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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......

'There are many angry White men like Page out there'

While private groups had been quietly monitoring the Wisconsin Gurdwara shooter and his racist leanings for years, Wade Michael Page was not on the radar of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.......

Modi Is Being Outnumbered And Out-Rallied

This time Modi has no emotive message to take to the stump. Muscular nationalism doesn't work against the backdrop of China's successive inroads into Indian territory. Rising prices is a sore point......

Can Gehlot Make It Two In A Row?

The fact that Gehlot has stayed relevant these five years with his populist schemes is one reason why he may beat incumbency in a state that votes for change every election, observes Ramesh Menon.......

5 prominent Indian-Americans to contest Nov 8 US Congress midterm polls

Five prominent Indian-American politicians are in the race for the US House of Representatives when the country goes for its midterm polls on November 8. If the pollsters and opinions of political......

Farm sector alone can't bring prosperity to India, says NITI Aayog chief

NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Monday said the potential of farm sector to bring prosperity to a vast population in the long-run is limited and the country needs to focus on creating......

Nano or no Nano: Bengal leading carmaker

Whether or not the Nano rolls out from Singur-- the four-member land committee is supposed to finish its investigations on Friday-- no one can snatch away West Bengal's laurels in pioneering car......

China is doing better than India

India's economic programme may be in jeopardy if more labourers are killed building shopping malls and more adivasis are gunned down resisting land acquisition.Meanwhile, it's surprising that......

We now have the right to information. Really.

A quiet revolution is taking place in this country. And most of us have remained oblivious to it. This is about the right to information. Seven states -- Goa, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Karnataka,......

How COVID-19 could change India's political economy

'While the poor have little say in shaping India's intellectual or public discourse, they do have a significant role in deciding political outcomes,' points out Roshan Kishore. IMAGE: Indians walk......

'Investing in girls is about the smartest thing you can do'

Over Dosas in Mumbai, Oscar winner Megan Mylan tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel why she chose India and girl empowerment as the subject of her new documentary. Image: Megan Mylan (centre) with her......

Full text of the Delhi High Court judgment

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHIWP (C) 1680/200004.10.2004Judgment reserved on:18.08.2004Judgment pronounced on: 04.10.2004RAHUL MEHRA and ANOTHER ...Petitioners- versus -UNION OF INDIA and......

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