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"PM Modi kept finding excuse to take money out of public's pocket and fill
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking during a discussion in the Rajya Sabha, Tiwari alleged that the Centre was presenting its decisions as acts of goodwill. At the same time, in his view, the impact on the public remained adverse.
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FM Sitharaman to move Health Security se National Security Cess Bill for c
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to move the Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025 for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
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Sitharaman takes dig at Congress; says IMF report does not question India'
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday hit back at the Congress leaders who took a jibe at the government over the IMF's annual review of India's national accounts statistics giving the data Grade 'C' and asserted that the IMF report does not question the growth figures. She sai
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Lok Sabha passes Bill aimed at raising excise duty on tobacco products
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 seeks to revise excise duties on tobacco and related products after the expiry of the GST compensation cess
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Centre likely to move Central Excise (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha as poli
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Following the recurring adjournments in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to move the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, as per the list of business.
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Centre to move Central Excise (Amendment) Bill for consideration in Parlia
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Following the introduction of GST in 2017, the Centre had decreased central excise duties on tobacco and tobacco products to allow for the levy of compensation cess in GST without large impact on tax incidence. This bill seeks to amend the central excise rates, as the cess will be discont
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Centre introduces bill to impose new cess on pan masala, Gutka for nationa
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
After a 'sin tax' on tobacco-related items during the GST rationalisation exercise, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday introduced 'Healthy Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025', in the Lok Sabha. The Bill proposed a rigorous new tax regime on pan masala and gutkha manu
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Nirmala Sitharaman introduces two Bills in Lok Sabha aimed at levying cess
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced two bills in Lok Sabha on Monday, the first day of Winter session of Parliament, aimed at levying cess on tobacco products and its manufacturing.
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Genetic clues to tackle oral cancer among Indian women revealed
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A team of researchers from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru and the BRIC-National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani, in collaboration with clinicians from Sri Devraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research (SDUAHER), Kol
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US lawmakers move to halt China's toxic vape invasion threatening American
Updated : 4 months ago IST
According to The Epoch Times, the bill titled the Ensuring the Necessary Destruction (END) of Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act was introduced by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas).
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Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav highlights people-centric approach to canc
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Ministry of Ayush, on National Cancer Awareness Day, highlighted the need to strengthen public awareness and early detection efforts as cancer remains the second leading cause of death globally.
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Smokefree India Calls on COP11 to Deliver Urgent Youth Protections Against
Updated : 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14: Smokefree India today issued a four-point call to action ahead of COP11 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), urging delegates to confront India's escalating youth tobacco crisis with urgency and evidence-based policies.
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