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EW JERSEY-A federal judge has ruled that the New York Police Department’s surveillance of Muslims in New Jersey was a lawful effort to prevent terrorism, and not a civil rights violation. In a decision filed on Feruary 20 in federal court in Newark, US District Judge William Martini dismissed a lawsuit brought in 2012 by eight Muslims who alleged that the NYPD’s surveillance programs were unconstitutional because they focused on religion, national origin and race. The suit had accused the department of spying on ordinary people at mosques, restaurants and schools in New Jersey since 2002. Martini said he was not convinced that the plaintiffs were targeted solely because of their religion. “The more likely explanation for the surveillance was to locate budding terrorist conspiracies,” he wrote. The judge added: “The police could not have monitored New Jersey for Muslim terrorist activities without monitoring the Muslim community itself.” Farhaj Hassan, a plaintiff in the case and a U.S. soldier who served in Iraq, said he was disappointed by the ruling.
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NYPD’s illegal spying program, by upholding the NYPD’s blunderbuss Muslim surveillance practices, the court’s decision gives legal sanction to the targeted discrimination of Muslims anywhere and everywhere in this country, without limitation, for no other reason
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Law school, Temple University, one of the best and premier law schools in the US. Both his daughter, vice-president at Morgan Stanley in New York, and son, a computer software engineer in the US and another Canada-based son are all praise for their father who they said was a self-made man and had set an example for others. Today, Ahuja is lLegal consultant licensed by the Supreme Court of the State of New York. He is a member in good standing of New York State Bar Association. He is an Indian Attorney & Counselor at Law in good standing helping NRIs (settled in the US) for their legal issues back home in India through his associates in different courts, including the Supreme Court of India and may represent clients for all kinds of US Visa services through U.S embassies in India also. “We must have self-confidence, firm determination and be ready to work hard; nothing is impossible in this world,” says Ahuja.
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The lawsuit followed a series of stories by The Associated Press news agency based on confidential NYPD documents that showed how the department sought to infiltrate dozens of mosques and Muslim student groups in New York and elsewhere.
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an-Americans vie for top political jobs in the US; elections slate he was 63. Now 67, New Jersey-based Bhagwan Dass Ahuja is still champing at the bit to register himself for a doctorate in Law. At a time when most people hang up their boots, Ahuja, father of four with threee grandchildren, cleared the LLM degree at the age of 63 from James E Beasley School of Law, Temple University, Philadelphia, and is now aspiring to register for Ph D in Law on Human Rights even though he is now aged 67, said to be a ‘rarest of rare’ case. Born to poor parents in India in 1947, Ahuja studied under street light and was forced to accept a job at Rs.80 a month after passing out of the high school in 1966. Married in 1969, he raised four kids and worked as a clerk, rose to the post as bank manager before he decided to shift to
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rinceton Junction (NJ) – Quikfoods, the maker of QuikTea®, has announced the national introduction of Choco Vita, a malt food beverage that is healthier than its competitor Bournvita®. Choco Vita contains less sugar and more vitamins, making it the more nutritious choice. For generations, mothers in India and around the world have included a malt-based chocolate powder in milk to enhance the taste and nutrition for children. Based on the recommendation of the National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, and various
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studies, Quikfoods has reduced the sugar content in all its products in an endeavor to help customers lead a more nutritious life. Sugar is a major culprit in childhood obesity and therefore Choco Vita contains significantly less sugar than the market leader in its category. Choco Vita is fortified with Vitamin B12, a nutrient that helps keep the body’s nerve and blood cells healthy and helps make DNA, the genetic material in all cells. Vitamin B12 also helps prevent a type of anemia that makes people tired and weak. Additionally, according to the Diabetes Foundation of India, 6070% of Indians have low Vitamin
B12 levels and vegetarians are at a much higher risk of low Vitamin B12 concentrations. This lower level of Vitamin B12 can diminish a child’s potential. New studies published also link B12 deficiency to long-term memory problems. Choco Vita contains 200% of the daily recommended allowance of Vitamin B12 in each serving. Cadbury’s Bournvita® contains no Vitamin B12. Quikfoods is offering introductory discount. Ashish Shah, CEO of Quikfoods, said: “Empower your child to be what they want to be, with a nutritious drink that tastes great, and has less sugar and more vitamins.”
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HILADELPHIA — An autopsy showed no sign of injury on the body of a missing woman found inside a car that was parked near Philadelphia’s main train station and had several parking tickets on the window. The police said the autopsy showed no visible sign of injury on the body of 22-yearold Nadia Malik of Delaware County’s Marple Township even as authorities were awaiting toxicology reports. The body of Malik was found lying face-down under a pile of clothes a gym bag in the front seat of a car parked near Philadelphia’s main train station after she had been missing for 11 days. Authorities said the car was first ticketed on February 10 and ticketed repeatedly after it was towed on Valentine’s Day because it was blocking snow removal. The police are likely to question Malik’s boyfriend who is awaiting extradition from Ohio. He hasn’t been charged in the case.
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