No legal provision to halt auction of Tagore paintings: Govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 21:58

Government did not make any effort to stop 12 rare paintings of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore from going under the hammer in London as there is no legal provision to stop such auctions.

WB CM slams TC for demanding halt to ops against ultras

Last Updated: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 18:51

Accusing opposition Trinamool Congress of having links with Maoists, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today slammed it for demanding a halt to joint operations against ultras.

BJP calls for halt to slug-fest on illegal mining scam

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 18:20

With the Karnataka government handing over entire probe into illegal mining scam to state Lokayukta, the BJP today called for a halt to the acrimonious slug-fest among rival political parties on the issue.

Europe court halts extradition to US of radical cleric Hamza

Last Updated: Friday, July 9, 2010, 00:10

The European Court of Human Rights blocked on Thursday the extradition from Britain to the United States of radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and three other men facing terror charges.

Publication of Tiananmen memoirs halted on `moral` concerns

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 22:38

The publisher of former Chinese premier Li Peng`s purported diary said on Tuesday that it was moral rather than legal concerns that drove him to halt the release of the highly anticipated book.

Israeli official denies east Jerusalem building halt

Last Updated: Monday, May 10, 2010, 09:32

Israeli PM has clarified that building and planning in Jerusalem will continue as usual, a senior official said.

No building halt in east Jerusalem: Israel to US

Last Updated: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 14:21

Aides say Israel`s Prime Minister has officially rejected President Barack Obama`s demand that Israel suspend all construction in east Jerusalem.

Pak beefs up security near Afghan border to halt infiltration

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 15:38

Pakistani authorities have deployed additional contingents of militia forces at Torkham on the border with Afghanistan to halt infiltration of "unwanted people," an official said on Tuesday.

Pro-Vidarbha activists halt train near Nagpur

Last Updated: Monday, December 14, 2009, 12:47

The old demand for carving out a separate state of Vidarbha from Maharashtra was intensified Monday when some activists stopped the Vidarbha Express near here.

US wants one-year Israeli settlement halt: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 14:16

The United States has asked Israel to commit to a one-year freeze of West Bank settlement to prod Arab countries to take steps toward normalising relations with the Jewish state, an Israeli newspaper said on Thursday.