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Oxford Ashmolean Museum: Oxford museum set to return 500-year-old bronze statue taken from Tamil Nadu temple

Ashmolean museum acquired the statue in 1967. In 2019, a French scholar flagged that its provenance was unclear, leading to a probe A 16th-century bronze statue of Saint Tirumankai Alvar, taken from a temple in Tamil Nadu, is among several Indian heritage items that are being returned to India from the UK.The Ashmolean Museum in…

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Pak claims false victory after shambolic Oxford Union debate gets cancelled

(File Photo taken from Oxford-Union.org) TOI correspondent from London: An Oxford Union (OU) debate on the motion “This House believes That India’s Policy Towards Pakistan Is a Populist Strategy Sold as Security Policy” descended into a farce on Thursday night and was cancelled.Organised by Pakistani-origin OU president Moosa Harraj, son of Pakistan’s federal defence production…

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THE World University Rankings 2026: Oxford leads for 10th year; check who else made the top 10

THE World University Rankings 2026: Oxford leads again as US universities decline. (Getty Images) The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026, released today, confirm the University of Oxford as the world’s top university for the tenth consecutive year. The UK institution continues to lead on measures of research, teaching, and international reputation. Meanwhile,…

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