Cigarette price rise inevitable: ITC

KOLKATA: ITC Ltd on Saturday said that hike in cigarette prices was inevitable due to imposition of excise duty on tobacco in the Union Budget for 2010-11.

“Increase in cigarette prices is inevitable,” spokesperson of ITC Najeeb Arif said.

He said that while the effective rates of taxation on cigarettes prior to the Budget announcement was 190%, it (the budget) had imposed another 17% excise duty hike.

Arif said the company had not yet made the increased …

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Women Army officers await big verdict

The Delhi High Court is expected to rule today on whether women officers in the armed forces can have permanent service on par with male officers.

More than 20 women Army officers, current and former, are fighting a tough battle in the Delhi High Court. They want the terms of employment for women in the Army to be revised.

Currently women officers have to retire after 14 years in service, irrespective of their record.

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I am not competing with SRK: Aamir

Aamir Khan talks about films, to Padma Bhushan and everything else in between…
You will turn 45 in a couple of days. How do you see the coming year?
I am not taking on any new assignments as an actor this year. I have three earlier commitments as a producer- Peepli Live, Dhobi Ghat and Delhi Belly. I also want to spend time with my mom, children and family. I am only going to be busy professionally as a producer and releasing these three films. I want them to …

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After 13 weeks inflation in positive Zone, 0.12.%

The annual inflation rate rose to 0.12 percent for the week ended September 5. The Inflation rate has come in the positive zone one after 13 weeks. A week befare it was -0.12 according to the official data released today.

After 1977 the inflation rate had turned negative for the first time for the week ended june 6. If the rate of inflation is negative it means that the average wholesale price

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