After intervention by the Indian government, gem-encrusted relics linked to Buddha's ashes, once excavated by a British engineer and later ...

The Vatican faces increasing pressure to return Indigenous artifacts. These items, collected during Catholic missions, are now at the cente...

India's successful intervention halted the auction of ancient Buddha relics at Sotheby's, emphasizing the nation's commitment to reclaiming...

A total of 588 antiquities have been repatriated to India from the US, with 297 received in 2024 under the US-India Cultural Property Agree...

The ongoing dispute over the Elgin Marbles involves Greece's fervent bid to reclaim 17 ancient sculptures taken from the Parthenon in the 1...

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture has submitted a report on the functioning of the Archaeological Sur...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed his gratitude to the US government for returning over 100 rare and ancient artefacts to In...

India has been making concerted efforts to bring back stolen Indian antiquities, the living symbols of rich Indian heritage and culture, fr...

Duncan Dornan, head of museums and collections at Glasgow Life, the charity which manages the city’s museum collections, in an intervew wit...

Senior officials in New Delhi believe that such historical artefacts can reinforce a strong national cultural identity, with Lily Pandeya, ...

Buddhist texts such as the Nidanakatha, Buddhacarita and Mahavastu narrate moving accounts of the Buddha's return to Kapilavastu and his me...

"Since the time India became independent, just 13 stolen artefacts were recovered till 2014. In stark contrast, with PM Modi at the helm, o...

Six of the artefacts were stolen from Hindu temples and shrines in different states in India during the 19th century.

The statue is part of the University of Regina's collection at the MacKenzie Art Gallery. The statue was part of the original 1936 bequest ...

Both of the items were forfeited once the owners were presented with evidence that the artifacts were previously stolen from India.

Speaking in Hindi, the Prime Minister said that in the last two years various countries have endeavoured to return India's stolen cultural ...

Items returned included religious statues, bronzes and terra cotta pieces, some dating back 2,000 years, looted from some of India's most t...