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How best to remember George Fernandes?

'A fierce crusader against communalism, George joined hands with majoritarian forces, never to revisit or re-assess his saffron association.''He was a Union minister in 1998-2004, a time when......

Anti-tobacco warning should cover 50%, not 85%, of pack, panel recommends

A parliamentary panel on Tuesday termed as "too harsh" the government's proposed 85 per cent pictorial warnings on tobacco products and recommended a drastic reduction in size, evoking sharp......

Assam becomes first state to ban smokeless tobacco

The sale, consumption, manufacturing, trading, storage and advertisement of all forms of smokeless tobacco including pan masala have been banned in Assam through enactment of a......

Gujarat HC notice to SIT on admitting Godhra sting op as evidence

The Gujarat high court on Thursday issued a notice to the Special Investigation Team on a petition by a convict sentenced to death in the Godhra train carnage, demanding that additional evidence in......

Godhra carnage: 11 get death, 20 to serve life term

Eleven convicts in the Godhra train burning case were on Tuesday handed down death sentence while 20 others were given life imprisonment by a special court in the 2002 incident that left 59......

GST targets smokers, tobacco in highest tax slab

Tobacco will be subjected to the highest tax slab of 28 per cent and an additional cess. The current rates of taxation on cigarettes and chewing tobacco are about 64 per cent and 81 per cent,......

Cut in I-T to boost FMCG sale

The FMCG sector's demand growth will be powered by effective reduction in the personal taxes and increased allocation under NREGA, though hike in excise duty lead inflation is a cause for concern.......

Dalmia launches bidis sans tobacco

Dalmia Consumer Care, an FMCG start-up of the Rs 1,200 crore (Rs 12 billion) Dalmia group, has launched Vardan, a bidi without tobacco.The new bidis are claimed to simulate the pleasure of tobacco......

Why She Is Worth A Kill

Photograph: Kind courtesy Tanya Maniktala/Instagram From A Suitable Boy to Kill, it has been rollercoaster ride for Tanya Maniktala. “The journey has taught me a lot and I am so grateful for......

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