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Monday, July 21, 2025
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Topic: Sotheby's

Sotheby’s poised for red hot bidding battle as largest Martian meteorite goes up for auction in NY

NWA 16788 was discovered in Niger & is assumed to have travelled 140 million miles to reach Earth. Weighing 24.67 kg, the meteorite dwarfs the previous largest Martian specimen by 70%.

Post-Pahalgam power play: India-Pakistan ‘scramble’ for resources, Pakistan Army chief front & centre

Global media also reports on how Trump’s overhaul of a number of policies that the world took for granted affects Indians & Campa Cola's sweet comeback.

China’s elite love art, hide it from CCP. It’s their dirty secret

Xi Jinping may have spoilt Chinese billionaire party. But his decade-long anti-corruption campaign has only made the world of art auctions more attractive to those with ill-gotten wealth.

Sotheby’s to auction in India for the first time as country sees boom in art market

Sotheby’s auction will be held in Mumbai with one of modern master Tyeb Mehta’s most important works “Durga Mahisasur Mardini”; the artist's previous auction record was $3.6 million.

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Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.