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.
The arrested men, identified as Norbu Dorjee (69) and Tenzin Targy (40), were apprehended by patrolling team of the 21st battalion of the force guarding international border with China.
Zakia Wardak cites personal attacks & defamation as reasons for her resignation. Afghan embassy in Delhi was not ‘aware’ of nor ‘involved’ in alleged smuggling incident, it is learnt.
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.
According to DRI data, 150-200 tonnes of gold are smuggled into India annually. If this year's seizures are anything to go by, most of it sails past customs.
Enforcement Directorate has moved Supreme Court to transfer gold scam trial to Karnataka. Key accused have levelled allegations against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, top officials.
The accused were arrested by customs officials at Indira Gandhi International airport for allegedly smuggling into the country gold worth Rs 72.46 lakh, an official statement said.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
India’s Hindu government discouraging Hindu traditions. Buying gold has been a time honoured practice for Hindus since ancient times especially on auspicious occasions like Akshaya Tritiya etc. Irony died a thousand deaths.
India’s Hindu government discouraging Hindu traditions. Buying gold has been a time honoured practice for Hindus since ancient times especially on auspicious occasions like Akshaya Tritiya etc. Irony died a thousand deaths.
The best antidote to gold smuggling is much lower duties and taxes.