PARIS — The Kardashians would have nothing on the rocks on display in the Paris leg of an exhibition hooked on the Al Thani Collection, owned by Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani. Opening on ...

Diamonds are a maharaja's best friend — or so the saying might go if it had been coined in India during the late 18th or 19th century. During more than a century before India proclaimed its ...

His Umaid Bhavan Palace Hotel is now a leading heritage hotel in India. MAHARAJA GAJ Singh II of Jodhpur is truly a prince among men. He has faced adversities with majestic poise and a steel resolve.

The first Monday of May is officially here and more than any outfits, we’re bedazzled by all the royal jewellery desi celebs served on the Met Gala 2025 red carpet. The biggest fashion spectacle is ...

A rare piece of India's royal heritage, 'The Golconda Blue' -- a historic diamond once owned by the Maharajas of Indore and Baroda -- is set to make its auction debut at the Christie's "Magnificent ...

History has a funny way of remembering the thieves and forgetting the receipts. When we talk about the legendary wealth of the Indian subcontinent, the conversation inevitably circles back to one man: ...

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At the peak of the British Empire, colonial India was known as “the jewel in the crown.” Now Toronto, once itself a colonial outpost, can savour Maharaja: The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts. It’s a ...