While the rest of the country stubs it out, at least in public, from October 2, in Mumbai you can carry on smoking. That

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25 countries have restricted Chinese dairy products.

India on Thursday banned the import of Chinese milk and milk- related products, which have been found to be contaminated with toxic chemicals.

NEW DELHI: India has imposed a three-month ban on import of dairy products from China following reports that its children have died after consuming toxic milk products.

The Commerce Ministry on Thursday imposed a ban on the import of Chinese dairy products after these items were found contaminated with melamine that killed children in China recently.

The ban, which comes into immediate effect for three months until further orders, follows the Union Health Ministry

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According to a recent study, health effects of air pollutants are worse in Asian cities.

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SHANGHAI: American and EU trade officials on Wednesday called for tighter safety regulations for Chinese products in the wake of the contaminated milk scandal that sickened more than 53,000 babies in China.

Hong Kong/Beijing,

Countries across Asia slapped bans on Chinese dairy products Tuesday as worried parents rushed their children to hospitals for health checkups amid a widening health scare over tainted Chinese milk.

Shillong: The KSU, which has been spearheading the movement against the proposed uranium mining, reiterated its total opposition to the mining project and the proposal to set up a nuclear plant in the State.

China's milk scandal fanned fears across Asia on Tuesday as countries expanded bans on Chinese dairy products to include candy and other goods and worried parents rushed their children to hospitals for health checkups.

NEW DELHI: Indian Tobacco Company (ITC) on Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court challenging the Centre