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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......

South Asia: It Is Climate Change, Stupid

India should encourage the second coming of SAARC with climate change as an urgent agenda and keeping Indian security concerns in mind as the subtext, suggest Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd)......

How To Be Aware About Early Heart Disease

'Thirty per cent of the world's deaths in young people, due to heart disease, are Indians.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind......

Hindus 78%, Muslims 14%: PM's Council

The share of the Hindu population declined by 7.8% to 78.06%.In contrast, the share of the Muslim and Christian populations increased by 43.15% to 14.09%, and by 5.4% to 2.36%. IMAGE: Kindly note......

'US trying to temper expectations of India'

'Having India as a credible deterrent vis-a-vis Chinese ambitions in the Indian Ocean and South Asian region is a desirable short-term outcome.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, US President......

Companies Plan Yoga Day Celebration

'An in-house contest encourages employees to share yoga and well-being practices with their families.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph:......

Issues India must focus on while negotiating trade deals

As India goes into firming up trade deals with developed nations like Australia, the United Kingdom (UK) and the regional bloc, and the European Union (EU), it will have to be well prepared to......

From electronics to semiconductor, MNCs in search of policy stability

Prodded by their automobile clients to hedge their bets against China global Taiwanese-headquartered outsourced semiconductor assembly and test companies (OSAT) are scouting for other Asian......

Cairn case: Will India manage to save its foreign assets?

For properties owned by the Indian state that are used for commercial purposes, the “state immunity” defence will not be available. For India to invoke “sovereign” or......

Advice to Modi: Forget Washington, concentrate on New York

If India takes care of the economic investments, then it will open up the space to dampen or circumvent some of the political burdens.C Raja Mohan, who heads the strategic studies programme at the......

'Hindi cinema has gained a certain cultural legitimacy'

Unlike many intellectuals who take a disparaging view of Bollywood films, Tejaswini Ganti has written a book that is a fond, but also critical, assessment of how films are made and marketed in......

Kannathil Muthamittal opens Asian American fest

Mani Ratnam's Kannathil Muthamittal (A Peck On The Cheek), about an adopted girl set against the background of Sri Lanka's civil war,will open the 26th Asian American International Film Festivalin......

Tendulkar most admired after Messi, Ronaldo: Survey

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar has supported several initiatives in health, education, and the sports sector in rural and urban areas. Photograph: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Batting legend Sachin......

AFC backs FIFA's biennial World Cup feasibility study

IMAGE: The AFC said it welcomed FIFA’s plan to conduct a feasibility study into staging the World Cup every two years. Photograph: Reuters The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said......

ECB says new diversity plans to tackle 'uncomfortable truths'

Photograph: ECB/Twitter The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said, on Tuesday, a range of measures aimed at strengthening its inclusion and diversity strategy would deal with some......

Remembering Football Legend Tulsidas Balaram

Tulsidas Balaram, who passed into the ages last week, was a member of the Indian football team which reached the semis at the Olympics and won an Asian Games gold medal. IMAGE: Tulsidas Balaram,......

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