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Parliament Approves Bill To Raise Excise Duty On Tobacco
The Parliament on Thursday approved the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 with the Rajya Sabha returning it to the Lok Sabha.
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Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Minister Says Centre Ready For Debate On Electoral Reforms
Winter Session Live Updates: The Winter Session of Parliament started on Monday and is expected go on till December 19. The first day of the session in the Lok Sabha saw repeated sloganeering by opposition MPs alleging electoral fraud.
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Bills In Lok Sabha Seek Levies On Tobacco, Pan Masala After GST Phaseout
The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill provides for a new central excise duty on tobacco products like cigarette, chewing tobacco, cigars, hookahs, zarda, and scented tobacco.
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'Deer Meat Tastes Good': Jim Corbett Guide Banned For Bizarre Remarks, Littering
The tourist revealed that the guide slept through the majority of the safari, offered tobacco to tourists and littered the pristine grounds of the national park.
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In A First, Maldives Bans Smoking For Those Born After 2007
The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational prohibition on tobacco, the Health Ministry said.
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Is Duty-Free Shopping Cheaper? The Truth About Airport Prices For Indians
That tempting "Duty-Free" sign at airports feels like a passport to savings - perfumes, whisky, and chocolates all neatly stacked under "special prices." But are you really getting a deal? Here is what makes duty-free shopping cheaper sometimes - and why it often is not.
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Turkey's Erdogan Wants Italian PM Meloni To Stop Smoking. What She Said
While global leaders gathered to find a solution for broader Middle East peace, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan found a new target for his war on tobacco in Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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New GST Rates Highlights: GST 2.0 Takes Effect, Food, Cars, TVs Become Cheaper
GST 2.0 Rates Highlights: The new Goods and Services Tax rates have taken effect today, with many items, including daily food and essentials, as well as life and health insurance policies, becoming cheaper.
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Is Cancer A Genetic Disease? Here's What The Latest Research Shows
Yes, cancer is fundamentally a genetic disease, but not only a hereditary one. Most cancers arise from mutations acquired during life (somatic mutations) interacting with inherited genes and environmental exposures. Understanding this interplay expla
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Kerala Congress Unit's Social Media Chief Resigns Amid 'Bidis-Bihar' Post Row
Kerala Congress unit's social media head steps down from role amid row over 'bidis, Bihar start with B' post
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Congress' Post On Bihar, Bidis Sparks Row, BJP Calls It "Insult To Entire State"
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
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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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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GST Council Meeting: What May Get Cheaper Or Cost More Under New Slabs
High hopes ride on the 56th GST Council meeting as it takes up proposals to simplify slabs and slash rates on key goods and services.
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Parliament Approves Bill To Raise Excise Duty On Tobacco
The Parliament on Thursday approved the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 with the Rajya Sabha returning it to the Lok Sabha.
-
Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Minister Says Centre Ready For Debate On Electoral Reforms
Winter Session Live Updates: The Winter Session of Parliament started on Monday and is expected go on till December 19. The first day of the session in the Lok Sabha saw repeated sloganeering by opposition MPs alleging electoral fraud.
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Bills In Lok Sabha Seek Levies On Tobacco, Pan Masala After GST Phaseout
The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill provides for a new central excise duty on tobacco products like cigarette, chewing tobacco, cigars, hookahs, zarda, and scented tobacco.
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'Deer Meat Tastes Good': Jim Corbett Guide Banned For Bizarre Remarks, Littering
The tourist revealed that the guide slept through the majority of the safari, offered tobacco to tourists and littered the pristine grounds of the national park.
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In A First, Maldives Bans Smoking For Those Born After 2007
The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational prohibition on tobacco, the Health Ministry said.
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Is Duty-Free Shopping Cheaper? The Truth About Airport Prices For Indians
That tempting "Duty-Free" sign at airports feels like a passport to savings - perfumes, whisky, and chocolates all neatly stacked under "special prices." But are you really getting a deal? Here is what makes duty-free shopping cheaper sometimes - and why it often is not.
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Turkey's Erdogan Wants Italian PM Meloni To Stop Smoking. What She Said
While global leaders gathered to find a solution for broader Middle East peace, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan found a new target for his war on tobacco in Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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New GST Rates Highlights: GST 2.0 Takes Effect, Food, Cars, TVs Become Cheaper
GST 2.0 Rates Highlights: The new Goods and Services Tax rates have taken effect today, with many items, including daily food and essentials, as well as life and health insurance policies, becoming cheaper.
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Is Cancer A Genetic Disease? Here's What The Latest Research Shows
Yes, cancer is fundamentally a genetic disease, but not only a hereditary one. Most cancers arise from mutations acquired during life (somatic mutations) interacting with inherited genes and environmental exposures. Understanding this interplay expla
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Kerala Congress Unit's Social Media Chief Resigns Amid 'Bidis-Bihar' Post Row
Kerala Congress unit's social media head steps down from role amid row over 'bidis, Bihar start with B' post
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Congress' Post On Bihar, Bidis Sparks Row, BJP Calls It "Insult To Entire State"
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
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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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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GST Council Meeting: What May Get Cheaper Or Cost More Under New Slabs
High hopes ride on the 56th GST Council meeting as it takes up proposals to simplify slabs and slash rates on key goods and services.
