How a wealthy merchant corporation powered the Chola empire and the precocious globalism of the medieval Indian OceanIn a truly awe-inspiring logistical feat, Rajendra Chola would have the Five Hundred’s great trading fleets follow his armies up the coast,...
18 Jan, 2025, 11.00 PM IST
Billionaire Control: How Musk and other moguls are reshaping politicsThe growing influence of ultra-wealthy individuals, particularly Elon Musk, in politics raises concerns about the concentration of power. M...
12 Jan, 2025, 02.31 PM IST
Ratna Bhandar of Puri's Jagannath temple reopened after 46 yearsThe revered Ratna Bhandar treasury of the 12th-century Jagannath temple in Puri was reopened after 46 years for inventory and repairs. A co...
15 Jul, 2024, 11.56 AM IST
UK is my home: Rishi Sunak dismisses post-election relocation jibeThe British Indian leader told voters on the campaign trail in Amersham, south-east England, that he was surprised at Lord Zac Goldsmith's ...
28 May, 2024, 08.40 PM IST
UK peers debate freedoms in India, minister points to close India-UK ties"Our approach has always been to raise any concerns directly with the Indian government. We will continue to engage India on the full range...
16 Mar, 2021, 05.21 PM IST
View: The political communication required to market govt's farm reforms has been simply missingThe problem with GoI’s recent policy reforms with respect to the farm economy is not that they are intrinsically wrong, but the political c...
06 Dec, 2020, 11.06 PM IST
London court accepts daughter Vinoo as SP Hinduja's legal friendThe dispute is potentially precedent-setting because it involves the rights of female inheritors.
25 Jun, 2020, 10.32 AM IST
Caste no bar for devotees on temple run in AyodhyaCalled ‘jatiye mandir’ (caste-based temples) in local parlance, most such temples have priests as well as management committee members from...
23 Nov, 2019, 12.49 PM IST
Tony Blair's ex-deputy,John Prescott says Iraq war was 'illegal'Prescott said Blair's statement that "I am with you, whatever" in a message to US President George W Bush, months before the invasion in Ma...
10 Jul, 2016, 06.03 PM IST
Mahatma Gandhi statue charity appoints new trustees in UKA charity set up in the UK to raise funds for a statue of Mahatma Gandhi to be installed at Parliament Square in London this year today app...
11 Feb, 2015, 09.19 PM IST
- Investors should invoke bilateral investment treaties if they are hurt by adverse policies
Investors must grapple with an uncertain regulatory environment, complex tax and labour laws and rampant corruption in government.
19 Nov, 2012, 08.51 AM IST
- UK Law Firms may be allowed to operate in India: CJI
Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan has said that UK law firms could be allowed to operate in India but a final decision in the matter ...
01 Nov, 2008, 12.43 PM IST
- Improvement needed in legal education in India: Bhardwaj
Indian government has taken a series of measures to improve the quality of legal education in the country to make it dynamic, Law Minister ...
05 Jul, 2008, 10.35 AM IST
- Brown wins key test on toughening UK terrorism laws
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown narrowly won an important vote on Wednesday on plans for tougher new terrorism laws after he warned tha...
11 Jun, 2008, 11.23 PM IST