West Bengal: PM Modi and Mamata Banerjee lock horns on 'insider vs outsider' debateMamata Banerjee said that the people sent from other states to provoke violence and trouble in Bengal from various adjoining states before ...
Nearly 1 lakh challans issued by Delhi Police between June 15 and July 31 for not wearing masksOf the total number of challans, a maximum of 9,524 were issued in outer district, followed by south district 9,417, southeast district 7,7...
Habits like spitting in open need to be junked: PM ModiIn a virtual interaction with representatives of various Varanasi-based non-governmental organisations (NGOs), he said habits like spitting...
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan appeals all states, UTs to ban sale of tobacco products, spitting in publicIn a letter to all state health ministers, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said smokeless tobacco users have a tendency to spit in public pla...
28 states, UTs ban smokeless tobacco products, spitting due to coronavirusPublic health experts have welcomed the move by the central government to ban the use of tobacco products and spitting in public places to ...
'Paan'demonium after lockdown ends?Whether 40 days was enough to kick the paan-spitting habit remains to be seen.
Covid-19 lockdown the perfect time to get rid of tobacco addiction, say oncologists; urge people to follow govt rulesThe Union Health Ministry had last month asked all states to prohibit the use and spitting of smokeless tobacco.
COVID-19: Prohibit use, spitting of smokeless tobacco in public places, health ministry tells statesIn view of the increasing danger of the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has also appealed to people to...
Right solution for a pan-Indian penchant?Red stains on every corner of buildings, especially government ones, are a hallmark of Indian cities.
Revenues from spitting not a piddly amountAuthorities should regard the most splattered spaces as revenue streams.
Pune gets tough with those spitting on the road: Pay up, and clean your messThose found guilty would have to pay a fine of Rs 150 as well.
Paan turns over a new leaf as FMCG“We sell about a lakh paan pieces a month,” said Pankaj Shah, fourth-generation entrepreneur of Chandan Mukhwas, a Mumbai-based supplier of...
Spit and pay 1,000 dirham fine in DubaiUnder the new rules, authorities will issue a fine of 1,000 dirham (over Rs 17,000) on those sticking posters, ads and flyers without permi...
Defiling living godsHow chaste we are when we visit our places of worship! A Hindu bathes before he goes to the temple. A Muslim does wadu (washing ceremony) b...
- From gag to wow!
In his meditation on disgust William Ian Miller compares the emotion with sex - as a topic; not as an activity. Disgust manages to raise sp...
- Paan to be a pan-India retail phenomenon
Paan would soon storm organised retail, tapping a clientele which is fiercely loyal, yet not very forthcoming as buyers, women.
- MTV launches paan promotional campaign
MTV Networks India, a Viacom company has launched a new brand identity campaign called ‘Dharti Ke Laal - The Brotherhood of Paan’.