The Imperial State Crown is carried in for Britain's Queen Elizabeth during the annual State Opening of Parliament in London November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Toby Melville
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India should relinquish its claim to a huge diamond that it has fought for decades to get back from the British, the government told the Supreme Court on Monday, because the stone was given to its former colonial ruler rather than stolen.
One of the world's largest diamonds, the 105-carat Koh-i-Noor has been part of the British crown jewels for 150 years and today forms part of Queen Elizabeth II's crown.
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