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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Topic: Customs

Gold dust in diapers, secret land routes, high-seas drops — what’s behind gold smuggling surge in India

A well-oiled nexus of carriers, receivers, airline & airport personnel keeps the racket running. As import duties & gold prices increase, the smuggling market becomes more lucrative. Read ThePrint investigation.

UP perfume trader acquitted in gold bars case that sparked BJP-SP war of words 2 yrs ago. Here’s why

32 gold bars & Rs 196.57 cr cash were seized from Peeyush Jain's premises in 2021. In 2022, after Modi linked him to SP, the party called Jain a 'BJP businessman' mistakenly raided.

Foreign currency worth over Rs 10 crore seized in Delhi airport, ‘biggest ever’ by customs

The accused, three Tajikistan nationals, were intercepted by officials when they were proceeding to board a flight to Istanbul.

A ‘stolen’ Bentley from UK recovered in Pakistan lands Sindh excise dept in hot water

Pakistani citizens are calling it 'shameful', and wondering how the luxury sedan could be shipped undetected in the first place.

Govt asks airlines to share international travellers’ data with customs department

Information shared for inbound & outbound international flights include the name of the passenger, billing/payment information (credit card number), baggage information among others.

Customs duty on gold cut to discourage smuggling, money laundering, says finance secretary

Finance Secretary A.B. Pandey says the cut on customs duty shrinks the price difference of gold in the international and the domestic market, and helps enforce a simple and compliant regime.

Kerala HC stops ED, Customs from arresting Sivasankar till 28 October in gold smuggling case

The anticipatory bail pleas were filed by Sivasankar following the arrest by the Customs probing the gold smuggling and the ED investigating the money trail in the case.

SC pulls up Mamata govt over alleged harassment of customs officials by Trinamool MP

The Solicitor General told the court that customs officials were obstructed from doing their duty and checking the bags of a TMC MP's wife.

The airport of the future is here. And it doesn’t need humans

Singapore's Changi has built an entire terminal to test airport bots of the future. London & Tokyo are also exploring automation.

On Camera

The speech PM Modi should deliver this Independence Day

For the last 11 years, Nehru has been constantly blocking my efforts and causing the fiascos that are my many yojanas and abhiyans. He is the reason most of my initiatives turn into disasters.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.