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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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#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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#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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#12195448

25 March 2025

Religious items are sold at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, on April 12, 2024. The temple is more than 260 years old and recently comes into the spotlight after gold coins and precious stones worth 500 billion rupees (USD 11.2 billion) are found in its vaults. Five vaults of the temple are opened, yielding enormous quantities of gold and silver jewelry, coins, and precious stones. Following the discovery, Kerala police take over security from temple staff.

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#12195451

25 March 2025

A woman takes a photo of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, on April 12, 2024. The temple is more than 260 years old and recently comes into the spotlight after gold coins and precious stones worth 500 billion rupees (USD 11.2 billion) are found in its vaults. Five vaults of the temple are opened, yielding enormous quantities of gold and silver jewelry, coins, and precious stones. Following the discovery, Kerala police take over security from temple staff.

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#12195456

25 March 2025

A crowd of devotees gathers at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple at sunset in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, on April 12, 2024. The temple is more than 260 years old and recently comes into the spotlight after gold coins and precious stones worth 500 billion rupees (USD 11.2 billion) are found in its vaults. Five vaults of the temple are opened, yielding enormous quantities of gold and silver jewelry, coins, and precious stones. Following the discovery, Kerala police take over security from temple staff.

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#12195462

25 March 2025

Religious items are sold at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, on April 12, 2024. The temple is more than 260 years old and recently comes into the spotlight after gold coins and precious stones worth 500 billion rupees (USD 11.2 billion) are found in its vaults. Five vaults of the temple are opened, yielding enormous quantities of gold and silver jewelry, coins, and precious stones. Following the discovery, Kerala police take over security from temple staff.

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#12039478

10 February 2025

A salesman counts currency of 500 and 200 Rupees notes at a shop in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on February 10, 2025.

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#11806253

25 November 2024

A person passes next to a LIC (Life Insurance Corporation of India) office in Kolkata, India, on November 24, 2024. State-run insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), which has stakes in seven Adani Group stocks, witnesses an erosion of Rs 8,683 crore in the overall holding value in a single session on Thursday after a US court indicts Chairman Gautam Adani and several others in a $250 million bribery case, as per a media report.

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#11806254

25 November 2024

A person passes next to a LIC (Life Insurance Corporation of India) office in Kolkata, India, on November 24, 2024. State-run insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), which has stakes in seven Adani Group stocks, witnesses an erosion of Rs 8,683 crore in the overall holding value in a single session on Thursday after a US court indicts Chairman Gautam Adani and several others in a $250 million bribery case, as per media report.

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#11806255

25 November 2024

A woman passes next to a LIC (Life Insurance Corporation of India) office in Kolkata, India, on November 24, 2024. State-run insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), which has stakes in seven Adani Group stocks, witnesses an erosion of Rs 8,683 crore in the overall holding value in a single session on Thursday after a US court indicts Chairman Gautam Adani and several others in a $250 million bribery case, as per a media report.

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