ITC reported a 5% year-on-year growth in its standalone net profit to Rs 5,113 crore for the March-ended quarter. Revenue from operations r...

Indian stock markets are navigating a balance between optimism and caution. Inflationary pressures and global uncertainties are key concern...

Indian stock markets surged on Wednesday, with Sensex and Nifty 50 gaining significantly. This optimism was fueled by reports of Iran submi...

ITC and Godfrey Phillips India shares jumped up to 7% on Wednesday after a report said both companies may raise cigarette prices by as much...

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

The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) criticizes the government's increased excise duty on tobacco products, warning it w...

Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA), a non-profit organization representing the cause of farmers and farmworkers of commerc...

Price of cigarettes will go up by 6-7% in case of lower priced packs where the stick size is small and has borne the maximum increase in du...

In the previous session also, cigarette stocks had recovered after falling sharply on the excise duty hike announcement.

Cigarette prices are set to go up for the fifth successive year in India with the Budget announcing 10-15% increase in excise duty for all ...

Smoking is going to be costlier yet again with the budget increasing excise duty on cigarettes and cigars for the fourth consecutive year.

Cigarette price is going to go up by 12-14% for regular length cigarettes whose excise duty has been increased by 11-21%.

PHD chamber has asked the govt to hike import duty on cigarettes to 150% in Budget 2012 to check tax evasion through under invoicing of the...

Excise Duty rates should be kept unchanged to leverage the tax efficiency of cigarettes by encouraging shifts from non-cigarette forms of c...

Industry body, ASSOCHAM has recommended retention of single-point central, specific duty structure for cigarettes.

FM did not spare cigarette manufacturers for the fourth consecutive year. The move is estimated to put an additional burden on the industry...

Finance Minister P Chidambaram does not want to differentiate between filter and plain cigarettes, on which he has proposed to levy an exci...