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No mobile phone for unmarried women : Gujarat village Diktat
India | Feb 20, 2016, 10:27 AM ISTAhmedabad: While Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making all out effort to make his Digital Indian campaign a success, a village in his native district of Mehsana has banned unmarried women from using mobile phones.Unmarried
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Punjab Govt Bans Playing Of 'Vulgar Songs' In State-Run Buses
India | Feb 15, 2016, 06:48 PM ISTChandigarh : Punjab Government has banned playing of "vulgar songs" and "provocative music" in the state -run buses with immediate effect following complaints in this regard.The directions have been passed by state Transport Minister Ajit Singh Kohar
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Maharashtra govt favours lifting ban on entry of women at Haji Ali
India | Feb 09, 2016, 06:34 PM ISTMumbai: The Maharashtra government, today, favoured lifting of the ban on entry of women into the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali shrine unless its controlling authority proves the measure has been put in place
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UK lawmakers slam Donald Trump over his anti-Muslim comments, but most oppose banning him
World | Jan 19, 2016, 07:25 AM ISTLondon: Donald Trump doesn't have many fans in Britain's Parliament. But a debate among lawmakers on calls to ban Trump from the country revealed little appetite to close Britain's doors to the provocative Republican U.S.
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Ban or no ban, India watching more porn than ever: Survey
Lifestyle | Jan 11, 2016, 08:40 PM ISTNew York: The verdict is out. Ban or no ban, India is watching more porn than ever. In 2015, India knocked out Canada to grab the third position - after the US and Britain -
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Supreme Court questions ban on entry of women at Sabarimala temple
India | Jan 11, 2016, 07:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the age-old tradition of banning entry of women of menstrual age group in historic Sabarimala temple in Kerala, saying it cannot be done under the Constitution.“The temple
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Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah banned after failing doping test
Cricket | Dec 27, 2015, 05:05 PM ISTIslamabad: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday announced that Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah has been provisionally suspended after being charged with violating rules under the sport's anti-doping code.According to the ICC, the sample Yasir
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UP government calls for a complete ban on polythene use
India | Dec 18, 2015, 11:33 PM ISTLucknow: Seeking to make Uttar Pradesh an environemt-friendly place, the government today decided to enforce the ban on the use of polythene across the state, a month after the Allahabad High Courts direction to prohibit
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Know which SUVs and luxury cars you can't register in Delhi-NCR
Dec 17, 2015, 03:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a move to curb the alarming rise in pollution levels in the national capital, the Supreme Court today ordered a ban on registration of Diesel SUVs and cars above 2000cc in the
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Ban on diesel cars: NGT seeks reply of Centre, Delhi govt
India | Dec 15, 2015, 04:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday asked the Centre and Delhi government to make clear their stand by Wednesday on capping and scrapping of diesel cars and providing incentives to those who do
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Over 100,000 Britons want Donald Trump barred from entering UK
World | Dec 09, 2015, 11:06 PM ISTLondon: An online petition that has crossed the 100,000 signatures threshold has called for a ban on Donald Trump from entering the U.K. after the US Presidential hopeful called for a temporary ban on the
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Donald Trump rejects criticism of his proposal to ban Muslims
World | Dec 08, 2015, 08:06 PM ISTMount Plesant,South Carolina: Donald Trump on Tuesday stood by his call to block all Muslims from entering the United States, even as the idea was widely condemned by rival Republican presidential candidates, party leaders and
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Mamata should learn from Chidambaram,lift ban on my serial: Taslima Nasreen
India | Nov 29, 2015, 11:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen today advised West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to "learn" from Congress leader P Chidambaram.The author's statement came after Congress leader admitted banning Salman Rushdie's novel 'Satanic Verses' by the
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How many years to correct the mistake, Rushdie asks on Satanic Verses ban
World | Nov 29, 2015, 11:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: Hours after former Finance Minister P Chidambaram termed the ban on Salman Rushdie's book "Satanic Verses" as wrong, the author asked how many more years it would take to correct the "mistake".Rushdie's remarks
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Gujarat,Karnataka govts lift ban on sale of Maggi
India | Oct 19, 2015, 11:40 PM ISTAhmedabad: Gujarat Food and Drug Control Authority (FDCA) today said it lifted the ban on the sale of Nestle India's ‘Maggi' noodles after the Bombay High Court lifted the nationwide ban on it in August.
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CSK, RR to return in 2018; BCCI to invite tender for new teams
Cricket | Oct 18, 2015, 05:01 PM ISTMumbai:The BCCI today decided against terminating the suspended IPL franchises of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, putting an end to the speculation surrounding their fate and ensuring their comeback in the cash-rich league in
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When cricket was not a 'gentleman's game: Watch ugly on-field fight
Cricket | Sep 22, 2015, 06:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: The fans of game of cricket witnessed an ugly turn of events when in a local match in Bermuda; the batsman almost knocked the head off the opposition wicket keeper's shoulder with his
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Mobile internet ban lifted in Gandhinagar, Vadodara
India | Sep 20, 2015, 07:16 PM ISTAhmedabad: The mobile internet ban was lifted today in Gandhinagar and Vadodara as the situation remained peaceful in Gujarat, a day after sporadic incidents of violence took place in some parts of the state following
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Meat ban: SC declines to interfere with HC order
India | Sep 17, 2015, 03:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to interfere with the Bombay High Court which had stayed the order of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai prohibiting the sale of meat during the Jain
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Now Bengaluru civic body bans meat on Ganesha Chaturthi
India | Sep 15, 2015, 11:38 PM ISTBengaluru: Congress-Janata Dal (Secular)-controlled city civic body BBMP has become the latest civic body to ban sale of meat within its limits on the day of Ganesha Chaturthi on September 17.The Joint Director (Animal Husbandry)