"FEBRUARY 9"

#13150926

3 January 2026

A man smokes a cigarette at a street side in Kolkata, India, on January 3, 2026. From February 1, pan masala, cigarettes, tobacco, and similar products attract a GST rate of 40 percent, while biris attract an 18 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST), according to a government notification. Additionally, a Health and National Security Cess is levied on pan masala, while tobacco and related products attract additional excise duty.

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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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#13149153

2 January 2026

A man smokes a cigarette along a street in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 2, 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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#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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#13149155

2 January 2026

A man smokes a cigarette along a street in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 2, 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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#13145216

31 December 2025

Pheu Thai Party leading prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat meets supporters at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 31, 2025. Thailand kicks off the general election scheduled for February 8, 2026, after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolves the House of Representatives.

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#13145227

31 December 2025

Pheu Thai Party leading prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat meets supporters at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 31, 2025. Thailand kicks off the general election scheduled for February 8, 2026, after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolves the House of Representatives.

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#13145245

31 December 2025

Pheu Thai Party leading prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat meets supporters at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 31, 2025. Thailand kicks off the general election scheduled for February 8, 2026, after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolves the House of Representatives.

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#13145254

31 December 2025

Pheu Thai Party leading prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat meets supporters at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 31, 2025. Thailand kicks off the general election scheduled for February 8, 2026, after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolves the House of Representatives.

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#13145265

31 December 2025

Pheu Thai Party leading prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat meets supporters at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 31, 2025. Thailand kicks off the general election scheduled for February 8, 2026, after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolves the House of Representatives.

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#13145271

31 December 2025

Pheu Thai Party leading prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat meets supporters at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 31, 2025. Thailand kicks off the general election scheduled for February 8, 2026, after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolves the House of Representatives.

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#13128836

25 December 2025

Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) stage a rally as Bangladesh's prime ministerial hopeful Tarique Rahman of the BNP returns home after 17 years in exile in Britain in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 25, 2025. Thousands of BNP supporters flock the roads leading to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital Dhaka to see Rahman, 60, as the South Asian nation moves towards general elections next February.

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