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
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
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
Refrain from doing research on e-cigarettes, obtain prior permission from ministry: NMCThe National Medical Commission (NMC) has instructed doctors affiliated with it to avoid initiating or participating in research activities...
17 Dec, 2023, 02.41 PM IST
Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?Communities in the US are grappling with the safe disposal of millions of disposable e-cigarettes, which are considered hazardous waste. Fo...
20 Oct, 2023, 09.07 AM IST
Possession of e-cigarettes violation of law: Health MinistryThe possession of e-cigarettes and similar devices is a violation of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarette Act (PECA) 2019, according to ...
02 Oct, 2023, 05.29 PM IST
Despite ban, e-cigarettes widely available at tobacco shops, sold without age verification: SurveyE-cigarettes are widely available in India despite being banned by law, according to a joint survey covering seven areas, including Delhi a...
02 Apr, 2023, 02.41 PM IST
E-cigarettes: misconceptions about their dangers may be preventing people from quitting smokingIn recent surveys, nearly half of US and a third of British respondents considered nicotine e-cigarettes to be as harmful as cigarettes, if...
03 Sep, 2021, 11.38 AM IST
Confiscation at airports, e-cigarette users cry foul, says law allows personal useDespite the new e-cigarette prohibition law excluding personal use, e-cigarette users are reporting seizures of their devices at airports a...
21 Jan, 2020, 08.22 PM IST
Government likely to stub out 'toxic' e-cigarettesAn e-cigarette is a battery-operated device that uses liquid nicotine, propylene glycol, water, glycerin and flavour to give a user the sen...
25 Sep, 2019, 04.23 PM IST
What India needs to do with e-cigarettes: Tighter regulations or complete ban?As India cracks down on e-cigarettes, the vaping industry argues that its devices are far safer than cigarettes.
05 Aug, 2019, 11.30 AM IST
Say no to vaping: E-cigarette flavourings may up risk of heart diseaseFlavouring additives have the ability to cause cardiovascular injury.
10 Jul, 2018, 03.19 PM IST
E-cigarette vapour can kill lung cells: ScientistE-cigarette vapour is not benign and inhaling high doses daily can kill lung cells, causing inflammatory diseases.
27 Jan, 2016, 04.11 PM IST
E-cigarette ads may fuel urge to smokeFormer smokers who watched e-cigarette advertisements with vaping had less confidence that they could refrain from smoking tobacco.
13 Mar, 2015, 04.11 PM IST
India mulls total ban on e-cigarettes, as government panel says safety not establishedAn expert panel on e-cigarettes constituted by the health ministry has recommended a blanket ban on the product, saying its safety has not ...
30 Aug, 2014, 01.26 AM IST
American Heart Association classifies e-cigarettes same as regular cigarettesA recent study cited youth exposure to e-cigarettes advertising skyrocketed over 250% from 2011 to 2013, reaching 24 million young people.
26 Aug, 2014, 12.30 PM IST
E-cigarettes help deadly bacteria to thriveAlexander said that one possible contribution to the increased virulence of MRSA was the rapid change in pH induced by e-cigarette vapour.
19 May, 2014, 04.26 PM IST