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The return of Piprahwa relics | Union Culture Secretary Vivek Aggarwal: Our notice to Sotheby’s stated that Buddha’s relics can’t be treated as objects for sale

December 13, 2025 11:44 am

'The auction was scheduled for 10 am (Hong Kong time) on May 7. The challenge was formidable: the auction was outside India’s legal jurisdiction, time was critically short, and the matter was deeply emotional for India.'

Frida Kahlo sets the record for the most expensive work by a female artist’: Five things you should know about her

November 21, 2025 4:31 pm

This week, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's 1940 canvas El sueño (La cama) sold for $54.7 million at Sotheby’s -- the highest by a female artist at an auction. Here's why Frida Kahlo remains among the most celebrated artists of all times.

What's special about a $12.1 million or ₹ 1070.92 crore toilet?

November 19, 2025 5:52 pm

Made in 18-karat gold, the flushable artwork was once offered to Donald Trump

A rare pink diamond to be sold by Sotheby's

October 17, 2025 5:38 pm

All about the cushion cut diamond that was unearthed in Angola

The Piprahwa gems were set to be auctioned by Sotheby’s in Hong Kong in May this year, when the Indian government intervened and successfully sought their repatriation.

Back from Hong Kong, Piprahwa gems may return to original site in UP

August 22, 2025 3:18 am

State hopes to display these relics, which returned to India after 127 years, at a theme park that it is planning to boost footfall at this site in UP’s Buddhist tourist circuit

Original Birkin bag sells for Rs 86 crore; becomes most valuable handbag ever auctioned

July 11, 2025 4:21 pm

This particular bag was crafted specifically for the British-French actress and singer Jane Birkin in 1984.

India steps in to stop Sotheby's auction of sacred Buddhist relics

May 06, 2025 7:44 am

After legal notice from Union Culture Ministry, the auction house is learned to have assured that it will address concerns over May 7 Hong Kong sale of relics from Piprahwa Stupa

What an artwork, a murder reveal

December 15, 2024 10:22 am

Part of the reason Cattelan’s Comedian has become a media sensation is because, in many ways, it’s a clever metaphor for our times: a zero-effort piece with zero aesthetic value, the Kim Kardashian version of art, famous and expensive for being ridiculous and nothing else.

Tupac Shakur's custom-designed ring worn days before his death fetches over $1 million at auction

July 28, 2023 7:51 pm

During a hip-hop-themed auction in New York, Sotheby's reported that the ring, personally designed by Shakur and worn during his final public appearance at the 1996 Video Music Awards (VMAs), exceeded the auction house's estimate by more than three times

Princess Diana's famous red sheep sweater is going up for auction

June 27, 2023 4:22 pm

According to Sotheby's, this simple piece of clothing "took the world by storm as the media, fashion critics and the public alike carefully dissected the sweater’s black sheep symbolism"