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South Dakota governor sends back bill banning transgender women from femal
Updated : 5 years ago IST
South Dakota [US] March 20 (ANI): South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has returned an executive bill -- banning transgender girls and women from participating in female sports -- back to the state legislature.
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Switzerland referendum: People vote to ban full face coverings in public p
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): Switzerland on Sunday (local time) narrowly voted in favour of banning full facial coverings including the niqab and burqa in almost all public places. As many as 51.21 per cent of voters voted in support of the controversial proposal in the referendum.
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SC issues notice to Centre over guidelines banning transgenders from donat
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Central government and other parties after hearing a Public Intrest Litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of Section 12 and 51 of Blood Donor guidelines, 2017, which has imposed a blanket b
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US condemns China for banning BBC World News on mainland
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): The United States on Thursday (local time) condemned China for banning the broadcasting of BBC World News for reporting on issues such as human rights violations in Xinjiang and the country's handling of COVID-19.
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Delhi Police bans flying UAVs, para-gliders for R-Day celebrations
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): In view of public safety and security during the Republic Day celebrations, Delhi Police on Friday issued an order banning the use of sub-conventional aerial platforms like para-gliders, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), h
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Twitter 'faced extraordinary, untenable circumstance' before banning Trump
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday said that the social media platform faced an "extraordinary and untenable circumstance" before permanently banning President Donald Trump's account in wake of the violence that broke out at Capitol Hill.
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Twitch joins Facebook, Instagram on banning Donald Trump; Twitter allows h
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): Popular gaming platform Twitch has banned indefinitely Donald Trump’s official channel on its platform, following the storming of Capitol Hill by supporters of the outgoing US President.
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Trump signs order banning transactions with 8 Chinese apps
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group's Alipay that is resulting in escalating tensions with Beijing before President-elect Joe Biden takes office this
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Haryana: Panchkula admin bans sale of crackers till Jan 2
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Panchkula (Haryana) [India], December 31 (ANI): Ahead of New Year's celebration, Panchkula District Magistrate on Wednesday issued an order banning the sale of crackers till January 2, 2021.
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NY Governor calls for halting UK flights amid concerns over new COVID-19 s
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 21 (ANI): New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday called for banning incoming flights from the United Kingdom in response to the emergence of a new COVID-19 strain in London and southern England.
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Ind vs Aus: Talks of completely banning bouncers should be dismissed, says
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], December 21 (ANI): Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell while refusing to entertain any idea on limiting or banning bouncers, has floated an idea of strengthing any existing law regarding the protection of tailenders from bouncers.
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US blacklist 4 more Chinese firms to list banning access to military tech
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 4 (ANI): US President Donald Trump's administration has labelled four more Chinese companies, including Beijing's top chipmaker SMIC and oil giant CNOOC, as being controlled by the country's military, the US Department of Defense (DOD) has said.
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