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Latur, Apr 7 (PTI) Police seized scented tobacco and other banned products worth Rs 3.75 lakh and arrested one person during a raid at a godown in Latur district of central Maharashtra on Tuesday, officials said. Acting on specific intelligence, a Local Crime Branch team raided the godown located behind a confectionery in Chakur town, they said. During the raid, police recovered a large quantity of prohibited products, including scented tobacco, collectively valued at Rs 3,75,000. A 33-year-ol ...Read More >
Srinagar- Cancer cases continue to rise in Kashmir, reveals the data. It states that as many as 50,551 cancer cases were reported in Kashmir between 2018 and 2024, underscoring the urgent need for early detection, timely treatment, and preventive healthcare measures. A Right to Information (RTI) application filed by activist Syed Adil, reveals that 22,130 cancer cases were recorded at Government Medical College Jammu between 2015 and 2025, with lung cancer emerging as the most common malignancy ...Read More >
Guwahati: Tobacco consumption has risen significantly across India over the past decade, with several states in the Northeast emerging among the highest consumers in the country, according to a new analysis based on national household data. The findings come from a working paper, "Rise in Tobacco Consumption and Policy Implications: An Analysis of Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2011-12 and 2023-24," authored by Shamika Ravi, a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minis ...Read More >
Tadepalli (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 5 (ANI): YSRCP MLC Thumati Madhava Rao on Sunday criticised that the Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is misleading people by saying Amaravati will be completed by 2028-29 while submitting a report to a Delhi tribunal stating that it would take 100 years to build. He said the government is bypassing the Legislative Council and directly sending resolutions without respecting constitutional systems. Also Read | Reptiles As Border Guards? India Considers ...Read More >
Tadepalli (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 5 (ANI): YSRCP MLC Thumati Madhava Rao on Sunday criticised that the Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is misleading people by saying Amaravati will be completed by 2028-29 while submitting a report to a Delhi tribunal stating that it would take 100 years to build. He said the government is bypassing the Legislative Council and directly sending resolutions without respecting constitutional systems. Speaking to the media at the party's central office her ...Read More >
Puducherry Candidate Tracker: Almost every constituency now features triangular or multi-cornered contests, with very few straightforward one-on-one fights. With nominations closed, scrutiny over, and withdrawals completed, Puducherry's electoral battlefield is now set. While the Election Commission is still formally consolidating the final constituency-wise list, overall trends across all 30 seats point to a crowded, multi-cornered contest driven as much by alliances as by rebellion. The Big ...Read More >
In the fiscal year 2025-26 that ended on Tuesday, the state government's own internal resources through revenue collection from major departments looked positive with an estimated collection of ₹56,000 crore as against the target of ₹59,520 crore for the current FY, officials in the state finance department said. The highest collection is from commercial taxes department, which has achieved a growth of 9.20% in state GST collection in FY 25-26 from last year FY 24-25. The total revenue colle ...Read More >
India's gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose to a 10-month high of INR 2 lakh crore in March, up 8.8 per cent from a year-ago, the third highest monthly collection in the 2025-26 fiscal, buoyed by mop-ups from imports as well as domestic sales and purchases, according to official data. Gross domestic revenues rose 5.9 per cent to over INR 1.46 lakh crore, while those from imports grew 17.8 per cent to INR 53,861 crore during the month. The gross GST mop-up was INR 1.83 lakh cror ...Read More >
Puducherry [India], April 2 (ANI): Puducherry Police has tightened the security, setting up 35 checkposts to monitor the movement of persons and vehicles for the fair conduction of assembly polls. Also Read | CBSE Rolls Out Curriculum on Computational Thinking, AI for Classes 3-8 From 2026-27 Academic Session. Speaking with ANI, R Kalaivanan, SSP, Puducherry, Law and Order, said, "Puducherry is having an election on the 9th of April, and for this, we have done all the preparatory measures. Aro ...Read More >
Puducherry [India], April 2 (ANI): Puducherry Police has tightened the security, setting up 35 checkposts to monitor the movement of persons and vehicles for the fair conduction of assembly polls. Speaking with ANI, R Kalaivanan, SSP, Puducherry, Law and Order, said, "Puducherry is having an election on the 9th of April, and for this, we have done all the preparatory measures. Around 35 checkposts have been established in Puducherry. We are strictly monitoring the movement of persons and vehicl ...Read More >
