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Congress' Attempt To Link Bihar's People With 'Bidis' Insult To Biharis: PM Modi
- Monday September 15, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the Congress for allegedly comparing the people of Bihar with 'bidis', terming it an "insult to Biharis."
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Kerala Congress Unit's Social Media Chief Resigns Amid 'Bidis-Bihar' Post Row
- Saturday September 6, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Kerala Congress unit's social media head steps down from role amid row over 'bidis, Bihar start with B' post
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"Wrong, Don't Support": Tejashwi Yadav On 'Bidis, Bihar start with B' Row
- Friday September 5, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has distanced his party from a viral post by the Congress's Kerala unit, saying both "Bihar and Bidi start with B"
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Congress' Post On Bihar, Bidis Sparks Row, BJP Calls It "Insult To Entire State"
- Friday September 5, 2025
- India News | Edited by Pushkar Tiwari
In a now-deleted post on X, the Congress said that "Bidis and Bihar start with B" and "cannot be considered a sin anymore", referring to the GST cut on the tobacco product.
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GST On Bidis Drops To 18% But Cigarettes And Gutkha Rises To 40%. Here's Why
- Thursday September 4, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
While prices of cigarettes and other tobacco products, such as Gutkha, are set to rise after the GST reforms announced yesterday, the humble bidi will see a marginal drop in prices
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"I Couldn't Save My Son": Union Minister's Emotional Appeal On Alcoholism
- Sunday December 25, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The MP from Mohanlalganj Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh also said around 80 per cent of the cancer deaths are due to addiction to tobacco, cigarettes, and 'bidi'.
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2 Brothers Kill Ragpicker After Fight Over Cigarette In Delhi: Police
- Wednesday August 10, 2022
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Two brothers were arrested for allegedly killing a ragpicker in a fight over 'bidi' (type of thin cigarette) in central Delhi's Daryaganj area, police said on Wednesday.
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Assam Man Kills Father After Dispute Over Cigarette: Police
- Wednesday February 23, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
In a gruesome incident, a man killed his father over a dispute for a 'Bidi' (a thin cigarette filled with tobacco flake and commonly wrapped in a tendu) in Assam's Barpeta district, informed police on Wednesday.
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Man Stabbed With Skewers For Not Sharing Cigarette, Dies: Delhi Police
- Saturday November 28, 2020
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A 49-year-old labourer was killed allegedly by three men in southeast Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area after he refused to give them a ''bidi'' (a type of thin cigarette), police said on Saturday.
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Health Ministry Releases New Pictorial Warnings For Tobacco Products
- Monday April 3, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Replacing the existing images, the Health Ministry has released a new set of pictorial warnings for mandatory display on packets of cigarettes, bidis, and chewing tobacco with effect from April 1 this year.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ahead Of GST Meet, Demand To Tax Tobacco Products, Bidis At High Rates
- Friday February 17, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Ahead of a crucial GST Council meeting, various health groups have strongly recommended that tobacco products, including bidis, should be taxed at uniformly high rates under the new indirect tax framework.
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www.ndtv.com
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Action Will Be Taken If Kerala Beedi Tycoon Found Given Undue Facilities: Pinarayi Vijayan
- Saturday October 22, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today said appropriate action would be taken if it was found that beedi tycoon Muhammed Nisham, now serving imprisonment for killing a security guard, had been provided undue facilities at Kannur central prison, where he is lodged.
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www.ndtv.com
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Parliamentarians, Doctors Seek 40% Sin Tax On Tobacco Products
- Monday October 17, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Parliamentarians, medical experts and health advocates today appealed to the GST Council to levy 40 per cent sin tax on all tobacco products to curb the addiction.
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Lawmakers Oppose Increasing Pictorial Warnings On Cigarette Packs
- Wednesday April 27, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Two Lok Sabha members today opposed increasing the size of pictorial warning on tobacco products, saying it had adversely affected farmers and bidi workers and their livelihood was in danger.
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Kerala Beedi Tycoon Gets 38 Years Jail, Rs 71 Lakh Fine For Killing Security Guard With Hummer
- Thursday January 21, 2016
- Kerala News | Reported by Anindita Sanyal, Edited by Sneha Mary Koshy
Kerala multi-millionaire Mohammad Nisham has been given life term and an additional 24 years imprisonment, for the murder of Chandrabose, the security guard of his posh residential society whom he ran over with his Hummer in a fit of rage a year ago.
