Gold drops as oil climbs on renewed US-Iran hostilitiesGold prices dropped over 1% as rising oil prices, fueled by renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities, heightened inflation and interest rate hike conc...
India's gold tariff hike fuels smuggling revival, squeezes banks and refinersIndia's decision to raise gold import duties to 15% is triggering a fresh surge in smuggling, as illegal operators exploit a widening price...
India's May fuel consumption up 2.4%; LPG demand drops 20% amid Hormuz disruptionsIndia's fuel consumption rose to 19.93 million metric tons in May, a slight increase from April but a 6.5% drop year-on-year. Liquefied pet...
Manipur Police arrest multiple militants; seize contraband including suspected WY tabletsSecurity forces in Manipur have apprehended multiple active militants from various Valley-Based Insurgent Groups, including PREPAK PRO, PLA...
Govt to establish impregnable border grid with smart border project: Amit ShahIndia is set to enhance its border security with the 'Smart Border Project'. Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the initiative, which ...
ED's Parimatch heat reaches Zepto; SPC's India deeptech pushZepto has come under the ED's scanner as part of its probe into Parimatch. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
$35 million Newport beach mansion, near-zero declared income: How California techie supplied US equipment to Iran for over a decadeA dual Iranian-American tech executive, Jamshid Ghomi, was arrested at his $35 million mansion for allegedly running an illegal export oper...
Trump orders tighter banking scrutiny of undocumented migrants, warns of account seizuresPresident Trump announced an executive order to shut down and seize funds from bank accounts supporting illegal immigration or holding welf...
Smugglers are hard at work as higher duty puts the shine on goldThe recent spike in import duties in India has inadvertently fueled a rise in gold smuggling activities. Traders are noting a marked increa...
Ladakh rings in new excise policy- wider choice in low alcohol content; hard liquor also at retail vendsThe administration’s decision comes in the wake of growing concerns raised by civil society, religious organizations, and medical experts r...
Tripura arrests 3,705 illegal migrants since 2022; 3,463 are BangladeshisA senior Home Department official stated that 965 Bangladeshi nationals were arrested in 2022, followed by 1,014 in 2023; 947 in 2024; and ...
Amit Shah pushes district-level plans and security grid along borderUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has instructed border district administrations to create specific Standard Operating Procedures. These will h...
Another US strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific OceanThe US military conducted a third strike this week on a boat accused of drug smuggling in the eastern Pacific, resulting in three deaths. T...
US sanctions Iran-linked buyers of sensitive military technologyThe United States has dismantled an Iranian network that defrauded American tech companies out of millions to acquire sensitive military te...
196 days, 23 ports, 7 countries: How this ship tried to sneak in Rs 1,150 cr cocaine using ‘unusually long route’ before being caught at Gujarat portA massive drug haul near Mundra port has exposed a major maritime trafficking operation. Gujarat ATS and Indian Coast Guard intercepted the...
Amit Shah inaugurates BSF border outpost G-7 in Bhuj, interacts with personnelUnion Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Border Security Force's border outpost G-7 in Gujarat's Bhuj. He interacted with personnel gu...
Amit Shah orders razing of illegal structures along Indo-Pak borderUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the authorities to enforce a strict zero tolerance policy against illegal constructions near the...