Punjab Assembly declares Anandpur Sahib, Talwandi Sabo and Golden Temple area as holy citiesPunjab Assembly unanimously declared Anandpur Sahib, Talwandi Sabo, and the Galiara area around the Golden Temple as holy cities, imposing ...
24 Nov, 2025, 05.34 PM IST
How smoking and alcohol affect health insurance premiums and claims in India?Excessive smoking and alcohol consumption don’t just affect your health, but also influence how insurers assess risk, determine premiums an...
10 Nov, 2025, 12.25 PM IST
Cancer risk and the link with your habits; how to stay safe, lifestyle choices and family historyLeading health experts emphasize that lifestyle choices significantly impact cancer and dementia risk. Adopting healthy habits like avoidin...
08 Aug, 2025, 11.36 AM IST
World Lung Cancer Day 2025: Debunking myths, spreading awareness, and highlighting hopeWorld Lung Cancer Day highlights the urgent need to dispel myths surrounding this deadly disease. Lung cancer affects smokers and non-smoke...
31 Jul, 2025, 08.45 PM IST
World No Tobacco Day 2025: History, themes, quotes, and slogans to share on WhatsApp, InstagramMark your calendars for May 31st, World No Tobacco Day! Established by the World Health Organization in 1987, this day shines a spotlight o...
31 May, 2025, 08.49 AM IST
BAT to check out of ITC's demerged hotels businessBritish American Tobacco (BAT) intends to divest its stake in ITC's soon-to-be demerged hotel business and explore options for unlocking sh...
23 Oct, 2024, 12.01 PM IST
World Cancer Day 2024: Check out date, theme, history, significance, key facts and moreWorld Cancer Day 2024: This day is dedicated to raising awareness about cancer, promoting prevention measures, and emphasising the signific...
03 Feb, 2024, 11.30 AM IST
World No Tobacco Day 2023: History, purpose, theme, and moreIn 1987, the World Health Assembly passed a resolution calling for 7 April 1988 to be a "a world no-smoking day." Later in 1988, another re...
31 May, 2023, 12.48 PM IST
Philip Morris CEO envisions smoke-free India, advancing public health27 Feb, 2023, 12.15 PM IST
India has 2-3 times higher percentage of heart diseases than western countries, warns top expertsEmphasising on recognising symptoms, Dr Ashok Seth, Chairman of Fortis Escorts Heart Institute said, "Singer KK's sad and untimely death ha...
02 Jun, 2022, 04.48 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
Behind the Stock: How ITC, the King of Nifty, turned into India's 'meme' stockOn Wednesday, the ongoing decline of one of the most renowned companies in India worsened, as the stock fell out of the list of top 10 most...
01 Jul, 2021, 05.19 PM IST
Here’s how GST will punish a man's vicesCigarettes, drinking, clubbing and expensive dinners will all become even more expensive as the government seeks to punish such activites.
03 Aug, 2016, 06.48 PM IST
US President Barack Obama seen chewing gum at R-day paradeThough there was a lot of commentary on social media on his chewing gum at a formal ceremony, this was not the first time Obama has been sp...
26 Jan, 2015, 03.57 PM IST
Frivolous RTI letters flood all officesRTI in India is littered with such frivolous applications, which activists complain, only contribute towards weakening the transparency law.
05 Aug, 2014, 01.58 AM IST
- Nepal: New republic on the roof of the world
Nepal, which celebrated its first day as a republic on Thursday after abolishing the monarchy, is an impoverished Himalayan nation sandwich...
29 May, 2008, 12.09 PM IST
- Tobacco exports to rise to 170m kg
Based on the auction response for the last few months, industry sources expect ‘06-07 exports of FCV tobacco, used in cigarettes, to rise t...
14 Jun, 2006, 08.45 AM IST