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UK's richest 10% took half of wealth from India during colonialism

The United Kingdom extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of this went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to......

Wealth of 5 richest men doubled since 2020: Oxfam

Fortunes of five richest men have more than doubled since 2020 and the world could have its first-ever trillionaire in just a decade while it would take more than two centuries to end poverty,......

CBI books activist Harsh Mander, NGO for forex violations

The CBI has registered a case of alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act against human rights activist Harsh Mander and his NGO, and searched his premises on Friday,......

'You can't compare Modi and Dr Singh'

'The sense of Constitutional propriety and political morality seems to be vanishing fast.' 'There are many things in today's politics of governance which Manmohan Singh would have never dreamt of......

CBI books Oxfam India for FCRA violation, searches its office

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a first information report (FIR) against Oxfam India and its office-bearers for alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act......

Top CEOs got an average hike of 9% in 2022, workers' wages fell 3%: Oxfam

The average salary hike of top-paid chief executive officers (CEOs) in four countries, India, the USA, the UK and South Africa, was 9 per cent, but the workers in these countries saw their salary......

As wealth inequality grows, is it time for an Indian inheritance tax?

Billionaire Bill Gates, in a 2019 interview, supported bringing back a regulation in the US to require the super-rich to pay a 55 per cent tax when they inherit their family fortune. Illustration:......

How the wealth of India's richest can make a difference

A one-off tax on unrealized gains from 2017–2021 on just one billionaire, Gautam Adani, could have raised Rs 1.79 lakh crore, enough to employ more than five million Indian primary school......

Wealth of 100 richest Indians grew by Rs 12,97,822 cr during Covid: Oxfam

India's 100 top billionaires have seen their fortunes increase by Rs 12,97,822 crore since March last year when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country and this amount is enough to give 13.8 crore......

'This government prefers only ease of doing business, they are not interested in ease of living'

'We are worried for the workers because in the private sector, jobs are not secure, there is no decent work condition and there is no social security.''That's why we are opposing the economic......

What did Parasite do that Indian movies fail to do?

'Visibility is very important, but visibility is also very expensive.'Swapnil Joglekar explores the Parasite phenomenon. IMAGE: Director Bong Joon-ho with his Oscar for Best International Feature......

Look, who turned up for the MAMI brunch

Bollywood Women Power! The 20th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival and Oxfam India co-hosted the 'Women in Film' brunch to celebrate gender equality in cinema and women's movement in the industry to......

Why we must watch Meel Patthar

'We are a young nation. But I wanted to explore the conflict between the young and the old.''The cynicism of people who have lived it versus the optimism and naiveté of the young.' IMAGE: A......

Sports Shorts: Ankita crashes out of US Open Qualifying event

IMAGE: Ankita Raina failed to keep her momentum. Photograph: Ankita Raina/Twitter India's top women's singles player Ankita Raina crashed out of the women's singles US Open qualifying event......

Tennis fan wins big for UK charity from beyond grave

A bet placed nearly a decade ago by a tennis aficionado has won a British charity more than 100,000 pounds after tennis legend Roger Federer secured his seventh Wimbledon win. Nicholas Newlife, an......

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