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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...- 588 antiquities repatriated to India from US so far, 297 received in 2024: GovtA total of 588 antiquities have been repatriated to India from the US, with 297 received in 2024 under the US-India Cultural Property Agree...
- New York's Met Museum to return 16 stolen ancient artefacts to Cambodia & ThailandThis most recent repatriation of artwork comes as many museums in the U.S. and Europe reckon with collections that contain objects looted f...
- Parliamentary Committee urges strengthening Archaeological Survey of India's documentation effortsThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture has submitted a report on the functioning of the Archaeological Sur...
- North to South: On the trail for the cheapest spirits in IndiaGoa's affordable liquor prices, due to its unique tax structure, have made it a popular destination for budget-conscious travelers. While G...
- Most of the narcotic drugs are shipped in Pakistan, says Home Minister Amit ShahAll the government departments such as revenue, social welfare, education and culture should join hands with the health department in the d...
- Centuries-old 'priceless' cultural artifacts smuggled out from Cambodia brought back homeIn Feb, a spectacular collection of jewelry returned from the estate of antiquities collector.
- 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...
- Kim Kardashian gets caught up in international Roman art sculpture smuggling rowCourt documents said the importer name was listed as 'Kim Kardashian dba Noel Roberts Trust'.
- Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust buys Dawood Ibrahim's Masulla building for Rs 3.5 croreMasulla building has been declared unfit and poses a serious risk to the lives of tenants and pedestrians.
- India welcomes Cyprus support for NSG bidThe two leaders also supported forward movement on the IGN on UNSC reform and reiterated their commitment to make continuous efforts to mov...
- 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 ...
- PM Modi's visit: US returns 200 artifacts worth $100 million to IndiaItems returned included religious statues, bronzes and terra cotta pieces, some dating back 2,000 years, looted from some of India's most t...
- 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.
- US to return stolen Chola era Shiva-Parvati idol to IndiaSpecial agents with HSI's cultural property unit were able to determine that this idol had been looted from a temple in southern India.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Sculpture mystery: Stolen Indian artwork in Canadian custody raises minor diplomatic stormThe Canadians have no problem returning the work but they’re apparently unable to do so because no theft was ever reported and therefore In...
- Databank on cultural heritage on the anvilFaced with increasing incidents of smuggling of invaluable cultural property from the country, the government is planning to create a datab...
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