Parliament approves Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to levy excise duty on tobaccoParliament has approved a new bill. This legislation will allow for higher excise duty on tobacco products. This change will take effect on...
04 Dec, 2025, 06.16 PM IST
These 10 banking stocks can give more than 23% returns in 1 year, according to analystsThe market continues to stay in stock-specific mode, with volatility as its second name. And the probability is high that volatility will p...
23 Jul, 2025, 06.26 AM IST
Karnataka cracks down on tobacco use: Legal age raised to 21, hookah bars banned under new lawKarnataka has implemented a strict anti-tobacco law. Hookah bars are now banned. The legal age to buy tobacco has increased to 21. Penaltie...
31 May, 2025, 04.37 PM IST
These 8 banking stocks can give more than 22% returns in 1 year, according to analystsHDFC Bank was one of the two stocks that led the current correction when it began in September 2024. Now, did you know that HDFC Bank is am...
26 Feb, 2025, 05.41 AM IST
For investors with long-term perspective: 6 large-caps from different sectors with an upside potential of up to 42%Here’s an interesting fact about the stock markets. A large majority of those in the market will say they are long-term investors. The real...
16 Jan, 2025, 07.20 PM IST
These 8 bank stocks can give 28 to 39% returns in one year, according to analystsBanks across the board appear to have participated in the recent correction. But if one leaves aside the three top private sector banks tha...
16 Oct, 2024, 05.00 AM IST
Karnataka tightens cigarette laws: From sales to public smoking restrictions, new rules hereThe Karnataka government introduced the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Bill, 2024, raising the legal age for purchasing cigarettes. ...
22 Feb, 2024, 10.01 AM IST
Karnataka Assembly passes bill prohibiting hookah bars, use of tobacco products in public placesThe bill titled the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, S...
21 Feb, 2024, 08.43 PM IST
Ban promotion of online gambling, Karnataka BJP MLA implores CentreKarnataka recently moved the Supreme Court challenging the High Court judgment early this year that had quashed key amendments to the Karna...
12 Dec, 2022, 03.52 PM IST
View: Online gaming industry is not dicey, give gambling a chanceAccording to a 2021 ENV (Esse N Vidari) Media study (bit.ly/ 3lkZxt4), Indian gamers spent some $1.73 billion (₹13,000 crore) in online spo...
08 Oct, 2021, 11.49 PM IST
Farmers' body FAIFA asks Prime Minister Modi to withdraw bill on cigarette, tobaccoFederation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) General Secretary Murali Babu said that in the amendment bill all the provisions of the...
13 Jan, 2021, 02.44 PM IST
Sensex Week Ahead: Poll outcome, House session to steer marketThis week, a lot will depend on the outcome and on the number of seats for the ruling party.
17 Dec, 2017, 11.13 AM IST
GST in last lap: What's in it for businesses, firms and most importantly, you?The Lok Sabha nod will boost confidence that the implementation of the wide-ranging tax reform will meet the government's latest target of ...
30 Mar, 2017, 03.00 PM IST
Can you bear the cost of cancer treatment? Find out how to buy the best coverThe surging incidence of the disease and rising treatment costs make it imperative to secure one’s finances. Find out how to buy the best c...
22 Jun, 2015, 08.45 AM IST
How much a liquor ban can help in curbing alcohol consumptionThe World Health Organisation finds that the average Indian drinks 4.3 litres of alcohol a year.
16 May, 2015, 12.06 PM IST
Narendra Modi government shelves anti-tobacco bill“The tobacco growing farmers have requested that without providing a suitable alternative crop they should not be deprived of their livelih...
04 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- ITA slams AP anti-smoking law; terms it draconian
BANGALORE: The Indian Tobacco Association has described as draconian the 'Andhra Pradesh Prohibition of Smoking...Act', which was passed on...
30 Mar, 2002, 02.14 PM IST