Mumbai customs seize diamonds, gold hidden in noodles, body partsCustoms at Mumbai airport seize diamonds and gold worth Rs 6.46 crore, concealed ingeniously in passengers' belongings. Four individuals ar...
23 Apr, 2024, 02.16 PM IST
India, Hong Kong bust money laundering racket via diamond tradeIndian and Hong Kong customs collaborated to dismantle a money-laundering network exploiting synthetic diamond imports. Indian traders misr...
29 Dec, 2023, 11.56 PM IST
Senco becomes first qualified jeweller from East India to import gold on India International Bullion ExchangeIndia's first International Bullion Exchange (IIBX) was launched in the GIFT city (Gujarat International Finance Tec-City) in July 2022 to ...
30 May, 2023, 03.26 PM IST
US lawmakers want India to restrict sale of Russian-origin diamondsA bipartisan group of American lawmakers has sought the help of the Biden administration in restricting the international trade and sale of...
05 Apr, 2022, 02.55 PM IST
Customs dept cracks down on 'rough diamonds', industry cries foulDept feels traders are siphoning off money through overseas offices by sending spurious rough diamonds.
27 Jul, 2019, 06.58 PM IST
New import rules on rough diamonds leave traders in a tizzyThe fear is that even a minute discrepancy in the norms may lead to seizure, followed by a huge penalty.
22 May, 2019, 10.59 AM IST
Customs Department seeks to proclaim Nirav Modi absconder in duty evasion casePublic prosecutor Nayan Sukhadwala said that a case for alleged customs duty evasion has been registered against Nirav Modi by the central ...
08 Aug, 2018, 09.57 PM IST
DRI busts Rs 2,000-crore money laundering racket at diamond bourse, four heldThe racket was unearthed after the DRI recently conducted raids at the BDB at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) here following a tip off and inter...
13 Jul, 2018, 04.42 PM IST
Relief for related-party diamond tradeAccording to regulations, the customs department gets a fair value of imports and exports through scrutiny conducted by a special valuation...
06 Jun, 2018, 07.50 AM IST
US court grants interim stay on debt collection from Firestar"This means that creditors generally may not take action to collect debts from the debtor or the debtor's property," the bankruptcy court s...
02 Mar, 2018, 11.35 AM IST
In first-ever GST raid, 90 jewellery parcels confiscatedMumbai GST Commissioner, KN Raghavan, confirmed that the parcels, which came in from Gujarat, were seized as they may have been sourced and...
05 Jan, 2018, 11.34 AM IST
How Rare Carat's AI gemologist helps customers buy the perfect diamondRare Carat introduced the world's first AI chatbot that helps customers through the purchase of a diamond.
15 Sep, 2017, 10.30 AM IST
Diamond retailers may be mixing synthetic and real stonesIt's a suspicion that has deepened over the years, sparking a highstake battle over hundreds of millions of dollars in the secretive world ...
07 Apr, 2015, 02.47 AM IST
Gems and jewellery imports via SEZ likely to be bannedAfter successfully clamping down on gold imports to bring the runaway current account deficit under control, the government has set its sig...
26 Dec, 2013, 08.11 AM IST
Customs attaches properties of Bharat Shah and others to recover Rs 35 crore dutyThe customs department had imposed duty and fine in 2000 against Shah and Mehta’s partnership firm BV Jewels.
04 Apr, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Rs 30-crore duty dues: Properties of bollywood producer Bharat Shah, partner attachedBharat Shah is a noted Bollywood film financier who produced films like 'Devdas' 'Dil Se' and 'Rascals' among others.
03 Apr, 2013, 04.59 PM IST
- I-T dept alerts airport intel units; seizes diamonds at IGIA
The Income Tax department has alerted its air intelligence units at all airports in the country after it detected unaccounted wealth of Rs ...
01 Feb, 2011, 09.35 PM IST