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'Such an innovative idea’: Amitabh Bachchan shares viral anti-smoking video

June 03, 2025 12:28 pm

Amitabh Bachchan shares a viral anti-smoking video featuring a fake biscuit brand ‘Risski’ with a cancer warning.

Ram Kapoor says he quit smoking on daughter Sia's insistence, now smokes only with Saif Ali Khan: 'Both of us have quit but...'

January 08, 2025 11:28 am

Ram Kapoor revealed that he quit smoking over a decade ago, prompted by his daughter's heartfelt concern for his well-being after she saw an anti-tobacco ad which said, "smoking kills".

Dear parents, get your child to quit smoking; expert shares top tips

June 02, 2024 9:31 am

Being patient and understanding in hearing out the child becomes important in getting them to quit smoking.

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UK lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good

April 18, 2024 1:33 am

The bill, a key policy announced by Sunak last year, would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009.

New Zealand bans future generations from buying tobacco under new laws

December 14, 2022 9:00 am

The suite of new laws include bans on selling tobacco to anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 2009, punishable by fines up to NZ$150,000 ($95,910). The ban will remain in place for a person's whole life.

Air India bans smoking at workplace

May 22, 2022 4:28 am

The Tata Group took over Air India on January 27 and Tata Steel veteran Tripathi took charge as the airline’s CHRO in April.

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Can you quit smoking completely? An app promises results in six days

August 01, 2021 7:54 pm

The app essentially claims to be a psychological program, using techniques like CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) to change how you think and feel about smoking

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Smoking abstinence does not influence the motivation for food, study reveals

September 21, 2019 4:08 pm

According to the reports, the participants in this study were not trying to quit smoking and the findings dont speak to how trying to quit would influence these motivations.

US FDA proposes to ban menthol cigarettes

November 10, 2018 6:16 pm

Popular among first-time smokers, the FDA has proposed to ban menthol cigarettes which might pose a greater risk of addiction and may also be more harmful to health than the regular ones.

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Smoking could affect Beijing residents’ chances to get loans

October 13, 2018 8:34 am

People with low scores can be banned or blacklisted from accessing services like bank loans and access to flight and train travel. The Chinese government aims to have all 1.35 billion of its citizens subject to the system by 2020.