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Pakistan Opens Airspace; Indian Flights To Operate Soon

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 16, 2019

Pakistan opened its airspace for all civilian traffic on Tuesday morning, sources said, effectively removing the ban on Indian flights that were not allowed to use majority of its airspace since the Balakot air strikes in February.

Pak Anti-Terror Court Grants Interim Bail To Hafiz Saeed, His 3 Aides

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 16, 2019

Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed and his three aides were granted pre-arrest bail on Monday by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan in a case pertaining to the banned outfit's illegal use of land for its seminary.

Centre Introduces Bill In Lok Sabha To Ban Commercial Surrogacy

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 15, 2019

Commercial surrogacy will soon be banned and only close relatives will be permitted to act as surrogates to infertile couples for "ethical altruistic" reasons.

Airlines Cancel Thousands Of Flights As Boeing Works On 737 Max Problems

World News | Aaron Gregg, Douglas MacMillan, The Washington Post | Monday July 15, 2019

Airlines are planning for the possibility that Boeing's beleaguered 737 Max commercial jetliners will remain out of commission late into the fall, as the company works to fix a host of technical problems that have rendered the planes grounded since early March.

Blog: No Media Ban At Home Ministry, Amit Shah Assured Us

Blog | Neeta Sharma | Sunday July 14, 2019

The "ban" on journalists from entering the North Block, the headquarters of the finance ministry, was the talk of the town in media circles this week. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman making her side of the government secretariat out of bounds for reporters naturally made even those like us who cover the Home Ministry on the other side of the No...

Deloitte Misreading Law In Challenging 5-Year Ban, Centre Tells Court

Business | Thomson Reuters | Sunday July 14, 2019

The government has said it detected several violations of auditing standards by Deloitte while investigating fraud at IFIN, a unit of IL&FS

BJP Buying Lawmakers With Notes Ban Cash, Alleges Digvijaya Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 12, 2019

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday claimed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party had made so much money during demonetisation that it was now "buying" MLAs.

India's Diesel Demand Set For Detour As Drivers Switch To Petrol

Reuters | Friday July 12, 2019

India's strong diesel demand growth is decoupling from the car market as motorists increasingly turn to gasoline vehicles, leaving it more reliant on patchy demand from construction and heavy industry.

Jason Roy Fined For Breaching Code Of Conduct, Avoids Ban For World Cup Final

Friday July 12, 2019

Jason Roy has been fined for breaching Level One of the ICC Code of Conduct.

"A Lot To Hide": CPI-M Criticises Finance Ministry On Media Restrictions

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 10, 2019

The CPI(M) has criticised the Finance Ministry's alleged restriction on the entry of journalists into its premises, saying the government has a "lot to hide".

Twitter Bans 'Dehumanising' Posts Toward Religious Groups

Associated Press | Wednesday July 10, 2019

Twitter now prohibits hate speech that targets religious groups by using dehumanizing language, a ban it says may extend to other categories like race and gender.

On Condom Ads Before 10 pm, Delhi High Court Refuses To Intervene

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday July 9, 2019

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking lifting of a blanket ban on condom advertisements between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.

PUBG Banned by Jordan Over 'Negative Effects'

Agence France-Presse | Monday July 8, 2019

PUBG pits marooned characters against each another in a virtual fight to the death, and has become one of the world's most popular mobile games.

Grannies In Running Shoes Are Delivering Ramen For Uber In Japan

World News | Pavel Alpeyev, Takahiko Hyuga, Bloomberg | Sunday July 7, 2019

Uber's strategy for Japan, where ride-sharing is banned, is as unique as the country itself - think grandma in running shoes delivering ramen noodles.

Banned By ICC, Sanath Jayasuriya Watches India vs Sri Lanka Game From Stands

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday July 6, 2019

Sanath Jayasuriya was in February banned from all cricket-related activities for two years after he admitted to breaching Articles 2.4.6 and 2.4.7 of the ICC's Anti-Corruption Code.