Anti-tobacco advocates in Indonesia plan to file a class action lawsuit this month using cases of child addicts in the hope of forcing tougher regulations on a society where one in three people smokes. The suit against tobacco companies and the Indonesian government argues that feeble regulation has left children dangerously exposed to the risks of smoking. Indonesia is something of a paradise for both smokers…
1. DATES: 1,2 and 3 JUNE 2012- AT ATLANTA 2. DATES: 8, 9 and 10 JUNE 2012- AT ST LOUIS 3. DATES: 15, 16 and 17 JUNE 2012- AT CHICAGO 4. DATES: 22,23 and 24 JUNE 2012- AT BUFFALO 5. DATES: 29, 30 and 01 JULY 2012- AT NEW YORK 6. DATES: 06, 07 and08…
The Congress has regained Muslim votes in four of the five municipal corporations. By A Staff Writer Mumbai: After emerging as the leading party in four of the five municipal corporations that went to polls recently, the Congress has made a resounding comeback as far as Muslim votes is concerned. In fact, the party bagged 149 of the total 371 seats in…
By Our Correspondent Jaipur: A clandestine deal with the powerful mining lobby on a 100-year-old roofless mosque situated on a hill-top at Pur village in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan has resulted in its demolition. This has enraged the community, as the culprits were Muslims who sold the revered place of worship for Rs. 65 lakhs. The Jindal Saw Limited, owned by the O. P. Jindal Group in which…
The AIMPLB has opposed changes in the RTE Act, Tax Code, and has issued an ultimatum to the UPA government. The 22nd general body meeting of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) ended with an ultimatum to the UPA government to amend some provisions of the RTE Act which will deny minorities their…
