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  India signs Rs 32,000 crore historic deal for 31 Predator drones from US

  India | October 15, 2024 13:50 IST

  India has signed a deal with the US to acquire 31 Predator drones, enhancing its defense, surveillance, and combat capabilities. The MQ-9B drones will strengthen India’s maritime and border security, marking a major step in India-US defense ties.

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  Sino-Brazilian surveillance satellite launched in China

  World | December 20, 2019 14:33 IST

  A new Sino-Brazilian surveillance satellite was launched on Friday into orbit from a centre in China, according to the countrys national space agency. The 11.22 a.m. launch of the China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite-4A (CBER-4A) at Taiyuan centre in Shanxi province is the sixth project between the two to orbit the earth.

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  After WikiLeaks revelation, French Parliament adopts law boosting surveillance

  World | June 25, 2015 10:41 IST

  Paris:  The French Parliament has adopted a controversial surveillance law aimed at broadening eavesdropping of terrorism suspects, despite protests from privacy advocates and concern about US-style massive data sweeps.Yesterday's vote in the National Assembly, months

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  US group to review intelligence collection methods

  World | August 13, 2013 9:47 IST

  Washington: US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Monday announced plans to establish a review group to look at the government's intelligence collection methods and surveillance capabilities.Clapper said the review group will "assess whether, in