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US Congress approves bill authorising sanctions against China over mass in
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 29 (ANI): The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved legislation calling for sanctions on Chinese officials deemed responsible for the oppression of Uighur Muslims.
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UN Security Council unlikely to lift sanctions over Taliban
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 29 (ANI): Days after the Afghan government released hundreds of Taliban prisoners as part of the peace deal with the United States, the UN Security Council was expected to vote on lifting sanctions over the group. But the matter has been squashed as certain conditions ma
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US House passes Bill to sanction Chinese officials for Uyghur treatment
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 28 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday (local time) overwhelmingly passed legislation on to hold China accountable for human rights violations of Uyghur Muslims and other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang region.
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US sanctions 2 leaders of Iran nuclear enrichment programme
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 28 (Sputnik/ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said Wednesday (local time) that the United States has sanctioned two leaders of Iran's nuclear enrichment programme.
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DGP sanctions Rs 1.90 crore special welfare relief for NoKs of personnel w
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 24 (ANI): Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Saturday sanctioned Rs 1.90 crore as Special Welfare Relief in favour of dependents and legal heirs of ten Police personnel who passed away in harness.
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US sanctions Iranian Minister over human rights abuses
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 21 (ANI): US has sanctioned Iran's Interior Minister, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, for his alleged role in "serious human rights abuses against Iranians", US Treasury Department said on Wednesday (local time).
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Umar Akmal files appeal against 3-year ban
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 20 (ANI): Pakistani cricketer Umar Akmal has filed an appeal against the three-year ban imposed on him, seeking a reduction in the duration of the sanction.
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US sanctions China-based company for working with Iranian Airline Mahan Ai
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 20 (ANI): US has sanctioned China-based Shanghai Saint Logistics Limited accusing it of acting as a general sales agent (GSA) for or on behalf of Iranian airline Mahan Air.
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US charges Iran-based financial services firm for sanctions violations: US
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 19 (Sputinik/ANI): US authorities charged the founder and CEO of an Iranian-based financial services firm for allegedly enabling the illegal export of software products, the Justice Department said in a statement.
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Dissidents condemn enforced disappearances, state-sanctioned killings, dim
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 19 (ANI): Expressing concerns over enforced disappearances, state-sanctioned killings in Pakistan, prominent Pakistani dissidents, human rights defenders, and peace activists from around the world have asserted that repression by authorities in the country has incre
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IOA requests Sports Ministry to sanction one-time grant
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Dhruv Batra on Sunday requested Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju to sanction a 'one-time grant' to IOA, the National Sports Federations and the State Olympic Associations (SOA) to
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J-K to have anti-narcotics task force
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 14 (ANI): As part of efforts to fight drug menace in the Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday accorded sanction to setting up of Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) under the overall superintendence and control of Inspector Gene
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