Income Tax dept loses seized jewellery worth over Rs 90 lakh kept in bank custody: Allahabad High Court orders dept to compensate the taxpayerMr. Jain's seized gold jewellery, worth over Rs 90 lakh, was stolen from a bank while in Income Tax custody. The Allahabad High Court order...
30 Sep, 2025, 12.45 PM IST
Gold worth Rs 800 crore smuggled into India from LAC over 2 years: EDA major gold smuggling operation has been uncovered. The Enforcement Directorate is investigating the racket across the India-China border....
09 Sep, 2025, 07.26 PM IST
GST authorities uncover Rs 104 cr tax evasion in illicit tobacco trade, 61 cases detected in Q1GST authorities detected 61 cases of illicit tobacco products, involving Rs 104.38 crore in tax evasion, during the first quarter of FY25. ...
27 Aug, 2025, 02.07 PM IST
Cash-for-jobs case: SC grants bail to ex-WB minister Partha Chatterjee with riderThe Supreme Court has granted bail to Partha Chatterjee in the teacher recruitment case. However, his release is contingent on the trial co...
18 Aug, 2025, 07.18 PM IST
Odisha govt engineer held on retirement day for amassing assets, disproportionate to incomeAn Odisha government engineer, Baikuntha Nath Sarangi, was arrested on his last day of service for allegedly amassing disproportionate asse...
31 May, 2025, 04.29 PM 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
Significant reduction in gold smuggling post July import duty cut: CBIC ChiefGold smuggling in India has significantly decreased since July 2024 due to a reduction in import duty from 15% to 6%. Customs and DRI offic...
09 Feb, 2025, 11.36 AM IST
BSF braves unfavourable terrain, weather to meet challenges in border areas of South BengalThe BSF is actively preventing smuggling and illegal activities along the India-Bangladesh border. In 2023, significant seizures of gold an...
09 Jan, 2025, 07.15 PM IST
Kerala Police seize 150 kg of gold, Rs 123 crore in five-year crackdown on smugglingKerala Police has seized nearly 150 kg of gold worth Rs 81 crore and registered 337 hawala cases, confiscating around Rs 123 crore over the...
02 Oct, 2024, 02.19 PM IST
Customs, DRI seize 847 kg of gold worth Rs 544 cr in Apr-Jun: SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reported that Customs and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers seized 847 kg of gold, val...
30 Jul, 2024, 04.22 PM IST
'Too high' import duty cut on gold to help contain smuggling, boost exports: CBICThe Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Chairman said that the duty was hiked in July 2022 as at that time there was a worse...
24 Jul, 2024, 09.28 PM IST
DRI seizes contrabands worth Rs 3,500 cr in FY 24; narcotic drugs, gold major contributorsRevenue Intelligence officers seized contrabands worth Rs 3,500 crore in FY 2023-24, with narcotic drugs and gold seizures constituting a m...
20 Jun, 2024, 12.35 PM IST
Liquor outlets, distilleries to be under CCTV surveillance during Lok Sabha polls in TelanganaTelangana has brought all 24 liquor production points under CCTV surveillance to prevent illegal alcohol distribution in the run-up to the ...
31 Mar, 2024, 12.38 PM IST
Cash seizures very high in five poll-bound states: CBDT chairmanThe Income Tax Department in India has seized more cash during the ongoing assembly elections in five states than in the last assembly and ...
15 Nov, 2023, 05.34 PM IST
Ahead of Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Rs 244 crore cash seized in last 15 daysAccording to officials, this year there has been a three-fold increase in the total seizure, which was Rs 322 crore in 2021, Rs 347 crore i...
24 Oct, 2023, 07.32 PM IST
Rs 1.5 lakh crore monthly GST collection has become the new normal: CBIC chief Vivek JohriThe gross GST revenue collected in January 2023 was Rs 1,55,922 crore. This was for the third time, in the current financial year, GST coll...
14 Feb, 2023, 04.37 PM IST
The gold duty paradox for IndiaThe price of 10 gm 24-carat gold at Dubai as on July 5 is Rs 46,246. In India, it is Rs 52,790. It is this price differential, coupled with...
06 Jul, 2022, 11.47 PM IST