Born in India in the 1400s, the hookah — also known as “nargeeleh,” “nargile” or “hubble-bubble” (for the muted burbling noise it makes) — is a water pipe used to smoke tobacco.

Comedian Munawar Faruqui and 13 others were detained by Mumbai police for smoking hookahs during a raid. They were later ...

An illegal hookah bar operating under the guise of a café was raided in Hyderabad's Bahadurpura area and seven people, ...

The rate of obesity and diabetes is "significantly higher" among hookah smokers than cigarette smokers, according to a new study of nearly 10,000 people. While the dangers of smoking cigarettes ...