It is a fortune fit for a maharaja – the former Maharaja of Faridkot, Harinder Singh Brar, to be exact. And after a two-decade legal battle, a court in northern India has ruled that Brar’s will was forged, allowing his two daughters to inherit his vast £2.86bn legacy.
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Sant Kaur Bajwa was also officially the world's second oldest person
Saturday 29 June 2013
You may only be familiar with GA Henty's name if you walk the dog in London's Brompton Cemetery, where he's buried, but in his time he was very well known indeed. A prolific novelist and special correspondent who reported on the appalling conditions of the Crimean War, he wrote 122 novels by my count, and you'll probably find one or two on the shelves of your local Ukip office, assuming anyone there can read.
Friday 17 May 2013
No political party enjoys anything close to consistent support across the four provinces
Sunday 12 May 2013
It was one of history’s astonishing turns. In 1999, Nawaz Sharif was overthrown in a military coup. He was thrown behind bars, along with his brother and other ministers.
Thursday 09 May 2013
After a conviction based solely on shaky evidence, Bhullar's appeal for clemency was rejected by the Indian government on earlier this year and time is running out
Monday 06 May 2013
Steven Davies hit 127 off just 104 balls to give Surrey a nine-wicket win over Hampshire in the Yorkshire Bank Pro 40 yesterday.
Thursday 25 April 2013
Australia's plans for the Ashes were hit last night by the news that pace bowler Ryan Harris will be out of action for up to two months with an Achilles injury.
Thursday 14 March 2013
Australia trail 2-0 in the four-match series
Wednesday 13 March 2013
Mickey Arthur, the Australia coach, has warned his players they must raise their game if they want to become the top-ranked Test team once more.
Monday 11 March 2013
James Pattinson, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Johnson join vice-captain in sitting out Mohali test
Sunday 10 March 2013
The accusation alone of blasphemy has led to violence that has claimed countless lives. And the cases themselves are usually about something else
Sunday 24 February 2013
It's been a marathon effort but the world's oldest long-distance runner finally retires today at 101
Wednesday 20 February 2013
David Cameron, Britain’s prime minister, has ended his rather over-done public relations blitz in India with a sombre and respectful visit to the Jallianwala Bagh site of the 1919 Amritsar massacre, one of the worst atrocities of British rule, which he described as a “deeply shameful event in British history”.
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Many Indians feel that Britain's outrages during the colonial era have never been fully admitted, never mind taken responsibility for
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