2,400,000,000,000: Chinese are smoking nearly half of world's totalChina's cigarette consumption has surged by 39% between 2003 and 2023, contrasting with a global decline. Despite fewer young smokers, low ...
27 May, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
WATCH: Qantas passenger banned after biting flight attendant on Melbourne–US flight diverted to Tahiti; here’s what happened nextA passenger allegedly bit a crew member on a Qantas flight from Melbourne to Dallas. The aircraft diverted to Tahiti where the passenger wa...
17 May, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
BCCI asks IPL teams to prohibit unauthorized entry into hotel rooms over 'honey trap' risksThe BCCI has issued a stern eight-page directive to all 10 IPL franchises. This follows serious protocol breaches observed during the ongoi...
08 May, 2026, 12.39 PM IST
From no entry in hotel rooms to ban on hugs: BCCI has a honey-trapping warning for RCB, MI, SRH, CSK and other IPL teamsThe BCCI has implemented strict new rules for the IPL. Unauthorized visitors are now banned from player hotel rooms. Team managers must pro...
08 May, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
Govt has eased FDI norms for foreign cos having small Chinese/Hong Kong stake: An explainerIndia has eased Foreign Direct Investment rules for companies with up to ten percent Chinese or Hong Kong shareholding. These firms can now...
04 May, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
Anbumani Ramadoss, who banned public smoking during UPA govt, asks PM Modi to bar cigarette sales to those born after 2009PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to enact legislation prohibiting cigarette sales to individuals born af...
02 May, 2026, 01.44 PM IST
Caught on camera: Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag filmed vaping in dressing roomRajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag was filmed vaping in the team dressing room during a live match broadcast. The incident occurred in th...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
UK lawmakers approve lifetime smoking ban for today's under-18sBritain passes landmark law to create a smoke-free generation by permanently banning cigarette sales to those aged 17 and under and tighten...
22 Apr, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
Quitting tobacco could give economic boost to over 20.5 million households in IndiaImagine a future where millions of Indian families break free from the grasp of tobacco, climbing up the economic ladder. The most disadvan...
21 Apr, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
How does Stormy Daniels look now? You will be stunned if you see her nowStormy Daniels made headlines after a surprising public appearance in Atlanta, where fans noticed a dramatically different look from her ea...
18 Apr, 2026, 07.35 PM IST
No ban on menthol cigarettes: Donald Trump administration announces shocking reversalDonald Trump administration has take a big decision pertaining menthol cigarettes.
24 Jan, 2025, 10.57 PM IST
Health Ministry asks states to report violations of e-cigarette ban on its portalThe Indian government has launched a portal for states to report the sale of e-cigarettes on online shopping sites and retail shops. Despit...
21 Jul, 2023, 11.58 AM IST
New Zealand imposes lifetime ban on youth buying cigarettesThe new law also reduces the number of retailers allowed to sell tobacco from about 6,000 to 600 and decreases the amount of nicotine allow...
13 Dec, 2022, 02.04 PM IST
How will New Zealand's lifetime ban on cigarette sales work?New Zealand plans to make it illegal to sell cigarettes to anyone aged 14 and under from 2027.
09 Dec, 2021, 12.36 PM IST
New Zealand plans lifetime ban on cigarette sales to stamp out smoking"We want to make sure young people never start smoking so we will make it an offence to sell or supply smoked tobacco products to new cohor...
09 Dec, 2021, 12.26 PM IST
India stubs out e-cigarettes over health risksCabinet clears ordinance to ban these devices after several vaping-related deaths; ITC, Godfrey stocks up.
19 Sep, 2019, 06.56 AM IST
E-cigarette lobby group wants Karnataka to lift ban on its useKarnataka’s Health & Family Welfare department had, by a circular on June 15, 2016, said sale, manufacturing and distribution of e-cigarett...
10 May, 2019, 10.47 PM IST