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Surat Industralist Gifts Gold Crown Worth Rs 11 Crore For Ram Lalla Idol
The golden crown consists of four-and-a-half kgs of the yellow metal. Small and big size diamonds, rubies, pearls and sapphires, among other precious stones, have been embedded in it.
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"Back To Stone Age": High Demand For Radio Sets In Gaza Amid Power Cuts
Before war broke out in Gaza, Mahmud al-Daoudi could never have imagined the radio sets gathering dust in his shop would be in such high demand, offering his customers a precious link with the outside world.
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7-Year-Old Girl Discovers 2.95-Carat Diamond While Celebrating Her Birthday In US Park
Aspen Brown was celebrating her seventh birthday with her family at a state park when she found the precious stone about the size of a green pea.
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Man Cheats Gujarat Trader By Replacing Diamonds With Gutka Packets
A man was arrested for allegedly cheating a diamond trader in Gujarat's Surat city by replacing the precious stones worth Rs 32 lakh kept in parcels with gutka packets, an official said.
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Diamonds Worth Rs 3.5 Crore Stolen, Two Arrested: Mumbai Police
The Mumbai police have arrested two diamond brokers in connection with the theft of precious stones worth Rs 3.5 crore, an official said on Monday.
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She Was Out Collecting Firewood, Found A 4.3 Carat Diamond
A woman stumbled upon a 4.39 carat diamond when she went to collect firewood in a forest area in Madhya Pradesh's Panna, famous for its precious stone mines.
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Gold, 8 More Items Put Under Customs' Controlled Delivery Regulation
The customs department has issued controlled delivery regulations authorising officers to track suspicious consignments of items, including gold, precious stones, drugs and cigarettes.
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Key Deliberations At GST Council Meet In 10 Points
The GST Council on Tuesday approved changes in tax rates on some goods and services while allowing states to issue an e-way bill for intra-state movement of gold and precious stones, officials said. It was the first day of the two-day meeting of the GST Council which is headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and is going on in Chandigarh.
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Botswana Unearths Second Huge Diamond In Weeks
An exceptionally large and white 1,174-carat diamond stone has been unearthed in Botswana, a mining company announced Wednesday, trumping another huge precious stone found in the country last month.
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iPhone 13 Decked With Meteorite Fragments: Luxury Brand Caviar Unveils 'Parade of the Planets' Customisations
Caviar, known for creating customised, luxury versions of smartphones, has unveiled the first look of its new lineup for iPhone. The company plans to put meteorite fragments, precious metals and stones on the back of the purported iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro Max smartphones so that they look futuristic. The luxury brand has named the lineup “Para...
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Coimbatore Temple Idol Decorated With Currency, Diamonds Worth Rs 5 Crore
On the occasion of Tamil New Year - Puthandu, an idol of a Goddess at Sri Muthumariamman temple was decorated with currency, precious stones and diamonds worth Rs 5 crore.
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Assets Of NTR's Granddaughter, Contesting Polls, Pegged At Rs 5 Crore
Founder of Telugu Desam Party N T Rama Rao's granddaughter Nandamuri Suhasini contesting from Kukatpally constituency for the December 7 Assembly elections in Telangana declared in her election affidavit Monday that she has 2.22 kg of gold and precious stones worth Rs 30 lakh.
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Students Discover 6,000-Year-Old Stone Ax At Mount Vernon
About 6,000 years ago, a precious stone ax that had been skillfully carved and shaped by Native Americans was lost on a ridge over looking the Potomac River in Virginia. The ax, about seven inches long, had been hewed and smoothed and was narrowed at one end where a wooden handle attached. Its loss must have been keenly felt.
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Indian Diamond Traders Robbed Of $370,000 Worth Of Gems At Paris Metro Station
Robbers have made off with gems worth 300,000 euros ($370,000) snatched from two Indian diamond traders as they were entering a Paris metro station, a source close to the investigation said Friday.
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British Crown Jewels Hidden From Nazis In Biscuit Tin During World War II
Precious stones from Britain's crown jewels were hidden in a biscuit tin and buried at Windsor Castle during World War II, a BBC documentary to be shown on Sunday reveals.
