January 2018

There is an alarming increase in smuggling of foreign brand cigarettes, if seizure data from April 1 to the date is any indication. Seizures in the first four months of this fiscal year are already more than double those of the entire…

The diversified conglomerate ITC Ltd has initiated a price hike of more than 14 to 15 percent of its "Navy Cut" and "Gold Flake" brands of cigarettes, business sources familiar with the matter have said. Price revision…