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
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
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
AIIMS-Delhi researchers call for relook at ban on e-cigarettesAIIMS-Delhi researchers are advocating for a reassessment of India's ban on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), citing evidence th...
09 Aug, 2025, 01.54 PM 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
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
Ayushman hospitals need to improve quality of service: Harsh VardhanAs the health insurance scheme completed a year on Monday, Harsh Vardhan said the government had begun work on banning e-cigarettes in 2014.
24 Sep, 2019, 07.37 AM IST
After e-cigarettes, now ban all tobacco products: Goa NSUIThe Congress student wing in Goa said this step should be extended to all tobacco products.
20 Sep, 2019, 02.00 PM IST
Godfrey Phillips, ITC fall up to 3% after rallying in previous tradeDuring the session, Godfrey Phillips and ITC fell up to 3.5 per cent and 1.43 per cent respectively.
19 Sep, 2019, 05.23 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
Trade bodies, users term ordinance to ban e-cigarettes a draconian moveAssociation of Vapers India (AVI), an organisation representing e-cigarette users, said it is a black day for 11 crore smokers in India who...
18 Sep, 2019, 11.24 PM IST
Ordinance on e-cigarettes welcome but only total ban can solve problem: ExpertsConcerns have spiralled after the deaths of two youths in the US, one in June and another in August, were tied to vaping.
02 Sep, 2019, 05.13 PM 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
E-cigarette ban will increase smuggling: TIITII, which represents leading cigarette manufacturers such as ITC, said prohibition of e-cigarettes would put India at "an enormous structu...
04 Aug, 2017, 01.32 PM IST
Kerala government to ban e-cigarettesK K Shylaja directed additional chief secretary (health) to issue an order banning the production, sale and advertisement of 'electronic ci...
01 Jul, 2016, 11.57 AM IST