According to a statement from the department of consumer affairs, the department held a meeting on January 18, 2023 with all stakeholders on the issue.
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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will gift various artifacts of Himachal Pradesh to the world leaders at the upcoming G20 summit next week in Indonesia, where a formal announcement will be made of India's Presidency of the forum.
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.
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India's first NFT integration platform, DigiPhyNFT, has stepped into the world of Web3.0 and is continuously creating a niche for luxury brands, heritage artefacts, service providers and artists to find new revenue streams in the future of
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): The second phase of the mandatory hallmarking vide hallmarking of Gold jewellery and Gold Artefacts (Amendment) Order, 2022 will come into force from June 1.
Beijing [China], February 24 (ANI): Brahma Chellaney, a strategic expert, says that China is walking in the footsteps of the Taliban saying that the destruction of two massive Buddha statues built in the sixth century by China is similar to the destruction of numerous religious artefacts in
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 21 (ANI): An artist in India's cleanest city, Indore, stands out for making artefacts out of waste materials.
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): The tableau of Karnataka at the Republic Day parade this year represented 'The Cradle of Traditional Handicrafts'.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 10 (ANI): A bamboo artefacts craftsman who claims to be a Master degree holder in Fine Arts seeks government intervention as he is forced to sell his goods on the footpath, making it difficult for his family to make ends meet.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 19 (ANI): Hyderabad's Salar Jung Museum has launched an audio guide app through which visitors can gather information on artefacts displayed.
Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], September 28 (ANI): Ernakulam Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of YouTuber Monson Mavunkal accused of allegedly swindling money from people by selling fake artefacts and other documents.