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  IOC warn IOA of ban if Sport Code is followed in Dec 5 polls

  Other Sports | November 23, 2012 20:21 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 23: In a new twist to controversial elections of the IOA, the International Olympic Committee today warned of a possible ban on the national sports body if government regulations are followed in

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  Karnataka High Court stays ban on Bhupathi, Bopanna

  Tennis | September 22, 2012 18:13 IST

  Bangalore, Sep 22:  The Karnataka High Court Saturday stayed the ban imposed by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) on tennis stars Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna against representing the country till June 2014.Staying the

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  India likely to ban blasphemous film on Islam as anti-US protests spread

  India | September 13, 2012 20:52 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 13: India is likely to ban on Internet a controversial film deemed offensive to Islam that has sparked anti-US protests.  The home ministry has forwarded a request of the Jammu and Kashmir

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  Maha govt's decision to ban gutka, pan masala challenged in HC

  India | September 10, 2012 22:01 IST

  Mumbai, Sep 10: Over 50,000 vendors of pan masala and gutka products have approached the Bombay High Court challenging Maharashtra government's decision banning manufacture, storage and sale of tobacco products across the state.The petitioner, ‘Mumbai

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  Bullfights back on Spanish public TV after ban

  World | September 06, 2012 12:20 IST

  Madrid, Sept 6 : Bullfights returned live to Spanish state TV with a glittering and music-filled display on Wednesday evening, six years after the fights were banned from the widely watched public channel.The broadcast featured

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  Bhandarkar, Kareena slam censor board for TV ban on A-films

  Bollywood | August 30, 2012 12:48 IST

  Mumbai: Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar is disappointed with the censor board's decision to ban the screening of adult films on television. He feels producers will lose a lot of money due to this.“This is wrong, as

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  Bollywood hit, as censor board bans TV telecast of all new A-rated films

  Bollywood | August 27, 2012 12:02 IST

  Mumbai: The Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) has banned the telecast on TV all new A-related films, even at the late night hour of 11 pm.The CBFC decided on Friday to stop re-certifying  A-rated

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  SC extends ban on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves

  India | August 22, 2012 22:23 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 22: Extending the ban on tourism activities in the core areas of tiger reserves, the Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Centre for the depleting population of the wild cats in

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  Goa MLA demands ban on screening of Kya Super Kool Hai Hum

  Bollywood | August 01, 2012 18:33 IST

  Panaji, Aug 1: A Congress legislator today demanded ban on the screening of recently released movie ‘Kya Super Kool Hai Hum' for allegedly showing a Catholic priest in poor light.Legislator Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco raised this

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  Rajasthan government decides to ban Gutkha

  India | July 18, 2012 13:38 IST

  Jaipur, Jul 18: The Rajasthan government today decided to ban production, storage, distribution and sale of Gutkha in the state.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Council of Ministers headed by Chief Minister

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  PIL in Bombay High Court to ban former judges from practice

  India | June 13, 2012 15:27 IST

  Mumbai, June 13: A public interest litigation (PIL) has urged the Bombay High Court to restrain its five former judges from practising in the same court after resigning as judges.The PIL says five additional judges

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  WADA proposes Olympic ban for doping offenders

  Other Sports | June 02, 2012 21:38 IST

  London, June 2: The World Anti-Doping Agency is proposing that athletes found guilty of serious doping offenses could be banned from the next Olympics.A revised draft of the WADA code could see drug cheats suspended

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  Mamata calls for reconsideration of ban on SRK

  Cricket | May 18, 2012 18:55 IST

  Kolkata, May 18:Coming out in support of Shah Rukh Khan, the brand Ambassador of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the ban on him from entering the Wankhede stadium was “undemocratic” and a

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  MCA imposes five-year ban on Shah Rukh from entering Wankhede

  Cricket | May 18, 2012 15:53 IST

  Mumbai, May 18: Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was today banned by Mumbai Cricket Association for five years from entering the Wankhede Stadium for misbehaving with its officials in an

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  Twitter ban reaction irks Denmark coach

  Football | May 11, 2012 17:18 IST

  Copenhagen, May 11: Banning his players from using social media during the European Championship didn't make Morten Olsen seem less of a grumpy old man.Some of his players thought he was being too strict. Danish

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  One Ex-Minister Found Guilty In Karnataka Porngate, Two Get Clean Chit

  India | March 30, 2012 22:52 IST

  Bangalore, Mar 30: The Karnataka Legislature Committee which probed the infamous porn viewing scandal has indicted a former minister and recommended his “admonition” but gave a clean chit to two others while proposing a ban

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  Indonesia To Ban Mini-Skirts Under Tough Anti-Pornography Law

  World | March 30, 2012 10:21 IST

  Jakarta, Mar 30: Indonesia is preparing to ban the mini-skirt under its tough anti-pornography laws 'because they make men do things'.The Muslim country's powerful religious affairs minister Suryadharma Ali said that one of the considerations

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  Pakistan Bans 'Agent Vinod' For Critical Portrayal Of Its Generals And Spies

  Bollywood | March 26, 2012 12:44 IST

  Islamabad, Mar 26: The Indian James Bond can disarm a bomb while flying a helicopter, dodge bullets from deadly assassins and save his country from nuclear disaster. But getting into cinemas in neighboring Pakistan has

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  Announcement Of Lifting Cotton Export Ban Is Cheating, Says Modi

  March 12, 2012 21:55 IST

  Ahmedabad, Mar 12: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi termed the Centre's announcement about lifting of cotton export ban as “cheating the farmers of the country”.“The notification issued today by the Union Commerce Ministry on reversal

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  Colombian Capital Mayor Bans Gun Wiedling In Public

  World | February 02, 2012 13:39 IST

  Bogota, Colombia, Feb 2: Gustavo Petro was imprisoned as a rebel in the 1980s on a weapons conviction. As Bogota's new mayor, he wants to get firearms off the streets of this city where the