For both polishing unit operators and diamond merchants, the US is still the biggest export destination: Three in every 10 diamonds polished in India end up in American stores. IMAGE: Craftsmen at......
We have our own problems for sure and they are not trivial, but for now, our economy is in not too bad a shape, our politics is as personality-driven and authoritarian as that of most countries in......
A diamond merchant from Surat has put a smile on his employees faces after he gifted them cars, homes and jewellery as Diwali bonus in a stunning act of generosity, Oprah-style. Surat-based diamond......
'Rahul Gandhi has personally paid a heavy price for this character assassination and remorseless ridiculing and the Congress, of course, has been demolished politically.' IMAGE: Prime Minister......
President Pranab Mukherjee’s recent visit to the Pacific Island nation is path-breaking, but much more needs to be done, says Dr Rahul Mishra. With an aim to widen the horizons of......
'The primary market's rhythm mirrors investor confidence. While sentiment may appear cautious, it reflects maturity, not weakness.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Primary markets witnessed a......
'That combination of a rising economy, a growing middle class, and a deepening love of diamonds and jewellery is what we see really doubling the market for diamonds over the next five years.'......
The government's initiative to migrate SEZ data from NSDL software to ICEGATE system for streamlined reporting of import data caused double counting of gold imports, resulting in inflated figures......
The government has revised gold import data, bringing down numbers for November by $5 billion to $9.84 billion, possibly to rectify double accounting of inbound shipments. IMAGE: Kindly note the......
Gold imports more than doubled in August to a record high of $10.06 billion, mainly on account of a drastic cut in customs duty and ongoing festive demand, according to the Commerce Ministry data.......
As returns from fiction fall, broadcasters are experimenting with high-cost programming and new genres to grab more eyeballs. But can production houses rise to the challenge? Yudh, Amitabh......
IMAGE: China's World No.1 Chen Long, left, celebrates after winning the men's singles final against Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei at the Copenhagen World Championship. Photograph: Sabroe/Scanpix......
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Liverpool's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain after sustaining an injury. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Liverpool and England......