New Delhi: With robust tax collections from imports, domestic sales and purchases, India's gross goods and services tax (GST) collections jumped 8.8 per cent year-on-year to cross the Rs 2 lakh crore, registering the third highest monthly collection in the 2025-26 fiscal. At the same time, the net GST revenue for March 2026 stood at about Rs 1.78 lakh crore, posting an annual growth of 8.2 per cent after accounting for refunds, the government said on Wednesday. As per the finance ministry's dat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) GST revenues grew about 9 per cent in March, scaling to the pre-tax cut level of over Rs 2 lakh crore, the third highest monthly collection in the 2025-26 fiscal, buoyed by mop-ups from imports as well as domestic sales and purchases, government data showed on Wednesday. Gross domestic revenues rose 5.9 per cent to over Rs 1.46 lakh crore, while those from imports grew 17.8 per cent to Rs 53,861 crore during the month. The gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) mop-up was Rs ...Read More >
India's tobacco sector is a double-edged sword: it sustains 45.7 million livelihoods while fueling a public health crisis that kills prematurely and burdens the economy. Our Civitas white paper identifies a "development trap" -- a self-reinforcing cycle in which economic dependence on informal production of tobacco thwarts effective control, leaving 266.8 million users, primarily SLT (Smokeless Tobacco) and beedi consumers, without adequate cessation support while exposing workers to precarious ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed deep grief over the demise of former Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi, calling it an "irreparable loss" for both Suriname and the global Indian diaspora. In a post on X, PM Modi said, "Deeply shocked and saddened by the sudden demise of my friend and the former President of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi Ji. This is not only an irreparable loss to Suriname but also to the global Indian diaspora." ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed deep grief over the demise of former Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi, calling it an "irreparable loss" for both Suriname and the global Indian diaspora. In a post on X, PM Modi said, "Deeply shocked and saddened by the sudden demise of my friend and the former President of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi Ji. This is not only an irreparable loss to Suriname but also to the global Indian diaspora." ...Read More >
Bengaluru, March 30: India is set to enforce a major overhaul of its surveillance ecosystem from April 1, 2026, with a strict ban on non-certified internet-connected CCTV cameras, particularly those linked to Chinese manufacturers. The move marks a decisive push toward strengthening data security and reducing dependence on foreign hardware flagged as potential cybersecurity risks. The new rules primarily impact global surveillance giants like Hikvision and Dahua, which together held a significa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Amazon India on Monday announced 'Zero Referral fee' on more than 12.5 crore products, a move, the ecommerce giant said, aims to accelerate growth for lakhs of sellers across the country. Building on last year's fee revision, the company has expanded zero referral fees coverage more than 10-times from 1.2 crore products in 2025 to over 12.5 crore products priced under Rs 1,000 across 1,800-plus categories, the company said in a release. In addition, Amazon has reduced Ea ...Read More >
Bengaluru, March 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, said on Monday that the Central government is committed to protecting the interests of tobacco growers in Karnataka. Kumaraswamy made the statement after a crucial meeting in Mysuru with public representatives from tobacco-growing regions, farmers, buyers, and senior officials of the Tobacco Board regarding the ongoing crisis related to the current FCV (Flue-Cured Virginia) tobacco auction in th ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A portion of the frontal section of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's house in Bholath, Kapurthala, was demolished on Monday by the office of the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO). Khaira, a strong critic of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, condemned the move, calling it the dangerous introduction of "bulldozer (Pila-Panja) politics" in Punjab by Mann under directions from AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, aimed at silencing criticism and democratic dissent. As the de ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Brighter smiles are set to light up classrooms across Haryana as Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited joins hands with the Government of Haryana to take oral health education to 57 lakh school children. The collaboration expands Colgate's flagship Bright Smiles, Bright Futures programme, a global initiative that already reaches more than 10 million children annually across India. Now, Haryana's pupils are next in line for a lesson that promises to last a lifetime. At its heart, the par ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The BJP alleged on Wednesday that it was Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad who was vaping in the Lok Sabha, days after former Union minister Anurag Thakur raised the issue in the House and got a written complaint lodged with the speaker against an unnamed TMC lawmaker. Hitting back at the saffron party, TMC's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said it should release the entire video footage of the incident first, before levelling such allegations. "The TMC MP a ...Read More >
