Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Nigeria receives 20 Benin bronzes from Germany

Nigeria

Germany has returned 20 antique bronze sculptures to Nigeria. The move is taken to help overcome its dark colonial past. Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s foreign minister, returned the artifacts in Abuja. Germany has returned 20 antique bronze sculptures to Nigeria to help overcome its “dark colonial past,” its foreign minister said Tuesday. Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s foreign … Read more

According to Pankaj Tripathi, English is “a colonial language,” hence one shouldn’t be evaluated by it

Pankaj Tripathi

Actor Pankaj Tripathi has said that speaking English is not necessary for success. Instead, the actor urges others to communicate in Hindi because he personally prefers it to English. It is what the actor refers to as a colonial attitude that is predominantly present in North India. “Mindset is that ‘agar success paani hai, toh … Read more

Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state

Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state

The Barbados government has announced to remove Queen Elizabeth II as the head of the state as in 2021, the country will become a republic. Sandra Mason, the Caribbean nation’s Governor-General, made the announcement during a speech. He said, “The time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind.” The Governor-General also announced that … Read more