Pune: Sahakarnagar Police busted an illegal hookah parlour operating without a licence on the terrace of a residential building in an upscale housing society in Dhankawadi on Monday night.

Over nearly seven decades, Lata Mangeshkar, the Bharat Ratna recipient, recorded more than 30,000 songs in 36 languages, ...

Cigarette smoking may now become costlier. The government’s new bill promises a sharp increase in excise duty in order to curb cigarette sales. One cigarette that currently costs Rs 18 could soon cost ...

While often portrayed as safe alternatives to traditional cigarettes, both vaping and hookah smoking carry significant health risks—and are far from safe. Clever marketing strategies and ...

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) has announced the launch of Pakistan’s first-ever retail listed short-term Islamic debt instrument, namely the KE Retail Sukuk. The pre-IPO phase of PKR 1 billion, which was ...

The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration took action against the indoor sheesha café operating in Sector F-8, where officials sealed the premises and arrested those running the business.

The Karnataka government has notified a legislation that prohibits hookah bars, raises the legal age for buying tobacco products from 18 to 21 years, and increases the fine for violations. Section 4A ...

Emissions from charcoal-free shisha showed zero detection of many of the most harmful by-products of combustion Findings from independent study support existing aerosol chemistry analyses that suggest ...

Mumbai: Herbal hookah parlours across Mumbai are in a state of chaos and uncertainty after city police began shutting down all hookah establishments, said owners on Friday. This police action follows ...

When I sat down with Shisha Cafe co-owner Farah Al-Shalchi and her daughter, Mariam Alobaidi, I'll admit, I didn't know much about their family business beyond what I could find online. I visited the ...

NACADA conducted a late-night raid at Pulse Lounge on Lang’ata Road, seizing 16 shisha bongs, 106 cartons of assorted shisha flavours The crackdown also saw arrest of two individuals who are set to be ...

Back in 2017, Kenya became the fourth country in East Africa to prohibit shisha after Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. During the raid, NACADA officers seized 39 shisha bongs, 11 cartons of charcoal, 12 ...