The decision aligns with earlier announcements made by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who last month said that Sri Anandpur Sahib would be developed as a heritage street city. The Punjab government on Monday formally declared the walled city of Amritsar, Sri Anandpur Sahib in Rupnagar district, and Talwandi Sabo (Sri Damdama Sahib) in Bathinda district as Holy Cities of the state, imposing wide-ranging restrictions to preserve their religious sanctity. An official notification from the D ...Read More >
The Bill aims to augment resources for meeting expenditure on national security and public health. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday moved The Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, "I rise to move that the bill to augment the resources for meeting expenditure on national security and for public health and to levy assess for the said purposes on the machines installed or ot ...Read More >
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said that the cover could not be construed as promoting smoking or advertising tobacco products, and emphasised that neither the author nor the publisher intended to endorse smoking. The bench refused to interfere with the October 13 decision of the Kerala high court, which had rejected a similar challenge, and observed that the present litigation lacked substance. "There is a disclaimer in the book. The author [R ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking ban of acclaimed author Arundhati Roy's book, 'Mother Mary Comes to Me', alleging that the cover picture depicts the author smoking cigarette/beedi in violation of a central legislation. A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi reasoned that the use of the said picture in the book cover is in no way intended to promote smoking and that the Disclaimer in the back of the book clarifies that. "T ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a big move, 'The Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025' was passed in the Lok Sabha today. The Bill, as stated by FM Sitharaman in the Lower House, proposes to levy a cess on production of goods such as pan masala and any other goods that may be notified by the central government. Proceeds from the cess will further be used for expenditure towards public health and national security. In a discussion earlier, she added, "A cess is being imposed because the GST system ...Read More >
Besides, The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and 'The Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025' are listed for introduction by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The government has listed nine economic bills, including a bill to amend Insurance Laws and two others to levy tax and cess on sin goods like tobacco and pan masala, for the Winter Session of Parliament beginning Monday. Also, the first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2025- ...Read More >
New Delhi: With the goods and services tax (GST) rate cut in the next-gen tax reforms, the indirect tax collections impacted to some extent as the GST collection in November recorded meagre growth of 0.7 per cent to reach over Rs 1.7 lakh crore, marking the lowest monthly mop-up since February 2024. The GST collection is related to the goods consumed and services availed in October. The GST rate cut came into effect from September 22, the first day of Navratri. As per the finance ministry's dat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 11 (PTI) Tobacco farmers association FAIFA on Monday condemned its exclusion from a major World Health Organisation conference on tobacco control, saying millions of growers were being shut out of discussions that directly affect their livelihoods. The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) said the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) secretariat had denied its requests to participate in the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11), scheduled for Novembe ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: The music thumped, the lights flashed, and revellers danced into the night, until sirens broke the beat. A DJ party at a Shilaj farmhouse turned into a police raid, as undercover officers from Bopal police found liquor and hookahs -- both prohibited under Gujarat's laws -- being served at the party on Friday night. By morning, 20 people, including 13 foreign students, two bootleggers and the owners of the farmhouse, were taken into custody.According to Bopal inspector B T Gohil, aroun ...Read More >
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