Smoking set to be banned in Britain`s prisons

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 19:16

Smoking is set to be banned in UK`s prisons amid fears of potential legal action by non-smoking staff and inmates over its harmful health effects.

Australia could become first nation to outlaw smoking

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 14:09

A federal government-funded trial is about to test the viability of electronic cigarettes as a safer, permanent replacement for tobacco.

Varun Dhawan warns fans against smoking

Last Updated: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 14:29

He might be just one film old, but actor Varun Dhawan knows the impact a movie character can have on fans. Therefore, he has urged his fans not to copy him when he smokes on screen.

Indian `cigarette snatcher` dies in Dubai

Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 12:21

An Indian cancer patient, who campaigned against smoking in unusual ways such as confronting strangers in public places and pleading with them to quit smoking, succumbed to lung cancer in a Dubai hospital.

Smoking always on Simon Cowell`s mind

Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 08:58

Music Mogul Simon Cowell says his mind is always clouded with the thought of smoking.

Video game shows how a smoker would look like after 20 yrs

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 18:02

An assistant professor of communication at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has developed a video game that showed social smokers what they might look like after 20 years of smoking.

Lindsay Lohan spotted smoking at Malibu rehab centre

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 16:13

Lindsay Lohan was spotted smoking a cigarette on her balcony at the Cliffside Malibu Rehab Centre, California.

People fined for smoking in public places

Last Updated: Sunday, June 9, 2013, 13:35

Authorities in Kashmir fined 23 people for smoking in public places and issued notices to various restaurant owners for not restricting customers from smoking.

I quit smoking marijuana when it was a lot riskier, says Jeff Bridges

Last Updated: Saturday, June 8, 2013, 18:47

Jeff Bridges has confessed that he quit smoking marijuana when it was illegal and when using it was a lot riskier.

Italy may ban smoking e-cigarettes in public places

Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 08:49

The Italian health ministry`s advisory body has recommended a ban on the smoking of e-cigarettes in public places and their sale to pregnant women and minors.