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US shouldn't be too demanding of India: Former NSA official Stephen Hadley
World | Oct 24, 2014, 11:41 PM ISTWashington: Observing that the new Indian government gives the US a fresh opportunity to re-start the bilateral ties, an ex-NSA has cautioned the Obama Administration of not demanding things from Prime Minister Modi, which he
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India wants to resolve all issues with Pak through talks: NSA
India | Oct 22, 2014, 07:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: Asserting that at present there are no problems which cannot be resolved, India today said it would like to address all its issues with Pakistan through talks while having an “effective deterrence” to
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PM Modi interacts with army chief, NSA at Air Force Day reception
India | Oct 08, 2014, 10:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday interacted with army chief General Dalbir Singh and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval at the Air Force Day reception here against the backdrop of continuous ceasefire violations by
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More US citizens censoring their views on Facebook, Twitter
World | Aug 27, 2014, 12:52 PM ISTWashington: More and more US residents are censoring their views on Facebook and Twitter especially after the case of National Security Agency (NSA) whistle-blower Edward Snowden and its repercussions, says Pew Research Centre here.In a
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Sikh-Americans seek official documents on use of ethnic slurs
World | Jul 18, 2014, 10:26 AM ISTWashington: A Sikh advocacy group in the US has asked the National Security Agency and the FBI to provide them information about alleged use of ethnic slurs in surveillance programmes targeting their community.The Sikh Coalition
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Did Indian mission facilitate Vaidik-Saeed meet, asks Rahul Gandhi
National | Jul 15, 2014, 12:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: Describing journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik as an “RSS man”, Rahul Gandhi today questioned whether the Indian High Commission in Islamabad had facilitated the meeting between him and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. “The
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Ajit Doval appointed new National Security Advisor
India | May 30, 2014, 08:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Intelligence Bureau chief Ajit Doval, considered one of the finest operational brains, was today appointed as National Security Adviser and will assist Prime Minister Narendra Modi on national and international security issues.The
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Heartbleed bug: White House, NSA denies spying claims
World | Apr 12, 2014, 09:50 AM ISTWashington: The Heartbleed bug was revealed on April 7 by Google and Finnish security firm Codenomicon, and affects OpenSSL, a software program used to encrypt Internet communications. It has been estimated that two-thirds of web
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Hold talks among interests groups in Russia-Ukraine issue: NSA
India | Mar 24, 2014, 10:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: India today said the best way to resolve Russia-Ukraine crisis was to hold talks between the various interests groups as otherwise the region could see “more turbulence”.Asked if Russia was trying to get
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Smart phones fast becoming means for terrorists: NSA
Mar 24, 2014, 08:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: Smart phones are fast becoming means for terrorists to recruit people and communicate with each other, National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon said today.Addressing a seminar here, he said the same technology has
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India, China working to counter terrorism threat: NSA
India | Mar 24, 2014, 04:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: India and China are working together to counter the threat of terrorism and extremism faced by the two countries, National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon said today.“India and China have already started working
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NSA-wary Google now encrypts all Gmail messages
Mar 21, 2014, 06:07 PM ISTWashington: In a bid to stop snooping on its users, Google has overhauled its Gmail service in a big way - encrypting every single email you send or receive.According to the firm, "this ensures that
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Zuckerberg voices frustration with Obama over NSA
Mar 14, 2014, 11:01 AM ISTNew York: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he has called President Barack Obama to express his frustration over what he says is long-lasting damage caused by the U.S. government's surveillance programs.Posting on his Facebook page
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WikiLeaks Assange talks NSA, hints at more leaks
Mar 10, 2014, 04:48 PM ISTAUSTIN, Texas : Speaking over Skype from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said his living situation is a bit like prison - with a more lenient visitor policy.He also hinted
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HC quashes PDK leader Kolathur Mani's detention under NSA
India | Feb 14, 2014, 07:38 AM ISTChennai: More than four months after his detention under National Security Act (NSA), Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam leader Kolathur Mani's detention under the act was quashed today by the Madras High Court. A division bench, comprising
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US lawmaker sues Obama over NSA data collection
World | Feb 13, 2014, 09:03 AM ISTWashington: A US lawmaker Wednesday officially filed his class-action lawsuit against the Obama administration over National Security Agency (NSA) data collection, joining with two prominent tea party leaders to make the announcement.Rand Paul, a Republican
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Verizon reports 1,000-1,999 security data orders
Jan 23, 2014, 07:14 PM ISTWashington: Verizon Communications Inc. says it received between 1,000 and 1,999 government requests for customer information related to national security last year.The largest U.S. cellphone carrier made the disclosure Wednesday in its first report on
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Tech Industry: Obama's NSA reforms 'insuffiecient'
Jan 22, 2014, 06:21 PM ISTSan Francisco: Technology companies and industry groups took President Barack Obama's speech on U.S. surveillance as a step in the right direction, but chided him for not embracing more dramatic reforms to protect people's privacy
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NSA building a quantum computer that can crack all forms of encryption
World | Jan 03, 2014, 09:24 AM ISTWashington: The National Security Agency of the United States is racing to build a computer that could break nearly every kind of encryption used to protect banking, medical, business and government records around the world.According
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US judge says NSA spying on phone records unconstitutional
World | Dec 17, 2013, 04:25 PM ISTWashington: In a setback to the Obama administration, a judge today ruled that the controversial mass surveillance of phone records by US intelligence was “arbitrary” and “indiscriminate”, raising a question mark on the spy programme