The repulsive warnings made mandatory on cigarette packs in India have now killed off that aspect of the ritual. On a recent long holiday i...

In case of the economy cigarette segment, total tax accounts for over 75% of the price, while it is 50% in case of premium cigarette brands...

The company, which accounts for four out of five cigarettes sold in the country, said the new warning will lead to an increase in smuggling.

The chambers in their representation argued that tobacco regulation in India has led to proliferation of illegal and contraband products, i...

On May 5, ITC had said it has shut down its production till the time it is able to comply with "interim requirements" of 85 per cent pictor...

ITC shut its plants from May 4 to comply with a new stipulated pictorial warnings rule issued by the central government, the company said i...

The body said the curved area and wrapping paper edges of beedi pack prevents printing on a reasonably large area of the curved surface.

The ambiguity is related to the 85% graphic warning that cigarette packs must carry from this month under a government notification.

Fresh PIL filed by a senior lawyer grappling with oral cancer claimed that these warnings were being displayed on attractively packed units...

Both countries want India to stick to its commitment to cover packs with 85 per cent pictorial covering from April 1; health ministry is ye...

Health groups are growing sceptical on whether the government would enforce a rule that requires cigarette makers to cover 85% of product p...

Implementation will take place from April 1,2015, which is intended to give time to tobacco companies to change their packaging.

Image of cancerous lungs is among the nine graphic warnings tobacco companies must start placing on cigarette packs sold in the US next yea...

ITC and GPI had stopped production of cigarettes on Dec1, in view of uncertainty over the sort of pictorial warnings that needed to be carr...

Diversified business group ITC Ltd today said it will resume production of cigarettes only after receiving a formal government notification...

A dead man in a coffin, a crying baby, a bald cancer patient are among new graphic warnings the US is proposing for cigarette packs.

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Centre on an allegation that pressure from the tobacco lobby was coming in the way o...