Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
08 Jun, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
NRI to get back seized gold chain from Indian customs at Delhi airport after winning case in Delhi High CourtA Non-Resident Indian (NRI) travelling from United Arab Emirates to India was intercepted by Indian customs officials at the Delhi airport ...
27 Mar, 2025, 10.37 AM IST
Finmin in historic decision allows senior woman IRS officer to change name, genderAs per an office order dated July 9, 2024, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has said the authority considered her request an...
10 Jul, 2024, 12.38 PM IST
Sanjay Kumar Agarwal takes charge as CBIC ChairmanAgarwal succeeds Vivek Johri who superannuated as CBIC chief on May 31. In an order issued on August 5, the finance ministry had appointed ...
07 Aug, 2023, 04.05 PM IST
CBIC sets four month deadline for closure of container depots & frieght stations, streamlines procedureFinance ministry in a statement Tuesday said the procedures will provide relief to custodians of such ICDs and CFSs since there was no dead...
17 Aug, 2021, 02.05 PM IST
West Bengal govt gets notice over 'harassment' of officials for checking Trinamool leader's wife's luggageIt did not consider the submission of senior advocate A M Singhvi that no notice was required to be issued on the petition.
12 Apr, 2019, 03.44 PM IST
‘Chak De’ role model Mir Ranjan Negi may be suspended in airport graft caseNegi, assistant commissioner of customs and former India hockey goalkeeper, and his colleague may be suspended in the crackdown against cor...
10 Jul, 2017, 11.16 AM IST
After 29 years' trial, ex-joint secy convicted in DA caseAfter a trial for 29 years, a special CBI court has convicted the then joint secretary in the Union Commerce Ministry for amassing assets o...
01 Feb, 2016, 10.16 PM IST
11 IRS officers sacked for being absent for over 5 yearsJoint Commissioners Meenu G Krishnan and Rajesh Kumar Jha have been missing since 2003 and 2005, respectively.
17 Jan, 2016, 10.44 AM IST
CBI announces Rs 25,000 cash reward for info on Assistant Commissioner of CustomsCBI inspector Narendra Singh said that the complainant had alleged that customs officers had demanded the bribe for release of imported goo...
16 Jul, 2015, 01.42 PM IST
Officials to visit tax offices only if directly involved in revenue losses for government: CBECSuch action by tax authorities in a number of instances in the past few years has evoked strong reactions from the domestic and internation...
22 Jan, 2015, 05.13 AM IST
- CBEC promotes over 2,100 excise, customs superintendents
It is for the first time that such a large number of superintendents have been promoted as ACs (Group A) at CBEC.
13 Nov, 2014, 03.56 PM IST
Kerala: Custom officials seize 7.5 kg gold from air passengerCustoms officials today seized gold bars weighing 7.5 kg, valued at Rs 2 crore, from an air passenger who arrived here this morning from Du...
05 Nov, 2014, 06.56 PM IST
Transfer orders of 109 customs and excise officers put on holdAccording to an office order, issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) on Friday, transfer of five Additional Commissioners...
24 May, 2014, 05.40 PM IST
Government okays 18,000 additional posts in indirect tax wingOver 18,000 additional posts have been sanctioned in CBEC, government wing tasked with collection of service tax, excise & customs duty, as...
23 Dec, 2013, 06.13 PM IST
- Customs asked to speed up clearance for perishable exports
To boost exports of perishable agro items, the Revenue Department has asked Customs officials to accord speedy clearance to such cargo.
07 Apr, 2013, 12.03 PM IST
- Time limits for exporters to claim duty reimbursement extended
The government today relaxed the rules for exporters by increasing the time limit for them to reclaim taxes on imported goods that are re-e...
24 Jun, 2010, 10.37 PM IST