France returns skulls of King Toera and Sakalava leaders to Madagascar after 128 yearsFrance has returned three skulls to Madagascar, including that of King Toera, decapitated in 1897 by French colonial forces. This repatriat...
28 Aug, 2025, 02.20 AM IST
One pound a year for 200 years: Britain's moral debt to IndiaIndependence Day 2025: Shashi Tharoor spoke at Oxford Union in 2015. He argued Britain owes India reparations for colonial exploitation. Th...
13 Aug, 2025, 03.43 PM IST
'Global wealth tax must pay for climate reparation'French economist Thomas Piketty advocated for a global wealth tax to fund climate reparations, especially for countries like India signific...
14 Dec, 2024, 12.21 AM IST
Independence Day: How the British pulled off a $45 trillion heist in IndiaIndependence Day: India's economic history is revealing its painful past under British colonialism. Economic historian, Utsa Patnaik's rese...
15 Aug, 2023, 03.32 PM IST
The Dutch king apologizes for his country's role in slavery on 150th anniversary of abolitionThe king's speech followed Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's apology late last year for the country's role in the slave trade and slavery. ...
01 Jul, 2023, 11.37 PM IST
Benedict Cumberbatch: How Barbados' slave trade history caused controversy surrounding British actorAncestors of Benedict Cumberbatch reportedly operated a sugar plant in Barbados with 250 slaves. The Caribbean country is now seeking compe...
03 Jan, 2023, 09.28 PM IST
Dutch Caribbean will pronounce the formal apologies for the slavery past on December 19On December 19, the Dutch government will send seven state secretaries and ministers to the six Dutch Caribbean islands and Suriname to iss...
26 Nov, 2022, 01.28 AM IST
''I cannot mourn'': Former colonies conflicted over the queenBeyond official condolences praising the queen's longevity and service, there is some bitterness about the past in Africa, Asia, the Caribb...
11 Sep, 2022, 01.56 PM IST
State sponsored terrorism, violent extremism lead to discrimination against minorities: India at UNIndia's Pawan Badhe, the first secretary in its permanent mission in Geneva, had said that Pakistan has failed to protect the rights of its...
23 Sep, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky plans to rip off Oxford's library designs and get a piece of the University homeAirbnb co-founder spoke of his roots when he was invited to speak at the world's most prestigious debate society.
17 Mar, 2017, 04.05 PM IST
‘Westminster model of democracy not suited to us … India needs a presidential form of government’Parliamentary vulnerability to legislative majorities has also produced governments obliged to focus more on politics than on policy or per...
16 Nov, 2016, 03.44 PM IST
Former British PM David Cameron should seek apology for Jallianwala: Shashi TharoorOn hearing that a meeting of nearly 20,000 people was taking place at Jallianwala Bagh, Brigadier General R E H Dyer had ordered 50 rifleme...
02 Nov, 2016, 05.06 PM IST
We could see an Indian as PM of UK in our lifetime: Keith Vaz, Britain MP"Narendra Modi is a rock star amongst International politicians. His visit is long overdue, and I know how much the diaspora in the UK is l...
07 Aug, 2015, 09.16 PM IST
Return 'Koh-i-Noor' diamond to India, says UK MP Keith VazBritish Indian MP Keith Vaz called for the world-famous 'Koh-i-Noor' diamond to be returned to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ...
28 Jul, 2015, 05.49 PM IST
For an Oxford Union orator, idiom is the messageHe was ideally placed to enthral the gathering at the Oxford Union debate with his mastery over the medium and idiom as well as his argumen...
27 Jul, 2015, 05.16 AM IST
Shashi Tharoor demands reparation payments from UK for colonial rule"India's share of the world economy when Britain arrived on its shores was 23 per cent," Tharoor said at a debate at the University of Oxfo...
22 Jul, 2015, 06.54 PM IST
Oxford University in 'colonial' cocktail rowThe debate, titled 'This House Believes Britain Owes Reparations to her Former Colonies', involved Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and John Mack...
29 May, 2015, 06.47 PM IST