ITC to Keep Cigarette Factories Shut Over Health Warning Rules

New Delhi: ITC Ltd, India's top cigarette maker, said it was not ready to print bigger health warnings on its packs as mandated by the government and will keep its factories shut until clarity emerges on the new rules. Comments from ITC, part-owned by British American Tobacco, highlight the latest tussle between the country's $10-billion cigarette industry and the government after new rules kicked in on Friday mandating health warni...