Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], November 11 (ANI): The sales of traditional earthen lamps (diyas) were down in Shivamogga District of Karnataka, despite the cracker ban imposed by the state government.
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The US government has imposed Iran-related sanctions on four individuals and six entities, the Treasury Department said in a statement on Tuesday.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced a two-hour window for use of green firecrackers on Diwali and Gurpurab, with a curb for Christmas too across the state, except in Mandi Gobindgarh, where a total ban has been im
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI): The US Department of State and the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday imposed sanctions on 19 individuals and entities for allegedly providing support to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regime's oil production netwo
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI): US on Monday imposed sanctions on four Chinese nationals for implementing the contentious national security law in Hong Kong and undermining the area's autonomy, informed the US Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Rome [Italy], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Italian doctors on Monday urged the authorities to impose a general stay-at-home regime throughout the country to combat the resurgent COVID-19 epidemic, the National Federation of Physicians and Dentists (FNOMCEO) announced on Monday.
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): In a bid to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from worsening owing to poor air quality, the National Green Tribunal on Monday imposed a total ban on the sale and use of firecrackers in the National Capital Region from midnight of November 9 to midnight of
Nicosia [Cyprus], November 9 (ANI): Turkey on Wednesday imposed 1.1 million euro fines on digital media giants including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Periscope and TikTok because they did not appoint official representatives in the country, as required by a new digital media law ad
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 8 (ANI): The Indore District Administration took strong action against illegal mining by imposing a fine of Rs 5.9 crore on an illegal excavator after a joint action by the Department of Minerals and Revenue Department on Saturday.
Washington [US], November 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has sanctioned Lebanese politician Gebran Bassil over alleged corruption, the Department of the Treasury said in a release on Friday.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], November 6 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Friday extended till November 16 the stay imposed on the trial in the Kerala actress attack case while considering the applications filed by the prosecution and the victim seeking to transfer the trial to another court.
Niwari (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 6 (ANI): A rescue operation to save the 3-year-old boy, who fell into an open borewell at Setupura village in Niwari district on November 4 is still underway.