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  Asif To Appeal To CAS Over ICC Ban For Spot-Fixing

  Cricket | January 08, 2012 8:32 IST

  London, Jan 8: Mohammad Asif has lodged an appeal with sport's highest court against his minimum five-year ban by the ICC for spot-fixing, lawyers for the jailed Pakistan cricketer said Saturday.London-based firm SJS Solicitors also

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  PIL Seeks Ban On 'Big Boss'

  Bollywood | November 16, 2011 20:57 IST

  Allahabad, Nov 16: A PIL seeking a ban on controversial TV reality show “Big Boss” accusing it of violating “norms of decency” and having a “polluting effect on public morality” today came up for hearing

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  Sydney FC's Mark Bridge Faces 2-Match Ban

  Football | October 10, 2011 12:50 IST

  Sydney, Oct 10: Sydney FC striker Mark Bridge is facing suspension for two A-League matches after receiving a red card for an altercation with Melbourne Victory defender Rodrigo Vargas on Saturday.Football Federation Australia said Monday

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  Match-Fixing Confessions Could Affect Bans

  Football | September 27, 2011 16:20 IST

  Harare, Zimbabwe, Sept 27: Players and officials involved in match-fixing could receive lighter punishments by coming clean, FIFA's head of security said Monday.Chris Eaton wrapped up a trip to Zimbabwe, where the sport has been

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  Govt Lifts Ban On Onion Exports

  September 20, 2011 21:52 IST

  New Delhi, Sept 20: Faced with strong protests from the farmers and a demand from the Maharashtra Government, the Government on Tuesday announced lifting of ban on export of onions with immediate effect. The decision

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  Ban On Kannada Actress Nikitha Thukral Lifted

  Bollywood | September 15, 2011 21:25 IST

  Bangalore, Sep 15: Facing flak from the state film industry, the Kannada Film Producers Association (KFPA) today lifted its three-year ban on multilingual actress Nikita Thukral just four days after imposing the step calling the

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  Shiv Sena Writes To PM Over Ban On Onion Export

  September 12, 2011 17:10 IST

  Mumbai, Sept 12: Shiv Sena has written a letter to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, asking him to lift the ban on the export of onions.“As the onion farmers are suffering losses due to the

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  UEFA Rejects Wenger's Appeal Against Ban

  Football | September 05, 2011 21:09 IST

  Nyon (Switzerland), Sep 5: UEFA has rejected Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger's appeal against his two-match touchline ban.UEFA said Monday that Wenger will be forced to miss the club's first two Champions League group games, against

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  SC Quashes Ban On Aarakshan In UP

  Bollywood | August 19, 2011 15:25 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 19: Giving the go ahead for the screening of Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘Aarakshan' in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court today quashed the ban imposed by the state, saying public discussion and dissent

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  SC Issues Notices On Aarakshan Ban In UP

  Bollywood | August 16, 2011 17:59 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 16 : The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on filmmaker Prakash Jha's petition challenging the state government's decision to ban screening of ‘Aarakshan'. A bench

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  RJD Asks Nitish To Ban 'Aarakshan' In Bihar

  Bollywood | August 11, 2011 21:14 IST

  Patna, Aug 11: RJD today demanded that Nitish Kumar government in Bihar ban the release of Prakash Jha's controversial Hindi film “Aarakashan” (Reservation) in keeping with Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.RJD workers brought out a procession

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  Ahmed Patel Asks PM To Lift Ban On Cotton Export

  June 06, 2011 19:29 IST

  Vadodara, Jun 6: With an aim to bring relief to the cotton-growers in the country, Ahmed Patel, political secretary to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, has written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, requesting him

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  Pak Slaps Ban On Live Coverage By Foreign News Channels

  World | May 08, 2011 19:53 IST

  Islamabad, May 8: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has barred all major foreign television channels from making live broadcasts from Abbottabad five days after US commandos killed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden there,

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  Pak Jamaat-e-Islaami Demands Ban On Kathak Classes In School

  World | April 11, 2011 17:50 IST

  Karachi, Apr 11: Pakistan's politico-religious party Jamaat-e-Islaami has taken offence to a private school teaching 'kathak' to its students, terming the dance form as being against the values of the country while threatening that the

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  ICC Lifts Ban On Indian News Channels

  Cricket | April 01, 2011 22:10 IST

  New Delhi/Mumbai, Apr 1: The ICC tonight lifted the ban on news television channels covering the world cup finals following intervention by Information and Broadcasting Ministry, but will seek legal action against them for alleged

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  UN Chief Defends Libya Air Strikes Against Doubters

  World | March 23, 2011 9:19 IST

  Tunis, Mar 23: UN chief Ban Ki-moon has launched a strong defence of the air strikes on Muammar Gaddafi's forces which face growing criticism from doubters led by Russia and China.Raising the spectre of past

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  Indian Mujahideen Strikes For First Time After June Ban

  India | December 07, 2010 22:04 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 7: It is the Indian Mujahideen again in the news with the blast in Varanasi, the first time after it was banned and designated as a terror outfit by the Union Government

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  Pietersen Sulking Over Ban On WAGs During Ashes

  Cricket | November 01, 2010 16:37 IST

  London: The ban on England players' wives and girlfriends until six weeks into the Ashes  has not gone down too well with mercurial batsman Kevin Pietersen, who is said to be sulking at the prospect

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  Ban, Swedish FM Escape Rocket Attack While Landing In Kabul

  World | July 21, 2010 10:15 IST

  Intense rocket barrage prevented a plane carrying United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt from landing at the Kabul airport on Tuesday and the aircraft was forced to be diverted

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  Bedi Calls For Ban On Doosra After Murali Retirement

  Cricket | July 20, 2010 13:23 IST

  Galle: Even as Sri Lanka pulled out all the stops to orchestrate a grand farewell for national hero Muttiah Muralitharan on Sunday, former India skipper and legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi raised a lone voice