by admin | Mar 1, 2024 | Top Stories
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: An attempt was made to smuggle out a bronze idol of Lord Vishnu (Perumal) dating to the late medieval period as a courier consignment in July 2021 from Tamil Nadu to Malaysia. It was sculpted using the ‘lost-wax’ casting method, a technique...
by admin | Sep 26, 2023 | Top Stories
[ad_1] Express News Service NEW DELHI: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is set to begin another round of hiring ‘young archaeologists’ (YAs) to carry out documentation of 4.5 lakh antiquities, that are in its possession. The details will be updated in the...
by admin | Aug 8, 2023 | Top Stories
[ad_1] Express News Service NEW DELHI: About 700 pieces belonging to the Aural Stein Collection of Central Asian antiquities owned by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) were lent to Victoria and Albert Museum in London about 100 years ago. The artefacts are...
by admin | Jul 18, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By PTI NEW YORK: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State Visit to the US, a total of 105 antiquities, spanning a period from 2nd-3rd Century CE to 18th-19th Century CE, are being repatriated to India by American authorities. Some of the valuable...
by admin | Jun 17, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] Interpol has issued an international warrant for a Lebanese man suspected of trafficking stolen antiquities, weeks after he was questioned in Lebanon, judicial officials said Friday.The Red Notice was unsealed 10 months after a criminal court in New York issued...