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www.ndtv.com
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Congress' Attempt To Link Bihar's People With 'Bidis' Insult To Biharis: PM Modi
- Monday September 15, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the Congress for allegedly comparing the people of Bihar with 'bidis', terming it an "insult to Biharis."
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www.ndtv.com
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Kerala Congress Unit's Social Media Chief Resigns Amid 'Bidis-Bihar' Post Row
- Saturday September 6, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Kerala Congress unit's social media head steps down from role amid row over 'bidis, Bihar start with B' post
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www.ndtv.com
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"Wrong, Don't Support": Tejashwi Yadav On 'Bidis, Bihar start with B' Row
- Friday September 5, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has distanced his party from a viral post by the Congress's Kerala unit, saying both "Bihar and Bidi start with B"
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www.ndtv.com
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Congress' Post On Bihar, Bidis Sparks Row, BJP Calls It "Insult To Entire State"
- Friday September 5, 2025
- India News | Edited by Pushkar Tiwari
In a now-deleted post on X, the Congress said that "Bidis and Bihar start with B" and "cannot be considered a sin anymore", referring to the GST cut on the tobacco product.
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www.ndtv.com
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GST On Bidis Drops To 18% But Cigarettes And Gutkha Rises To 40%. Here's Why
- Thursday September 4, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
While prices of cigarettes and other tobacco products, such as Gutkha, are set to rise after the GST reforms announced yesterday, the humble bidi will see a marginal drop in prices
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www.ndtv.com
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"I Couldn't Save My Son": Union Minister's Emotional Appeal On Alcoholism
- Sunday December 25, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The MP from Mohanlalganj Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh also said around 80 per cent of the cancer deaths are due to addiction to tobacco, cigarettes, and 'bidi'.
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Brothers Kill Ragpicker After Fight Over Cigarette In Delhi: Police
- Wednesday August 10, 2022
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Two brothers were arrested for allegedly killing a ragpicker in a fight over 'bidi' (type of thin cigarette) in central Delhi's Daryaganj area, police said on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Assam Man Kills Father After Dispute Over Cigarette: Police
- Wednesday February 23, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
In a gruesome incident, a man killed his father over a dispute for a 'Bidi' (a thin cigarette filled with tobacco flake and commonly wrapped in a tendu) in Assam's Barpeta district, informed police on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Man Stabbed With Skewers For Not Sharing Cigarette, Dies: Delhi Police
- Saturday November 28, 2020
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A 49-year-old labourer was killed allegedly by three men in southeast Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area after he refused to give them a ''bidi'' (a type of thin cigarette), police said on Saturday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Health Ministry Releases New Pictorial Warnings For Tobacco Products
- Monday April 3, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Replacing the existing images, the Health Ministry has released a new set of pictorial warnings for mandatory display on packets of cigarettes, bidis, and chewing tobacco with effect from April 1 this year.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ahead Of GST Meet, Demand To Tax Tobacco Products, Bidis At High Rates
- Friday February 17, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Ahead of a crucial GST Council meeting, various health groups have strongly recommended that tobacco products, including bidis, should be taxed at uniformly high rates under the new indirect tax framework.
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www.ndtv.com
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Action Will Be Taken If Kerala Beedi Tycoon Found Given Undue Facilities: Pinarayi Vijayan
- Saturday October 22, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today said appropriate action would be taken if it was found that beedi tycoon Muhammed Nisham, now serving imprisonment for killing a security guard, had been provided undue facilities at Kannur central prison, where he is lodged.
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www.ndtv.com
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Parliamentarians, Doctors Seek 40% Sin Tax On Tobacco Products
- Monday October 17, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Parliamentarians, medical experts and health advocates today appealed to the GST Council to levy 40 per cent sin tax on all tobacco products to curb the addiction.
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Lawmakers Oppose Increasing Pictorial Warnings On Cigarette Packs
- Wednesday April 27, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Two Lok Sabha members today opposed increasing the size of pictorial warning on tobacco products, saying it had adversely affected farmers and bidi workers and their livelihood was in danger.
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www.ndtv.com
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Kerala Beedi Tycoon Gets 38 Years Jail, Rs 71 Lakh Fine For Killing Security Guard With Hummer
- Thursday January 21, 2016
- Kerala News | Reported by Anindita Sanyal, Edited by Sneha Mary Koshy
Kerala multi-millionaire Mohammad Nisham has been given life term and an additional 24 years imprisonment, for the murder of Chandrabose, the security guard of his posh residential society whom he ran over with his Hummer in a fit of rage a year ago.
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www.ndtv.com