A 22-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death by two Nihang Sikhs and another man, who accused him of being drunk and consuming tobacco near the Golden Temple in Amritsar, said police on......
Mekhail delivered the most deliberate heart-tugging line of the day: "If a son asks his mother for money is wrong, then tell me."At the back Indrani gave one of her most beaming smiles that was......
A husband and wife from Mumbai filed their nominations for Monday's Presidential election.A sign that common Indians like you and me can aspire to be the First Citizen of the land.Rediff.com's......
United States President Barack Obama is fighting hard to stub the butt. Though not a chain smoker, he reportedly does manage to sneak in a quick smoke often. On Monday, the US......
The stock was the worst hit among Sensex and Nifty components. Tobacco stocks on Tuesday took a beating, led by ITC that plummeted 15 per cent in intra-day wiping out Rs 49,731 crore from its......
The Nifty has gained 2.6% so far this week, while the Sensex has climbed 2.85% Benchmark indices settled the day marginally high with Nifty50 index hitting another fresh closing of 9,160 even as......
Cigarette stocks witnessed heavy selling pressure on Monday, falling as much as 6.5 per cent, after a GST panel suggested 40 per cent tax rate for demerit goods like pan masala and tobacco. Shares......
Cigarette companies have substantial wriggle room thanks to India's complex tax structure, which categorises them by length and filter, points out Charu Bahri/IndiaSpend. In March 2015 - in......
ITC chairman Y C Deveshwar said that foreign funded non-government organisations with vested interests were prodding the government to increase taxation on cigarettes, and consequently hurting the......
Before the British Raj, before hill-stations and the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, before Gandhi and an empire on which 'the sun never set' -- there was Queen Elizabeth I of England. She ruled for......
February 18, 2004 | 16:58 IST Football I would like to play in 2006 World Cup - Figo [ iol.co.za] Everton insist Rooney stays [ bbc.co.uk] Eriksson warns Fifa [ bbc.co.uk] Goalie's dad could......
August 5, 2003 | 17:25 ISTSven says he'll fine players if mobiles ringEngland coach Sven Goran Eriksson has reportedly told his players they'll be fined if their phones ring during training.......