Kohinoor

Britain’s Queen Camilla chooses crown without Kohinoor for coronation in May

Kohinoor, which means mountain of light in Persian, came into Queen Victoria’s possession from the treasury of Maharaja Ranjit Singh a few years before she was to be crowned Empress of India, and has played a starring role in British coronations of the past

Britain needs to return the Amaravati artefacts now too, not just the Kohinoor

Amaravati, unlike the Kohinoor, has no negative stories about it such as curses of doom for whoever possesses it, including its current keeper, ‘Great’ Britain

Dilip Kumar's 100th birth anniversary: Is Ganga Jumna his best performance ever?

To find Ganga Jumna missing from the package is akin to The Godfather going missing from a Marlon Brando festival. If a poll is conducted, at least 80 percent of Dilip Kumar’s fans would vote for Ganga Jumna as his career’s best.

Harsh Goenka reveals how India can get back the Kohinoor - and it has a Rishi Sunak connect

One of the largest cut diamonds in the world, the Kohinoor, or Koh-i-Nur, is a part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom

Why Kohinoor could now prove to be a lucky diamond

Stirring and stoking a controversy over it can deflect attention from other potential coronation spoilers for Charles and Camilla

'Kohinoor'belonged to Lord Jagannath claims Odisha body, demands its return from UK

Jagannath Sena convener Priya Darsan Pattnaik claimed that Maharaja of Punjab Ranjit Singh had donated the diamond to the Puri Lord after he won a battle against Nadir Shah of Afghanistan

Queen Elizabeth II: How much money Britain's inglorious empire stole from India—15 times UK’s current value

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in 2019 quoted a study saying that British loot from India was close to $45 trillion in today’s monetary value

The Devil’s Advocate: Dear social media freedom fighters, international diplomacy doesn’t run on emotion and outrage

Consternation and shock have been expressed at India’s decision to mourn the Queen’s demise which indicates a baffling lack of understanding of how diplomacy does and ought to work

Will the Kohinoor go to Camilla? Examining the murky history and fate of world’s most famous diamond

The 105-carat Kohinoor is one of 2,800 precious jewels set in the priceless platinum and diamond crown originally belonging to the Queen Mother, wife of George VI and mother of Elizabeth II. Usually on display in the Tower of London, it made its last public appearance at the Queen Mother’s funeral

Queen Elizabeth II death: Kohinoor crown will go to Camilla, states report

The diamond and platinum crown that will be worn by Queen Consort Camilla is set with 2,800 diamonds, several of them from Queen Victoria’s Regal Circlet