A 102.39 carat, D color, flawless diamond is displayed by a model at a Sotheby's auction room in Hong Kong. It is the first time that a diamond this size and caliber will be auctio...
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An employee sorts diamonds using a magnifying glass at a diamond factory, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in Surat.
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A worker looks at a diamond piece as works resume at the manufacturing unit of Dharmanandan Diamonds after announcement of some relaxations during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Sur...
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Diamond workers start their work at the manufacturing unit of Dharmanandan Diamonds after announcement of some relaxations during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Surat.
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Diamond merchants wear masks to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic, at a jewellery shop in Surat.
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An exhibition of Nizam’s jewels which was inaugurated at National Museum, in New Delhi.
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The 185-carat Jacob diamond, one of the world's largest by size, on display at an exhibition of the Nizam’s jewels at the National Museum in New Delhi.
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Polished Forever
Surat is a major hub of diamond trade in India
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Inner’s The Outer Limit
Diamonds, sapphires, topaz...many a beauty’s heart has stopped down the ages at the tiaras, necklaces, earrings and bracelets studded with these pricey rocks. Now they will be pu...
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Diamond merchants shut their shops in Diamond Market during day-long bandh called in protest against the Goods and Services Tax (GST), in Surat.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of a diamond manufacturing unit at Ichhapor in Surat. Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani, DY CM Nitinbhai Patel and other dign...
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The forsaken lot A diamond factory in Ahmedabad
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Kate Duchess of Cambridge wearing a dress by British designer Jenny Packham and the Cartier diamond known as the 'Nizam of Hyderabad', given to Queen Elizabeth II in 1947 for her w...
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Kate Middleton at a dinner for London's National Portrait Gallery, in London.
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Kate Duchess of Cambridge at a fund raising gala at the gallery in London.
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Kate Duchess of Cambridge is escorted by Director of the National Portrait Gallery Sandy Nairne, as they stand opposite a portrait of the Duchess, at a fund raising gala at the ga...
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Kate Duchess of Cambridge walks with a guest at fund raising gala at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
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Kate Duchess of Cambridge talks to guests wearing a diamond necklace borrowed from the queen.
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Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge was seen flashing these Cartier diamonds known as the 'Nizam of Hyderabad', given to Queen Elizabeth II in 1947 for her wedding, at a fund ...
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FILE- In this Oct. 4, 2012, file photo, a model holds the Archduke Joseph Diamond, a historical diamond, during a Christie's auction preview, in Geneva, Switzerland. Christie’s i...
'This is God's gift. I will use the money from the proceeds for the education of my children,' said the farmer who found the 14.98 carat diamond in a mine
Laljibhai Patel, chairman of Dharmanandan Diamonds Pvt Ltd, who had hit the headlines in 2015 when he bought PM Narendra Modi's much- famed pinstripe suit for Rs 4.31 crore in a public auction in Surat, has been duped of Rs 1 crore.
Judge Emma Arbuthnot on Friday hearing the second bail plea of Nirav Modi asked the prosecution whether the fugitive diamantaire would be lodged in the same jail cell along with Vijay Mallya if he is also extradited to India.
Officials said the department has gathered documents that indicate that these select buyers of high-end jewellery had split the total payment for diamond jewellery.