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The $50 million pink diamond

An unusually large pink diamond sold for a record-breaking $50 million (Rs 361 crore) on Tuesday at Christie’s auction house in Geneva. Christie’s said renowned jeweller Harry Winston......

Stolen Indian artefacts recovered from Christie's in US

Federal authorities in the United States have seized two valuable artefacts stolen from India valued at about $450,000 (Rs 3 crore) from the premier auction house Christie's, just days before a......

New Jersey gov Chris Christie announces 2016 US presidential run

Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey, which has one of the largest Indian-American population in a US state, has launched his bid for president, joining the already crowded presidential race......

Tyeb Mehta canvas sold for Rs 15 cr at Christie's auction

Renowned artist Tyeb Mehta's untitled canvas depicting a falling bull on Thursday got sold for a whopping Rs 15 crore at the second edition of Indian art auction held by the Christie's in Mumbai.......

Will he be the next President of the United States?

Democrats suffered a setback, albeit an expected one, in New Jersey on Tuesday. Governor Chris Christie, a Republican, defeated his Democratic rival Barbara Buono comfortably in the gubernatorial......

Sotheby's India debut gets lukewarm response

The auction was watched closely as it comes at a time when other major names like Christie's have pulled out of India.Pavan Lall reports. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Sotheby's Sotheby's inaugural......

Apple computer that Steve Jobs owned fetches $365,000!

Image: Apple-1 Personal Computer. Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Christie's A rare Apple-1 computer personally sold by the company's co-founder Steve Jobs nearly 40 years ago has......

Tayab Mehta canvas fetches Rs 17.54 cr at Christie's auction

Christie's second art auction in the country saw 78 works by Indian artists fetching a total of Rs 75.27 crore (Rs 752 million), including a whopping Rs 17.54 crore (Rs 175 million) paid for a......

This Apple computer is worth Rs 3.7 crore!

Image: Apple-1 Personal Computer. Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Christie's A fully operational Apple computer that company co-founder Steve Jobs sold out of his parents' garage in 1976 for $600 will......

World's largest flawless blue diamond sold at $23.8 mn!

The world’s largest flawless fancy vivid blue diamond was sold at Christie's for a whopping $23.8 million. Click NEXT to read...

Nude Marilyn Monroe picture on sale for 5k pounds

A nude photograph of Marilyn Monroe is on sale for 5000 pounds. Christie's will hold a specialist sale in November to sell the 1962 photograph of Monroe, taken shortly before she died. The......

The illusion of Spider-Man's amazing life

That night we decided to walk home. The weather was perfect for it -- a clear night with a full moon. We turned into Christie Street, where we have been living for almost a year now. We knew right......

The science of Game of Thrones

'When so many noted universities -- including the likes of Harvard and the University of California -- are spending their resources on studying the world of GoT, it is fun to assess whether this......

Murder On The Orient Express Review: Poirot steers a star-studded mystery

Murder On The Orient Express offers intrigue worthy of Hercules Poirot's investigation and our time, feels Sukanya Verma. Dame Agatha Christie is a hallowed figure in my home. Not one unkind......

A Shashi Kapoor movie you must see

Shakespeare Wallah had been out of circulation for a long time, but a restored version of the film opened in New York on November 10.It will travel after that to other cities in the US and......

Sai Praneeth beaten in semis of New Zealand Open

IMAGE: India's B Sai Praneeth faded off after winning the first game comfortably against Jonatan Christie of Indonesia. Photograph: PTI B Sai Praneeth went down fighting to second seed......

Ferrari blame Mosley for F1 exodus

Ferrari have compared the disappearance of leading manufacturers from Formula One to an Agatha Christie murder mystery, with the finger of guilt pointed at former FIA president Max Mosley.Toyota......

'Cricket should not be welcomed into Olympics'

Cricketers might be excited at the idea of competing in Olympics but former champion Linford Christie has strongly opposed it, fearing the sport would "hamper" prospects of individual disciplines......

Bradman's cap fetches world record

Don Bradman's baggy green cap from the 1946-47 Ashes series was sold at Christie's on Tuesday for 35,250 pounds ($58,690) - a world record at auction for a cricket cap. A bat used by Bradman in a......

Sports Shorts: Physicians group calls on members to reject IAAF regulations

IMAGE: Semenya will run in the 800m at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Doha, her final event before the regulations come into place. Photograph: Ibraheem Al Omari/Reuters The World Medical......

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