Congress, IUML attack Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan for ‘giving communal twist’ to gold smuggling | India News – Times of India

KOZHIKODE: A statement purportedly misattributed to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan about smuggled gold and hawala money entering the state’s predominantly Muslim Malappuram district for “anti-national” activities snowballed on Wednesday into a full-blown political slugfest, with Congress alleging that narratives usually spun by the Sangh Parivar were now coming out of the Left’s mouth.Vijayan’s clarification on…

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All that glitters is not sold: Gold industry wants duty reductions in Budget 2024 – ET Retail

Gold trade expects the upcoming budget to introduce multiple measures to boost retail consumption and increase the consumption of jewellery and gold products. The trade has also urged the government to reduce import duties on precious metals, specifically gold, silver, and platinum bars as reduction is essential to curb gold smuggling, which has seen an…

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‘Several’ Intelligence Bureau officers suspended for aiding gold smuggling at Chennai airport | India News – Times of India

CHENNAI: Exposing more tentacles of the gold smuggling racket at Chennai airport, government has suspended an undisclosed number of immigration officials for their suspected links with the smugglers.A top Intelligence Bureau official said three of the officials had been placed under suspension. But airport sources told TOI that many more officers have faced action.“The number…

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