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With new tax, cigs to cost more from Feb 1

NEW DELHI, Jan. 2 -- The government has imposed a new excise duty on cigarettes ranging from Rs.2,050 to Rs.8,500 per 1,000 sticks, a move that sent tobacco company shares plummeting on Thursday and i... Read More


Modi to soon flag off first sleeper vande bharat: rly Min

Patna, Jan. 2 -- A Maoist zonal commander carrying a reward of Rs.50,000 was killed in an encounter with the Bihar Special Task Force (STF) and Begusarai police late on Wednesday, officials said. Addi... Read More


SHO held, gold heist on train unveils criminals in uniform

PATNA, Jan. 2 -- On November 21, a passenger stepped off a train at Howrah, lighter by gold biscuits worth Rs.1.44 crore that he had left with 14 hours ago. The men who took it allegedly wore police u... Read More


love, GLITz and glam: hello 2026!

India, Jan. 2 -- Strap + captions Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from HT Jaipur.... Read More


Who's entering Bollywood this year

India, Jan. 2 -- Strap: The new year has just began and it already promises a lot of freshness on the Hindi film screens. Here's a list of artistes who are set to start their cinematic journey on scre... Read More


Kriti steps into NY with 20th Hindi film

India, Jan. 2 -- S he's ringing in the new year still basking in the success of her 2025 release Tere Ishk Mein (TIM), which earned both strong reviews and big box-office numbers. And 2026 marks anoth... Read More


Love, lights and 2026

India, Jan. 2 -- Strap: It was a love-filled New Year celebration for our celebrity couples as they welcomed 2026 at the stroke of midnight with their partners. Here's a look Published by HT Digital ... Read More


Rajat Bedi in talks to step into Vikrant Massey's role in Don 3

India, Jan. 2 -- T here's been considerable buzz around Farhan Akhtar's much-anticipated Don 3, and not always for the right reasons. Before actor Ranveer Singh reportedly exited the project, the film... Read More


boundaries frozen ahead of census 2027

Jaipur, Jan. 2 -- Rajasthan has frozen all administrative units and put a ban on the creation of new districts, tehsils, villages and wards, along with transfers of government officials and employees,... Read More


chomu council acts against 'encroachment' by meat shops

Jaipur, Jan. 2 -- Five days after a stone-pelting incident triggered by a dispute over the installation of an iron railing outside a mosque near the Chomu bus stand, the Chomu Municipal Council has ad... Read More