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Diversified conglomerate ITC on Thursday reported an increase of 7.37 per cent in standalone net profit to Rs 2,560.50 crore for Q1.

ITC Q2 net up 6 per cent at Rs 2,640 crore, cigarettes hit by high tax

Company's total income during the second quarter of 2017-18 was Rs 10,258.13 crore.

27 Oct 2017 7:32 PM IST

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Vapes as injurious as cigarettes

Here is what researchers discovered.

22 Oct 2017 12:43 PM IST

Researchers exposed frog embryos and samples of mammalian neural crest cells to saline infused with e-cigarette vapour. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaping while pregnant could cause birth defects: study

Researchers exposed frog embryos and samples of mammalian neural crest cells to saline infused with e-cigarette vapour.

19 Nov 2017 1:16 PM IST

Sale of large cigars would continue at least for the time being because the smoke is not inhaled. (Photo: Pixabay)

No more Holy Smokes - Vatican bans sale of cigarettes

World World Health Organization (WHO) statistics show that smoking causes more than seven million deaths worldwide every...

11 Nov 2017 4:06 PM IST

Most research in the field has focused on how proteins called nicotine acetylcholine receptors contribute to dependence. (Photo: Pixabay)

Why it is so hard to quit smoking decoded

The study, published in the journal Cell Reports, identified specific genes and microRNA that play an essential role in...

9 Nov 2017 1:51 PM IST

After being bitten by a yellow jacket wasp, the mans left hand began to feel heavy and achy. (Photo: Pixabay)

Wasp bite gives UK man a heart attack: Report

After being bitten by a yellow jacket wasp, the mans left hand began to feel heavy and achy.

25 Sept 2017 3:03 PM IST

All smoke', no real fire!

The irony here is that we really don't seem to heed any of these warnings.

23 Sept 2017 1:34 AM IST

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Cigarette pictorial warning effective in helping people stop smoking

Researchers say it all comes down to how we humans act in response to our emotions.

29 Oct 2018 12:22 PM IST

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Few smokers know about added sugar in cigarettes

It increases the amount of harmful chemicals in smoke.

28 Oct 2018 3:39 PM IST

Tobacco kills about seven million people worldwide every year, according to the World Health Organization. (Photo: Pixabay)

Heart attack risk high with one cigarette a day: study

Tobacco kills about seven million people worldwide every year, according to the World Health Organization.

25 Jan 2018 10:55 AM IST

The Council had in May fixed 28% as the top rate for cigarettes. A 5% ad valorem cess was levied on top of it and Rs 1,591 per thousand sticks as fixed cess on both filter and non-filter cigarettes of not exceeding 65 mm.

Higher tax on cigarettes keeps industry under pressure: ITC

Government on July 17 had hiked the limit of cess to be levied on cigarettes.

20 Jan 2018 9:55 AM IST

The Council had in May fixed 28% as the top rate for cigarettes. A 5% ad valorem cess was levied on top of it and Rs 1,591 per thousand sticks as fixed cess on both filter and non-filter cigarettes of not exceeding 65 mm.

Alternative tobacco products may beat FDA's plan

For activists these products may mean surrendering hopes of a knockout blow to cos.

20 Jan 2018 1:17 AM IST