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DoPT launches inquiry into ‘reservation misuse’ by 15 civil service officers across 8 states, ministries.

29.05.2025

Dept of Personnel & Training has selected 11 IAS officers, 2 IPS, 1 IRS & 1 IFS for verification. Inquiry ordered following multiple complaints by RTI activist Vijay Kumbhar.

New Delhi: The central government has initiated an inquiry into 15 civil servants suspected of securing read more »
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US court blocks Trump from imposing the bulk of his tariffs.

28.05.2025

A federal court on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority to impose sweeping tariffs that have raised the cost of imports for everyone from giant businesses to everyday Americans.

But the administration immediately appealed the decision on Wednesday night, leaving read more »
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3,350 turtles, exotic animals seized at Kempegowda International Airport.

27.05.2025

Two suspects, Balasubramanian Shanmugam and Vijayaraghavan Dhanapal, travelled to India from Thailand on Thai Airways (TG 325) on Saturday at 11.17 am, while the third suspect, Arunkumar Narayanaswamy, arrived on the same flight on Sunday.

Bengaluru: About 3,350 red-eared slider turtles, 22 baby read more »
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3,000 exotic turtles seized at Bengaluru airport, sent back to Malaysia.

22.05.2025

The suspects, Gopinath Manivelan and Sudhakar Govindaswamy, flew in from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, aboard IndiGo 6E 1038, and were caught at the airport at 10.59 pm.

The suspects, Gopinath Manivelan and Sudhakar Govindaswamy, flew in from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, aboard IndiGo 6E 1038, and read more »
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DRI arrests 7 for smuggling gold, e-goods at city airport.

17.05.2025

Mumbai: In a major crackdown on international smuggling, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai, in two separate cases arrested seven persons for attempting to smuggle mobile phones, electronic goods and 4 kg of gold worth Rs 5.50 crore into India through Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport read more »
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India restricts port imports of garments, processed food and other select items from Bangladesh.

17.05.2025

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Saturday announced new port restrictions on the import of select goods from Bangladesh, effective immediately.

According to the notification, the import of ready-made garments from Bangladesh will now be read more »
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India Imposes Anti-Dumping Duty on China’s Titanium Dioxide.

10.05.2025

Seeks to impose anti-dumping duty on imports of “Textured tempered coated and uncoated glass” falling under tariff item 7003, 7005, 7007, 7016, 7020 and 8541 originating in or exported from China PR and Vietnam for a period of 5 years India has imposed an anti-dumping duty on read more »
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COFEPOSA invoked, Ranya Rao to stay in jail for 1 year with no bail in gold smuggling case.

26.04.2025

The Karnataka high court on Saturday refused to grant bail to Rao and co-accused Tarun Raju in the alleged gold smuggling case. 

Kannada actress Ranya Rao has been booked under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (COFEPOSA) Act, 1974, in read more »
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Gold Smuggling Case: Karnataka HC Reserves Order On Ranya Rao's Bail Plea.

22.04.2025

DRI has moved a petition seeking the custody of Ranya Rao and Tarun Konduru Raju for further questioning.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail applications of Kannada actress Ranya Rao and Tarun Konduru Raju, who were arrested read more »
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Customs officials seize drones, iPhone 16 Pro Max, gold at Delhi airport.

07.04.2025

On seizure of the drones and phones, it said an Indian passenger arriving from Dubai on March 28 was intercepted based on spot profiling at the exit of the green channel at Terminal 3

New Delhi, Apr 07: Customs officials have seized four drones, read more »
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Punjab and Haryana High Court orders customs to pay Rs.50 lakh to importer for delaying release of Kiwi fruit.

06.04.2025

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday ordered the customs authorities to pay Rs.50 lakhs to an importer who had to destroy kiwi fruit weighing 89,420 kilograms due to the hurdles caused in releasing the imported fruit in 2023 [M/s Prenda Creations Private Limited v Union read more »
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Ranya Rao smuggled in Rs 70 crore worth of gold in five months.

04.04.2025

BENGALURU: Kannada actress Ranya Rao (34), arrested in a gold smuggling case, smuggled in Rs 70 crore worth of gold in a period of five months, the investigation by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has revealed so far.

The DRI has also arrested read more »
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HC orders Customs to ensure old jewellery of flyers are...

03.04.2025

The Delhi high court has directed Customs officials to ensure that old and personal jewellery of travellers, including ornaments being worn by them during travel, are not unnecessarily detained at airports and they are not harassed.

A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and read more »
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Cabinet approves release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2025.

28.03.2025

48.66 lakh Central Government employees and 66.55 lakhs pensioners to benefit

2% benefit to cost Rs. 6614.04 crore per annum to exchequer

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved to release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance read more »
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Ranya Rao case: The gold dealer who helped actor Kannada actress Ranya Rao sell smuggled gold has been sent to the custody of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.

27.03.2025

Sahil Jain, who allegedly helped Ranya Rao sell the smuggled gold, will be in DRI custody till March 29, news agency ANI reported.

Newswire PTI reported on Thursday, quoting sources, that Sahil Jain was arrested for helping Harshavardhini Ranya, alias Ranya Rao, dispose of read more »
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In third arrest in Ranya Rao case, businessman who helped her sell smuggled gold nabbed.

27.03.2025

Ballari businessman Sahil Sakariya Jain is alleged to have helped actress Ranya Rao, arrested with Rs 14.2 kg of gold wrapped on her body, on multiple occasions.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has made a third arrest in the gold smuggling case involving read more »
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Gold smuggling case: At bail hearing, actress Ranya Rao’s counsel questions physical search consent obtained by DRI.

26.03.2025

The DRI has argued that Ranya Rao gave her consent to be presented before a gazetted Customs officer of the rank of deputy director to obtain clearance for a physical search.

The counsel for actress Ranya Rao has called into question the presence of read more »
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Chennai man lands in Bengaluru airport with exotic simians, held.

25.03.2025

Sources said the gang likely avoided Chennai airport after customs arrested both a smuggler and the receiver of trafficked animals from Malaysia during a seizure on March 7.

CHENNAI: A 24-year-old Chennai native was arrested by Bengaluru Air Customs for allegedly trafficking six exotic read more »