Mandatory gold hallmarking expanded to 7 more districtsGold hallmarking: The seven districts are: Rupnagar (Punjab), Banda (Uttar Pradesh), Beed (Maharashtra), Gomati (Tripura), Katihar (Bihar),...
12 Mar, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
G20 Summit: World leaders and their spouses explore Delhi's heritage sitesAs the G20 summit takes place in Delhi, many heads of states and their spouses are taking the opportunity to explore the city's historic si...
10 Sep, 2023, 01.51 PM IST
US returns 105 antiquities to India days after PM Modi's visitIndia has been making concerted efforts to bring back stolen Indian antiquities, the living symbols of rich Indian heritage and culture, fr...
17 Jul, 2023, 10.34 PM IST
Mandatory gold hallmarking rollout smooth in 256 districts, planning for wider implementation: GovtHallmarking, a quality certification, has been made mandatory with effect from June 23, 2021 for 14, 18, and 22 carat gold jewellery and ar...
27 Dec, 2021, 12.08 PM IST
US repatriates two antique statues stolen from IndiaBoth of the items were forfeited once the owners were presented with evidence that the artifacts were previously stolen from India.
06 Sep, 2018, 01.41 PM IST
From antiquities to stratosphere, PM Modi explores new aspects of US-India tiesSome 200 more pieces more pieces stolen from India and hawked by art dealers -- to museums and private collections across the US will be re...
07 Jun, 2016, 11.12 PM IST
US returns 200 artifacts worth $100 million to IndiaSpeaking in Hindi, the Prime Minister said that in the last two years various countries have endeavoured to return India's stolen cultural ...
07 Jun, 2016, 01.20 PM IST
US authorities recover stolen idol from south Indian templeKapoor is currently in custody in India awaiting trial for allegedly looting tens of millions of dollars' worth of rare antiquities from se...
18 Nov, 2015, 01.29 PM IST
Delhi's Udyog Bhawan Metro station to be 'gateway' to National MuseumUdyog Bhawan station is being remodelled as a 'cultural hub' through the display of various artifacts in order to turn it into the gateway ...
17 Sep, 2015, 04.14 PM IST
Collector voluntarily surrenders Chola bronze idol stolen from Indian temple to US authoritiesAn anonymous collector of Asian antiquities voluntarily surrendered the stolen Chola bronze statue representing Saint Manikkavichavakar.
02 Jul, 2015, 08.35 AM IST
Singapore to open museum on India's diverse heritagePrime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will launch the IHC on May 7 as a focal point for the Indian community, and a platform to learn more about t...
22 Apr, 2015, 07.16 PM IST
US to return 7 antiquities stolen from IndiaAuthorities said the museum was not aware that the stone objects had been stolen when they were added to its collection between 1991 and 20...
02 Apr, 2015, 01.12 PM IST
Indian Consulate in New York hailed as model of 'Swachh Consulate'The Consulate is in talks to hand over a collection of informative videos and documentaries to the New York University where they can be ar...
25 Nov, 2014, 04.14 PM IST
Indian artifacts reaching abroad: SC expresses concernSupreme Court today expressed concern over CAG's findings that Indian artifacts have reached foreign auction houses like Sotheby's and Chri...
07 Nov, 2014, 07.47 PM IST
PM Modi's US Visit: PM Narendra Modi pays homage to 9/11 terror attack victimsPM Modi started the second day of his US visit by paying homage to the victims of the dastardly 9/11 terror attacks which killed nearly 3,0...
27 Sep, 2014, 06.50 PM IST
US museum displays Indian-American works to draw crowdsIndian-Americans are doctors, engineers, motel owners, taxi drivers etc. just a few takeaways from a new exhibition at the Smithsonian.
26 Feb, 2014, 10.50 AM IST
Mahatma Gandhi's prison 'charkha' to be auctioned in UKPuffer was a pioneer in Indian educational and industrial cooperatives. He invented a bamboo plow that was later adopted by Gandhi.
21 Oct, 2013, 04.25 PM IST