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Topic: Kerala gold smuggling

‘Genius gone rogue’: Rise and fall of Kerala IAS officer M. Sivasankar, arrested for 3rd time

Anand Kochukudy -
This month, ED arrested Sivasankar, the powerful ex-principal secretary of CM Pinarayi Vijayan, for his alleged role in a housing scam linked to infamous gold smuggling case.

Pinarayi Vijayan remains immune to graft charges but new book says his family sought favours

Anand Kochukudy -
Sharjah ruler’s wife was supposedly put off by the haste with which Kamala Vijayan, CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s wife, brought up the business proposal.

In Kerala, gods and mortals take centre stage as Left looks to keep power & ‘create history’

Jyoti Malhotra -
While pre-poll surveys have given LDF an edge, it is facing two storms apart from the gold smuggling case — deep sea trawling pact & 'love jihad' allegations by Syro-Malabar church.

‘Shady deals, money laundering, impropriety’ — what Kerala gold smuggling case has unearthed

Ananya Bhardwaj -
The alleged racket that spans India & the UAE has exposed a network of facilitators, financiers, black gold traders & former employees of UAE consulate.

Aarogya Setu app gets ‘bullied’ for govt’s lack of data, & if Covid was a politician

Tenzin Zompa -
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These are top 5 Indian airports where the most amount of smuggled gold was seized in 2019-20

Remya Nair -
According to government data, gold smuggling fell marginally in 2019-20 compared to the previous fiscal.

ED questions Kerala ex-minister Kodiyeri’s son over ‘links’ to gold smuggling, drugs cases

Rohini Swamy -
Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI(M) state secretary and former minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, is also being probed by Bengaluru Crime Branch in a drug racket case. 

Kerala minister Jaleel faces Customs probe for receiving food & Quran copies from UAE

Rohini Swamy -
Jaleel allegedly violated the FCRA, though he distributed the gifts. His link to gold smuggling scam accused Swapna Suresh is also under scanner.

NIA, ED probe ‘link’ between Kerala gold smuggling racket and PFI, anti-CAA protests

Ananya Bhardwaj -
PFI was accused of pumping in money to fund protests after CAA was passed in December 2019. The organisation had, however, denied the allegations.

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Opinion

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

Ajay Ahlawat -
A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

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Economy

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

WEF Team -
ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

Defence

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

Keshav Padmanabhan -
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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