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Mumbai: Unnecessary victimization can "reflect on bilateral relations," the Bombay High Court said on Thursday, ordering authorities to grant exit permission to a Chinese woman who was acquitted in a gold smuggling case but was not He was able to leave India.Article 21 of the Indian...

Chennai: Security agencies have seized a Chinese consignment of internationally banned chemicals, apparently destined for Pakistan's biological and chemical warfare programme, at a port in Tamil Nadu, officials said on Thursday.The consignment of orthochlorobenzylidene malononitrile, also...

Chennai, Security agencies have seized another Pakistan-bound consignment, consisting of internationally banned chemicals used for tear gas and riot control agents, from China at a port in Tamil Nadu, officials said here on Thursday.According to officials, Pakistan is allegedly working on an...

New Delhi: An Angolan woman, who consumed 34 capsules containing cocaine worth Rs 7 crore, has been arrested by customs officials at the international airport here, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.The accused was stopped after reaching Indira Gandhi International Airport...

Chennai: Foreign currencies worth more than Rs 1 crore were seized at the international airport here and two passengers were arrested in this connection.Acting on a tip-off, Customs officials intercepted the two passengers before they departed for Bangkok on 6 July.A detailed search of the...

In their pre-budget memorandum, submitted to the Finance Ministry, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda, Secretary Apurva Chandra; and Arunish Chawla, Secretary, Department of Pharmacy, the industry body urged to increase customs duty from the current 7.5 per cent.“This will...

New Delhi: An Uzbekistani man has been arrested at the international airport here for attempting to smuggle foreign currency worth Rs 1.58 crore out of the country, the Customs Department said on Tuesday.The accused was stopped when he was proceeding to board a flight to Tashkent at the Indira...

Mumbai: The Customs Department has seized alive seven exotic birds and three monkeys smuggled from Thailand at the Mumbai airport and detained two passengers. Officials gave this information on Saturday.Three of the seven birds were found dead while unpacking the consignment, while the...

A fire broke out at an oil shop located opposite the Nimroz customs gate, resulting in the death of two children, Tolonews reported on Friday, quoting local residents.Police have not yet commented on the incident, but customs officials are trying to find out the cause of the fire, Xinhua news...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), Mangaluru International Airport has started international cargo operations from its integrated cargo terminal with flight IX 815 carrying 2,522 kg of fruits and vegetables to Abu Dhabi, officials said on Saturday.The formal launch was held on Friday, in the presence of...

New Delhi, The Border Carbon Adjustment Mechanism aims to treat imported goods the same as goods produced in the EU to help global decarbonisation, the Director-General of the European Commission said after a visit to the India to discuss tax and customs issues.The Carbon Border Adjustment...

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said art has an undeniable importance in every aspect of human life from customs to food habits.Vijayan was speaking at an event where he presented awards instituted by the Kerala Folklore Academy under the Department of...

Mumbai: Mumbai Customs has arrested an Indian national for bringing seven live birds from Jakarta without necessary permission, an official said on Wednesday.Acting on specific intelligence, officials of the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-III stopped the man as he landed at the...

New Delhi: Customs officials have arrested a Cameroonian man for smuggling cocaine worth Rs 22 crore at the international airport here, an official statement issued on Tuesday said.The accused was caught after coming from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) on Friday."During the search of the passenger's...

Hyderabad: The CBI has registered a case against two superintendents of customs and an inspector previously posted at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on charges of conspiracy and corruption.In March this year, CISF had caught two persons associated with different companies...

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case against three accused, including two then superintendents and a customs inspector posted at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad, on charges of conspiracy and corruption.The case was...

Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], India and Bangladesh held the 7th meeting of Joint Customs Group at Commissioner level in Shillong on 27-28 June.The meeting was held to foster cooperation, improve efficiency and promote shared objectives in customs administration in order to strengthen...

The two-day 7th Commissioner-level India-Bangladesh Joint Customs Group meeting, which began on Thursday, marked an important milestone in bilateral relations, highlighting the shared commitment to enhance trade facilitation and cooperation between the two neighbours, officials said. given...

CHENNAI: Over 2,000 grams of cocaine worth Rs 21 crore was seized from an air passenger who arrived here from Ghana, the Customs Department said on Friday.The woman, a resident of the West African country, who had arrived on June 26, was stopped by intelligence officials at the international...

New Delhi [India], the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) is in the process of introducing an automated exchange rate publishing system to facilitate the export and import process in 22 currencies, the Finance Ministry said in a official statement on Thursday.The online...