The Ashmolean acquired the statue in good faith in 1967. According to the Sotheby’s catalogue, the bronze was sold by the private collector, J.R. Belmont (1886–1981). There is no information on how the bronze entered his collection.
"We will not be complicit in something that is harmful to the world and contrary to our values and interests, simply out of fear of retaliation," Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said after Trump had lashed out at Sanchez's government, calling Spain a "terrible" ally
While the Trinamool Congress under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee used SIR as an electoral opportunity and used the harassment of people to target the ECI and BJP led government at the Centre, the West Bengal BJP leadership appears to be disappointed with the outcome of the exercise as deletions in the electoral roll are far less than what they had wished for.
The department booked over 30 cases under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act during an intensive drive held in district
Ahead of the Cabinet meeting during which the internal reservation issue is scheduled to be discussed, Dalit Ministers held parleys to arrive at a possible broader consensus on the issue that has now driven a wedge among Scheduled Castes and left the Cabinet divided
Edwin Lutyens ultimately secured near-exclusive credit for New Delhi’s design not just because he was talented, but because he was an exceptional public-relations strategist