Britain orders UK banks to cut ties with Iran

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 00:03

Britain ordered its financial institutions on Monday to halt all business with Iranian counterparts, including the central bank, and the United States is also expected to tighten sanctions over Tehran's nuclear programme.

MCD sanctions first online building plan

Last Updated: Friday, November 18, 2011, 22:00

In a significant step towards e-governance, the the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Friday sanctioned its first building plan applied online.

Twenty killed in Syrian clashes, EU sanctions bank

Last Updated: Friday, October 14, 2011, 09:03

The UN says 2,900 people have been killed in Syrian President`s crackdown on protesters.

US slaps sanctions against 3 Qaeda leaders in Pak

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 23:21

As a result of sanctions, US citizens are prohibited from engaging in transactions with the three.

Govt to sanction Rs 2,000 cr capital infusion for a few banks

Last Updated: Sunday, August 28, 2011, 11:27

The government has decided to sanction Rs 2,000 crore to some public sector banks as part of its recapitalisation drive.

US slaps sanction on top Haqqani group commander

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 16, 2011, 20:33

The US on Tuesday Haqqani network commander Sangeen Zadran designated him as a foreign terrorist.

Karna Guv gives sanction to prosecute ex minister

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 6, 2011, 20:52

Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj has given sanction to Lokayukta police to prosecute former minister Katta Subramanya Naidu in connection with the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board scam.

EU adopts fresh sanctions against Syria

Last Updated: Thursday, June 23, 2011, 22:41

EU foreign ministers looked to toughening action against Syria after Assad`s latest pledges.

China against UN sanctions on Pak militants: Wiki

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 22:45

For the past many years, China has continued to place a ‘technical hold’ in the United Nations against the imposition of sanctions on some alleged Pakistani militants.