Diamonds offer higher returns in terms of investment compared to gold contrary to general perception, GIA said.
The slowdown in demand from the US and Europe has not impacted the diamond trade in Surat, Asia's largest diamond polishing hub, thanks to the diversified export market. This was not the case till recently.
Earth's hardest naturally occurring material can evaporate when exposed to intense ultraviolet rays, a new study reveals.
Surat Diamond Association, the apex body of diamond industry in Ahmedabad, has said there should be a special force for the security of diamond industry in the wake of serial blasts in Mumbai.
The who's who of Bollywood made sure to attend Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus Web series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is considering a proposal from the Rapaport Group to start the world's first diamond-futures contracts.
'I will be missing the celebrations tonight where our Heeramandi family will be together with her on the dance floor.'
The squad comprises 17 men and 11 women athletes with some of the other prominent names being Asian Games champions Avinash Sable, Tejinderpal Singh Toor along with sprint hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, to name a few.
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India's exporters may be hard hit by the appreciation of rupee against dollar. But the rising value of rupee has cheered the diamond industry in the country.
The problem is actually acute in the diamond jewellery industry where there is no uniform criteria of inventory valuation unlike gold, whose prices are uniform and widely quoted.
Kenyan Beatrice Chebet shattered the women's 10,000 metres world record at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, as Britain's Josh Kerr beat arch-rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the mile race at the Eugene Diamond League meet.
The presence of the two women athletes in the contingent, marks the maiden participation of female service athletes at the Olympics.
Revival hopes of the diamond industry have been dashed as gems and jewellery manufacturers feel that little help has been provided to them in the Interim Budget for 2009-10.
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Murali Sreeshankar has been ruled out of Paris Olympics after sustaining a knee injury during training.
Amy Jackson walked the red carpet for the premiere of the film Horizon: An American Saga at Cannes.
The rough diamond of 236 carats was found at the jwaneng mine in Botswana and took 21 months to polish.
Since most banks have tightened lending to diamond merchants and others are about to do so, many medium and small diamond dealers are approaching large players for credit facility within the industry
Pink diamonds cost at least 20 times more than processed white diamonds and only 40 to 60 pieces are available worldwide, with each stone weighing 40 to 60 carat.
Heera Nawaz, 59 from Bengaluru, Karnataka writes about her late father Mohammed Khader Nawaz.
Surat is home to more than 3,000 large and small polishing companies.
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Bollywood stars attend the launch party of a Tiffany store at the NMACC in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Aditi attended the screening of L'Amour Ouf directed by Gilles Lellouche.
Diamond exporters are considering stopping the import of rough diamonds.
'Kiran ma'am, Aamir sir and my lovely audience have given us wings to fly internationally.'
In a well-planned operation, Chinese customs investigated the Rs 1000 crore-plus illegal diamond market being run by Indians, mostly Gujaratis. More than 50 people have come under the Customs net and according to sources in diamond market in Surat, some 33 merchants belongs to firms having headquarters in Surat and Mumbai.
A consensus builder, Jaitley was regarded by some as Modi's original 'Chanakya'.
Avinash Sable does not want to be just a participant at the Olympics and believes he can a win a medal at the Paris Games beginning later this month.
The 20-year-old Indian, who was competing in the season's Diamond League Series Finale just three days after winning Asian Games gold in Jakarta, sent the spear to a best distance of 85.73m to end at fourth position in the eight-man event.
Amelie Mauresmo beat Kim Clijsters 6-4, 7-6 in the Diamond Games final on Sunday.
India is one of the five countries where instances have been found that trade accounts of diamond business are being used to launder illegal funds to the tune of millions of dollars, according to a report by a global financial crimes combating body.
Hollywood turned to jewels by Chokshi.
'How do we truly measure a life? Is it in milestones or the fleeting moments we cherish later?' 'Or perhaps in the anniversaries that come each year, like an old friend?'
The Surat-based Indian Diamond Institute has taken the initiative to start the online service for verifying the diamond grading documents.
Bangladesh pacers have also been fortunate to have come under the tutelage of South African great Allan Donald and former West Indian pacer Otis Gibson.
