If sold after 1 year from purchase date, long term capital gain tax will be applicable. Current tax rate is 12.5%, if your total long term capital gain exceeds 1.25 lakh. Any cess/surcharge is not ...

Can a continent disappear? Many cultures have stories of vanishing islands or cities swept away by tidal waves. But is there ...

In 1924 Britain held sway over 400 million people in 58 countries across the globe, seven times larger than the Roman Empire ...

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This book is about a ‘Small Island’, namely Mauritius in the southwestern Indian Ocean. It is also about a ‘Large Ocean’, the Indian Ocean world—its peoples, histories and cultures. It casts light on ...

In a move that has since been dubbed a “strategic disaster”, the government on Thursday said it had reached a political agreement to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius following ...

The United Kingdom on Thursday (October 3) said it would cede sovereignty of the strategically important Chagos Islands to Mauritius, calling it a “historic political agreement”. The UK has long ...

Mauritius President Prithvirajsing Roopun announced on Friday that the country will hold its general election on November 10. Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, leader of the Militant Socialist ...

India played a pivotal yet understated role in resolving the decades-long dispute over the Chagos archipelago. The historic agreement, which returned sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius after two ...

Britain is close to resolving its territorial dispute with Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago ... The Chagossians are a large and diverse group, with differing views about how their homeland ...

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