ISLAMABAD: In India Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday stunned everyone by saying that the Congress was as much responsible as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the demolition of the Babri mosque in 1992. After blaming the BJP and its senior leader L.K. Advani for demolition of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad said that the Congress was also responsible for the razing of the 16th century mosque, an Indian television channel reported. "The BJP and its leader L K Advani, who is dreaming of becoming the next prime minister, were mainly responsible for demolition of the mosque, but the Congress cannot escape for its failure to protect it", Lalu said. The RJD chief had told an election meeting in Darbhanga constituency Friday that the Congress was also responsible for demolition of the mosque along with the BJP. He on Saturday said that if the Congress had wanted, it could have prevented the mosque's demolition.
Sunday, February 28, 2010 HAVANA: Hundreds of wealthy merchants and cigar aficionados from all parts of the world gathered in Havana this week to bid high stakes for humidors full of premium cigars. Cuba's annual Habanos festival ended on Friday night with an auction of ornate humidors of cedar and mahogany stacked with hand-rolled stogies that raised 800,000 euros ($1.09 million dollars). Habanos S.A. executives this month said cigar sales fell 8 percent to $360 million in 2009, so they have created the Julieta, a smaller, milder version of the Romeo y Julieta cigar, aimed specifically at female smokers. Women now make up only 5 to 10 percent of customers for Habanos. But even with the creation of the Julieta, Garcia said Habanos has only modest hopes for 2010 sales, due largely to a weak economy in Spain, the biggest market for Cuban cigars. The flavor of premium tobacco relies on the soil and climate in which it is grown. The western province of Pinar Del Rio, famous fo...
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