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Suspects caught red-handed trying to rob 2,000-year-old archaeological sit
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The suspects were trying to rob a Roman-Byzantine site in the village of Ein Mahal, near Nazareth.
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238 antiquities, stolen and smuggled abroad, brought back to country in la
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The release said, "Over centuries, innumerable priceless artefacts, some with deep cultural and religious significance, had been stolen and smuggled abroad. The government adopted a proactive approach to 'bringing back Indian artefacts and cultural heritage."
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Muraleedharan inaugurates Indo-Bahrain Dance and Music Festival 2023
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Indo-Bahrain Dance and Music Festival 2023 was organised by Bahrain Karaleeya Samajam in association with the Embassy of India, Bahrain and the Authority for Culture and Antiquities.
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India retrieves idol of Lord Hanuman stolen in 14-15th century, PM Modi sa
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
India has till date retrieved 251 antiquities from different countries, and of which 238 have been brought back home since 2014.
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Tomb, smaller chapels unearthed in Egypt's Saqqara Necropolis
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"The new discovery sheds new light on the development of Saqqara Necropolis during the Ramesside period and introduces new individuals that were yet unknown in the historical sources," said Mostafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
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International meet on "Shared Buddhist Heritage" to be held in New Delhi o
Updated : 3 years ago IST
More than 15 scholars and delegates from China's Dunhuang Research Academy, Kyrgyzstan's Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnology, Russia's State Museum of the History of Religion, Tajikistan's National Museum of Antiquities, Belarusian State University and Myanmar's International The
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'Blood and Treasure' canceled after 2 seasons
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"Blood & Treasure" won't be coming back for a third season. The action-adventure thriller follows antiquities specialist Danny McNamara and crafty art thief Lexi Vaziri as they work together to apprehend a cold-blooded terrorist who finances his assaults using the stolen treasure.
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Biblical site where Jesus healed blind man to be soon accessible to public
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel National Parks Authority and the City of David Foundation announced days before the new year that the Pool of Siloam, a biblical site cherished by Christians and Jews, will be open to the public for the first time in 2,000 years in the near future
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US returns 192 stolen artefacts worth USD 3.4 million to Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Some of the objects being returned today include a Gandharan statute depicting a maitreya, or an enlightened form of the Buddha, which was looted from Pakistan, and smuggled by the trafficking network into New York County during the 1990s.
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US returns 307 stolen antiquities, worth nearly USD 4 million, to India
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): After the 15-years of investigation, US authorities returned 307 antiquities that were stolen by multiple smaller trafficking networks to India, valued at nearly 4 million Dollars, according to a press statement released on Monday.
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UK museum returns seven Indian artefacts including 14th-century Indo-Persi
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], August 20 (ANI): A Glasgow-based museum has signed a historic agreement with the Indian government to repatriate seven artefacts including a 14th-century Indo-Persian sword, a first such move by the UK museums service.
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Antiquities 'brought back' from Australia to be handed over to respective
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday informed that the 29 antiquities brought back from Australia today will be handed over to the temples of respective states.
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