UK can keep Kohinoor, India shouldn't reclaim it: Modi govt to Supreme Court

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April 18, 2016

New Delhi, 18: In a shocking development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Union government on Monday told the Supreme Court that the United Kingdom has the right to keep 'Kohinoor' diamond.

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The counsel for Modi government told the apex court that India should not claim 'Kohinoor' diamond as it was neither stolen nor forcibly taken away, a statement which left judges baffled.

The Solicitor General said that 'Kohinoor' was handed over by Maharaja Ranjit Singh to the East India Company. Therefore, as per Culture ministry, it was neither stolen nor forcibly taken away.

Subsequently, Chief Justice asked the Centre if it was for dismissal of a petition seeking the return of Kohinoor.

The court also warned Modi government that it would face problem in future in putting any legitimate claim on the diamond.

In reply, the Solicitor General said that this was the stand of Culture ministry,  which also had Ministry of External Affairs  in the loop.

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to file a detailed reply within six weeks on the Kohinoor Diamond issue.

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shaji
 - 
Tuesday, 19 Apr 2016

Is Modi Govt taking care of indians or UK. Is he PM for UK or India. He has already sold India in the hands of foreign investers and now selling indian assets also which was inherited from old kings. May be Modi will sell Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar, Vidhana soudha, Srirangapatna Mandir, Kollur Mandir to foreigners and make money for bjp and its supporters. shame on you bjp Govt. It will be better to kick out this Govt very soon otherwise we Indians will be completely sold out to foreigners. Beware of this looter's Govt.

AK
 - 
Tuesday, 19 Apr 2016

Cheddi fans are BLINDLY supporting him. Start opening your EYES ... Looters have no issue and those helper who in the first place helped the british to loot the KOHInoor has no issue... Its not new.

Mohammed SS
 - 
Tuesday, 19 Apr 2016

Modi Govt. is a very big fake and rubbish Govt. any promise they fulfilled till now..?, hope their term will complete very soon after that only Acche Din will come..

abdul
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

After all RSS is the agent of British raj. How can they go against their
will ? THE REAL NAME OF RSS IS ROYAL SECRET SERVICE, which was giving then British rulers information about indian freedom fighters.
They are their sole agent then and even now.!

Ahmed Bava
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

BLACK MONEY BHI NAHI KHOHINOOR BHI NAHI

Abdullah
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

Waah thief waah!!!
Next he will tell British never invaded India.
We invited them to learn to wear bikini.

Abdullah
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

RSS is the enemy of India.

PK
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

It did not surprise me... We know cheddis partner during freedom struggle...

Mohammed
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

I think Kohinoor diamond belongs to Mugals (Shahajan). how Ranjith Sing is gifting British

Rikaz
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

Yes, its nice to see it with queen rather than kept here in India...someone will take it if it is kept here....can't trust....

Sanjay
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

Same like \National Herald is gifted to Sonia Gandhi and not looted by her\" as claimed by Congress party."

Ramachandra
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

If a slave gives a \gift\" to his master, there is always room for reinterpreting the idea behind the \"gift\". But if the new masters are not different from the old, how can this happen? This is the tragedy of India - and this is why we ought to see that the Cong, BJP, CPI etc are actually a continuation of the British colonial legacy. You can defeat them in some cricket matches, but when it comes to substantive issues, you concede the match even before it begins. This is the colonialism of the mind."

Youth Congress
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

Look like air leaking from 56inch chest.

Soon it will be 26 inch.

This decision of govt also justify
British rule over India.

Shame on BJP.

Shan
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

bjp and rss revere godse, the criminal who brutally killed Gandhiji. bjp/rss are agents of british

imbran khan
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

We want Kohinoor back, who is government to tell them to keep it and they then call themselves as nationaliats. These are real anti-nationals and agents of British.

Rathod
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

@Tolerant Indian: Disappointing. The Brits don't deserve our Kohinoor. But if was a gift, then we shouldn't be expecting it back. Blame our Maharaja of Punjab. Height of MASKA GIRI.

Akash Shetty
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

Tolerant Indian: spineless modi. Kohinoor belongs to India. it is India's shaan. lalit modi now vijay mallaya took our money to UK. farmers and poor are committing suicide and government gifting riches to other countries.

Fawaz khan
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

@Tolerant Indian: Indians have the generosity to make the world rich, by gifting and stashing money in foreign countries!

Richa
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

We have had gifted everything to British during British rule! And now our Rich Indians started gifting by moving out of the country to get settled in UK? There is no surprise, everything is fine in Love to English!

Gandhi
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

Bring Kohinoor Back Kohinoor was our heritage, it should be brought back.

Major Luftinent
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

Kohinoor wasn't a gift. But a war prize that was pushed down our throats by sly East India Co. Better revise stand.

Abdullah
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

Everyone knows that RSS is always acted as British agent.

Narayan
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

Kohinoor was not stolen from India. It was merely abducted. Shine On You Crazy Diamond.

Javid
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

Someone just told me 'we have enough gems in the govt, who needs Kohinoor.'

srivastav
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

Okay Britain, let's do a deal. You give us back on thing we gave you - Kohinoor. We'll give you back one thing you gave us - Section 377.

Harsharaj Singh
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

modi govt run by buffoons: Kohinoor gifted by Ranjit Singh to brits? he died in 1839, brits snatched diamond in 1849!

Prabhakar
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

After all, the difference between \gifted\" and \"lifted\" is just one letter."

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July 16,2020

Belgaum: Canon, Epson and Nikon reside in a house named "Click" in Karnataka's Belgaum district.

The newly built house of photographer couple Ravi and Krupa Hongal, which resembles a giant DSLR camera, has not only enamoured locals but has become quite a sensation on social media.

The three-storied camera-shaped house located in Shastri Nagar is an expression of passion and love for the art of photography of the couple whose children- three boys- have all been named after the iconic camera brands.

Their names ''Canon'', ''Epson'' and ''Nikon'' feature prominently on the house whose exterior resembles a camera. Just like a camera, the building has a glass window shaped as a viewfinder and another as a lens. It sports a wide film strip, a flash and even a memory card.

The walls of the house walls and its interior have graphics related to photography.

"I have been photographing since 1986. Building this house is like a dream come true. We also named our 3 children-Canon, Nikon and Epson. These all are three camera names. I love the camera and hence named them on camera companies name. My family were opposed to it, but we remain adamant," photographer Ravi told media persons.

Karnataka: A photographer couple, Krupa Hongal&Ravi Hongal, has built a camera-shaped house in Belgaum. Krupa (pic3) says,"It's a dream come true. We also named our 3 children-Canon,Nikon&Epson." Ravi (pic4) says,"We borrowed money for it&also sold our previous house."(14.07.20) pic.twitter.com/8Mkh1JOUk1

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The photographer says the couple had to borrow money from relatives and friend for constructing the house. "We also sold our previous house to build this house," he added.

Krupa said that it was their cherished dream to build a house like a camera.

"My husband is a photographer. It was our dream to build a house like a camera. We planned and built this house. We feel like we are living inside a different world, inside a camera. I am very proud of my husband," she said.

Canon, their elder child said, "My friends used to ask me whether it was my real name. Now, I tell them yes, photography is my father's passion and hence he named me Canon."

On social media, the picture of the unique shaped house has been shared widely.

"This is called love for the passion," said one user on Twitter.

Another user commented: "A camera-obsessed photographer from India builds a camera-shaped house! 49-year-old Ravi Hongal has spent over $95,000 building the 3-story house, which looks like a camera in the town of Belgaum in India."

The family seems to be indeed living a picture-perfect dream.

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