De Beers takes the mass market route

Less than one per cent of the world's diamonds are eligible to be inscribed with the 'Forevermark' brand icon and a unique identification number. They are also crafted only by a select group of......

Gold cheaper: Diwali sale starts already

As falling gold became less lustrous to investors in the past few weeks, retail consumers have started their festival and marriage shopping for the precious metal months in advance. The gold prices......

Gitanjali gems buys Nakshatra diamonds

The Rs. 3500-crore (Rs 35 billion) Gitanjali Gems Ltd., India's largest integrated diamond and jewellery manufacturer and retailer, announced the complete acquisition of Nakshatra Diamonds - DTC's......

Gold Council to double investment in India

The World Gold Council, an organisation funded by leading gold mines to stimulate demand in the yellow metal, will doubling its investments in India over the next three years. The council will......

Going from Star One to Doordarshan

Can't get enough of television? Grab your weekly gossip from the industry right here. Amit Khanna, better known until recently as Virin Yeh Dil Chahe More (on Star One) is now working in a......

Sanjay Dutt, diamonds & a filmi party

Members of the press, please don't fight," Dharmesh Sodah, president of D'damas jewellery, announces over the microphone.It's 10 pm on a windy January night at the Taj Lands End poolside in Mumbai.......

Celina walks the walk

Celina Jaitley made waves when she wore a bikini and played a violin in waist-deep water in Feroz Khan's Janasheen.The actress is now part of D'damas' Glitterati diamond collection and walked the......