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#13149154

2 January 2026

Cigarette packets with graphic pictorial warnings sit on the counter of a cigarette seller in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 2, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes ranging from 2,050 to 8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry states in an order late on Wednesday. The move potentially increases prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149152

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149156

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149157

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149158

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149159

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149095

2 January 2026

An electric DPD delivery van (DPDgroup) with its rear doors open parks on a residential street during evening operations in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, on December 19, 2025.

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#13149096

2 January 2026

An electric DPD delivery van (DPDgroup) with its rear doors open parks on a residential street during evening operations in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, on December 19, 2025.

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#13147986

1 January 2026

Big Mac packaging is seen on a table in this illustration photo taken at the McDonald's restaurant in Poland on December 31, 2025.

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#13147987

1 January 2026

Big Mac packaging is seen on a table in this illustration photo taken at the McDonald's restaurant in Poland on December 31, 2025.

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#13146489

1 January 2026

In Nijmegen, Netherlands, on January 1, 2026, the streets are packed with fireworks to celebrate the New Year.

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#13146490

1 January 2026

In Nijmegen, Netherlands, on January 1, 2026, the streets are packed with fireworks to celebrate the New Year.

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#13146491

1 January 2026

In Nijmegen, Netherlands, on January 1, 2026, the streets are packed with fireworks to celebrate the New Year.

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#13146492

1 January 2026

In Nijmegen, Netherlands, on January 1, 2026, the streets are packed with fireworks to celebrate the New Year.

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1 January 2026

In Nijmegen, Netherlands, on January 1, 2026, the streets are packed with fireworks to celebrate the New Year.

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#13144234

31 December 2025

Police personnel arrange drug packages seized from different operations before burning them during a ceremony organized by Assam Police in Nagaon District of Assam, India, on December 31, 2025. Seized narcotics valued at 17 crore 50 lakhs are destroyed.

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