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Social Media Addiction Trial: Judge rules against Instagram and YouTube in social media addiction trial: What Meta and Google have to say on their ‘Tobacco Moment’ |

Two landmark jury verdicts in two days may have put the social media industry on notice, suggesting ‘long trouble’ for the tech companies. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the verdicts do something significant: they signal that future juries may be willing to hold social media platforms liable under product liability theory…

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Kanpur Lamborghini crash: No need to question tobacco baron KK Mishra’s son Shivam Mishra anymore, say cops | Kanpur News

Police investigating the high-profile Lamborghini crash on VIP Road in Kanpur have said there is no need for further interrogation of the accused, Shivam Kumar Mishra. KANPUR: Police investigating the high-profile Lamborghini crash on VIP Road in Kanpur have said there is no need for further interrogation of the accused, Shivam Kumar Mishra.“Whatever questioning was…

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Kanpur Lambo crash: Court cites ‘serious procedural lapses’ by cops; why tobacco tycoon’s son Shivam Mishra got bail | India News

Accused Shivam Mishra (centre) and his father KK Mishra (right) NEW DELHI: A local court in Kanpur criticised the police for procedural lapses as it granted bail to VVIP brat Shivam Mishra just hours after his arrest on Thursday, four days after a high-end Lamborghini, allegedly driven by Mishra, crashed into pedestrians, injuring six.“There were…

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Tobacco Board urges finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to revisit tax hike in interest of farmers, workers

File photo: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Tobacco Board, under the administrative control of the Department of Commerce, has written a letter to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighting the adverse impact of the unprecedented increase in excise duties on cigarettes on the industry, as well as on millions of farmers and workers.The excise…

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Lamborghini Crash in Kanpur Market: Tobacco Tycoon’s Son Behind the Wheel | Kanpur News

Speeding Lamborghini crashes into vehicles KANPUR: A Lamborghini allegedly being driven at a high speed triggered chaos on a busy stretch in Kanpur after it rammed into a parked motorcycle and an autorickshaw at Gwal Toli police station area, leaving at least one pedestrian injured and several vehicles damaged on Sunday.The police have seized the…

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Suniel Shetty says he turned down Rs 40 crore tobacco endorsement deal, ‘Maybe I needed that money, but…’ |

Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty, who is in the news over his son, Ahan Shetty‘s new release ‘Border 2’, has shared surprising details about turning down big money over an endorcement deal. The actor, in his latest chat, revealed that he turned down a Rs 40 crore offer to endorse a tobacco brand. Going on record…

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Tobacco tax fallout: LIC loses Rs 10,445 crore in two days; ITC shares slide 14% after duty hike

India’s largest institutional investor, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), has seen the value of its investment in ITC erode by Rs 10,445 crore over just two sessions, after the FMCG major’s shares plunged sharply following a steep hike in cigarette duties, ET reported.LIC held a 15.86 per cent stake in ITC, equivalent to about…

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