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Topic: Diamond

Modi’s diamond to Jill Biden outshone all in 2023 & why India’s dragging its feet on climate action

Apart from reporting on water stress in India, global media also predicts a digital payments boom in the country, with WhatsApp given free run by National Payments Corporation of India.

Do Lab-Grown Diamonds Hold Astrological Power? Experts Weigh In.

As a Vastu expert, Dr. Doshi frequently recommends lab-grown diamonds to clients, praising their ability to provide a guilt-free, luxurious experience.

Job losses, factory closures pushing Surat’s diamond workers to the edge. 71 suicides in 18 months

There are about 8-10 lakh diamond workers in Surat, says Diamond Workers Union Gujarat. Most of these workers are neither permanent nor registered employees on the payroll.

India’s rich heritage shines across borders as Koh-i-Noor diamond finds a new home in UK

Himayat Ali Mirza firmly demands the immediate restitution of the Koh-i-Noor diamond from the United Kingdom government.

G7 talks of restricting trade in Russian diamonds stoke unease in Surat, traders await ‘fine print’

Traders in Surat say rough diamonds that arrive in India are 'substantially transformed'. Any G7 sanctions on Russian diamonds will negatively hurt industry, they fear.

Winsome Diamonds case — why a UK court passed ‘worldwide freezing order’ against Indian merchant

London court issued the order against fugitive diamond merchant Jatin Mehta & family, being investigated for allegedly defrauding consortium of banks, at 'ex-parte' hearing, says lawyer.

India’s gems & jewellery exports doubled since 2020, but it’s just Covid recovery, say experts

Gold jewellery continues to see decline in exports due to 'sluggish' markets such as the Gulf. But experts say overall gems & jewellery exports could touch $41 billion in 2021-22.

Meet Huzefa Vana, the diamond merchant who is best friends with superstars

30-year-old Huzefa Vana, a Dubai-based diamond merchant from Gujarat, also has friends all around the globe and some of the Indian superstars are on the list too.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.