Telecommunication interconnection regulation revised

September 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The wait for number portability, which will enable subscribers to switch telecom operators without getting their phone numbers changed, has got longer with the government Thursday extending the implementation deadline from Sep 20 to Dec 31. "The implementation of first phase of the mobile number portability (MNP), in metro and category A service area has been extended to December 31, 2009, an official statement said.

September 3rd, 2009 Labor Department proposes new rule on farm workersWASHINGTON — The Labor Department is taking another crack at rolling back a Bush administration regulation that made it easier for farmers to hire temporary foreign farm workers. The agency is proposing a new rule that would boost wages and increase safeguards for thousands of seasonal workers brought in each year to help farmers pick their crops.

August 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI/KOLKATA - The strike call given by employees of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) affected telecommunication services across the country on Wednesday. While the United Forum of BSNL Unions has called a 48-hour strike on August 19-20, the AIGETOA with over 10,000 engineers as its members, has called for an indefinite strike.

August 6th, 2009 FTC issues braced to fight oil price manipulationWASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission has issued a final regulation to curb price manipulation in oil trading markets. The regulation announced Thursday prohibits oil traders from making false or misleading statements about oil prices, petroleum production or oil market statistics that would likely distort the market.

July 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has approved development of the advanced GSAT-11 communication satellite for augmenting telecommunication services in the country. The clearance for undertaking design and development of the Rs.5 billion satellite came late Thursday night in a meeting of the union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

July 6th, 2009 Sarkozy, Brown push against tax havens, regulationEVIAN, France — The leaders of France and Britain say the countdown has begun for uncooperative tax havens to improve their transparency or face sanctions by March. Meeting for their annual Franco-British summit in this Alpine resort, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that 2009 will be a "decisive" year in terms of financial regulation reform.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Access to information about sex on the Internet in China will be further restricted under a new regulation by the Ministry of Health. Under the regulation, which will come into effect on July 1, only health professionals and researchers can access websites that link to sex-related studies and research.

May 29th, 2009 Labor Department suspends farm worker rulesWASHINGTON — The Labor Department on Friday suspended a regulation adopted shortly before President George W. Bush left office that would have made it easier for farmers to bring in foreign workers.

April 28th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The government of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in Pakistan Tuesday invited Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad for peace talks and said that strict action would be taken if the group violates the peace agreement signed with the government, GEO TV reported. Sufi Mohammed's TNSM and the NWFP government inked a controversial peace deal Feb 16 under which Sharia laws would be imposed in the Malakand division in the province in return for the Taliban laying down their arms.

March 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Home Minster P Chidambaram said on Wednesday that a revised Indian Premier League schedule has been sent to the states, and a decision will be taken soon after the Ministry receives feedback from the concerned state governments. Talking to the reporters in New Delhi, Chidambaram said, "The last I heard was yesterday morning they submitted a revised schedule.

March 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Organisers of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday submitted a re-revised tournament schedule to the Union Home Ministry. The action was taken after the Home Ministry advised IPL organisers that it may not be possible to hold the Twenty20 series as per its previous revised schedule.

March 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A decision on the schedule of IPL matches will be taken only after concerned state governments give their responses to the revised schedule, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Wednesday.

March 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi Friday cleared any doubts about the holding of the tournament, saying the governing body is working on a revised schedule. 'We want to assure all our fans and sponsors that the IPL is on.

February 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Under a new regulation Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has approved for allowing Islamic laws in parts of the country's restive northwest, appeals against sentences handed down will now be heard by the Federal Shariat Court. Earlier, appeals were heard by the Peshawar High Court.

February 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Nizam-i-Adl Regulation that Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Monday approved for parts of the country's northwest replaces the appellate jurisdiction of the Peshawar High Court with that of the Federal Shariat Court and will revive the executive magistracy in the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA). Revival of the offices of district magistrates and executive magistrates has also been included in the proposed law that will replace the Nizam-i-Adl Regulation of 1999.