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Topic: Customs

Morality, massagers & sex toys: Why Delhi HC called for fixed standards to end subjective opinions

Ruchi Bhattar -
Court directed CBIC to conduct inter-ministerial consultation for framing a uniform policy on import of these products.

Dulquer Salmaan, Prithviraj under lens as Customs cracks down on ‘smuggled’ luxury cars from Bhutan

Aneesa PA -
Raids conducted at 30+ locations across Kerala under ‘Op Numkhor’ Tuesday. 2 cars seized from Salmaan’s residence & 6 from Amith Chakkalakkal’s.

Copper bangles, bribes, hawala—CBI action in Chennai airport gold export scam 3 yrs after DRI bust

Mayank Kumar -
CBI has booked four customs officials, who had been suspended earlier, and five other individuals, including businessmen, in the case.

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

+TFP Ananya Bhardwaj -
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

Shikha Salaria -
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.

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

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

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

Remya Nair -
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.

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

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

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Opinion

India can sell its vision, but it can’t spectacle its way to AI power

Catherine Thorbecke -
The challenge of translating the AI wave into livelihoods is a bigger governing test for PM Modi than collecting selfies with Silicon Valley’s elite.

‘Good old days of bonhomie’ between New Delhi and Dhaka won’t be easy

Middle powers are showing unprecedented agency. To offset unsteady US era

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

National Interest

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

Shekhar Gupta -
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.

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