Jury selection begins in landmark social media addiction trialJury selection begins Tuesday for a landmark trial that could establish a legal precedent on whether social media companies deliberately de...
27 Jan, 2026, 08.39 PM IST
Social media giants Alphabet, ByteDance and Meta face landmark trial over addiction claimsDefendants in the suit are Alphabet, ByteDance and Meta, the tech titans behind YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. Meta cofounder and chief exe...
26 Jan, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
US FDA to fast-track nicotine pouch reviews amid pressure from Trump administrationThe US Food and Drug Administration will expedite reviews for nicotine pouches from four tobacco firms. This pilot program starts on Monday...
08 Sep, 2025, 09.34 AM IST
US Supreme Court upholds childproofing porn sitesIn a 6-3 decision, the court ruled in Free Speech Coalition Inc. v. Paxton that Texas' law obligating porn sites to block access to underag...
29 Jun, 2025, 11.24 AM IST
Biden planning a parting gift for Americans: Cigarettes without nicotineThe Biden administration plans to propose a limit on nicotine in cigarettes. This move aims to reduce smoking addiction and save lives. The...
13 Jan, 2025, 02.24 PM IST
What to know about the US' Kids Online Safety Act and its chances of passingThe Kids Online Safety Act, KOSA, seeks to safeguard children from online harm by holding tech companies accountable. With bipartisan backi...
22 Jul, 2024, 01.14 PM IST
US group 'campaign for tobacco-free kids' placed under PRCCentre placed Campaign For Tobacco-Free Kids under PRC, impacting international donations in India. CFTK partners with Michael Bloomberg to...
21 Apr, 2024, 11.49 PM IST
Bring strong anti-tobacco law to save youth, ban designated smoking areas: ExpertsAt a webinar held by Tobacco-Free India, a citizens group, they said gaps in the COTPA Act serve as a tacit approval from the authorities t...
05 Aug, 2022, 08.49 PM IST
Hate passive smoking? Tips to avoid itThough smoking in public places was banned in India in 2008, the implementation of this rule is being smoked away into thin air.
27 May, 2016, 11.55 AM IST
India can dip into Bloomberg-Gates fund if tobacco litigation loomsSince the past few years, countries like Uruguay have been defending lawsuits from the tobacco industry at the World Trade Organisation
08 Apr, 2015, 01.33 PM IST
The tobacco industry peddles lies: Jeffrey S WigandThis anti-tobacco crusader who hates to be called whistle-blower says he got death threats as late as last year from Big Tobacco.
10 Sep, 2013, 05.56 AM IST
Delhi Budget 2011: Diesel vehicles to cost more, free healthcare for 27L kidsAdditional levies on diesel will mean cars using that fuel could cost an extra Rs 4K at bottom end of scale and upwards of Rs 25K more.
23 Mar, 2011, 03.00 PM IST
- E-cigarettes violate drug rules: FDA
Electronic cigarettes sold in the US are being marketed illegally as smoking-cessation aids, the Food and Drug Administration said.
11 Sep, 2010, 02.30 AM IST
- Altria profit falls due to spin-off of international unit
Altria Group, the owner of tobacco company Philip Morris USA, said on Thursday that its second-quarter profit fell 58 percent from a year e...
01 Aug, 2008, 02.33 AM IST
- Camel cigarette gets brand new image
The iconic Camel cigarette pack has undergone its first makeover since it hit store shelves almost a century ago, as RJ Reynolds Tobacco te...
22 Feb, 2008, 01.32 AM IST
- RJ Reynolds to stop cigarette print ads
The RJ Reynolds Tobacco, which has been under intense pressure from anti-smoking groups and members of the US Congress over print ads for i...
29 Nov, 2007, 02.21 AM IST
- US appeals court stays sanctions on cigarette cos
A US appeals court on Tuesday put on hold sanctions imposed on cigarette makers by a judge who had found they violated racketeering laws in...
02 Nov, 2006, 12.41 AM IST