to the more balanced lifestyle in Europe. She ex...
03 Feb, 2025, 05.27 PM IST
UK extracted $64.82 trillion from India during colonial rule. Richest 10% got most of the cashOxfam International's report highlights how the UK extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India during colonial rule, with significant wealth tr...
20 Jan, 2025, 03.13 PM IST
Martial law to miracle survival: South Korea's president YoonSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, surprising the nation, but rescinded it after facing intense backlash. An impeac...
07 Dec, 2024, 07.09 PM IST
How long will cultural appropriation continue?Western museums and collections house sacred objects from various cultures, often acquired during colonial times. The article highlights th...
12 Oct, 2024, 12.37 AM IST
How to get Koh-i-noor backThe British Museum curator stole nearly 2,000 items, but 356 have been recovered and displayed. The museum holds vast collections from arou...
25 Feb, 2024, 10.59 PM IST
A 'digital heist': Rosetta Stone returns home to London virtuallyThe Rosetta Stone will be "digitally repatriated" to Egypt by Looty, a group of London-based designers, allowing visitors to view it throug...
20 Aug, 2023, 10.32 AM IST
How colonial-era Indian jewels ended up in UK’s royal treasuryIn one of the reports this week, it references a "remarkable" 46-page file uncovered from the India Office archives that detail an investig...
07 Apr, 2023, 11.59 PM IST
Of stolen art and looters' crafty craftRecent years have witnessed an increasing demand for the repatriation of looted art objects globally. Even as the British Museum in London ...
17 Dec, 2022, 10.27 PM IST
View: Indian idols need public supportIndeed, every time someone posts a photo of a Chola bronze or stone frieze depicting some Indian deity displayed in some museum-invariably ...
12 Nov, 2022, 12.03 AM IST
West plundered India, is ready to provoke colour revolution in any country: Putin"The West ... began its colonial policy back in the Middle Ages, and then followed the slave trade, the genocide of Indian tribes in Americ...
30 Sep, 2022, 10.54 PM IST
View: Modern management is essentially violent as it is based on consumptionThe more we consume, the more violent we are. The more consumption we encourage. The more violence we encourage. Never mind if we choose to...
16 Apr, 2022, 12.29 AM IST
View: The West believes history has a direction, a purpose, an end. But Indian worldview is differentThe leader in its purest form has its roots in the Bible. He is chosen by a higher authority, he leads a team, a tribe, an institution to a...
12 Apr, 2022, 09.47 AM IST
Legalised loot, organised plunder, says Congress on Centre's National Monetisation PipelineThe government is giving away assets worth crores made from the hard work of the people to its billionaire "friends", the Congress further ...
24 Aug, 2021, 08.26 PM IST
Handful of ancient coins may help solve one of the Earth's oldest cold casesThat ancient pocket change could explain how pirate Capt. Henry Every vanished into the wind.
01 Apr, 2021, 05.41 PM IST
'One Mic Stand': Shashi Tharoor calls out PM Modi, speaks millennial lingo; his stand-up act becomes a massive hitThe veteran politician tries his hand at stand-up comedy, says ‘blame it all on Nehru’ if you don’t find it funny.
18 Nov, 2019, 03.39 PM IST
- Advertisements should be censored: Shekhar Kapur
Shekhar Kapur thinks it's about time that advertisements, specially the ones targeted at kids, were more closely censored.
03 Oct, 2010, 12.18 PM IST