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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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Dilip Naik, the Hindi film industry musician you had heard even before you heard of him
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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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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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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Caught on camera: Ostrich runs loose on a busy road in South Korean town