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ITC raised prices of certain brands of cigarettes following the 6-7 per cent hike in additional cess on cigarettes.

How much your Gold Flake Kings will cost as ITC hikes prices

The revised prices of cigarettes were implemented with immediate effect, said a statement by ITC.

25 Jul 2017 1:59 PM

Cigarettes will not get costlier under, clarified CBEC chairman Vanaja N. Sarna.

Cigarettes will not be costlier under GST, clarifies CBEC chairman

Jaitley on Monday said that 28 percent GST will remain, and so will 5 percent ad valorem, as part of compensation cess.

19 Jul 2017 5:56 PM

The Council had in May fixed 28% as the top rate for cigarettes. A 5% ad valorem cess was levied on top of it and Rs 1,591 per thousand sticks as fixed cess on both filter and non-filter cigarettes of not exceeding 65 mm.

Cigarette set to be dearer after GST Council review

The cess varied from Rs 2,126 to Rs 4,170 for cigarettes of different lengths. But this rate was lower than the pre-GST tax incidence.

18 Jul 2017 1:45 AM

ITC may be able to pass GST benefit to customers by lowering prices (Representational Image).

ITC may cut prices post GST, abolishing of additional excise duty

With GST rollout, only the national calamity duty, GST and cess will be levied on cigarettes.

04 Jul 2017 12:21 PM

The man was thrown to the ground (Photo: YouTube)

Sewer hole explodes after man throws cigarette in it

The video has gone viral with people trying to figure out the reason behind the intense blast.

12 Apr 2017 5:15 PM

The college student managed to flee the spot by boarding another rickshaw and got himself admitted to the civil hospital in Thane in the wee hours of Monday. (Photo: Representational Image)

Thane: Student beaten up by rickshaw driver, 3 others; seriously injured

The driver and his friends demanded money from the commuter to buy cigarettes, but he refused, which incensed them.

11 Apr 2017 1:32 PM

Frizzled 4 is a receptor molecule that sits on the surface of lung cells, where it regulates their self-renewal via WNT/beta-catenin (Photo: AFP)

Cigarette smoking stops self-healing process of lungs

Scientists around the world are attempting to discover how the disease develops and what biological adjustments can be made to stop it.

03 Mar 2017 9:03 AM

25-year-old youth behind red sanders export racket nabbed

The DRI team that seized the containers that were getting ready to be exported rushed to Kopar Khairane after receiving a specific input.

01 Feb 2017 5:02 AM

The suit was filed by a manufacturer of ashtrays who claims to hold the copyright on the depiction of the word ‘Classic’.

ITC directors get relief in ‘Classic’ suit

A copyright violation suit has been filed in the Bombay high court against the use of the ‘Classic’ title.

30 Jan 2017 2:00 AM

The new finding could help treat addiction, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Bipolar disorder and other psychiatric conditions.

Nicotine normalises brain activity in schizophrenia patients

The nicotine compensates for a genetically determined impairment

24 Jan 2017 8:11 PM

The total value of the foreign cigarettes seized by the DRI in the three raids is worth about Rs 32.5 crore.

Foreign cigarettes worth Rs 10 crore seized in South Delhi

This is the third major seizure of foreign cigarettes made by the DRI in Delhi this year.

21 Dec 2016 1:43 AM

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