Hollywood actress Kate Winslet sports Indian designer Nirav Modi jewels in her Oscars look

Actress Kate Winslet stepped onto the red carpet at the 88th Academy Awards wearing Nirav Modi jewels, an Indian luxury brand with a global presence. As a Best Supporting Actress nominee for her work in “Steve Jobs”, Winslet chose the “Luminance Bracelet” and matching...Read More

Diamond grading certificates being sold in Hong Kong for $100

Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation are still investigating the recent fraud by a New Delhi-based firm which had put up lab-grown diamonds with natural diamond GIA certificates for sale online. However, they should focus on Hong Kong and China also as this fraud certificate scam is operated from there, sources said....Read More

IBJA releases two books ‘1919/2012’ & ‘1050 Days’ to commemorate its 97 years of journey and transformation

The India Bullion & Jewellers Association (IBJA) has announced the launch of two books titled ‘1919/2012’ & ‘1050 Days – BBA to IBJA’ at Hotel Trident, Mumbai on February 29, 2016. ...Read More

Jewellery companies shares plunge after govt proposes 1% excise duty

Shares of firms dealing in jewellery and precious metals went into negative after the government on Monday proposed to impose 1 per cent excise duty on such items....Read More

AOJ Flash News :

In an all India association conference with GJF, it has been decided to declare three days token strike from 2nd March, 2016 against levy of Excise on Jewellery.

G V Sreedhar, Chairman, GJF

IBJA calls for nationwide bandh from March 1st onwards to protest excise levy on jewellery

India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA) have called for a nationwide bandh from March 1st, 2016 onwards as protest for excise levy on jewellery by the Govt. Most of the jewellers across the country have decided to go on indefinite strike from Tuesday....Read More

Quote‬ of the day 1st March 2016

“We are not aware of any indefinite strike and therefore we will not be part of the same. We will go ahead with Govt’s proposal on excise.”

 

C K Venkatraman, CEO- Jewellery Division, Titan