HC dismisses plea against acquittal of Advani and other accused in Babri mosque demolition caseThe other leaders whose acquittal was challenged include the then Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh, senior BJP leaders M.M. Joshi,...
09 Nov, 2022, 04.51 PM IST
Babri demolition: HC reserves order on maintainability of plea against acquittal of Advani, othersA Lucknow bench of justices Ramesh Sinha and Saroj Yadav passed the order on the appeal by two Ayodhya residents - Haji Mahmood Ahmad and S...
31 Oct, 2022, 09.16 PM IST
Babri mosque demolition: Appellants seek more time to file reply to CBI's objectionSenior BJP leaders MM Joshi, Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiar, Sadhvi Ritambhara and Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh are among the other accused in the c...
26 Sep, 2022, 07.55 PM IST
Babri demolition: HC allows UP govt, CBI to file objections to plea against acquittal of accusedAyodhya residents Haji Mahmood Ahmad and Syed Akhlaq Ahmad had filed a revision petition against the acquittal, but Justice Dinesh Kumar Si...
01 Aug, 2022, 09.34 PM IST
Use GST to curb illegal cigarette trade, tobacco body saysTobacco Institute of India director Syed Mahmood Ahmad said GST presents a unique opportunity to government to address the growing illegal ...
30 Mar, 2017, 03.14 PM IST
Tobacco industry dissatisfied over non-inclusion in FCTC COP 7The event is vital for the industry since here decisions are taken on future tobacco control policies and regulations that countries should...
07 Nov, 2016, 05.31 PM IST
Indian tobacco industry asks stakeholders to include them in FCTC ConferenceThe WHO FCTC Conference of Parties is scheduled to be held in Noida between the 7th and 12th of November 2016.
30 Aug, 2016, 01.08 PM IST
Tobacco Institute doesn't want Tobacco policy development to be left to activists aloneThe Indian tobacco industry and farmers have requested the Centre to include them and other stakeholders to the WHO FCTC Conference.
30 Aug, 2016, 12.48 PM IST
Cigarette units shut against larger warnings on packsThe ambiguity is related to the 85% graphic warning that cigarette packs must carry from this month under a government notification.
02 Apr, 2016, 01.48 AM IST
Islamic State has no role to play in Kashmir: Mirwaiz Umer FarooqChairman of the moderate faction of the Hurriyat conference Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has denounced the Islamic State for "promoting terrorism" i...
14 Feb, 2016, 08.16 PM IST
Government needs to introduce tobacco regulation to prevent trade in illegal cigarettesSales volume has declined by as much as 15 per cent in the last two quarters, with the affordable sub-65 mm length cigarettes prices having...
01 Sep, 2015, 03.48 PM IST
Budget 2015: Smokers hit hard as excise duty on cigarettes and cigars hikedSmoking will become costlier yet again with excise duty on cigarettes and cigars being hiked for the fourth consecutive year.
01 Mar, 2015, 04.42 AM IST
Budget 2015: Widen tax base to cover all tobacco products, says TIIHigh taxation should not be restricted only to cigarettes but all forms of tobacco must be included to counter the growing menace of contra...
12 Feb, 2015, 01.00 PM IST
Impose higher taxes on all illegal tobacco products: TIIExcise duty was increased to 72 per cent on cigarettes of length not exceeding 65 mm and to 11-21 per cent for those of other lengths.
09 Feb, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
I will neither resign, nor go on leave: Pakistan PM Nawaz SharifSharif today said he will neither resign nor go on leave, even as anti-government protesters led by Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri continue t...
02 Sep, 2014, 11.29 AM IST
ISI had full sway over Fai and his organisationSeparatist Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai and his Kashmiri American Council were under full control of ISI, being run as an extension of Pakistan's s...
08 Dec, 2011, 01.02 PM IST
- Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai a sideshow as FBI nails ISI, Pak govt
US affidavit is a devastating indictment of the Pakistani govt and its spy outfit ISI and the nefarious and illegal means they employed in ...
20 Jul, 2011, 09.01 PM IST