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The myth of the Magna Carta

The Magna Carta was not quite a grand demand for equality, freedoms and rule of law but just a narrow demand for restricting the ruler’s powers to ring fence the interests of the elite. But......

Magna Carta sold for $21.3 million at NY auction

Magna Carta, the historic 800-year-old English manuscript detailing the rights of man, was sold at an auction at Sotheby's for US$ 21.3 million on Tuesday. The manuscript was bought by an unknown......

In London, PM honours Indian who 'talked of democracy even before Magna Carta'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled in London a statue of Basaveshwara, the 12th century Indian philosopher and social reformer, praising him for giving the world ideals of democracy......

Magna Carta inspired Gandhi for liberty of land, says UK PM Cameron

The Magna Carta, hailed as the cornerstone of parliamentary democracy, inspired legends like Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela for liberty to their lands and people, Prime Minister David Cameron......

Magna Carta to fetch Rs 120 crore at Sotheby's

A 13th century version of Magna Carta, which first enshrined the authority of the English over their monarch, is expected to fetch $30 million (about Rs 120 crore) at a sale in New York, Sotheby's......

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