World Cup: ICC lifts ban on electronic media
The ICC has decided to lift the ban on TV channels from coverage of India-Sri Lanka final in Mumbai
Earlier today, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) authorities ordered all electronic
Ban on mobile phones for unmarried girls
Muzaffarnagar: A village panchayat here has banned the use of mobile phones by unmarried girls, a move they feel would prevent them from eloping with their lovers.
The all caste and community pancha
China bans naked pics of newlyweds
Shanghai, Nov. 13: A trade association for wedding photographers in China is calling for a ban on naked portraits of newlyweds, a new trend among the country’s young couples.
The Shanghai Wedding Tra
Ban on sale of combat clothes in Jammu
Jammu: Following intelligence reports about use of combat dresses by militants in the state, authorities today imposed a two-month ban on unauthorised procurement, storage, sale and stitching of the d
British school bans fountain pens
In an unusual move, a school in Britain has banned the use of fountain pens as they prevent students "from getting top examination results".
Pak seeks people's coop to enforce blackout of Indian channels
Pakistan's electronic media watchdog has sought the people's cooperation to blackout Indian television channels on domestic cable networks, conceding that some of them had resurfaced after recently be
No Twitter or Facebook for English cricketers: Reports
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is planning to ban English cricketers from social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook while on national duty.
"England's cricketers are facing a b
India has no plan to ban Dow Chemicals
India has no plan to ban Dow Chemicals in the country while the due process of law will be followed in fixing civil and criminal liabilities of the firm in the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster.
"There is no
Saudis make a deal with BlackBerry
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Aug. 7: Saudi Arabia and the makers of the BlackBerry smartphone have reached a deal on accessing users’ data that will avert a ban on the phone’s messenger service, a Saudi off
Federal judge overturns California gay marriage ban
A federal judge overturned California's ban on same sex marriage, saying that the voter-approved restriction violated the highest law of the land, the US constitution.
The ruling on Wednesday by Judg