Mangaluru: Sulthan Diamonds and Gold is organizing ‘Vishwa Vajra’ South India’s biggest diamond and Polki diamond jewelry exhibition and sale from December 2 to 20 at its Mangaluru showroom.

“VishwaVajrah – The much-awaited exhibition showcases more than 10,000 carat stock of IGI Certified Diamond and Polki Diamond jewelry from around the world,” Sulthan Diamonds and Gold has said, in a press release.

The company has said that the main attraction of the exhibition would be an exclusive collection from Italy, France, Belgium, Turkey, Singapore, US and the Middle East. There would also be a wide range of unique exclusive celebrity collection of diamond jewelry available for purchase of the luxury segment customers.

The traditional diamond customers would get to choose from the solitaire collection in the latest designs, close-setting diamond jewelry as well as Tanmania collections. In addition, contemporary bridal diamond jewelry designs, along with gemstone collections of uncut diamonds, ruby and emerald, are available in the latest trends, in the bridal segment, said the jewelers.

Light diamond necklaces priced at Rs 56,000 and above, light diamond bangles starting at Rs 15,000, diamond rings starting at Rs 6,000 and diamond nose pins priced Rs 2,000 and above, for daily wear, are also available.

“Customers can avail Rs 8000 Discount per Diamond Carat,” said the company, in the press release.

The jewelers added that, as a part of their decennial celebrations of the Mangaluru showroom, customers would get a ‘shop and win’ lucky draw coupon, with every purchase. Eight winners everyday would get cookers; three winners every week would get a fan, a mixer and a grinder each; and three winners in a month would get a TV, a fridge and a washing machine each.

“One lucky winner get a Hyundai grand I 10 neos car in the mega bumper lucky draw happening in the first week of February 2023,” Sulthan Diamonds and Gold has said.

People interested may contact Sulthan Diamonds and Gold at their Mangaluru showroom on Kankanady Bypass Road on telephone number: 08242438916.

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New Delhi (PTI): Former batter Robin Uthappa has held Virat Kohli indirectly responsible for cutting short Yuvraj Singh's international career after he beat cancer to return to the team, saying the flamboyant all-rounder's request for certain fitness concessions was denied by the then India captain.

One of India's finest players in white-ball cricket, Yuvraj was one of the big reasons for the team's twin World Cup success under MS Dhoni's leadership, but after the title triumph in the 2011 ODI showpiece, he was diagnosed with cancer and was promptly treated for the same in the US.

Yuvraj then made a remarkable recovery to fight his way back into the Indian team and also scored a hundred against England in an ODI, but after a quiet outing in the Champions Trophy in 2017, he was ignored and decided to retire from the game in 2019.

Telling the story as he saw it, Uthappa said during an interview on 'Lallantop', "Take Yuvi Pa's instance. The man beat cancer, and he is trying to come back into the international side. He is the man who won us a World Cup, won us two World Cups for that matter, along with the other players, but played an integral role in helping us win.

"Then for such a player, when you become captain, you say his lung capacity has diminished and you have been with him when you have seen him struggle. Nobody has told me this, I observe things."

Uthappa added, "You have seen him struggle, then when you are captain, yes you have to maintain a level of standard, but there are always exceptions to the rule. Here is a man who deserves to be an exception because he is not just beaten and won you tournaments, but he has beaten cancer.

"He has beaten the hardest challenge in life in that sense. Some question room for someone like that."

Uthappa revealed that Yuvraj asked for a point deduction in the fitness test but was denied any leniency by the team management. However, he was able to clear the test and make a comeback to the side before being dropped after a poor outing in the Champions Trophy in England.

"So when Yuvi requested for that two-point deduction, he didn't get it. Then he did the test because he was outside the team and they weren't taking him in. He passed the fitness test, came inside the team, had a lean tournament, took him out totally. Never entertained him after that.

"Whoever was in the leadership group, didn't entertain him. That time Virat was the leader and it went according to him due to his strong personality, and that time it was according to him," Uthappa said.

Speaking about Kohli's leadership style, Uthappa said he was a 'my way or the highway' kind of a captain.

"I haven't played under Virat as a captain very much. But Virat as a captain, he was very 'my way or the highway' kind of a captain. It's not like these guys aren't also like that, but how to treat your team, how you treat your personnel, because it is not just about results."

Yuvraj, 43, announced his international retirement in 2019, having last played in the IPL in the same year for Mumbai Indians.