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Lok Sabha passes pan masala cess bill,

The minister said imposing the cess on pan masala has become necessary as total tax incidence on it will fall substantially after the GST compensation cess is phased out completely, making the “highly addictive” demerit good more affordable, which is undesirable. (Sansad TV)

Published on Dec 06, 2025 05:28 am IST

Revenue from cess on pan masala will be shared with states: Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said a new cess has been proposed as excise could not be levied on pan masala on the basis of capacity. (ANI Video Grab)

Published on Dec 05, 2025 06:28 am IST

UPSC Daily News Summaries: Essential current affairs for December 1

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Updated on Dec 01, 2025 08:03 am IST

New cess bill on sin goods likely as Parliament's winter session begins today

Apart from the cess bill, the government also intends to introduce The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to raise the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the insurance sector to 100% from 74%.

Updated on Dec 01, 2025 08:59 am IST

Pan masala baron's daughter-in-law mentioned ‘relationship issues’ in diary note

Police said that an autopsy has been conducted and the body has been handed back to the family.

Updated on Nov 27, 2025 12:04 pm IST

Salman Khan faces legal trouble over ‘misleading’ pan masala advertisements

Salman Khan is the brand ambassador of Rajshree, which makes elaichi as well as pan masala.

Updated on Nov 05, 2025 11:59 pm IST

Flouting of rules by pan masala manufacturers: NGT issues notice to Centre

Flouting of rules by pan masala manufacturers: NGT issues notice to Centre

Updated on Oct 06, 2025 09:53 pm IST

SRK, Ajay Devgn, and Tiger Shroff in legal trouble over ‘Vimal’ ad: Report

Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff have been served notices by the Jaipur consumer forum over Vimal pan masala ads.

Updated on Mar 08, 2025 04:38 pm IST

Speaker bans pan masala in Uttar Pradesh Assembly

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Published on Mar 06, 2025 09:24 am IST

Lucknow struggles to shed its ‘spitting’ image

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Published on Mar 05, 2025 05:01 pm IST

From perfumes to pan masala: IT raids 35 sites in Kanpur-Kannauj

From perfumes to pan masala: IT raids 35 sites in Kanpur-Kannauj

Updated on Feb 12, 2025 09:31 pm IST

Banned tobacco products worth ₹15.30 lakh seized in Swargate

The police have invoked Sections 223, 274, 275, 123 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 24 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 against the accused. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Nov 15, 2024 05:20 am IST

Banned gutka worth ₹2.5L seized in Kamshet, 3 held

A case has been registered against the accused under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 59, 328, 272, 273. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Dec 16, 2023 10:33 pm IST

Banned but not out

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Pan Parag was a pioneer in understanding the consumer progression from an unbranded local concoction to a branded product.

Published on May 13, 2023 04:34 pm IST

Four cops on duty assaulted and manhandled in Mankhurd

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Updated on Apr 21, 2023 12:21 am IST

How a pan masala shipment led to mega seizure, political row

Income Tax department unearthed crores of money in cash in a tax raid at businessman Piyush Jain’s residence, in Kanpur, on December 24.

Published on Dec 30, 2021 12:18 am IST

Amitabh Bachchan sends legal notice to pan masala brand

Amitabh Bachchan revealed that he stepped down as the face of a paan masala brand, in a blog post shared on the occasion of 79th birthday in October.

Published on Nov 24, 2021 03:50 pm IST

West Bengal bans gutkha, pan masala for one year

The Mamata Banerjee government has banned gutkha and tobacco products in West Bengal keeping in mind the health of the public.

Published on Oct 26, 2021 05:52 pm IST

Ban on manufacture, storage and distribution of gutkha in Delhi banned for one more year

Food Safety Commissioner D N Singh issued a notification on the ban of these products on Wednesday. Photo by Raj k Raj / Hindustan times

Published on Jul 16, 2020 10:18 pm IST

Centre, states plan to ban pan masala, spitting at workplaces

Spit can carry the SARS-Cov-2 virus that causes Covid-19.

Updated on Apr 24, 2020 03:11 am IST

Rajasthan government bans categories of pan masala, flavoured supari

The Rajasthan government has banned pan masala and flavoured supari in the state, health minister Raghu Sharma announced on Wednesday.

Published on Oct 02, 2019 05:31 pm IST

JD (U) MLA puts up ‘Modi’s fame’ billboards while party projects ‘reliable Nitish’

Billboards put up by JD (U) MLA Amarnath Gami hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a time when his party is trying to project Nitish Kumar as the NDA leader in Bihar

Updated on Sept 07, 2019 05:10 pm IST

GST rate cut likely for small cars, part makers

Cars, bikes and mopeds at present attract a peak GST rate of 28% with additional cess ranging from 1% to 22%, depending on the length, engine size and type of the vehicle.

Updated on Sept 06, 2019 11:40 pm IST

Bihar bans 12 brands of pan masala, more may follow

The health department was likely to extend the ban on many other leading brands over the next week as it was awaiting laboratory test reports.

Published on Aug 31, 2019 01:17 am IST

Here comes tobacco free herbal pan masala

Published on May 13, 2019 12:12 pm IST

Cameras, dishwashers may get cheaper as GST Council meets

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at the 31st meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, in New Delhi, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018.

Published on Dec 22, 2018 03:34 pm IST

Gutka scam: CBI calls Tamil Nadu health minister for questioning again on Sunday

The CBI has called Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijaya Baskar and others for questioning again on Sunday after they were intensely interrogated Saturday

Published on Dec 16, 2018 11:20 am IST

After prohibition, Nitish Kumar govt plans ban on khaini

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is contemplating a ban on ‘khaini’ (unprocessed tobacco).

Updated on Jun 10, 2018 12:43 pm IST

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