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Protest erupts in Iran over petrol price hike
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Nov 16 (ANI): Protests were held in several cities of Iran on early Saturday (local time) after the government announced effective measures to rationalise and increase the price of petrol by three times, a day before.
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US adds five sub-entities owned by Cuban military to list of sanctioned en
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], Nov 16 (ANI): The United States has added five sub-entities owned by the Cuban military to the list of entities with which direct financial transactions are forbidden, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced.
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US jails Iranian businessman for violating sanctions
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [US], Nov 15 (ANI): An Iranian businessman Behzad Pourghannad was sentenced to 46 months in prison for violating US sanctions against Iran, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Thursday.
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US threatens Egypt with sanctions over arms deal with Russia
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Nov 15 (ANI): The United States has warned Egypt of possible sanctions over Cairo's decision to purchase fighter jets from Russia.
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J-K: LG sanctions establishments of 'Contingency Fund'
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu Kashmir) [India], Nov 14 (ANI): Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has accorded sanction for the establishment of "Contingency Fund" for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, DIPR-J&K said on Thursday.
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Trump-Erdogan meet: Syria, Russia and sanctions on agenda
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], Nov 13 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday amid tensions between the NATO allies over Syria and Ankara's purchase of a Russian air defense system.
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Iran to increase uranium enrichment to 5%
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Nov 10 (ANI): Iran on Saturday (local time) said that it would begin increasing its uranium stockpile limit to five per cent at one of its main underground facilities, sparking new criticisms by major powers after a series of steps back from its commitments under the troubled
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US designates Al-Qaeda Affiliate Senior Member Amadou Kouffa
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], Nov 8 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Amadou Kouffa, a senior member of Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) terror group, for conducting acts of terrorism.
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ED grills DHFL director for loan to firm linked to Iqbal Mirchi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Dheeraj Wadhawan, non-executive director of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (DHFL), was quizzed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the sanction of loan to a firm allegedly linked to gangster Iqbal Mirchi.
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Iran condemns US sanctions on Supreme leader Khamenei's inner circle
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Nov 5 (ANI): Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Seyyed Abbas Mousavi on Tuesday condemned fresh US sanctions against top Iranian leadership after an announcement by the White House on the 40th anniversary of the US embassy seizure.
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Maradu flats row: SC-constituted committee sanctions Rs 25 lakhs each for
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Nov 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court-appointed committee in Maradu flats demolition case on Saturday sanctioned Rs 25 lakhs each for 20 claim petitioners.
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Odisha: Naveen Patnaik sanctions redevelopment of Swaragadwara in Puri, hi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Nov 1 (ANI): In a rare gesture, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has decided that his father's memorial at Swargadwara in the holy city of Puri will be shifted for creating facilities for people visiting it for cremation as the place lacks space and people have a de
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