A diamond is forever. Even lab-grown diamonds?As a growing number of consumers choose lab grown diamonds and a growing number of leading jewelers start using lab grown, the question is ...
03 Dec, 2023, 01.32 PM IST
When fake news started a diamond rush in SuratSurat, Gujarat witnessed chaos when rumors spread about a trader throwing diamonds on the roads, resulting in a diamond rush. The rumors cl...
25 Sep, 2023, 01.16 PM IST
Call for rules to curb fake hallmarked gold flooding marketThe trade has already brought it to the notice of the government and are waiting for regulations to curb availability of fake hallmarked go...
29 Dec, 2022, 12.22 AM IST
Union Bank of India quits Antwerp diamond hubAntwerp didn’t generate “the expected amount of business, particularly from the diamond sector,” UBI said.
01 Sep, 2018, 07.56 AM IST
Africa’s blood diamonds are Dawood Ibrahim's latest business, say intelligence agenciesThe sleuths have found that the current focus of the D Company, as Dawood's businesses are called, is to promote and expand the business of...
13 Jul, 2018, 04.41 PM IST
Why the looming spectre of Nirav Modi is engendering vulnerability in India’s diamantairesThe demand for diamond jewellery, especially from unorganised players, seems to have decreased 10-15% within two months, suggested a pan In...
04 May, 2018, 03.28 PM IST
ED suspects diamond trade of laundering scrapped notesDummy companies have been used to route cash from one account to another against fake bills to convert the notes thus garnered.
29 Dec, 2016, 01.31 AM IST
Make In India: We are looking at direct sale of diamonds to India, says Alrosa's Andrey Zharkov"Prices of oil, metals and commodities have crashed 30–40% over the past one year, but diamonds have not fallen with the same intensity."
17 Feb, 2016, 08.31 AM IST
Difficult to tell a genuine diamond from a synthetic one: GII chairmanIt is hard to tell a synthetic diamond from a real one with the naked eye now more than before, thanks to the advances in morphing natural ...
19 Aug, 2015, 09.09 AM IST
AAP brought 'shame', damaged Delhi's image: Congress on MLA arrestCongress today charged the ruling party with bringing ignominy to the national capital and accused the Chief Minister of shielding the duo.
10 Jul, 2015, 06.50 PM IST
Five ways to spot a fake diamondFor jewelry you inherit or find at garage sales, it's best to do a few simple DIY tests before bringing the pieces in for a gemologist to l...
17 Jan, 2015, 02.58 PM IST
Surat fake diamonds case: Special court summons 77 accused on Sept 2A special anti-money laundering court in Amhedabad issued summons to 77 people in the Rs 5,000-crore Surat fake diamond trade & hawala scam.
22 Jul, 2014, 02.05 PM IST
Customs attaches properties of Bharat Shah and others to recover Rs 35 crore dutyThe customs department had imposed duty and fine in 2000 against Shah and Mehta’s partnership firm BV Jewels.
04 Apr, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Banks may recover 25% of diamond industry debt
Six months after diamond merchants' loans turned bad, banks are likely to recover only a small portion as securities pledged with them.
02 May, 2011, 05.47 AM IST
- Artificial diamonds are better than the real
Not only are they lighter on the purse, man-made diamonds are better than the real thing in more ways than one.
26 Nov, 2010, 02.23 AM IST
- India wants renewed vigil against 'conflict diamonds'
The process to eliminate "conflict diamonds", which fund bloody rebel movements in some countries, is being somewhat frustrated by fake cer...
17 Jun, 2008, 05.57 PM IST
- Lab tag for synthetic diamonds
It’s a tiny investment, but crucial for the future of the Rs 65,000-crore Indian gems and jewellery industry.
19 May, 2007, 03.19 AM IST