After facing criticism over its statement that the Koh-i-noor diamond was not stolen but gifted to Britain, the Indian government has backtracked and said that it will make all possible efforts to bring back the legendary gemstone amicably.
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Two days ago, the country’s solicitor-general had said that the historical diamond was gifted to the English East Indian Company by Punjab rulers in the 1849 and was not a “stolen item”, during a hearing in the country’s Supreme Court after a NGO filed a lawsuit asking for the diamond’s return Read more…
