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  British MPs vote in favour of ban on sex-based abortions

  World | November 05, 2014 7:01 IST

  London: British lawmakers yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion declaring sex-selection abortion illegal, ending uncertainty over whether doctors can be prosecuted for the practice.They voted 181 to 1 for a motion brought forward

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  Chhattisgarh to ban use of plastic carry bags from next year

  India | November 02, 2014 13:27 IST

  Raipur: In a step towards making Chhattisgarh plastic free, the state government has decided to restrict the use of polythene carry bags from next year.  “The state government has decided to declare Chhattisgarh as ‘Plastic

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  Australia plans ban on foreign 'hate preachers'

  World | October 08, 2014 6:48 IST

  Canberra, Australia: Australia will soon introduce a system to ban foreign “hate preachers” from entering the country and will attempt to outlaw the radical Islamic group Hizb-ut-Tahrir under proposed tougher counterterrorism laws, the prime minister

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  JK govt orders ban on transfers, postings

  India | September 18, 2014 7:31 IST

  Jammu: As it devotes its attention to flood relief and rehabilitation work, Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered a complete ban on transfers and postings in the state till further orders.All the transfers ordered with

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  PCB considering all options to revoke ban: Shaharyar

  Cricket | September 10, 2014 18:17 IST

  Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan vowed the country's cricket governing body was considering all its options to revoke ace off-spinner Saeed Ajmal's indefinite suspension by the International Cricket Council (ICC).The 36-year-old's bowling

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  The curious case of Saeed Ajmal

  Cricket | October 11, 2014 11:07 IST

  New Delhi: When Saqlain mushtaq was perfecting the art of ‘Doosra' with tennis ball at his home terrace, little he knew he would not only revive the dying art of off spin bowling but would

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  Vaiko allowed to argue before tribunal reviewing ban on LTTE

  India | September 04, 2014 7:58 IST

  New Delhi: MDMK General Secretary Vaiko was yesterday allowed to present his arguments before a special tribunal constituted by the Delhi High Court to look into the ban on LTTE as an “unlawful organization”.  The

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  Zimbabwean bowler banned for sharing Mitchell Johnson's video

  Cricket | August 29, 2014 12:55 IST

  New Delhi: Zimbabwe's Cricket administrators recently took an unprecedented step by banning one of their international bowlers for merely sharing a video that features Australia's fearsome pace bowler Mitchell Johnson bowling his trademark thunderbolts in

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  WI vs BAN:West Indies sweep Bangladesh 3-0 after 91-run win

  Cricket | August 26, 2014 10:48 IST

  BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis:  Denesh Ramdin hit a memorable 169 off 121 balls and Darren Bravo struck 124 as the West Indies powered to a 3-0 series sweep of Bangladesh with a 91-run win

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  Barcelona to appeal to CAS against FIFA ban

  Football | August 21, 2014 14:46 IST

  Madrid:  Spanish football giant Barcelona confirmed that they will appeal to the Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAS) after FIFA upheld its decision to ban the club from signing for the next two transfer windows

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  CAS upholds Suarez's 4-month playing ban

  Football | August 14, 2014 19:05 IST

  The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld Luis Suarez's four-month ban for biting an opponent at the World Cup, but cleared him Thursday to train with Barcelona.   CAS said FIFA's sanctions against Suarez are "generally

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  IMA demands ban on use of antibiotics for growth promotion in poultry

  India | August 01, 2014 7:00 IST

  New Delhi: A day after an environment body said that “large-scale and indiscriminate” use of antibiotics in poultry industry might be “strongly linked” to growing antibiotic resistance in Indians, Indian Medical Association (IMS) yesterday called

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  Despite ban on Moeen Ali, more cricketer to raise voice on 'Gaza and Palestine'

  Cricket | July 30, 2014 20:13 IST

  New Delhi: Despite ban on England all-rounder Moeen Ali for wearing wristband with 'Save Gaza' and 'Free Palestine' slogans there are cricketers who have decided to defy ICC and follow suit.Moeen Ali was seen wearing

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  Facebook ban Warwick University women's rowing club after their nude charity calendar came out

  Other Sports | July 18, 2014 19:20 IST

  New Delhi: A women's university rowing club has been banned from Facebook after their nude charity calendar was branded as pornography.According to daily mail, students from the University of Warwick Rowing Society dressed down for

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  FIFA World Cup: Blatter: Suarez bite 'not fair,' keeps mum on ban

  Football | June 28, 2014 10:14 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: FIFA President Sepp Blatter believes Luis Suarez's biting offense was "definitely not fair" -- though he won't say the player's name.   "It is not fair what he has done," Blatter said Friday

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  Ban JuD, declare Hafiz global terrorist: Togadia to government

  India | June 27, 2014 19:10 IST

  Phagwara; Two days after US designated Jamat-ud-Dawa a terrorist group, VHP leader Praveen Togadia today asked the Narendra Modi government to ban it and declare its chief Hafiz Saeed a global terrorist.  Talking to reporters

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  FIFA World Cup: FIFA statement on Luis Suarez's ban for biting

  Football | June 26, 2014 22:05 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO: Transcript of the June 26 statement released by FIFA, football's international governing body, outlining the sanctions against Uruguay forward Luis Suarez for biting (the 100,000 Swiss franc fine is equivalent to $112,000):The

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  Turkey lifts YouTube ban

  World | June 04, 2014 8:00 IST

  Istanbul: Turkey's government Tuesday lifted its ban on YouTube following last week's verdict by the country's apex court which said the ban violates the basic right of freedom of speech.The announcement was made by the

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  AIBA lifts ban from Indian Boxing Federation

  Other Sports | May 20, 2014 17:07 IST

  New Delhi: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is very pleased to announce that the AIBA Executive Committee has decided to lift the provisional exclusion of India imposed in December 2012 on the previous Indian Amateur

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  Govt. extends LTTE ban by five years; terms it threat to India

  India | May 15, 2014 21:35 IST

  New Delhi: The 23-year-old ban imposed on terror group LTTE has been extended by five years by the Government which said the outfit is a threat to India's sovereignty and integrity.The Home Ministry said the