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Assam: Police seize foreign-made cigarettes and heroin in two separate ope
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Police seized a large quantity of foreign-made cigarettes and heroin in two separate operations in Assam's Cachar district on Sunday and apprehended three persons, officials said.
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Speaker to examine e-cigarette allegations in Lok Sabha, says Congress MP
Updated : 3 months ago IST
"The Speaker will look into this matter and check whether the allegations being made by BJP MP Anurag Thakur are true or not," Anwar told reporters, underlining that the issue falls squarely within the Speaker's jurisdiction.
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"Who is going to verify his claims?": TMC MP Kirti Azad on Anurag Thakur's
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Azad questioned the validity of Thakur's claims and noted that Thakur had raised them during Zero Hour, the allotted time for all MPs to raise issues, and that the Speaker had reprimanded Thakur for wasting time.
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Anurag Thakur accuses TMC MP of vaping in House; Union Ministers disagree
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Hours after BJP MP Anurag Thakur complained in Lok Sabha that a TMC MP had been smoking E-Cigarettes for several days and Speaker Om Birla promised action in the matter over any such occurence, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said that smoking E-Cigarette is prohibited outside the House also
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BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla slams MP for smoking e-cigarette in Parliament, d
Updated : 3 months ago IST
After BJP MP Anurag Thakur accused a Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP of "smoking" an e-cigarette inside the Parliament, BJP National Spokesperson, Shehzad Poonawalla, on Thursday demanded that TMC take action against the MP who "lowered the dignity" of the House and Constitution.
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Assam Rifles busts illicit cigarette racket in Cachar, two apprehended
Updated : 3 months ago IST
All recovered items and apprehended persons were handed over to the Cachar Police for further legal action on Monday.
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"No intent to promote smoking": SC on cover of Arundhati Roy's memoir 'Mot
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking ban of acclaimed author Arundhati Roy's book, 'Mother Mary Comes to Me', alleging that the cover picture depicts the author smoking cigarette/beedi in violation of a central legislation.
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Parliament approves Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to raise excise
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while replying to the discussion in Rajya Sabha, said the higher duties on cigarettes will be shared with the states. "This is not a cess but excise duty. The amount will be redistributed to the States as per the Finance Commission's recommendati
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DRI busts major e-cigarette smuggling racket at Tuticorin, seizes goods wo
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 45,984 prohibited e-cigarettes worth Rs 10.42 crore at Tuticorin Port, uncovering a major smuggling racket and arresting three people linked to the operation. According to information from the Ministry of Finance, the goods were found
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Delhi: Two arrested with 3.5 lakh counterfeit cigarette sticks
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
DIU/North (District Investigation Unit/North) busted a racket of spurious cigarettes being stocked and sold in Naya Bans, Lahori Gate, New Delhi, on Sunday. Two people were arrested, and 3.5 lakh cigarette sticks valued at around Rs. 50 lakhs of various brands were seized.
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CISF foils attempt to smuggle cigarette consignment at Hyderabad Airport
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Following the screening of the baggage of two individuals, it was revealed that it contained only cigarette boxes, for which they failed to produce any valid documents or declarations.
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Assam Rifles and DRI seize foreign cigarettes worth over Rs 7 crore
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Assam Rifles, in close coordination with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), successfully executed two significant operations against trans-border smuggling this week, recovering large quantities of foreign-origin cigarettes with an estimated market value exceeding Rs. 7 cr
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