No plan to hike gold import duty despite Modi's appeal to skip buying, says government officialIndia denies plans to raise gold and silver import duties. Prime Minister Modi urged citizens to avoid gold purchases amid economic pressur...
12 May, 2026, 12.53 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
US–Iran War Day 53: Last hours for peace? Ceasefire nears expiry as Trump warns 'bombs will go off' & Iran threatens Hormuz; Markets watch nervouslyIran War Day 53 News: US–Iran war entered day 53 with tensions rising as a fragile ceasefire neared expiry and uncertainty surrounded possi...
21 Apr, 2026, 10.33 PM IST
Gold smuggling surges in India as price spikes before festivalsGold smuggling into India has surged ahead of the Dhanteras and Diwali festivals due to record-high prices and tight supply, officials said...
16 Oct, 2025, 04.33 PM IST
'Since marriage I was in distress': Kannada actress Ranya Rao's architect husband to file for divorceKannada actress Ranya Rao, who was arrested in a gold smuggling case, is now facing personal turmoil as her husband, Jatin Hukkeri, has ann...
03 Apr, 2025, 08.46 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
Karnataka govt has no information on gold smuggling case involving actress Ranya Rao: Home MinisterKarnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara stated that the state government lacks information on the gold smuggling case involving actress Rany...
10 Mar, 2025, 05.54 PM IST
Air India passenger arrested at Delhi Airport after refusing in-flight food during 5-hour flightAn Air India passenger was arrested at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for smuggling gold worth ₹69 lakh. His suspicious behavi...
17 Jul, 2024, 11.15 AM IST
Gold smuggling case: Swapna Suresh's claim kicks up political row in KeralaA day after Suresh, a prime accused who was recently released on bail gave a series of interviews to television channels, Leader of Opposit...
05 Feb, 2022, 03.04 PM IST
View: India should adopt the Responsible Gold Guidance of the London Bullion Market AssociationReplying to a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on December 21, Union minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary stated that 7,288 kg of...
30 Dec, 2021, 11.15 PM IST
Gold smuggling case: Suspended IAS officer Sivasankar appears before NIAEarlier in July, Sivasankar was quizzed by the agency twice in connection with the case. The Customs department had also questioned him ear...
24 Sep, 2020, 03.58 PM IST
NIA arrests Swapna, Sandeep Nair, accused in gold smuggling case, from BengaluruSwapna is among the four accused booked by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the smuggling of 30 kg of gold through diplomatic bag...
11 Jul, 2020, 11.21 PM IST
Import duty on gold hiked to 12.5% in Budget 2019Budget 2019 has proposed to hike the import duty by 2.5 per cent.
08 Jul, 2019, 10.52 AM IST
More Jet Airways staff under DRI lens for forex smugglingThe DRI had arrested the flight attendant, Deveshi Kulshreshtha, for allegedly trying to smuggle out USD 4,80,200 (Rs 3.25 crore) from a Je...
14 Jan, 2018, 12.55 PM IST
Govt may cut gold import duty at Budget 2014: Industry officialGold imports into India are likely to rise 200 tonnes in the second half to December, a 14 per cent increase compared with the first half.
09 Jul, 2014, 11.22 PM IST
Gold import curbs create distortions, but it’s temporaryDepending on supply and demand, there’s always a little difference between the market price and the underlying NAV of any ETF.
28 Jan, 2014, 12.38 PM IST
Budget 2012: Gold and platinum jewellery prices set to go up; gold smuggling likely to increaseThe budget proposed an increase in basic customs duty on standard gold bars; gold coins of purity exceeding 99.5% and platinum from 2% to 4...
17 Mar, 2012, 12.24 PM IST