PM Modi gifts sandalwood sitar to French President Macron

Jul 14, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a sandalwood Sitar to French President Emmanuel Macron while his visit to France. The Prime Minister also presented gifts...

"Devastated and truly disturbed": Anoushka Shankar expresses dismay at Air India's handling of her Sitar

Dec 04, 2025

Renowned sitar player Anoushka Shankar expressed her disappointment with Air India after her instrument was damaged during a flight.

Andhra Pradesh: 62 red sandalwood logs seized in three cases, five arrested

Jun 03, 2023

Five red sandalwood smugglers were arrested by the task force police on Saturday in three different incidents and they seized 62 red sandalwood logs...

Albanese thanks PM Modi for "extraordinary effort" to make Australian delegation feel welcome in India

Mar 11, 2023

Taking to his official Twitter handle, Albanese called the experience of hearing The Triffids and The Go Betweens on the sitar "extremely touching."

AP : 2 smugglers with sandalwood worth 16 lakhs arrested

Dec 22, 2022

Two smugglers from Vellore (Tamil Nadu) were arrested in Annamaya district while smuggling red sandalwood worth 16 lakhs.

Karnataka: Smugglers decamp with 150 sandalwood trees

Sep 10, 2020

Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], September 10 : Smugglers chopped down 150 sandalwood trees belonging to a farmer and decamped with logs from a village in...