UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have more in common with cigarettes than with fruit or ...

If buying a pack of cigarettes has suddenly started to feel noticeably heavier on the pocket, it is not just perception. A fresh round of excise duty changes that came into force on February 1 has ...

Smokers are now paying more at the counter. From February 1, cigarette prices have gone up following a fresh tax hike, marking the first increase in nearly seven years. Buying a cigarette has become ...

Every time the price of a cigarette rises in India, the stated objective is public health. Fewer smokers, higher deterrence, and lower long-term healthcare costs are just a few benefits. But, did you ...

Cigarette prices have increased by at least ₹22 to ₹25 per pack of 10 sticks following the implementation of additional excise duty from Sunday, February 1. Distributors said that premium cigarettes, ...

The Union Budget 2026 has sent shockwaves through both smokers and investors as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a sweeping overhaul of tobacco taxation. With a new excise duty and the ...

Cigarette prices have surged significantly since the excise duty hike on 1 February, burning a hole in your pocket. The hike depends on the length of the cigarette sticks — the longer, the costlier.

Starting February 1, 2026, the government has implemented significant tax increases on cigarettes, tobacco products, and pan masala to discourage consumption and enhance public health. The government ...

SEATTLE — Washington lawmakers are considering an increase to the cigarette tax, just weeks after other nicotine and tobacco products' tax went up. Cigarettes were not included in the most recent tax ...

A 14-year-old girl was raped in Stuyvesant Town on Thursday, police said. Germaine Parham, 33, was identified as the girl’s attacker by the NYPD, which released MTA surveillance images and a mugshot ...

In the past month, there has been an emerging trend of showing appreciation for ‘Cigarette Mom Rock‘ music on social media. The music genre is being framed as the ideological opposite to ‘Divorced Dad ...