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Burning Agarbattis Every Day Could Be Like Smoking Cigarettes, Warns Doctor
Agarbattis release fine particulate matter (PM2.5), carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds
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GST On Bidis Drops To 18% But Cigarettes And Gutkha Rises To 40%. Here's Why
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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"Does Congress Want Tobacco Taxed At 5%?" Nirmala Sitharaman On 40% GST Question
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced a sweeping reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on a wide range of essential items, automobiles, agriculture inputs, and electronic appliances.
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GST Rates Revised: What Gets Cheaper
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council announced today that only two rates will remain from September 22 - 5 per cent and 18 per cent.
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Cigarettes, Cold Drinks, Big Cars And Bikes: 40% GST For Sin, Super Luxury Items
The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, cut the current four slabs down to two - scrapping the 12 per cent and 28 per cent rates, while retaining the 5 per cent and 18 per cent slabs.
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18% GST: TVs, AC, Small Cars, Bikes Under 350cc To Cost Less Now
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council announced today that only two rates will remain from September 22 - 5 per cent and 18 per cent.
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Indian-Origin Woman Gets 5 Years Jail For Offering Bribe To Singapore Cops
An Indian-origin Singaporean drug abuser, out on bail and remission, was sentenced to an over five years jail for offering a bribe of SGD 1,000 to police officers for allowing her to smoke a cigarette in 2022.
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Man Clings To Austrian High-Speed Train, Survives
A man has survived clinging to the outside of an Austrian high-speed train, Austria's state railway said, reportedly after it left whilst he was having a cigarette break.
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Smoking Increases Risk Of Spinal Disc Damage, Doctors Warn
Doctors at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) here have warned that smoking significantly increases the risk of developing a slipped disc, also known as lumbar disc herniation.
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Banned Foreign Cigarettes Worth Over Rs 25 Lakh Seized In Delhi, 4 Arrested
The Delhi Police has busted a cigarette-smuggling racket and seized a massive consignment of foreign-made prohibited cigarettes valued at around Rs 25.76 lakh, an official said on Monday.
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World's First "Air Piracy" Was A 20 Minutes "Cigarette Flight" En Route Macau
Cathay Pacific-operated seaplane, Miss Macao, became the world's first recorded airplane hijacking. In fact, the idea of hijacking didn't even exist at the time. People would call it "air piracy."
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Laddoo, Vada Pav, Pakora And More To Carry Health Alerts, "As Serious As Cigarette Warnings"
The next time you decide to chomp on a fried samosa-jalebi combo in any Nagpur central institution canteen, a colourful sign will be around to remind you, "Eat wisely. Your future self will thank you."
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44 External Injuries: Autopsy Report In Tamil Nadu Custodial Death Case
A man in Tamil Nadu who was allegedly killed while in police custody suffered 44 external and many internal injuries, according to the autopsy report. The report said a linear 3-cm scar and three other old scars are consistent with cigarette burns.
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Tobacco, Liquor, Fancy Cars: What Will Cost More As Centre Plans GST Revision
Cigarettes, carbonated drinks, and high-end cars are among items that may become more expensive if a proposal to replace the expiring compensation cess - in the Goods and Services Tax system - with cesses on health and clean energy.
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Newly-Wed UP Man Tortures Wife With Cigarette Burns Over Dowry, Case Filed: Cops
Barely two days after getting married, a man in Bhadohi district here allegedly assaulted his wife regularly with cigarette burns over dowry demands while his father and sister also assaulted her, the police said on Saturday.
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Burning Agarbattis Every Day Could Be Like Smoking Cigarettes, Warns Doctor
Agarbattis release fine particulate matter (PM2.5), carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds
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GST On Bidis Drops To 18% But Cigarettes And Gutkha Rises To 40%. Here's Why
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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"Does Congress Want Tobacco Taxed At 5%?" Nirmala Sitharaman On 40% GST Question
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced a sweeping reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on a wide range of essential items, automobiles, agriculture inputs, and electronic appliances.
-
GST Rates Revised: What Gets Cheaper
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council announced today that only two rates will remain from September 22 - 5 per cent and 18 per cent.
-
Cigarettes, Cold Drinks, Big Cars And Bikes: 40% GST For Sin, Super Luxury Items
The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, cut the current four slabs down to two - scrapping the 12 per cent and 28 per cent rates, while retaining the 5 per cent and 18 per cent slabs.
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18% GST: TVs, AC, Small Cars, Bikes Under 350cc To Cost Less Now
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council announced today that only two rates will remain from September 22 - 5 per cent and 18 per cent.
-
Indian-Origin Woman Gets 5 Years Jail For Offering Bribe To Singapore Cops
An Indian-origin Singaporean drug abuser, out on bail and remission, was sentenced to an over five years jail for offering a bribe of SGD 1,000 to police officers for allowing her to smoke a cigarette in 2022.
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Man Clings To Austrian High-Speed Train, Survives
A man has survived clinging to the outside of an Austrian high-speed train, Austria's state railway said, reportedly after it left whilst he was having a cigarette break.
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Smoking Increases Risk Of Spinal Disc Damage, Doctors Warn
Doctors at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) here have warned that smoking significantly increases the risk of developing a slipped disc, also known as lumbar disc herniation.
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Banned Foreign Cigarettes Worth Over Rs 25 Lakh Seized In Delhi, 4 Arrested
The Delhi Police has busted a cigarette-smuggling racket and seized a massive consignment of foreign-made prohibited cigarettes valued at around Rs 25.76 lakh, an official said on Monday.
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World's First "Air Piracy" Was A 20 Minutes "Cigarette Flight" En Route Macau
Cathay Pacific-operated seaplane, Miss Macao, became the world's first recorded airplane hijacking. In fact, the idea of hijacking didn't even exist at the time. People would call it "air piracy."
-
Laddoo, Vada Pav, Pakora And More To Carry Health Alerts, "As Serious As Cigarette Warnings"
The next time you decide to chomp on a fried samosa-jalebi combo in any Nagpur central institution canteen, a colourful sign will be around to remind you, "Eat wisely. Your future self will thank you."
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44 External Injuries: Autopsy Report In Tamil Nadu Custodial Death Case
A man in Tamil Nadu who was allegedly killed while in police custody suffered 44 external and many internal injuries, according to the autopsy report. The report said a linear 3-cm scar and three other old scars are consistent with cigarette burns.
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Tobacco, Liquor, Fancy Cars: What Will Cost More As Centre Plans GST Revision
Cigarettes, carbonated drinks, and high-end cars are among items that may become more expensive if a proposal to replace the expiring compensation cess - in the Goods and Services Tax system - with cesses on health and clean energy.
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Newly-Wed UP Man Tortures Wife With Cigarette Burns Over Dowry, Case Filed: Cops
Barely two days after getting married, a man in Bhadohi district here allegedly assaulted his wife regularly with cigarette burns over dowry demands while his father and sister also assaulted her, the police said on Saturday.
