In 2024, a tourist at a beach bar in Varna, Bulgaria, noticed this table was actually an ancient artifact, later identified as a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagusA Roman sarcophagus, dating back to the 2nd century AD, was discovered serving as a table at a beach bar in Varna, Bulgaria. This ancient r...
29 May, 2026, 01.38 PM IST
Tax cuts collide with inflation as voters weigh Trump's economy in the midtermsVoters in North Carolina face a tough economic choice. While tax cuts aim to boost incomes, rising prices for rent, food, and fuel are a ma...
13 May, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
Darrell Sheets' death: Castmate alleges cyberbullying, says ‘Storage Wars’ star was ‘really tormented’ by an individualStorage Wars star Darrell Sheets, 67, has died in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, with authorities investigating a suspected self-inflicted guns...
23 Apr, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Word of the Day: AntediluvianAs today’s Word of the Day demonstrates, some words do more than describe; they critique, exaggerate, and illuminate. And in doing so, ante...
19 Mar, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
Antique Stock Broking pays Rs 29.25 lakh to settle front-running trade case with SebiAntique Stock Broking on Tuesday settled with Sebi in a case pertaining to the suspected front-running of trades by paying Rs 29.25 lakh to...
15 Apr, 2025, 09.33 PM IST
ASI has retrieved 357 antiquities from foreign countries from 1976-2023: GovtThe government on Monday informed the Parliament that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has retrieved 357 antiquities from foreign c...
12 Dec, 2023, 12.01 AM 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
US repatriates 307 antiquities valued USD 4 mn stolen, trafficked from IndiaOf these, 235 antiquities were seized following the investigation by the office of the Manhattan District Attorney into disgraced art deale...
19 Oct, 2022, 11.26 AM IST
Journalist bodies welcome Supreme Court verdict on sedition case against Vinod DuaLauding the verdict, while the EGI demanded repeal of the "draconian" and "antiquated" sedition laws, the Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC)...
04 Jun, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
Covid-19: Antique laws return to fight a modern diseaseTo fight Covid-19 outbreak, Maha has brought in antiquated laws, including a 19th century colonial statute
21 Mar, 2020, 08.48 AM IST
SC verdict on adultery welcomed by lawyers, activistsA five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was unanimous in striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code dea...
27 Sep, 2018, 01.24 PM IST
Kohinoor diamond: Only amicable route open to IndiaThere are legal provisions in effect that prevent anything other than an amicable route to bring back the Kohinoor diamond.
23 Apr, 2016, 10.38 AM IST
8 theft cases of antiquities reported: GovernmentUnder the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972, provisions exist for regulating the trade in antiquities and for registering specific cat...
03 Aug, 2015, 09.07 PM IST
Modi government plans to legalise antiquities trade to stop smugglingIt shall not be lawful for any person, other than the central government or any authority/agency authorised by it, to export any antiquity.
25 May, 2015, 03.24 PM IST
Government to scrap outdated laws, says Prime Minister ModiAddressing BJP workers at the HAL airport on his first visit to Karnataka after becoming Prime Minister, Modi said his government was now e...
23 Sep, 2014, 08.34 PM IST
In keeping with PM Narendra Modi’s poll promise, government to repeal 36 archaic lawsThe government is likely to introduce the Repealing and Amending Act Bill, 2014 on Monday to scrap at least 36 antiquated and redundant law...
09 Aug, 2014, 01.08 PM IST
- Art smuggler offers mystery masterpiece to Italy in bid to cut jail term
A convicted antiquities smuggler has offered to return a previously unknown ancient masterpiece known as Object X to Italy in exchange for ...
26 Sep, 2006, 01.27 AM IST