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Centre sanctions permission for grant of permanent commission to women off
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Central government has issued the formal sanction letter for grant of permanent commission to women officers in the Indian Army, paving the way for empowering them to shoulder larger roles in the organisation, Indian Army Spokesperson Colonel Aman Ana
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US sanctions additional 11 Chinese firms over human rights violations in X
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 21 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) announced sanctions against a new group of 11 Chinese companies for their alleged involvement in human rights violations in China's western province of Xinjiang, home to about 1 million Uighurs Muslims.
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Thiruvananthapuram: Shashi Tharoor sanctions MPLADs fund for purchase of 5
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 19 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday wrote to the Thiruvananthapuram district collector asking him to purchase 5,000 Rapid Antigen Test kits worth Rs 25,20,000 from his MPLADs fund.
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UN designates Pak based terror group's leader Noor Wali Mehsud as global t
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 17 (ANI): The United Nations on Thursday (local time) designated Pakistan based terror organisation Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan's leader, Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, as a global terrorist.
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US imposes visa sanctions on employees of Huawei, Chinese companies for hu
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): The United States has imposed visa sanctions on certain employees of Chinese technology companies including Huawei that provide material support to regimes engaging in human rights abuses globally.
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US sanctions 3 individuals, 5 entities linked to Russia's Yevgeniy Prigozh
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States has imposed sanctions on three persons and five entities linked to Russian businessman Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the US Treasury announced on Wednesday.
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Pompeo hopes China will reconsider threat to sanction Lockheed Martin
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 15 (Sputnik/ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a press briefing on Wednesday that he hopes China will reconsider the threat it issued earlier to level sanctions against US defence contractor Lockheed Martin.
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US will impose sanctions on some Huawei employees, says Pompeo
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The US will impose sanctions on some Huawei employees, the country's Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday.
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China vows retaliation after US ends preferential status for Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 15 (ANI): China has vowed to take retaliatory measures after US President Donald Trump ordered an end to preferential trade treatment for Hong Kong and signed legislation allowing sanctions over Beijing's enactment of a draconian security law in the semi-autonomous city
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Trump signs Hong Kong Autonomy Act, ends city's preferential trade status
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an legislation and executive order holding China accountable for its oppressive actions against the people of Hong Kong.
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China announces reciprocal sanctions against US lawmakers, envoy over Xinj
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 13 (ANI): China's Foreign Ministry on Monday announced reciprocal sanctions against the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Samuel Brownback, US Senator Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Republican Chris Smith.
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Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's bank accounts restored after approv
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): Pakistan has restored the bank accounts of top five leaders of defunct Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD) and Lashkar -e-Taiba (LeT), including its chief and Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Muhammad Saeed.
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