UK's Ashmolean museum sends back sacred idol to Tamil Nadu templeThe Ashmolean Museum in London has returned a 16th century bronze idol to India. This sacred icon belongs to a temple in Tamil Nadu. The mu...
04 Mar, 2026, 09.49 AM IST
Lost Nazi fortune? The $100 million gold coin trove that survived WWII is now up for auctionA coin collection hidden underground for over 50 years is set to break records, with experts estimating its value at over $100 million. The...
28 Mar, 2025, 11.50 PM IST
The unusual suspects: A luxe bucket list of lesser-known travel destinationsThe ‘Mona Lisa’, Stonehenge, Palace of Versailles — these fabled tourist spots are dreadfully overcrowded. Try these lesser-known, but just...
03 Oct, 2024, 05.49 PM IST
Oxford University to return 500-yr-old bronze statue of a Tamil saint to IndiaThe 60 cm-tall statue of Saint Tirumankai Alvar was acquired by the Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford from Sotheby's auction hou...
11 Jun, 2024, 11.53 PM IST
Oxford University to return stolen 500-year-old bronze idol to IndiaOxford University has agreed to return a 500-year-old bronze idol of Saint Tirumankai Alvar, believed to be stolen from a Tamil Nadu temple...
11 Jun, 2024, 04.07 PM IST
India requests UK museum at Oxford for ancient idol stolen from Tamil Nadu templeThe statue of Saint Tirumankai Alvar was acquired by the Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford from Sotheby''s auction house in 1967...
24 Feb, 2020, 04.49 PM IST
Natural history museums must now tell more about climate change, biodiversity and human-wildlife coexistenceThe fires in Delhi and Kolkata have been traumatic, but if they can shake museum curators away from the old displays, they might still serv...
30 Apr, 2016, 04.17 AM IST
Hinduja Foundation unveils the priceless Lance Dane Coin CollectionThese coins were sourced by Lance Dane, an officer of the Royal British Army, and the private viewing this week is being called the "Lance ...
15 Oct, 2015, 01.16 PM IST
- Tiger, tiger burning bright but will lion snatch away its light?
Lions have always been the royal favourites and may even snatch the national animal tag
09 May, 2015, 02.24 PM IST
- Christie to offer a head study by Sir Anthony van Dyck
Christie’s is offering a head study by Sir Anthony van Dyck, which was recently re-discovered on the BBC television progamme The Antiques R...
31 May, 2014, 05.04 PM IST
- Christie's London to present a sale of renowned Benson Collection of Early Spoons
Christie's London is presenting a sale of the renowned Benson Collection of Early Spoons on the 4 June 2013.
05 Apr, 2013, 07.58 PM IST
How dollar was almost issued by India onceThe few Indian dollars actually struck were never formally issued, but are still among the rarest specimens for collectors of Indian coins.
15 Sep, 2011, 03.18 PM IST
- Oxford celebrates 400 years of links with India
The University of Oxford, for the first time, will celebrate an 'Oxford-India Day' tomorrow by bringing together scholars and select group ...
16 Jun, 2011, 06.23 PM IST