<p>The foundation stone was <a href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/Hilton-kicks-off-second-Nairobi-high-end-hotel/539550-3939084-10rcyg7/">laid this week</a>&nbsp;in Nairobi, Kenya for what could be Africa&#39;s tallest building. The Pinnacle Towers, when completed, will stand 300 metres tall, 77 metres more than the current record holder -- the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.</p>

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<p>But how will the Pinnacle Towers compare to the world&#39;s tallest buildings?</p>

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<p>From the chart above, we see that the Pinnacle Towers will be just a third of the height of the world&#39;s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. There is an even taller building under construction in the Persian Gulf, the 1000-metre-tall Jeddah Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which will be completed by 2020.</p>

<p>And what do the tallest buildings in South Asia compare to the world&#39;s tallest?</p>

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<p>The tallest building in South Asia at present is the 256-metre-tall Imperial 1 building in Mumbai, India. This will soon be&nbsp;displaced&nbsp;by the 442-metre-tall World One building under construction in the same city.</p>


The 300-metre-tall Pinnacle Towers, when completed, will still be hundreds of metres shorter than the world's tallest buildings

The foundation stone was laid this week in Nairobi, Kenya for what could be Africa's tallest building. The Pinnacle Towers, when completed, will stand 300 metres tall, 77 metres more than the current record holder -- the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. But how will the Pinnacle Towers compare to the world's tallest buildings? From the chart above, we see that the Pinnacle Towers will be just a third of the height of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. There is an even taller building under construction in the Persian Gulf, the 1000-metre-tall Jeddah Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which will be completed by 2020. And what do the tallest buildings in South Asia compare to the world's tallest? The tallest building in South Asia at present is the 256-metre-tall Imperial 1 building in Mumbai, India. This will soon be displaced by the 442-metre-tall World One building under construction in the same city.

Africa's tallest building is coming up in Kenya. How does it compare to the world's tallest?

<p>The Lodha panel, appointed by India&#39;s top court, has directed&nbsp;banks where&nbsp;the national governing body for cricket, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), holds accounts to not disclose any funds for&nbsp;the financial decisions taken by the board at its special general meeting on September 30.</p>

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<p>&quot;It has come to the notice of this Committee that certain decisions have been taken at the &#39;Emergent Working Committee&#39; meeting of the BCCI on September 30, 2016 to disburse large funds to the various member associations,&quot; the committee has stated in a letter to the banks, according to Indian news agency PTI.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The letter was also addressed to BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke, CEO Rahul Johri and treasurer Anirudh Choudhary, the news agency reported.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>&quot;You are aware that by way of this Committee&#39;s direction dated 31.8.2016, no further decisions were to be taken regarding the future apart from routine matters. The disbursement of these amounts are not routine, and in any case, not emergent,&quot; the committee was quoted as saying.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>&quot;You are also aware that the BCCI has chosen to breach the judgment of the Hon&#39;ble Supreme Court as well as the first set of timelines set out by this Committee which includes the Fund Disbursement policy to be framed by 30.9.2016.&quot; the letter said.</p>

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<p>The panel has&nbsp;also cautioned the board against taking any further financial decisions, defying which may bring in more trouble for the world&#39;s richest cricket board.</p>

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<p>&quot;As the status report is to be taken up for directions by the Hon&#39;ble Court on Thursday, 6.10.2016, you are hereby directed not to take any steps towards financial disbursement of the amounts as resolved/approved after the direction dated 31.8.2016. Any violation of this direction will be placed before the Hon&#39;ble Supreme Court for appropriate directions,&quot; it added.</p>

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(WION with inputs from agencies)</p>


The panel appointed by India's top court made the remarks referring to a September 30 meeting held by BCCI

The Lodha panel, appointed by India's top court, has directed banks where the national governing body for cricket, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), holds accounts to not disclose any funds for the financial decisions taken by the board at its special general meeting on September 30. "It has come to the notice of this Committee that certain decisions have been taken at the 'Emergent Working Committee' meeting of the BCCI on September 30, 2016 to disburse large funds to the various member associations," the committee has stated in a letter to the banks, according to Indian news agency PTI. The letter was also addressed to BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke, CEO Rahul Johri and treasurer Anirudh Choudhary, the news agency reported. "You are aware that by way of this Committee's direction dated 31.8.2016, no further decisions were to be taken regarding the future apart from routine matters. The disbursement of these amounts are not routine, and in any case, not emergent," the committee was quoted as saying. "You are also aware that the BCCI has chosen to breach the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court as well as the first set of timelines set out by this Committee which includes the Fund Disbursement policy to be framed by 30.9.2016." the letter said. The panel has also cautioned the board against taking any further financial decisions, defying which may bring in more trouble for the world's richest cricket board. "As the status report is to be taken up for directions by the Hon'ble Court on Thursday, 6.10.2016, you are hereby directed not to take any steps towards financial disbursement of the amounts as resolved/approved after the direction dated 31.8.2016. Any violation of this direction will be placed before the Hon'ble Supreme Court for appropriate directions," it added. (WION with inputs from agencies)

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