China has emerged as the world's second-largest diamond polishing base with an annual export of over 3 million carats, or nearly $1 billion worth of diamond, a report said.
More than 3,000 gifts for Lord Ram from Sita's birthplace in Janakpur in Nepal have arrived in Ayodhya.
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In a rather candid disclosure, a top Income Tax official has admitted that the diamond trade has one of the highest prevalence of black money, with investigations revealing that books in the sector are "completely manufactured".
Traders were producing fake purchase and sale billing receipts and also availing multiple loans on one consignment.
Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, appearing for the government, said this was the stand of the Culture Ministry.
The cricket bat, adorned with 25-carat diamonds will be auctioned at Lord's on June 25 with the proceeds going to equally to all the 15 members of the winning team.
Jamaica's 100 metres world champion Yohan Blake is the first high-profile athlete to sign up for the opening Diamond League event in Doha, organisers said on Monday.
There are talks that Mumbai's prestigious Bharat Diamond Bourse may shift to Surat.
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Technicians and officials of global diamond major DeBeers and the Directorate of Geology and Mining have been surprised to find a piece of diamond at one of the bore pit in the bed of the Vaghin river near Kalinjer Fort in Banda district. The Uttar Pradesh government has started getting results from its two-year-old "Diamond Exploration" project. Multi-national firm DeBeers is already conducting preliminary survey of the region
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board is believed to have cleared the proposal of the Netherlands-based Star Diamond group to set up a joint venture in India to undertake diamond business.
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Three reconnaissance permits were issued during 2006-07 enlisting private participation for use of sophisticated equipments in exploratory work. Madhya Pradesh is the top state in India today in diamond mining with the Panna mine producing 15000 carats of both gem and industrial variety stones annually.
Neeraj Chopra lived upto his favourite billing as the star Indian athlete clinched gold in the men's javelin throw at the ongoing World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday.
The palace said the Queen Mary Crown was removed from display at the Tower of London to be repurposed for the ceremony on May 6 with jewels paying tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of a glittering star cluster, resembling an opulent diamond tapestry, that contains a collection of some of the brightest stars seen in our Milky Way galaxy.
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Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, BJP chief J P Nadda and new party entrant Ashok Chavan and Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and L Murugan were among the 41 candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha on Tuesday while Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh will witness polling on February 27.
Launching an independent laboratory for testing and grading of gemstones in Surat, Roland Lorie, chief executive officer, IGI Worldwide said, "Since grading and certification of diamonds and other gemstones and jewelry was done in Mumbai, so far Surat was the diamond manufacturing hub of the country as well as the world while sorting and trading of diamonds took place in Mumbai.
Diamond giant ORRA unveiled a dazzling diamond bustier worth 1 million euros, the first of its kind, in Mumbai on March 25. Also on display was a range of other sparkling jewels and designer ensembles by designer Anamika Khanna. Take a look.
Pele has unveiled an unusual line of diamonds using strands of the football legend's own hair, local media reported.
Winning the gold at the World Championships in August and breaching the magical 90m mark are Neeraj Chopra's targets this year.
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Aishwarya Rai unveils a new collection of jewellery in Mumbai.
If things go according to the plans of the Indian government, Belgium's Antwerp, the diamond destination of the world, may be robbed of its priced position by Mumbai soon.
Taggle Internet Ventures, a Bangalore-based Internet company which offers an online group buying platform, on Tuesday said it would offer a 50 per cent discount on a range of gold and diamond jewellery in India.
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