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  Brazil opens investigation into US spying

  World | July 09, 2013 15:03 IST

  Sao Paulo, Jul 9: The Brazilian government began an investigation Monday into whether telecommunications firms operating in the country cooperated with the U.S. as part of a spying program that has collected data on billions

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  Venezuela receives formal asylum request from Snowden

  World | July 09, 2013 12:21 IST

  Caracas, July 9: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Monday that his government had received a formal asylum request from US former CIA analyst Edward Snowden, who has been staying in the transit zone of Moscow's

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  Nicaragua, Venezuela offer asylum to Snowden

  World | July 06, 2013 10:01 IST

  Caracus, Jul 6: The presidents of Nicaragua and Venezuela offered Friday to grant asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden, one day after leftist South American leaders gathered to denounce the rerouting of Bolivian President Evo

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  India to take up with US 'intrusive monitoring' of embassy

  India | July 03, 2013 22:45 IST

  New Delhi, July 3: India said Wednesday it was "concerned at disconcerting reports" of the Indian embassy in Washington DC being snooped upon by the National Security Agency and would take up the issue with

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  Bolivia vs Europe over Snowden-linked plane delay

  World | July 03, 2013 20:35 IST

  Paris, Jul 3: Bolivia's president left Europe for home on Wednesday amid diplomatic drama after his flight was rerouted and delayed overnight in Austria, allegedly because of suspicion he was trying to spirit NSA leaker

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  France denies blocking Bolivian plane suspecting Snowden on-board

  World | July 03, 2013 17:25 IST

  Paris, Jul 3: Bolivia's president left Europe for home today amid diplomatic drama, a day after his flight was rerouted and delayed in Austria amid suggestions that he was trying to spirit NSA leaker Edward

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  India turns down Snowden's asylum request

  India | July 02, 2013 16:40 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 2: An official says India has rejected NSA leaker Edward Snowden's request for political asylum.External Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin says India has carefully examined the asylum request and decided to turn

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  Know more about Edward Snowden controversy

  World | July 02, 2013 7:22 IST

  New Delhi: Edward Snowden who is giving a slip to USA was born to an officer of US Coast Guard on June 21, 1983. He pursued his computing career but left mid way. Then he worked

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  Obama: No wheeling or dealing to extradite Snowden

  World | June 27, 2013 18:50 IST

  Dakar, Jun 27: The United States won't be scrambling military jets or engaging in high-level diplomatic bartering to get National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden extradited to the U.S., President Barack Obama said Thursday.Dismissing him

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  WikiLeaks says leaker safe, gives no added detail

  World | June 26, 2013 18:06 IST

  London, Jun 26: WikiLeaks says that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden is “safe and well,” a brief statement that gave no indication of how the information was obtained and did little to clear

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  Ecuador: Decision on granting asylum to Snowden can take months

  World | June 26, 2013 22:29 IST

  Kuala Lumpur, Jan 26: Ecuador today said it would take months to decide on whether to grant asylum to US whistleblower Edward Snowden, currently staying in Moscow airport for the fourth day in a row

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  Russia rejects US demand for Snowden's extradition

  World | June 25, 2013 21:39 IST

  Moscow, Jun 25: Russia's foreign minister bluntly rejected U.S. demands to extradite National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, saying Tuesday that Snowden hasn't crossed the Russian border.Sergey Lavrov insisted that Russia has nothing to do

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  Obama hit by Snowden setbacks with China, Russia

  World | June 25, 2013 19:27 IST

  Washington, Jun 25: For President Barack Obama, National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden's globe-trotting evasion of U.S. authorities has dealt a startling setback to efforts to strengthen ties with China and raised the prospect of

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  Obama relying on untested oversight board

  World | June 19, 2013 12:58 IST

  Washington, Jun 19: The obscure oversight board that President Barack Obama wants to scrutinize the National Security Agency's secret surveillance system is little known for good reason. The U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

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  'NSA's phone and internet spy programme helped track Headley'

  World | June 10, 2013 17:52 IST

  Washington, Jun 10: The leaders of the US Senate and House Intelligence committees have defended National Security Agency's phone and internet surveillance programmes, saying it has been critical in thwarting potential terrorist attacks and also

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  India needs proactive border management: NSA

  India | January 22, 2013 14:04 IST

  Bangalore, Jan 22: India does not face external threats, but should make border management much more proactive, using technology and intelligence, National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon said Monday."Today India does not face external existential threats.

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  NSA briefs BJP leaders on situation along LoC

  Politics | January 15, 2013 13:43 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 15: In an effort to build consensus on India's response to Pakistan on the recent provocation along the LoC, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon today met BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma

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  NSA asked to tackle cyber security threat

  India | August 31, 2012 22:45 IST

  On Board PM's Special Aircraft, Aug 31: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has directed the National Security Advisor to find a viable policy to tackle cyber terrorism threat.“I have been asking my NSA to zero in

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  Israeli NSA To Meet Chidambaram On Monday

  World | March 11, 2012 13:01 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 11 :The National Security Advisor of Israel, Yaakov Amidror will meet Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday and is expected to discuss the progress made in the probe into the terror attack

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  US Welcomed Narayanan's Exit As NSA: WikiLeaks

  India | September 04, 2011 12:28 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 4 : The exit of M K Narayanan as the National Security Adviser (NSA) in January 2010 was seen as a “positive” development by the US which considered his view on Kashmir