Smoke Alarm
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E-cigarette ban: Vapers make up just 0.07% of the 267 million who use more harmful tobacco products
Health experts widely justify the ban, citing that a young population doesn’t need an added addiction.
Factchecker Team
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Despite ban on public smoking, nine out of 10 children in Bangladesh are exposed to secondhand smoke
Any death due to secondhand smoke is avoidable, and Bangladeshi children are clearly not benefiting from their country’s smoking ban.
Kamran Siddiqi, The Conversation
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Explained: Why social smoking can be just as bad for you as daily smoking
About one in 10 Americans say they sometimes smoke, often in social settings. Many think it's not so bad for them.
Bernadette Melnyk, The Conversation
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BJP moves Supreme Court against Calcutta HC order restraining derogatory ads about Trinamool
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Yogendra Yadav says BJP won’t get majority, Prashant Kishor predicts 300+. What’s their reasoning?
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Pune car crash: Minor’s father tried to show an adult was driving and not his son, say police
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A writer travels across India to understand the country’s shift towards authoritarianism
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‘All We Imagine As Light’ review: A poetic exploration of love and dreams
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GST rates: Why the proposed 26% sin tax on tobacco will make no dent in sales
The Goods and Services Tax Council's recommended rate is too low and will only encourage more people to consume tobacco while reducing tax revenue.
Pankaj Chaturvedi
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How India’s tax system helps heavily taxed cigarettes flourish
Thanks to India’s complex tax structure, which categorises cigarettes by length and filter, tobacco companies have substantial wriggle room to deal with tax hikes.
Charu Bahri, IndiaSpend.com
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Why India ignores a $16-billion smoking-led health crisis
The biggest problem in curbing tobacco use lies with the influence wielded by those who make the humbler – but more damaging – cousin of cigarettes, the bidi.
Charu Bahri, IndiaSpend.com
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Watch: Raccoon invades pitch and halts football match for a few minutes in the US
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‘Dhaniya, Cilantro’: Comedian hilariously sums up the struggles of being multilingual
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Watch: Shyam Rangeela mimics famous politicians reacting to his nomination being rejected
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Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another