India's gold import: How it impacts our economy | An explainerIndia's gold imports are at an all-time high, reaching $71.98 billion in 2025-26. This surge is driven by increased prices and trade agreem...
12 May, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
Dubai holdings worth £17.7 mln traced to Sudan paramilitary leaders accused of genocideA report reveals Sudan's military leader Hemedti and his associates own over 20 luxury properties in Dubai. This wealth is linked to smuggl...
29 Apr, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
'Congress will expose all': Gaurav Gogoi counters Himanta’s Pakistan link charge; alleges 'lies'Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi has accused Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of lying and hiding family assets abroad. Gogoi demand...
06 Apr, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
In hawala universe, it's a partial eclipse of dollarThe Indian money market's hawala sector is experiencing an unusual discount on the dollar-rupee exchange rate, a shift attributed to stalle...
28 Mar, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Ranya Rao Case: Karnataka govt reinstates DGP K Ramachandra Rao amid gold smuggling probe involving his daughterRanya Rao Gold Smuggling Case: The Karnataka government reinstated DGP K Ramachandra Rao. He was on leave after his daughter, Ranya Rao, fa...
12 Aug, 2025, 08.37 AM IST
Gold smuggling case: Judicial custody of Kannada actress Ranya Rao, two others extended until Apr 21A court in Bengaluru extended Kannada actress Ranya Rao's judicial custody in a gold smuggling case until April 21. Ranya, along with busin...
07 Apr, 2025, 05.41 PM IST
Gold Smuggling Case: How Ranya Rao was guided by a jeweller to dispose off 49.6 kg of gold worth Rs 40 croreKannada actress Ranya Rao, with jeweller Sahil Jain's help, smuggled and disposed of 49.6 kg of gold worth Rs 40.14 crore. Jain, who facili...
04 Apr, 2025, 02.06 PM IST
Ranya Rao gold smuggling case: Court sends accused Sahil Jain to 14-day judicial custodyRanya Rao Gold smuggling case | The Special Court for Economic Offenses has sent Sahil Jain, the third accused in the Ranya Rao Gold Smuggl...
02 Apr, 2025, 09.06 PM IST
"Point to possible nexus of coordinated smuggling syndicate": DRI seeks CBI help to probe Ranya Rao gold smuggling caseAbhishek Chandra Gupta, Additional Director of DRI, in his complaint has said that these cases involving passengers making trips from Dubai...
13 Mar, 2025, 02.06 PM IST
Bengaluru: After Ranya Rao, a visually impaired man arrested for smuggling nearly 4 kg gold worth Rs 3.5 crore at Kempegowda airportA visually impaired man was arrested at Kempegowda International Airport for smuggling gold worth ₹3.44 crore from Dubai. This came a day a...
10 Mar, 2025, 03.25 PM IST
Dubai gold market set for glittering heightsThe trade pact, likely to be effective from May 1, has clubbed Indian gold with other items that will attract zero import duty, down from t...
02 Apr, 2022, 10.45 PM IST
Enforcement Directorate attaches assets worth Rs 1.84 cr in Kerala gold smuggling caseThe ED initiated investigation in a gold smuggling case on the basis of an FIR and chargesheet filed by the CBI and the Anti Corruption Bur...
11 Sep, 2020, 05.08 PM IST
Majority of gold from Dubai and Singapore smuggled into IndiaWith demand for gold increasing in the country, majority of gold from Dubai and Singapore are being smuggled into India due to the price di...
11 Oct, 2015, 02.24 PM IST
Police seizes record haul of smuggled gold outside airport in AhmedabadThe arrest is likely to strengthen pressure on FM Jaitley to cut the gold import duty from a record-high 10 percent in his budget on Saturd...
24 Feb, 2015, 11.10 PM IST
WhatsApp comes in handy for smugglersCustoms sleuths have found out that smugglers are using mobile-based social networking tool like 'WhatsApp' to exchange gold.
12 Apr, 2014, 09.52 AM IST
Ahead of polls, black money comes to Tamil Nadu as goldThe trend had caught the attention of the EC and Coast Guard was alerted about it, said Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer Praveen Kumar.
19 Mar, 2014, 12.25 PM IST
Steep duty spurs smuggling of goldWith a rise in customs duty on gold imports, smugglers have been resorting to extreme measures to sneak in small amounts of the precious me...
30 Jun, 2013, 06.04 AM IST