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New Delhi: In a shocking incident reported from Delhi, a man suffered grievous burn injuries after a bike mechanic poured petrol on him while he was smoking over a parking dispute in R.K. Puram area of the national capital. The incident unfolded on Sunday. A Delhi Police spokesperson said that the injured identified as Rahul Chauhan is undergoing treatment at the trauma center. According to Delhi Police on July 13, at around 9:30 pm, a PCR call was received at RK Puram police station about a b ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 14 (ANI): Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora and chair of Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation on Monday said India should regulate unhealthy foods sold by multinational companies, along with Indian snacks such as jalebis and samosas, to deal with rising obesity problems. The Union health ministry has recently proposed displaying sugar and oil boards as an initiative to promote healthier dietary habits in various settings. According to the ministry's propo ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Following the violent protest at Kerala University, a case has been registered against 27 activists of the ruling CPM's Students Federation of India (SFI), including its state secretary P S Sanjeev, who has been named the prime accused, police said. The case also names 1,000 identifiable protesters who have been accused of damaging public property, forcibly entering the university campus, and assaulting police and university staff, police said ...Read More >
Bengaluru: They were all minors but wanted to make quick bucks to splurge on drugs, cigarettes and snacks. Setting eyes on lone victims, mainly pedestrians near bus stands or isolated streets, three Class IX students and one first-year PU student ganged up for pre-dawn robberies across East Bengaluru for over a year. However their luck ran out when they snatched the valuables of a woman on July 3. Caught by KR Puram police, they are now cooling their heels in jail.On the morning of July 3, a wom ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Signalling the government's intent to move ahead with the impeachment motion of Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that main opposition parties have given their in-principle approval to support the motion in the upcoming monsoon session scheduled for July21-August 21. Rijiju said that the government is yet to decide whether the motion would be brought in the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha. For the Lok Sabha, signatures of a m ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Tax sceptics tend to scoff at any move to increase taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks to improve public health outcomes. The popular cynic's axiom is that if alcohol doesn't kill you, sin taxes will. So, zero sum. However, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says there's an impressive body of research evidence suggesting that high taxes on sin products do work. For instance, between 2012 and 2022, tobacco taxes were raised in 140 countries such that prices went up by 50% on ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jul 3 (PTI) The annual Amarnath Yatra began on Thursday with the first batches of pilgrims setting off from the twin base camps in Baltal and Nunwan towards the 3880-metre-high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, which houses a naturally formed ice-lingam, officials said. The yatra started early morning from the twin tracks -- the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route and the 14-km Baltal route. The batches of pilgrims, including men, women and sadhus, left from the Nunwan ...Read More >
New Delhi: 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, targeting tobacco products and automobiles, is passed. The Health Cess will apply to 'sin goods' - referring to products usually taxed at higher rates due to their perceived negative impact on society - and others in the higher 28 per cent GST bracket. Th ...Read More >
Warning: This article contains footage and mentions of animal cruelty that some readers may find upsetting An MMA fighter has sparked outrage online after posting footage of herself sharing her vape with an orangutan. Anastasia Luchkina audaciously uploaded a video on social media of her poking her pink e-cigarette through the fencing so that the primate could take a puff. The 24-year-old starts the clip by showing herself taking a long drag on the device before exhaling the vapour and offeri ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra (July 1, 2025): A shocking incident unfolded in Panvel where a two-day-old newborn girl was found abandoned on a roadside near an orphanage. The infant had been placed in a plastic basket along with a milk bottle, powdered milk, and a handwritten note. The incident came to light early Saturday when locals spotted the baby wrapped in a blanket near Swapnalay Girls' Orphanage in Takka Colony. The note inside the basket read, "Sorry baby. Forgive us for leaving you. We are ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a breakthrough under the 'Mission 2027: Drug-Free Delhi' initiative, a team from the Operations Cell of the South West District Police busted a large illicit cigarette racket and arrested two key suppliers in the Nangal Dewat area of Vasant Kunj. A total of 94,000 packets of foreign-imported, illegal cigarettes - lacking statutory warnings and MRP as mandated under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) - were seized from a basement godown. ...Read More >
Jaipur: Two workers died while five others are feared trapped after soil caved in during pipeline excavation work in Rajasthan's Bharatpur on Sunday morning, police said. According to officials, some labourers were filling a 10-foot-deep trench dug to lay a pipeline near Jangi ka Nagla village when the soil caved in. Twelve workers got trapped under the soil. Upon hearing the cries, other labourers and project staff started rescue attempts, but the depth and heaviness of the soil made immediat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) A raid at a godown in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj area led to the recovery of 94,000 packets of banned foreign cigarettes and arrest of two men, including a Karnataka native, police said on Sunday. According to the police, the accused -- Parikshit (22), a local, and PP Chengappa (40), from Karnataka and the godown's owner -- used to import cigarettes from countries like Greece and Dubai and distribute them across Delhi-NCR and southern India. Cigarette packets of multiple ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Telangana continues to be among the states with the highest number of forest fire incidents in the country, with most fires attributed to human activities rather than natural causes. Negligence and, in some cases, deliberate acts have led to repeated and widespread fires, even within critical tiger reserves. Between November 2023 and January 2024, Telangana reported 13,479 forest fire incidents, including large and recurring fires. The numbers are consistent with previous years -- 13 ...Read More >
The GoM on GST has proposed raising taxes on sin goods like cigarettes, tobacco, and aerated beverages to 35% from the current 28%, impacting stocks like ITC and Godfrey Phillips. (Read more below) The Group of Ministers (GoM) on Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate rationalization has proposed significant changes to tax rates, sparking debates and market reactions. Among the headline recommendations is a steep tax hike for sin goods like aerated beverages, cigarettes, and tobacco products, raisin ...Read More >
The Group of Ministers (GoM) has proposed significant GST rate changes across 148 items, including tobacco, aerated beverages, health insurance, and garments. Ahead of the 55th GST Council meeting set to take place in Jaisalmer on December 21, the Group of Ministers (GoM) has proposed significant GST rate changes across 148 items, including tobacco, aerated beverages, health insurance, and garments. The proposed hike in GST for demerit or sin goods such as aerated beverages, cigarettes, and to ...Read More >
In a significant drug bust in Mizoram's capital, Aizawl, police seized over 8 kg of heroin valued at Rs 2.41 crore. Three people were arrested after a CID team intercepted two vehicles carrying narcotics. The heroin was hidden in foreign cigarette packets and is the state's largest seizure. In a landmark operation, Mizoram police have successfully seized over 8 kg of heroin with a street value of Rs 2.41 crore in the capital city of Aizawl -- a record-breaking haul for the state. The operation ...Read More >
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