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'Time waste': Rahul Gandhi walks out of defence panel meet in protest

Panel on defence on Wednesday discussed soldiers' rank badges and uniforms for over an hour, over the objections of several members who demanded the committee focus on matters of strategic importance

National security, religion present new challenges to India's environment

Security and religion may become additional vetoes on climate change action

'Nothing more important for us than protecting the country': PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that nothing is more important than protecting the nation but the country has seen a phase when its defence interests were "compromised"

Nearly 1,200 detained under NSA in 2017, 2018; 563 still in custody

A total of 501 people were detained in different parts of the country under the stringent law in 2017. Of these, 229 were released by review boards and 272 are under custody, he said

IT Ministry has blocked 224 apps in interest of national security: Dhotre

The IT ministry has blocked 224 mobile apps in the interest of national security and sovereignty, Parliament was informed on Wednesday

Joe Biden sought 'hidden info' on Trump's incoming NSA: Ex-spy chief

Official claimed that before 2017 presidential inauguration, Joe Biden in his capacity as the vice president had asked intelligence officials to "uncover the hidden information" on the incoming

Operation Westend exposed NDA's corruption, need Rafale investigation: Cong

The verdict of the Court in Jaya Jaitley's case highlights the need to investigate the truth of Rafale Deal and proves that "Truth needs to be investigated and is not what the BJP says"

Govt imposes restrictions on public procurement from China, neighbours

However, it provided relaxation in case of medical supplies in light of Covid-19

CPSU awards smart meter tender to a Chinese firm; Jammu discom orders probe

The Jammu Power Distribution Corporation has ordered an enquiry into the project, citing a threat to national security

Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram deny govt request for user data in Hong Kong

Changes follow the roll out last week of laws that prohibit what Beijing views as secessionist, subversive, or terrorist activities, as well as foreign intervention in the city's internal affairs

US judge allows former NSA John Bolton to publish tell-all book

The decision from US District Judge Royce Lamberth is a victory for Bolton in a court case that involved core First Amendment and national security concerns.

'Boycott Chinese apps' campaign heats up, may have little economic impact

Apart from the boycott campaign, Indian intelligence agencies have red-flagged usage of over 50 China-linked apps as being a threat to national security.

Trump moves to strip Hong Kong of its special treatment to punish China

More than 1,300 US companies have offices in Hong Kong and provide about 100,000 jobs. In the past decade, the US' trade surplus with Hong Kong has been the biggest among all its trading partners

Security law offenders in Hong Kong won't be sent to China trial: Report

The new law permits for the first time Chinese security agencies to open their establishments in Hong Kong

UK, Australia, Canada condemn China's proposed security law for Hong Kong

The legislation would allow Beijing to take aim at the large often violent anti-government protests

SC may hear plea against imposition of National Security Act on Friday

The plea has been filed by advocate M.L. Sharma and it is expected to come up for hearing before a bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Indira Banerjee

Anti-CAA protests: Cannot issue blanket order against invoking NSA, says SC

NSA cannot be allowed to be misused, the top court said but added that there cannot be a general command as public properties are being burnt during the protests and it may be organised

Bill seeks panel to gauge foreign investment with national security impact

G V L Narasimha Rao (BJP), Sudhanshu Trivedi (BJP), Rakesh Sinha (nominated), P L Punia (Congress), V P Nishad (SP) and Ashok Bajpai (BJP) took part in the discussion.

US may have initiated a national security investigation into TikTok app

US lawmakers have been calling in recent weeks for a national security probe into TikTok, concerned the Chinese company may be censoring politically sensitive content

Huawei, ZTE corp threaten our national security, says US attorney general

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp <000063.SZ> "cannot be trusted," U.S. Attorney General William Barr said, labelling the Chinese firms a security threat as he backed a proposal to bar U.S. rural wireless carriers from tapping an $8.5 billion (£6.64 billion) government fund to purchase equipment or services from them.