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OIL SMUGGLING RACKET
India seizes three tankers in first action against dark fleetIndia's Coast Guard has seized three tankers near Mumbai. These vessels were reportedly involved in oil smuggling. This action marks a sign...
Indian Coast Guard busts international oil cargo smuggling syndicate in a daring mid sea operationAccording to an official release, the vessels involved devised a method to smuggle large volumes of cheap oil and oil-based cargo from conf...
Some companies misuse duty-free import scheme: GTRI calls it 'licence to loot'The Duty-Free Import Authorization (DFIA) scheme, intended to lower exporter costs, is reportedly being exploited, becoming a "license to l...
'72,000 litres of ATF, Rs 1.62 crore monthly losses': How Delhi police busted dirty jet fuel smuggling racket running from Mundka godownDelhi Police busted a large-scale aviation turbine fuel (ATF) smuggling operation that had been running for three years, leading to signifi...
'Where's the gold?': How the Assads sucked Syria dryThe military unit run by Maher al-Assad, known as the Fourth Division, exploited Syria's resources amid civil war. Documents reveal its inv...
Internal security focus is threats led by faceless, borderless terrorismIndia's internal security focus is shifting towards combating modern terrorism as traditional hotspots see a decline in violence. Challenge...
China's forays into Africa's forests & illegal trade could lead to environmental disasterEarthsight, a London-based environmental NGO, earlier estimated that the annual value of worldwide rosewood smuggling exceeded a billion do...
The challenges of Tata Group — Air India's new owner — have just begunNepotism was the order of the day, and hiring choices were based on criteria other than merit. Many may recall an Air India Express senior ...
Checkpoints at Mewat: Farmers complain of extortion in the name of cow protectionDairy farmers and traders hire small pickup trucks or use their own to ferry the cattle bought at the mela. They transport these to Alwar o...
How India plans to weaken Dawood Ibrahim and his syndicateDoval's Dawood dossier lists firms like Dubai's Oasis Oil and Lube LCC, Al-Noor Diamonds and Oasis Power LCC, allegedly owned by Dawood.
The ISIS economy just got a huge boostThe biggest slice of the ISIS budget may come from taxing the "Caliphate's" population, a source of wealth for the group that's harder to c...
Islamic State: The money behind the monstrosityTo evade international anti-finance measures, the ISIS employs “the three C’s” to conduct illicit trade: cash, crude oil and contraband.
- Is the old underworld making a comeback? Or is a new kind of mafia calling the shots?
June 11, Jyotirmoy Dey, 56, got onto his bike at Ghatkopar in Mumbai and rode from his mother's place to his own home in Powai.
- UBS whistle-blower seeks pardon, wants to do charity work in India
Bradley Birkenfeld , once a UBS AG banker who handled a $200 million investment for a billionaire client, now makes 12 cents an hour moppin...