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Topic: antiquities

The afterlife of stolen antiquities when they are returned to India

Of 640 antiquities returned to India since 2014, only about a dozen are back in their place of origin.

During Modi’s visit, US returns 297 antiquities stolen or trafficked from India, some date to 2000 BCE

Antiquities are mix of ones returned by New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, and some confiscated by US authorities from NY attorney general’s office. Most are from eastern India.

Push for Kohinoor return, dedicated squads — House panel’s ideas to recover India’s lost antiquities

The report, tabled in both houses of Parliament Monday, highlights challenges in documentation, identification, safeguarding and repatriation of antiquities & lost cultural wealth.

Draft antiquities bill triggers jubilation and alarm

Bill seeks to do away with requirement of a licence for selling antiques; some ASI officials claim government buckled under pressure from art dealers

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Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.