13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashes fastest hundred for India in U19 Tests, second quickest over
Chennai: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, a 13-year-old left-handed opener, made history on Tuesday by scoring the fastest century in U19 Tests for India during the ongoing youth Test match against Australia.
Batting in the first innings for India at M.A. Chidambaram stadium, Vaibhav got to his hundred in only 58 deliveries before being run out for 104. His record-making innings constituted 14 fours and 4 sixes.
The 13-year-old prodigy's 58-ball hundred is only behind former England all-rounder Moeen Ali, who hit a 56-ball hundred for England U19 in 2005.
Vaibhav made headlines last year when he became the youngest debutant in Ranji Trophy history, playing at the age of 12 for Bihar, surpassing the record held by Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh.
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Prices of cigarettes, beedis, pan masala to rise from Feb 1 with new tax, cess
New Delhi: Cigarettes, beedis, pan masala and other tobacco products will become costlier from February 1 after the Centre notified additional excise duty on tobacco products and a new Health and National Security Cess on pan masala, NDTV reported.
According to a notification issued by the government on Wednesday, the new levies will be imposed over and above the existing Goods and Services Tax (GST) and will replace the compensation cess currently charged on these products.
From February 1, pan masala, cigarettes, tobacco and similar products will attract a GST rate of 40 per cent, while biris will attract 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST), according to a government notification.
On top of this, a Health and National Security Cess will be levied on pan masala, while tobacco and related products will attract additional excise duty.
The Finance Ministry also notified the Chewing Tobacco, Jarda Scented Tobacco and Gutkha Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty) Rules, 2026, which will govern the assessment and collection of excise duty on these products.
Parliament had in December approved two Bills allowing levy of the new Health and National Security Cess on pan masala manufacturing and excise duty on tobacco.
The notification issued on Wednesday formally set February 1 as the implementation date. With the rollout of the new tax structure, the existing GST compensation cess on tobacco and pan masala, which is currently levied at varying rates, will cease to exist effective February 1.
