Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Tiger Shroff face FDA notices over pan masala ads; asked to remove promotional posts in 15 daysMaharashtra FDA has issued show-cause notices to Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff over their endorsement of Vimal Pan Masala/Ela...
16 Aug, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
BJP opposes Karnataka’s ban on gutkha, says it would hurt areca growersKarnataka's one-year ban on gutkha has met with opposition from the BJP, who warn that the decision could adversely affect nearly 1.5 crore...
14 Aug, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
No gutkha, no pan masala: Karnataka announces one-year ban on prohibited tobacco and nicotine productsKarnataka gutkha ban: Karnataka has announced a one-year ban on the sale and distribution of tobacco and nicotine products, including gutkh...
14 Aug, 2026, 02.16 PM IST
Karnataka bans sale of tobacco, nicotine products for one yearKarnataka has banned gutkha and pan masala products for one year. The ban follows warnings from Chief Minister DK Shivakumar about intoxica...
12 Aug, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
Odisha imposes complete ban on all chewable tobacco, nicotine productsOdisha has implemented a comprehensive ban on all tobacco and nicotine products, including chewable and non-chewable varieties, regardless ...
22 Jan, 2026, 09.27 PM IST
CBIC restricts IGST refund for export of pan masala, tobacco, mentha oil from Oct 1The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Custom (CBIC) has imposed restriction on automated refund of Integrated Goods & Services Tax (IGST) f...
01 Aug, 2023, 07.12 PM IST
Gutka ban: SC issues notice on Tamil Nadu govt's plea against Madras HC orderAdditional Advocate General Amit Anand Tiwari, appearing for the state, argued that orders of the Food Safety Commissioner banning the sale...
04 Mar, 2023, 04.50 PM IST
Godfrey Phillips' cigarette plant located in Navi Mumbai resumes production"Our plant at Rabale, Mumbai, has resumed manufacturing operations to produce for export purposes in accordance with the order issued by th...
10 Aug, 2020, 01.09 PM IST
Godfrey Phillips' arm partially resumes production at Ghaziabad plantInternational Tobacco Co Ltd, which does contract manufacturing exclusively for the company, resumed partial operations with restricted cap...
19 May, 2020, 03.36 PM IST
Arecanut prices feel the pinch of fall in pan salesPrice of the white variety of arecanut has fallen by around 14% to Rs 250 per kg while that of the red variety has declined 7% to Rs 270 pe...
29 Dec, 2016, 12.12 PM IST
Govt opening up e-commerce sector for FDI in a calibrated wayCommerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that an entity is permitted to undertake retail trading through e-commerce under cer...
23 Dec, 2015, 04.21 PM IST
Gutka be banned: Centre tells SC but expresses reservation on cigaretteThe Centre today favoured banning of all kinds of gutka saying the poor are vulnerable to it but expressed reservation on banning cigarette...
01 Oct, 2013, 08.50 PM IST
- HC refuses to quash seizure order of gutkha worth Rs 3.7-cr
Bombay High Court today refused to quash seizure order of over Rs 3-crore gutkha consignment, observing export of any food product, the man...
21 Jan, 2013, 06.25 PM IST
- Packaging cos plunge on plastic ban for gutka products
The cost of a single-use packet of gutka, pan masala and tobacco can be expected to increase appreciably from the Re 1 that it now costs, a...
08 Feb, 2011, 12.08 PM IST
- Post plastic ban, gutka products to be costly
The cost of a single-use packet of gutka, pan masala and tobacco can be expected to increase appreciably from the 1 that it now costs, as t...
08 Feb, 2011, 04.07 AM IST
CBEC to improve tax collection procedureCBEC said that the steps taken to improve tax collection has led to higher receipts from units located in North East.
27 Jan, 2009, 09.59 PM IST
- New policy for north-east cleared
The government on Thursday notified the 10-year excise holiday for new units and existing units undertaking substantial expansion under the...
27 Apr, 2007, 02.42 AM IST