The Karnataka government on Wednesday (Feb 21) enacted a bill to prohibit hookah bars throughout the state, imposing rigorous penalties, including imprisonment ranging from one to three years and fines up to Rs 1 lakh for those found violating the prohibition.

Karnataka bans hookah bars, cigarette sales to individuals under 21 in state

Rishi Sunak, the British prime minister, has proposed a peculiar way to create a 'smoke-free' generation. He wants to raise England's legal age for buying cigarettes by one year, every year.

UK PM Rishi Sunak defends plan to create 'smoke-free' younger generations

In a major blow to the tobacco industry, the US government is looking to cut nicotine in all cigarettes sold to minimally or nonaddictive levels, the Wall Street Journal has reported citing officials familiar with the move.

US planning to bring new rules to cut nicotine level in cigarettes, announcement soon: Report

The Trump administration announced plans on Wednesday to remove all flavoured e-cigarettes from store shelves in a widening crackdown on vaping, as officials warned that sweet flavours had drawn millions of children into nicotine addiction.

Trump administration seeks ban on flavoured e-cigarettes to combat youth addiction

'The motive is very simple: the Holy See cannot be cooperating with a practice that is clearly harming the health of people,' the pope's spokesman Greg Burke said

Holy smoke! Vatican bans sale of cigarettes

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Karnataka bans hookah bars, cigarette sales to individuals under 21 in state

UK PM Rishi Sunak defends plan to create 'smoke-free' younger generations

US planning to bring new rules to cut nicotine level in cigarettes, announcement soon: Report

Trump administration seeks ban on flavoured e-cigarettes to combat youth addiction

Holy smoke! Vatican bans sale of cigarettes