Social media platforms, designed for connection, may paradoxically fuel loneliness through passive consumption and parasocial interactions....

China's cigarette consumption has surged by 39% between 2003 and 2023, contrasting with a global decline. Despite fewer young smokers, low ...

India must adopt tax moderation and targeted import curbs to boost exports and shield against the West Asia crisis. A report suggests restr...

ITC Limited reported a steady March quarter. Strong operating margins were a key positive. EBITDA margins exceeded expectations. The compan...

ITC is expected to deliver a muted Q4 as cigarette volumes stay flat and higher taxes weigh on margins, despite strong double-digit growth ...

PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to enact legislation prohibiting cigarette sales to individuals born af...

Imagine a future where millions of Indian families break free from the grasp of tobacco, climbing up the economic ladder. The most disadvan...

Smoking is now a sign of wealth in India. Higher taxes make cigarettes expensive. This makes lighting up a cigarette a display of disposabl...

BREAKING: Union Budget for 2024-25 keeps cigarette prices stable! Smokers rejoice as taxes remain unchanged. Analysts predict positive impa...

ICICIdirect analyst Sanjay Manyal said the stable taxation and excise duties on cigarettes would aid volume growth for cigarette companies ...

The Kolkata-based firm said taxes on cigarettes have "increased by more than 200 per cent in last few years" which has resulted in smugglin...

Smoking in India is falling steadily even as the number of women smokers is rising, making it home to the second largest number of female s...

During the nine-months period ended December 2014, a growth of over 39% compared with Rs 790 crore registered in the same period of previou...

There is no proposal to put a ban on production and export of tobacco products, including cigarettes.

As per Budget proposal, prices of entry-level smaller cigarettes, which are of the sub-65 mm length, will remain unchanged.

Domestic consumption of cigarettes in 2011-12 increased by 4.19 per cent to 1,16,166 million sticks over the previous year, Jyotiraditya Sc...

'Extremely high' excise duty on cigarettes in India has increased the incentives for contraband trade in the country, estimated at Rs 1,700...