A deal on the Elgin Marbles is ‘still some distance’ off but there has been a ‘lot of progress’, the chairman of the British Museum said. Speaking yesterday, George Osborne said the sculptures could not be sent back under current laws but could be lent to Greece – more than 200 years after Lord Elgin had them removed from the …
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The history of Delhi can be story of water, where the many cities of Delhi represent an ever-shifting compromise between protection, providing drinking water, and, earlier, adapting to a wavering river. As this ‘newer’ Delhi lay some distance from the river, a tank like this played a critical role in replenishing groundwater, which keeps up water levels in shallower wells …
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