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Shares of tobacco companies, ITC and Godfrey Phillips, fell by up to 4 percent Tuesday amid reports that Maharashtra has decided to ban sale of loose cigarettes.
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Shares of ITC today plunged 5 percent after government raised excise duty on cigarettes.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 13:43
Shares of tobacco companies -- ITC and Godfrey Philips India -- fell sharply by as much as 4 percent Wednesday after the government proposed to amend the anti-smoking law and proposed radical changes, including ban on sale of loose cigarettes.
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Eric Lawson, who portrayed the rugged Marlboro man in cigarette ads during the late 1970s, has died. He was 72.
Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 01:08
Anyone under 18 in England are to be banned from buying electronic cigarettes, as government mulled making it illegal for youngsters to purchase traditional cigarettes to discourage them from smoking.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 15:39
Four Indian-origin men in Singapore were handed down prison sentences of up to three years for dealing in contraband cigarettes worth SGD 1.4 million.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 17:01
New York City voted to ban the sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes and tobacco to anyone under the age of 21, raising the previous threshold of 18.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 21:00
European lawmakers approved sweeping new regulations governing the multibillion-dollar tobacco market on Tuesday, including bigger warnings on cigarette packs and a ban on menthol and other flavorings in a bid to further curb smoking.
Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 12:52
A prison guard has been suspended in Goa for allegedly trying to smuggle banned substances into a sub-jail near here, police sources said.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 08:49
The Italian health ministry`s advisory body has recommended a ban on the smoking of e-cigarettes in public places and their sale to pregnant women and minors.
Last Updated: Monday, June 3, 2013, 14:23
An Air India cabin crew was detained by the London police for allegedly smuggling 50 cigarette crates.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 17:51
New York, where at least 20,000 teenagers in public high schools smoke, may become the first major city in the US to ban the sale of tobacco to anyone under the age of 21.
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