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Surat Industralist Gifts Gold Crown Worth Rs 11 Crore For Ram Lalla Idol
The golden crown consists of four-and-a-half kgs of the yellow metal. Small and big size diamonds, rubies, pearls and sapphires, among other precious stones, have been embedded in it.
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"Back To Stone Age": High Demand For Radio Sets In Gaza Amid Power Cuts
Before war broke out in Gaza, Mahmud al-Daoudi could never have imagined the radio sets gathering dust in his shop would be in such high demand, offering his customers a precious link with the outside world.
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7-Year-Old Girl Discovers 2.95-Carat Diamond While Celebrating Her Birthday In US Park
Aspen Brown was celebrating her seventh birthday with her family at a state park when she found the precious stone about the size of a green pea.
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Man Cheats Gujarat Trader By Replacing Diamonds With Gutka Packets
A man was arrested for allegedly cheating a diamond trader in Gujarat's Surat city by replacing the precious stones worth Rs 32 lakh kept in parcels with gutka packets, an official said.
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Diamonds Worth Rs 3.5 Crore Stolen, Two Arrested: Mumbai Police
The Mumbai police have arrested two diamond brokers in connection with the theft of precious stones worth Rs 3.5 crore, an official said on Monday.
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She Was Out Collecting Firewood, Found A 4.3 Carat Diamond
A woman stumbled upon a 4.39 carat diamond when she went to collect firewood in a forest area in Madhya Pradesh's Panna, famous for its precious stone mines.
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Gold, 8 More Items Put Under Customs' Controlled Delivery Regulation
The customs department has issued controlled delivery regulations authorising officers to track suspicious consignments of items, including gold, precious stones, drugs and cigarettes.
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Key Deliberations At GST Council Meet In 10 Points
The GST Council on Tuesday approved changes in tax rates on some goods and services while allowing states to issue an e-way bill for intra-state movement of gold and precious stones, officials said. It was the first day of the two-day meeting of the GST Council which is headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and is going on in Chandigarh.
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Botswana Unearths Second Huge Diamond In Weeks
An exceptionally large and white 1,174-carat diamond stone has been unearthed in Botswana, a mining company announced Wednesday, trumping another huge precious stone found in the country last month.
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iPhone 13 Decked With Meteorite Fragments: Luxury Brand Caviar Unveils 'Parade of the Planets' Customisations
Caviar, known for creating customised, luxury versions of smartphones, has unveiled the first look of its new lineup for iPhone. The company plans to put meteorite fragments, precious metals and stones on the back of the purported iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro Max smartphones so that they look futuristic. The luxury brand has named the lineup “Para...
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Coimbatore Temple Idol Decorated With Currency, Diamonds Worth Rs 5 Crore
On the occasion of Tamil New Year - Puthandu, an idol of a Goddess at Sri Muthumariamman temple was decorated with currency, precious stones and diamonds worth Rs 5 crore.
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Assets Of NTR's Granddaughter, Contesting Polls, Pegged At Rs 5 Crore
Founder of Telugu Desam Party N T Rama Rao's granddaughter Nandamuri Suhasini contesting from Kukatpally constituency for the December 7 Assembly elections in Telangana declared in her election affidavit Monday that she has 2.22 kg of gold and precious stones worth Rs 30 lakh.
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Students Discover 6,000-Year-Old Stone Ax At Mount Vernon
About 6,000 years ago, a precious stone ax that had been skillfully carved and shaped by Native Americans was lost on a ridge over looking the Potomac River in Virginia. The ax, about seven inches long, had been hewed and smoothed and was narrowed at one end where a wooden handle attached. Its loss must have been keenly felt.
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Indian Diamond Traders Robbed Of $370,000 Worth Of Gems At Paris Metro Station
Robbers have made off with gems worth 300,000 euros ($370,000) snatched from two Indian diamond traders as they were entering a Paris metro station, a source close to the investigation said Friday.
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British Crown Jewels Hidden From Nazis In Biscuit Tin During World War II
Precious stones from Britain's crown jewels were hidden in a biscuit tin and buried at Windsor Castle during World War II, a BBC documentary to be shown on Sunday reveals.
