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Study reveals fewer people tried to quit smoking during COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
Georgia [US], August 2 (ANI): According to a recent study conducted by the American Cancer Society (ACS), fewer adults tried to quit smoking in the United States after the onset of COVID-19 and the trend continued for over a year.
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Centre issues new health warning for tobacco products packs
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Central government on Friday notified new sets of specified health warnings for all tobacco product packs by making an amendment in the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008. The amended rules will be applicable with
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SC dismisses plea seeking to increase smoking age to 21
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking direction for removing designated smoking zones from commercial places and airports, increasing the age of smoking, banning the sale of cigarettes near educational institutions, healthcare institutions and
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Genetic architecture underlying alcohol and tobacco dependence revealed by
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
North Carolina [US], July 20 (ANI): Have you ever questioned why some people can smoke cigarettes for a year before quitting simply, but others develop a lifelong addiction? Why are some people unable to stop consuming alcohol while others can do without it? A person's hereditary propensity
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Pakistan govt puts expensive cigarette brands in lower tax slab
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 5 (ANI): Pakistan government has quietly increased the threshold for higher duties on expensive cigarette brands to keep smoking affordable in the country.
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FIRs filed in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi against 'Kaali' filmmaker
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)/New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police has lodged an FIR against director Leena Manimekalai for deliberately hurting religious sentiments by tweeting a poster of her new documentary film 'Kaali', where a woman dressed as the Goddess is shown smoking a c
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Director Leena Manimekalai courts controversy with poster of her 'Kaali' f
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): A poster for a documentary directed by filmmaker Leena Manimekalai has drawn flak on social media for hurting religious sentiments with the depiction of Goddess Kali.
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Sri Lankan customs seize foreign liquor, cigarettes worth Rs 60 million
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 2 (ANI): Sri Lankan Custom officials along with the country's Excise department on Friday seized foreign alcohol worth Rs 60 million along with cosmetics, turmeric and cigarettes sent in several large UPBS (Unaccompanied Passenger Baggage) from Dubai, a local med
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'The Big Cigar': Alessandro Nivola to co-star with Andre Holland
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): Alessandro Nivola and Andre Holland will co-star in the six-episode limited series 'The Big Cigar' on Apple TV+, which will chronicle the tale of Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton's flight to Cuba.
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FDA denies authorization to market JUUL e-cigarettes over safety concerns
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Maryland [US], June 24 (ANI): Citing safety concerns, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued marketing denial orders (MDOs) to JUUL Labs Inc. for their e-cigarettes among others which are currently marketed in the United States.
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Delhi Customs seizes over 7 lakh sticks of foreign origin cigarettes worth
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Delhi Customs has seized a total of 7,10,000 sticks of foreign-origin cigarettes with the brand 'Djarum Black' worth Rs 1 crore in the national capital on Friday.
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Delhi man stabbed to death over Rs 10 for cigarette, 4 arrested
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): In a shocking incident, a man was stabbed to death in Delhi's Anand Parbat area by a group of boys after a scuffle broke out over Rs 10 for a cigarette.
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