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Britain imposes export ban on Tipu Sultan's rare sporting gun

A rare 18th century decorated gun made in India for Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan, and valued at around GBP 2 million, has been barred from export to allow time for a UK-based institution to acquire it......

'Shehzada wants to become nawab': BJP dubs Rahul as Mir Jafar

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday dubbed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the "present-day Mir Jafar of Indian polity" who went overseas seeking help from foreign forces to become a 'nawab' in......

If China And India Go To War At Sea...

The coming together of the Quad and the Australia-UK-US grouping would be a formidable adversary, moving toward the creation of a 'thousand ship navy' that reins in the PLA navy in the......

Rishi Sunak wants to make UK-India ties 'more two-way'

Rishi Sunak, who is set to be Britain's first Indian-origin prime minister, recently said that he wants to change the United Kingdom-India relationship to make it a more two-way exchange that opens......

Kohinoor belonged to Lord Jagannath: Odisha outfit after Queen's death

A socio-cultural organisation of Odisha has claimed that the Kohinoor diamond belonged to Lord Jagannath, and sought the intervention of President Droupadi Murmu for its return to the historic Puri......

'FICCI is focusing on start-ups'

'For our traditional membership base, it would be an access to disruptive ideas,' FICCI President Subhrakant Panda tells Asit Mishra/Business Standard. FICCI President Subhrakant Panda.......

Hinduja group chairman Srichand Parmanand Hinduja dies in London at 87

His business successes which started with the international distribution rights for the Bollywood blockbuster movie 'Sangam' in 1964 made him one of the richest in Britain but it was the Bofors......

Who is George Soros? The man who criticised Narendra Modi

George Soros, who is in the eye of the storm over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Adani issue, is an Hungarian-born American financier, philanthropist, and activist whose......

In 75th year of Independence, govt may shut down British India Corp

Once the iconic red-brick building of British India Corporation (BICL), which manufactured the popular “Lal-Imli” brand of woollen products, made Cawnpore (now Kanpur) the Manchester of......

GAIL advances US gas supplies to meet India's energy demand

GAIL (India) Ltd has advanced the supply of gas from the US and is looking to contract more LNG next year as it doubles down efforts to secure affordable energy supplies to meet the needs of Asia's......

'The next Cannes is in India'

'We are the land of stories.' IMAGE: While Deepika Padukone's pleated shirt and sleek black pants were lovely, her serpent necklace grabbed everyone's attention. Photograph: ANI Photo/ANI Picture......

Ready for Sunny Leone's new film?

Film folk are slowly trying to return to the lives they knew before the pandemic struck. While many of them have returned to their shoots, award functions have also started rolling out their red......

Betaal review

Betaal does scare the wits out of you in certain sequences, but as a whole, fails to make a mark, sighs Moumita Bhattacharjee. India attempts a zombie horror story with Netflix's Betaal, backed by......

October Releases: The Sky Is Pink, Saand Ki Aankh

October has mega releases coming up, thanks to some important holidays on the calendar. Gandhi Jayanti, on October 2, has War and Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy coming up. The Diwali weekend has......

All the action from Kangana's Manikarnika

What do you think of Kangana's look? Kangana Ranaut treated us to a sketch of the historical character she will play in her new film, Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. Based on the life of Rani......

Football: West Brom appoint Allardyce as Bilic replacement

IMAGE: Slaven Bilic and Sam Allardyce. Photograph: Toby Melville/File Photo/Reuters Premier League strugglers West Bromwich ALbion have appointed Sam Allardyce as manager after sacking Slaven......

Football Extras: Mourinho to get his own TV show in Russia

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is......

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