Lahore: Pakistanis were saved from severe embarrassment on Tuesday after police cracked a theft case within 48 hours and recovered a diamond necklace worth Rs 10 lakh stolen two days back from an Indian trader at an India Show in Lahore. "We arrested two men named Mohammad Shakil and Mohammad Salim and recovered the necklace," Superintendent of Police Liaquat Malik told a news conference in Punjab's provincial capital Lahore. The...
08:53 AM, Feb 15, 2012
New Delhi: Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari on Thursday unveiled its official biography 'The Ferrari Official Opus' -- the diamond-encrusted volume is priced at $250,000 (approx Rs.1.3 crore) making it the costliest book to be sold in India. The book, of which only 4,100 copies have been printed, weighs 37 kg. The book was released at the Ferrari showroom in the capital, the company announced. The cover bears the logo of...
11:32 AM, Dec 03, 2011
London: Playboy founder Hugh Hefner's ex-fiance has put her engagement ring from Hefner up for sale between USD 20,000 and USD 30,000. The blonde beauty called off her marriage to the 85-year-old just days before it was due to take place in June, and has since listed her 3.39 carat circular-cut diamond up in market at Christie's auction house in New York, reported Contactmusic. "She couldn't bear to look at...
06:55 PM, Oct 01, 2011
Mumbai: The Tata Group Monday unveiled a Nano car - made with gold and silver, and studded with precious stones - worth an astronomical over Rs 22 crore. But, it's not for sale - the valuable and fully functional car is a unique branding and promotional initiative by Goldplus Jewellery, part of Titan Industries, a Tata Group company, an official said. The mega-value Goldplus Nano Car was unveiled Monday evening...
12:25 PM, Sep 20, 2011
London: Soccer ace David Beckham is reportedly planning to buy late Dame Elizabeth Taylor's jewellery for wife Victoria, when it is auctioned in December. Beckham is keen to splash on the late screen legend's 2.9 million pounds worth of diamonds, contactmusic.com reports. "David's been so happy since Harper was born, he feels like him and Victoria are falling in love all over again. He wants to show it with the...
12:16 PM, Sep 20, 2011
London: Astronomers have spotted an exotic planet that seems to be made of diamond racing around a tiny star in our galactic backyard. The new planet is far denser than any other known so far and consists largely of carbon. Because it is so dense, scientists calculate the carbon must be crystalline, so a large part of this strange world will effectively be diamond. "The evolutionary history and amazing density...
12:43 PM, Aug 26, 2011
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Minissha Lamba who was detained at the airport on Wednesday for not declaring jewellery estimated to be worth Rs 35-50 lakhs, has claimed that the ornaments were for promotional purpose and do not belong to her. The 26-year-old, who was let off past midnight after being grilled for over 16 hours on her arrival from Cannes, was questioned again on Thursday, during which she admitted that she...
05:40 PM, May 19, 2011
Dallas/New York: Valentine chocolates may become the new blood diamonds. As chocolatiers plan for one of their biggest sales weeks of the year, human rights activists are stepping up efforts to make consumers think twice before purchasing the traditional box of chocolates for their sweethearts for Valentine's Day on Monday. One online campaign is aimed at raising awareness of the the cocoa trade in Ivory Coast, which is helping to...
12:47 PM, Feb 10, 2011
The last piece of sculpture that Mahendra Shah made, before he passed away on January 12, 2009, was a Jesus on a Crucifix. A keen eye could discern the lines depicting the ribs of a Christ nailed on the crucifix, his legs limp, and the arms weary with the weight of the body. Diamantaires say that when this piece was shown to Todd Winchester of the Gemological Institute of America...
12:38 PM, Dec 03, 2010
British model compelled to testify before war crimes tribunal on reports that she got blood diamonds from ex-Liberian ruler. ...
05:03 PM, Aug 05, 2010
Mehul Choksi aims to be the biggest jewelry retailer, growing bigger than Tiffany. ...
09:57 PM, Oct 12, 2009
A Chicago firm had obtained hair MJ burned while filming a 1984 Pepsi ad. ...
06:04 PM, Jul 25, 2009
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