Classic, Gold Flake or Marlboro: How your cigarette bills may get costlier from February 1From February 1, 2026, cigarettes will cost more -- and it’s not just the brand that matters. Short sticks see smaller hikes, but king-size...
01 Jan, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
Here’s how you can get your special invite code for OpenAI’s Sora 2 app and explore its AI video featuresOpenAI has introduced Sora, a new app for creating AI-generated videos. Users require an invite code to access this platform. Sora allows f...
13 Oct, 2025, 02.20 PM IST
U.S. existing home sales drop 1.9% in April, pushed lower by high rates and high pricesExisting home sales fell 1.9% to 4.14 million in April, with median prices rising to $407,600. Lawrence Yun expressed frustration over the ...
22 May, 2024, 08.15 PM IST
Startups tap new pools of capital; consumer lending apps hit profitabilityCapital pools have diversified amid the broader tech slowdown with large global, crossover and hedge funds mostly staying away from cutting...
08 Apr, 2024, 07.42 AM IST
Blissful ignorance? Submariners likely unaware of coronavirus pandemicMariners aboard ballistic submarines are habitually spared bad news while underwater to avoid undermining their morale, say current and for...
30 Mar, 2020, 03.01 PM IST
GST cess pulls cigarette sales down 8-9% in July-AugustITC in July increased cigarette prices by 4-8 per cent due to the increase in GST cess.
12 Sep, 2017, 08.55 AM IST
Additional tax on cigarette would exacerbate legal sales: ITC"The additional tax burden caused by the increase in compensation Cess rates...will exacerbate the pressure on the entire legal cigarette v...
27 Jul, 2017, 09.01 PM IST
ITC increases cigarette prices by 4-8% as a result of higher taxA 20-cigarette pack of Classic and Gold Flake Kings will now cost Rs 300, compared with their earlier maximum retail price of Rs 278.
25 Jul, 2017, 10.36 AM IST
From sleek packaging to exotic flavours, bidis getting makeover to lure urban smokersNew bidi brands Camel, Black Swan and Enigma being introduced to take on cigarettes as urban smokers try out cheaper alternatives.
10 Jun, 2015, 10.38 AM IST
ITC hikes price of select cigarette brands by up to Rs 10 per pack"Prices of select ITC Cigarette brands have been increased and new stocks are expected to hit the market shortly," an ITC Ltd spokesperson ...
04 Aug, 2014, 06.33 PM IST
Budget 2014: Cigarette makers urge government to not increase excise dutyWorried by falling stock prices cigarette makers are lobbying hard to prevent the government from hiking excise duty for the third straight...
30 Jun, 2014, 05.42 PM IST
Cigarette makers launch smaller price packs to revive marketAnalysts say it's a healthy strategy to focus on smaller sized packs as gross margins are almost the same for both small and big cigarettes.
18 Oct, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- ITC raises price of Gold Flake brand by over 7%
Diversified group ITC Ltd today said it has increased prices of its Gold Flake cigarette brand by over 7 per cent.
04 Jul, 2013, 06.25 PM IST
- ITC reports 21.2% jump in net profit at Rs 1836.42 crore; no impact on cigarette sales despite increase in taxes
Its net profit rose to Rs 1,836 cr ($345.60 mn) for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up from Rs 1,510 cr a year earlier.
19 Oct, 2012, 02.14 PM IST
- ITC Q4 profit jumps 27%, to pay spcl dividend
Tobacco-to-hotels major ITC on Friday reported a 27.1% year-on-year growth in net profit for the fourth-quarter ended March 31, 2010, at Rs...
22 May, 2010, 12.20 AM IST
Cigarette taxes are discriminatory: Kurush GrantDiscriminatory taxes on cigarettes have not helped reduce the tobacco consumption in the country, says ITC divisional chief executive (toba...
28 Sep, 2009, 12.52 AM IST
- Trademark cannot be claimed on common English words
The hearing came after a petition was filed by ITC in Bombay HC challenging an order allowing GTC Industries to register a trademark in the...
20 Jan, 2008, 11.08 AM IST