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US issued strongest sanctions on Iran ever: Trump
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 5 (ANI): With just a few hours before the sanctions on Iran comes into effect, United States President Donald Trump on Sunday said that his administration has issued the strongest sanctions ever on the Middle East country.
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'Sanctions are coming': Trump takes aim at Iran
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 3 (ANI): Ahead of the economic sanctions on Iran set to be imposed on November 5, United States President Donald Trump on Friday tweeted a "Game of Thrones"- image of himself with the words "sanctions are coming".
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Washington re-imposes toughest sanctions on Iran
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 02 (ANI): The White House on Friday confirmed re-imposition of toughest sanctions on Iran, which were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal.
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Madras HC quashes IT prosecution of P Chidambaram's kin
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Nov 2 (ANI): Madras High Court on Friday quashed a sanction order issued by Income Tax officials for the prosecution of former Union Minister P Chidambaram's wife, son and daughter-in-law under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Impositi
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US considering exempting countries from Iran oil sanctions: State Dept
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Nov 02 (ANI): The United States has said that while their goal remains to completely put an end to Iran's oil exports, it is considering exemption of certain nations, that purchase oil from Iran, from their proposed sanctions.
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Kim Jong-un criticises international sanctions
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Wonsan [North Korea], Nov 1 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un strongly criticised international sanctions against his country while slamming "hostile forces" that are hampering his country's efforts in improving the lives of people.
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Trump plans to ban birthright citizenship with executive order
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Oct 31 (ANI): In a move highlighting his anti-immigrant stance, United States President Donald Trump has stated that he will sanction an executive order to put an end to the practice of birthright citizenship.
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S Korea will open banks after lifting of N Korea's sanctions
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
A top South Korean financial regulator has said that Seoul will only open bank branches in North Korea after international sanctions are lifted in return for concrete steps by Pyongyang to discontinue its nuclear weapon programme and achieve complete denuclearisation.
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Impossible to reopen Kaesong complex, says S Korea
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Oct 25 (ANI): South Korea has no plans to restart the Kaesong industrial complex until international sanctions on North Korea are lifted, officials said on Thursday.
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France threatens sanctions on Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi's death
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], Oct 25 (ANI): France on Wednesday threatened to impose sanctions and other punitive measures against Saudi Arabia if their role in the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was proven.
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Pune police seek withdrawal of charges against Bank of Maharashtra officia
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Pune Police has filed an application in a Pune court for withdrawal of cases against former Chairman and Managing Director of Bank of Maharashtra (BoM), Ravindra Marathe, and other top officials of the bank in connection with the wrong disbursement a
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U.S. sanctions businesses supporting Iranian recruitment, training of chil
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 17 (ANI): The United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against a vast network of businesses providing a financial lifeline to the Basij Resistance Force (Basij), a paramilitary force subordinate to Iran's Islami
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