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Obama's basketball jersey nets $120,000 at auction

What would you give for a basketball jersey worn by a president? For one Dallas-based person, Barack Obama’s high school basketball jersey was worth six digits -- $120,000 (Rs 85 lakh).......

Won't allow tungsten mining in Madurai, Stalin writes to Modi

Staunchly opposing the Centre's award of tungsten mining rights in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cancel it and asserted that......

Nobel Prize for discovering DNA to go under the hammer

Sixty years after Nobel Prize winning scientist Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA, his family is offering the coveted medal for sale at an auction in New York. This will be the first......

World's longest saree to be auctioned in Dubai

The world's longest and most expensive silk saree -- measuring 486 metre -- and depicting India's cultural heritage is to be auctioned in Sharjah. "We expect it to be sold to a prestigious buyer or......

Britain imposes export ban on Tipu Sultan's rare sporting gun

A rare 18th century decorated gun made in India for Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan, and valued at around GBP 2 million, has been barred from export to allow time for a UK-based institution to acquire it......

Auction of TN's Nayakkarpatti tungsten mineral block cancelled

The government on Thursday said it has cancelled the auction of Tamil Nadu's Nayakkarpatti tungsten mineral block which is near the Arittapatti Biodiversity site and a number of cultural heritage......

The ancient heritage behind our railway bridges

Of the thousands of railway bridges in India, 36,470 are more than 100 years old, and 6,680 are more than 140 years old! But of these, only 21 rank on the Heritage Directorate of the Indian......

Coal India staff wants to buy Gandhi's house in Johannesburg

Navratna public sector unit Coal India Ltd has received a proposal to acquire 'The Kraal' -- Mahatma Gandhi's house in Johannesburg where he had lived a century ago -- and convert it into a......

Hyundai will drive into new 'pollution-free' office in 2020

The two-acre office complex under construction on the outskirts of Delhi will be home to about eight hundred company executives. Special care is being given to air purification and the......

Indian IT industry should create 'Cloud Godowns' and 'Cloud Lockers': Modi

Indian IT professionals can do a lot for cyber-safety of digital assets across the world, the prime minister said With cyber security worrying the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday......

What is Dia Mirza doing in Bangkok?

Make way for Bollywood's jet-setters! Bollywood is getting ready for the IIFA weekend! IIFA will be held in Bangkok this year, and Dia Mirza is among the first to arrive. She wears a floral......

James Ivory to auction away Merchant's riches

When Indian born British movie producer Ismail Merchant died in May 2005, he left behind a treasure trove of objects stored in various cities like Mumbai, New York, London and Paris. The producer......

What did Rekha tell Kriti?

When a legendary Bollywood beauty pays you a compliment, you blush. The IFFA Foundation will celebrate Cinematic Heritage: Conversation, Exhibition & Auction at the IIFA Awards in Bangkok from June......

IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans unveil team logo in Metaverse

New franchise Gujarat Titans on Sunday unveiled their team logo in the Metaverse ahead of their maiden IPL season this year.The logo was launched by captain Hardik Pandya, head coach Ashish Nehra......

Ahmedabad IPL franchise to be called Gujarat Titans

IMAGE: Hardik Pandya’s newest IPL team addition Ahmedabad has been named Gujarat Titans. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images The Ahmedabad team of the Indian Premier League will be......

Maradona's death triggers complex inheritance

IMAGE: Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, his daughter Giannina and his ex-wife Claudia Villafane. Photograph: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters Diego Maradona's death has triggered an outpouring of......