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Platinum Jubilee celebrations: Odisha CM sanctions Rs 100 crore for Utkal
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Nov 23 (ANI): On the occasion of Platinium Jubilee celebrations, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said that Rs 100 crore assistance has been sanctioned for the infrastructure development of Utkal University here.
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US Treasury Dept. sanctions Iran's Information minister over internet rest
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 22 (ANI): The United States Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on Iran's Information Minister Mohammad-Javad Asari Jahromi for his role in the Iranian regime's wide-scale internet censorship.
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US to terminate sanctions waiver for Iran's Fordow nuclear plant: Pompeo
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Nov 19 (ANI): In a move that is likely to further inflame tensions between Iran and America, US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Monday (local time) announced that his country will be rescinding its Iran sanctions waiver for Iranian fuel enrichment plant Fordow.
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US imposes sanctions on Cuba's interior Minister for involvement in gross
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Nov 17 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo has announced that the country is imposing sanctions on Cuban Interior Minister Julio Ceaser Gandarilla Bermejo for involvement in "gross human rights violations in Venezuela."
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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 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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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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