Memorabilia

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  Karnataka Bans Garland, Shawls, Memorabilia At Government Events

  Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday banned the practice of giving garland, shawls, flower bouquets, and memorabilia at government events, terming it as an "unnecessary expenditure".

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  Ducati To Sell Racing Parts As Collectors' Items

  Crankshaft, pistons, camshafts and connecting rods will be part of the Ducati Corse Memorabilia collectors' items, each authentic part used by official MotoGP and World Superbike riders.

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  Adolf Hitler Paintings Fail To Sell At Auction In Germany

  Five paintings attributed to Adolf Hitler will be auctioned off Saturday in the German city of Nuremberg, sparking anger that the Nazi memorabilia market is alive and well.

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  China Media Is Silent 50 Years After Cultural Revolution

  Official Chinese media stayed largely silent about today's 50th anniversary of the start of the bloody Cultural Revolution, with discussion of the tumultuous decade still controlled on the mainland.

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  Aamir Khan buys Shammi Kapoor's jacket for Rs 88,000 at auction

  Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao successfully bid for film memorabilia worth Rs 2,38,000, including Shammi Kapoor's jacket.

• A museum that traces history of racism in USA

  The objects displayed in Michigan's newest museum range from the ordinary, such as simple ashtrays and fishing lures, to the grotesque - a full-size replica of a lynching tree. But all are united by a common theme: They are steeped in racism so intense that it makes visitors cringe.

• Gandhi items' auction disappoints collector

  Antony Chittattukara, a 70-year-old antique collector from this Kerala town, had expected to make over Rs 500 million from the auction of Mahatma Gandhi's memorabilia. But the auction, held at Mullock's in London on Tuesday, fetched him only Rs 8.5 million.

• Auction of Gandhi's memorabilia unfortunate: Azad

  Terming the auction of belongings of Mahatama Gandhi as unfortunate, Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said he was not in favour of sale of these precious items.

• Kerala's retired teacher waits for Gandhi memorabilia auction result

  A 70-year-old retired school teacher has been waiting patiently for the outcome as his rare collection of Mahatma Gandhi memorabilia went under the hammer in London on Tuesday. He intends to use the proceeds to set up an antique museum. Speaking to Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), Antony Chittattukara said that since he does not have internet, he is...

• Family regrets auction of soil with Mahatma's blood

  Mahatma Gandhi's descendants have expressed regret over the forthcoming auction of a "clump of soil with drops of the Mahatma's blood collected from the site of his assassination" by the British auction house Mullock's. "The auctioning of the clump of soil with a few claimed drops of Mahatma Gandhi's blood sounds reprehensible...morbid. But if the...

• Whitney Houston auction raises $80,000

  A collection of Whitney Houston memorabilia has raised more than $80,000 at auction, nearly two months after the singer's tragic death.

• Elizabeth Taylor auction raises $156.6m

  The auction of Dame Elizabeth Taylor's belongings has raised over $156.6 million.

• Lady Gaga "Bankrupt" From Tour

  Pop diva Lady Gaga has said she is "bankrupt" after her Monster Ball world tour because of the huge cost involved in staging the shows.

• Necklace 'Stolen' By Lindsay Lohan To Be Auctioned

  The necklace allegedly stolen by Hollywood starlet Lindsay Lohan will reportedly go under the hammer as celebrity memorabilia.

• Prince William and Kate's wedding memorabilia goes on sale

  Britain's royal wedding is still four months away, but the first official memorabilia went on sale on Monday - a range of wedding china personally approved by the couple. Prince William's office said the items had been commissioned by the palace department responsible for the royal family's art collection and made in Stoke-on-Trent in central Engla...