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
Oral cancer preventable if detected early, says Kidwai Institute cancer expertMost oral cancer patients in India seek out medical assistance at stage three or four largely due to ignorance and delayed diagnosis. If de...
17 Dec, 2025, 08.34 PM IST
Oral cancer: What research says about the biggest causes and how to stay safeOral cancer affects mouth areas and sometimes extends to the throat. Tobacco and alcohol are major causes. HPV infection is a growing conce...
23 Aug, 2025, 10.22 AM IST
Tobacco leaves have a compound to fight several types of cancer: StudyResearchers from various countries, including an alumnus of Allahabad University, have discovered a compound derived from tobacco leaves th...
29 Aug, 2023, 03.04 PM IST
Youth associations urge PM, finance minister to increase taxes on tobacco productsAccording to the associations, the Parliament Standing Committee on Health submitted a pertinent and comprehensive report on cancer care pl...
11 Jan, 2023, 06.55 PM IST
World No-Tobacco Day: Risk for oral cancer in smokers 10 times higher than that of non-smokersIn 2020, oral and lip cancer was the most common form of cancer in men in India.
31 May, 2022, 08.29 AM IST
World No Tobacco Day: How cigarettes, bidis & hookahs affect the bodyTobacco contains many chemical substances such as nicotine, carbon monoxide and tar and potential carcinogen.
31 May, 2020, 10.00 AM IST
Include bidi in demerit goods under GST regime, oncologists urge PM Narendra ModiThe demand from leading oncologists and 108 cancer hospitals under the aegis of the state-funded National Cancer Grid (NCG), comes ahead of...
22 Apr, 2017, 05.41 PM IST
Delhi government requests Bollywood actors like Shah Rukh Khan, others not to endorse pan masalaThe Delhi government has also asked the actors to join its anti-tobacco campaign to save the lives of lakhs of people who die due to oral c...
17 Jan, 2016, 12.41 PM IST
Youngsters need to be warned over 'killer tobacco' to curb oral cancerAn alarming 30% of the Indian population use some form of tobacco. Two days from now, when everyone takes a pledge to fight this addiction,...
29 May, 2015, 12.52 PM IST
Reports say tobacco use a major risk factor for cancers: JP NaddaNearly half of the cancers affecting men and one-fourth among women are related to tobacco as per a report, the Rajya Sabha was informed to...
12 May, 2015, 05.34 PM IST
No study shows how cancer is caused: BJP MP Dilip GandhiGandhi was far from apologetic in spite of criticism from fellow BJP colleague and Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar who said that ‘sc...
02 Apr, 2015, 05.49 AM IST
India, Bangladesh have 80 per cent smokeless tobacco usersThe report says that there is sufficient evidence to conclude that smokeless tobacco causes oral cancer, esophageal cancer and pancreatic c...
15 Dec, 2014, 11.15 PM IST
Tobacco responsible for rise in head, neck cancer cases: GCRIAn estimated 35% of the 45,000 new cancer cases registered in Gujarat every year are that of the head and neck due to high tobacco consumpt...
03 Jun, 2013, 10.21 AM IST
- Chief Ministers of 11 states to support an anti-tobacco campaign
Chief Ministers of 11 states in India have pledged their support to Voice of Tobacco Victims (VOTV), a national campaign against chewing to...
20 Jul, 2011, 12.10 PM IST
- Govt plans regulator to scan tobacco law implementation
Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss said on Tuesday that a national regulatory authority (NRA) would be set up to ensure the effective implem...
25 Apr, 2007, 02.00 AM IST