Every day thousands of Indians and foreign pilgrims travel to Punjab to visit its holy sites. Perhaps the most significant is the breathtaking Golden Temple — the spiritual home of Sikhism, which has its roots in the vast state. Completed in 1604
The King of the Asante people in Ghana has demanded his nation keep treasures loaned to him by the British Museum and the V&A. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, ruler of the Asante people in Ghana, negotiated the temporary repatriation of ancestral artefacts in
Researchers may have hit “gold” when it comes to the treatment of multiple sclerosis. An experimental medication called CNM-Au8 — a drinkable liquid with gold nanocrystals — has shown promising results in clinical trials in terms of improvements in MS symptoms. The
Influential sitcom “Seinfeld” celebrated the central role diners play in the social fabric of New York City during its hilarious 10-season romp through American pop culture. “You’d be hard-pressed to find a year in American television and film that doesn’t have at
A gold pocket watch recovered from the floating corpse of the richest man aboard the Titanic is to be auctioned tomorrow and it is expected to fetch around £150,000. The watch belonged to business mogul John Jacob Astor, who in 1912 was
One of the world’s most active volcanoes is spewing out 80 grams of gold dust daily – with an estimated value of £5,000, according to researchers. Mount Erebus, the southernmost active volcano on Earth located in Antarctica, releases tiny pieces of crystallised gold among
Police said nine people are facing charges in what authorities are calling the biggest gold theft in Canadian history from Toronto’s Pearson International airport a year ago. Peel Regional Police said Wednesday that 6,600 gold bars worth more than 20 million Canadian
A man has admitted stealing a gold toilet worth £4.8million from Blenheim Palace. The 18-carat toilet was taken in 2019 while featuring in an art exhibition at the ancestral home of Winston Churchill in Oxfordshire. James Sheen yesterday pleaded guilty to burglary
Rescue workers have been laboring for a fifth consecutive day to reach 13 people trapped deep underground in a collapsed gold mine in Russia’s far east. As of Friday, there has been no contact established with the miners in the Amur region,
A treasure hunter has discovered the largest gold nugget ever found in England worth £30,000 – despite having a faulty metal detector. Richard Brock, 67, travelled three-and-a-half hours from his home in Somerset to join an organised expedition on farmland in the