Xi Vowed To Curb Smoking, But Cigarette Sales Tell A Different China Story
- China remains the world's largest cigarette market, accounting for 47.2 per cent of global consumption
- Cigarette consumption in China rose 39 per cent from 2003 to 2023, while global sales dropped 26.4 per cent
- State-run tobacco profits and taxes contribute about 7% of China's government revenue
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Iran's Big Claim On Deal To Reopen Hormuz, US Calls It "Fabrication"
- Iran claimed it will restore Hormuz shipping to pre-war levels within a month per draft deal with US
- Draft deal includes US troop withdrawal and lifting of US naval blockade by America
- US denies the draft memorandum of understanding and calls it a "complete fabrication"
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IPL Eliminator Live: After Sooryavanshi's Big Record, RR Close In On Win vs SRH
- The 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi provided RR with a flying start against SRH
- He smashed 97 off just 29 balls with the help of five fours and 12 sixes
- Sooryavanshi became the player with the most sixes in a single IPL season, breaking Chris Gayle's record of 59
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In Vijay's 20-Minute Meeting With PM, Requests On State Anthem, Mekedatu
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay met PM Narendra Modi in Delhi on his first official visit
- Vijay thanked PM Modi for ensuring return of ancient copper plates from Holland to Tamil Nadu
- Vijay opposed Karnataka's Mekedatu dam project, urging Jal Shakti Ministry to block it
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Historic Move As 3 Private Players In Race To Build India's Stealth Fighter
- Request for proposal issued for India's first homegrown fifth-generation stealth fighter AMCA
- Three private players invited to build AMCA, excluding state-owned HAL for the first time
- Rs 15,000 crore government-funded project includes five prototypes at a new Andhra Pradesh facility
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8th Pay Commission: Unions Propose 400% Salary Hike, 5 Fitment Factors
- The 8th Pay Commission debate involves a salary formula proposing up to 4.38 fitment factor for senior staff
- Indian Railway Technical Supervisors Association suggests five fitment factors based on pay levels, not one
- Higher fitment factors could significantly raise salaries and pensions, increasing government financial burden
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"Not Spontaneous": Probe Team On Attack During Kerala Searches
- The Enforcement Directorate said the attack on its team in Kerala was a planned conspiracy, not spontaneous
- ED teams were assaulted with bricks and rods after searching Pinarayi Vijayan's family premises
- Searches covered 10 locations in Kerala and Bengaluru linked to CMRL and Exalogic
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Tendulkar Reacts On Sooryavanshi's Historic 29-ball 97 For RR vs SRH
- RR star opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 97 off 29 balls with 12 sixes against SRH in IPL 2026 Eliminator
- "What's remarkable is how beautifully he clears front foot to create room for balls," Sachin Tendulkar said
- "This freedom allows him to play the way he does. That innings was nothing short of spectacular!" he added
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BJP Calls Congress "Anti-Hindu" Over Digvijaya Singh's "Communalism" Remark
- BJP labeled Digvijaya Singh and Congress as anti-Hindu, citing historical bias against Hindus
- Digvijaya Singh stated majoritarian communalism is more dangerous than minority communalism
- BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma linked Congress to Partition and accused it of supporting divisive forces
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Urvashi Rautela Reacts To AI-Generated Pic Of Her Kneeling Before Other Actors
- Urvashi Rautela reacted strongly to a viral fan-made image comparing her with Bollywood stars
- The photo showed Urvashi kneeling before Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra, Madhuri Dixit, and Deepika Padukone
- Urvashi urged fans to stop pitting women against each other
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Robert Pattinson, Chris Hansen And Phoebe Bridgers Star In Primetime
- Robert Pattinson is stepping into one of television’s most controversial true-crime stories in A24’s upcoming drama Primetime.
- The studio has released the first trailer, which sees the actor playing longtime journalist and To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen.
- The film revisits the rise of the NBC sting-operation series that became a pop culture phenomenon in the mid-2000s
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