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‘Pocket-sized symbol of colonial loot’: how New York’s mayor revived Koh-i-noor diamond debate

Zohran Mamdani’s suggestion King Charles should return diamond to India has reopened old wounds

The Guardian - UK

Exhibition to tell story of Punjabi princess and pioneering suffragette Sophia Duleep Singh

The Last Princesses of Punjab opens on Thursday at Kensington Palace

The Guardian - UK

Tower of London's Crown Jewels: colonial diamonds overshadow reopened exhibition's most interesting objects

The Tower of London’s Crown Jewel exhibition, which reopened in May, is a turning point in the museum’s narrative. As British institutions have increasingly made moves to investigate their connections to slavery, there has been a gradual acceptance of the complicated nature of the nation’s history, which does not sit…

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Suffragette Indian princess commemorated with plaque by English Heritage

Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was the daughter of the last ruler of the Sikh empire.

The Independent UK

More women needed on London blue plaques, says English Heritage

Charity calls for public to nominate notable women for project, with 85% of plaques currently honouring men

The Guardian - UK

New Tower of London display acknowledges ‘complex’ history of crown jewels

Contentious circumstances in which controversial jewels were acquired explained by ‘honest, transparent’ exhibition

The Guardian - UK

No ordinary diamond: how the Koh-i-Noor became an imperial possession

Ahead of King Charles’s coronation on May 6 2023, Buckingham Palace has announced that Camilla, the Queen consort, will be wearing a modified version of the crown made for Queen Mary, the consort of George V. This is the first time since the 1700s that a queen consort crown is…

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Why is the Koh-i-Noor diamond so controversial?

The huge diamond is steeped in history and controversy over how it came to be in the possession of British royalty

The Independent UK

Why is the Koh-i-Noor diamond so controversial?

The huge diamond is steeped in history and controversy over how it came to be in the possession of British royalty

The Independent UK

The Kapil Sharma Show: Neeru Bajwa reveals she never wanted to get married, says 'I always imagined I would be single forever since I am not the romantic kind'

As soon as the episode of The Kapil Sharma Show began, Kapil asked actress Neeru Bajwa, "You have come here for the first time," to which she replied, "You didn't invite me earlier." Kapil was in splits as he stated, 'We didn't know you'd come on our invitation.' He then…

The Times of India

The palace is dripping in diamonds, so why bring out the disputed Koh-i-noor?

The jewel in the last queen consort’s crown was plundered from India. Camilla doesn’t have to wear it

The Guardian - UK

Britain Stole The World’s Most Expensive Diamond From India — Now Ppl Are Calling For Its Return

A campaign for the Royal Family to return the world's most expensive cut diamond, Kohinoor, to its rightful home in India has been reignited.

Pedestrian.tv

Flood-hit Pakistan deserves more attention and help

The crippling natural disaster is another example of how the actions of economically stronger and more powerful nations, however unintentional, can have a crushing impact.

Chicago Sun-Times

Indians want King Charles III to return Kohinoor, a massive 105-carat diamond worth $591 million

The world's most expensive diamond, the "Kohinoor" has been fought over for centuries and is one of 2,800 jewels set in the crown made for the Queen Mother. With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Indians are asking for its return.

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Daily Mirror

Controversy of two diamonds worth hundreds of millions wanted back by former colonies

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II several countries have called for the return of gems from South Africa and India - believed to be worth a combined £400million

Daily Mirror

King Charles III to inherit 'cursed' royal crown that brings its owner 'misfortune'

The Crown of the Queen Mother contains the Koh-i-Noor Diamond, which weighs more than 100 carats and carries with it a bloody history - not to mentioned rumoured bad luck

The Times of India

Ludhiana: Two die of electrocution, two suffer injuries

LUDHIANA: Two persons died of electrocution whereas two others suffered injuries, one of them serious, while they were repairing shed at a farm in Rauni village on Tuesday afternoon.

The Times of India

Annexation of Punjab: Punjabi speakers in UK, Pakistan to observe black day on anniversary today

AMRITSAR: UK and Pakistan-based organizations led by Punjabi speaking people will be observing March 29 as black day in protest against the annexation of Punjab to British dominion by the then British governor-general Dalhousie on March 29, 1849.

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The Independent UK

The history of the Queen Mother’s crown bearing the Koh-i-Noor

The huge diamond is steeped in history and controversy over how it came to be in the possession of British royalty

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