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Tamil Nadu entrepreneur held at Delhi airport for now-deleted ‘defamatory X post’ on CM Vijay, Trisha

The Chennai police produced Ganeshan before a magistrate and secured a transit warrant to take him to the southern metropolis.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

We produce either seers or technicians, but not men who are both: S Radhakrishnan

In July 1964, President S Radhakrishnan delivered a speech at the first convocation of IIT Madras, explaining why promoting science and technology was crucial to raising people's standard of living.

India’s key money market gets unusually quiet at the start of trade

Typically, a lot of transactions happen in the first hour as lenders borrow funds to meet regulatory requirements and cover short-term cash shortages.

Estonia’s defence minister quits after €70 mn Ukraine shell deal with Indian-owned Italian firm goes awry

Hanno Pevkur takes political responsibility after Estonia paid up to €70 million upfront to Datasel for artillery shells for Ukraine that the company never previously made or sold.

20% ethanol, 80% anger: BJP’s core voter is furious and looking for answers

While EBP may be a great idea, it needed 3-4 years of preparation. Now, with the festive season upon us, we have surging prices and a sugar shortage. To top it off, we’re bleeding foreign exchange.