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  UP bans victory processions, steps up security

  India | May 14, 2014 16:57 IST

  Lucknow: Prohibiting victory processions in the state, the UP administration today geared up for the Lok Sabha elections results on Friday, directing police and other agencies to ensure tight security, especially for the candidates.In a

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  Election Commission's flip flop on exit poll ban

  India | May 09, 2014 18:38 IST

  New Delhi: In a flip flop, the Election Commission today said exit polls will be banned till May 16, the day of counting, but soon after clarified that the prohibition will be in place only

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  Supreme Court lifts ban from nursery admissions in Delhi

  India | May 07, 2014 13:16 IST

  New Delhi: The five-month-long impasse on nursery admissions in Delhi ended today after the Supreme Court quashed February 27 notification issued by Delhi government.The apex court asked Delhi govt to raise number of seats, if

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  EU's ban on Indian mango imports comes into force

  May 02, 2014 19:36 IST

  London: Mangoes from India have been banned across the European Union, halting imports into the UK potentially until December 2015. The ban has also been imposed on aubergines, two types of squash, and a type of

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  Chelsea midfielder Ramires banned for 4 matches

  Football | April 24, 2014 23:24 IST

  LONDON: Ramires will miss Chelsea's remaining matches in the English Premier League after being banned for four games for violent conduct.   During Saturday's match against Sunderland, Ramires struck Sebastian Larsson with a flailing arm in

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  FIFA suspends Barcelona transfer ban during appeal

  Football | April 24, 2014 8:29 IST

  ZURICH : Barcelona has been cleared to sign new players this off season after FIFA froze the club's one-year transfer embargo while the sanction is appealed.FIFA said on Wednesday its appeal panel "considered that the

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  PETA urges health ministry to ban sale of animal-tested products

  India | April 18, 2014 11:59 IST

  New Delhi: Animal rights group PETA has urged India's health ministry to ban the marketing and sale of animal-tested cosmetics and household products.A statement issued by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said

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  Election Commission lifts ban on Amit Shah's campaign in UP

  India | April 18, 2014 7:57 IST

  New Delhi: In a major relief to Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah, the Election Commission yesterday lifted its ban on his participation in Lok Sabha poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh after he assured the

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  Bayern defender Rafinha banned for 3 games

  Football | April 14, 2014 23:00 IST

  FRANKFURT, Germany: Bayern Munich defender Rafinha has been banned for three Bundesliga matches after getting a late red card in the 3-0 loss to Borussia Dortmund.   Rafinha was sent off for sticking his hand into

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  Drug ban unjust, says Asafa Powell

  Other Sports | April 11, 2014 10:23 IST

  Kingston (Jamaica):  Jamaican Asafa Powell has described as "unfair and patently unjust" an 18-month drugs ban handed to him by the Jamaican Anti-Doping Commission, and says he will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for

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  Doping ban for Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell

  Other Sports | April 10, 2014 23:19 IST

  KINGSTON, Jamaica: A Jamaican disciplinary panel on Thursday banned former 100-meter world record holder Asafa Powell from athletics for 18 months after the veteran sprinter tested positive for a banned stimulant last June.   In the

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  Jamaican sprinter Simpson gets ban

  Other Sports | April 09, 2014 11:59 IST

  Kingston, Jamaica: Jamaican Olympic sprinter Sherone Simpson was banned until Dec. 20 after testing positive for a banned stimulant, a disciplinary panel announced Tuesday.   The three-member panel of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission said it would

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  FIFA sends message to clubs with Barcelona ban

  Football | April 05, 2014 11:42 IST

  MADRID :  FIFA's decision to slap Barcelona with a transfer ban is a clear message to Europe's top clubs to follow its regulations when signing international youth players.   The governing body of world football banned

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  Barca president to fight transfer ban, defends youth system

  Football | April 04, 2014 14:56 IST

  Madrid:  FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu strongly defended his club's youth system and hinted that outside forces were behind the decision published by FIFA to prohibit the club from signing any new players until

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  Musharraf seeks lifting of travel ban on him

  World | April 01, 2014 19:24 IST

  Islamabad: Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf, indicted on treason charges, has asked the government to lift travel ban on him so that he can go abroad for treatment and meet his ailing mother.In a

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  BRIC countries oppose ban on Putin attending G20 Summit

  World | March 24, 2014 23:58 IST

  New Delhi: India, Brazil, China and South Africa today opposed any restrictions on participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Australia later this year in the wake of Russia annexing Crimea

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  How Turkey Still Tweets Despite Twitter Ban

  March 24, 2014 7:15 IST

  New York: Not long after Turkey's prime minister imposed a ban on Twitter, Internet users in Turkey went on - what else? - Twitter to find ways to circumvent the blockade. Twitter Inc. and Turkish

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  British Sikh head teacher pushed out of post for opposing ban on sex education

  World | March 09, 2014 16:56 IST

  London: A British Sikh head of a school has alleged that he was pushed out of his post by the school's Muslim governors for opposing their move to ban sex education classes and allow only

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  Lawmaker calls for end of ban on Sikh articles in US military

  World | January 23, 2014 22:58 IST

  Washington: A top American lawmaker today asked the Pentagon to end a ban on Sikh articles of faith including turban and beard in the US military—a long-standing demand of the Sikh-American community.  In the wake

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  Mulayam demands ban on English in Parliament

  Politics | November 17, 2013 15:31 IST

  Etawah: MPs should be banned from speaking in English in Parliament, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav has said.“There should be a ban on English address in Parliament.Countries which use their mother tongue are more