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India will continue to face terrorism, security forces united: Army Chief

Army chief Gen Manoj Pande on Tuesday said India will continue to face terrorism and internal security challenges in the future and the security forces of the country will "unitedly" tackle them. He was speaking after inaugurating the All India Police Commando Competition organised by the federal contingency force National Security Guard (NSG) at its garrison in Manesar here. Gen Pande said the new-age technology has enabled the enemy to perpetrate its activities using drones, internet, cyberspace and social media. You all know that terrorism and internal security situation is affecting our country in different ways. We are facing these challenges unitedly. Due to this, the (security) situation is improving in various states. These challenges will continue in the future too. Some of these challenges will be there for a long time, some will be present indirectly while some will remain secretly", he said. Gen Pande said the "possibility" of terrorist attacks taking place in the coun

CM Mann to take action against ex-Punjab DGP over PM's security breach

This came after the Central government sought a detailed action-taken report from the Punjab government over PM Modi's security breach

Assam to discuss security for 4 Amritpal aides lodged in Dibrugarh jail

Assam Inspector General of Police (Law and order) Prashanta Kumar Bhuyan arrived here on Monday to hold a high-level meeting on security issues after four arrested members of an outfit headed by radical preacher Amritpal Singh were lodged in a Dibrugarh jail, officials said. The four accused who were arrested in Punjab were brought to the northeastern state by Punjab Police on March 19 and lodged in Dibrugarh Central Jail. Security has been intensified in and around the jail leading to speculations that a very "important member of the outfit is among the arrested. Though senior police and district officials refused to comment on the identity of the arrested persons, a senior officer of the Punjab Police team identified them on Sunday as Daljit Singh Kalsi, Bhagwant Singh, Gurmeet Singh and Pradhanmantri Bajeka. They were among the 78 people arrested on Saturday in the Punjab government's major crackdown against 'Waris Punjab De' (WPD), headed by Amritpal Singh, who is wanted in ..

Amarnath Yatra: Drones, mine-proof vehicles to be used for security

The pilgrimage to the Amarnath Gupha, a holy place for Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir, is marked by devotion, religious tolerance and brotherhood

TikTok dismisses reports saying US wants Chinese owners to divest

TikTok was dismissive of reports that the Biden administration was calling for its Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the popular video-sharing app, saying such a move wouldn't help protect national security. The company was responding to a report in The Wall Street Journal that said the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., part of the Treasury Department, was threatening a U.S. ban on the app unless its owners, Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd., divested. "If protecting national security is the objective, divestment doesn't solve the problem: a change in ownership would not impose any new restrictions on data flows or access," TikTok spokesperson Maureen Shanahan said. "The best way to address concerns about national security is with the transparent, U.S.-based protection of U.S. user data and systems, with robust third-party monitoring, vetting, and verification, which we are already implementing." The Journal report cited anonymous "people familiar with the matter." The .

China's chip industry poses significant threat to global security: Report

The CHIPS and Science Act signed by the Biden administration in August is a necessary industrial policy to ensure the US maintains its technological edge and protects its supply chain

India, Australia pledge to boost economic and security relations

After the first India-Australia summit talks, Albanese said both sides are looking at firming up the CECA by 2023

Sri Lanka adopts first national action plan on women, peace and security

Battered by a series of crisis over the year, including war, Covid-19 pandemic and economic calamity, Sri Lanka adopted its first National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (WPS)

Imran Khan writes letter to CJP, seeks security for court appearances

Imran alleged that the current Prime Minister and Interior Minister were involved in failed assassination attempt against him. He said that there are clear indications of another assassination attempt

A cutting-edge security system: Amit Shah at launch of 'Safe City Project'

Calling Bengaluru a 'Tech City', the Union Home minister that the 'Safe City Project' would make the police capable of meeting modern-day security challenges

Will take stringent actions for security to minorities in Kashmir: CRPF

Stringent measures are being taken to provide security to the members of the minority community in the valley, a senior CRPF officer in Jammu and Kashmir said here on Friday. Minority pickets of CRPF are on alert, we review the security regularly. Our endeavour is to keep all the minorities in south Kashmir safe and we are in touch with them on a regular basis, IG CPRF (Kashmir Operations) M S Bhatia told reporters in Anantnag district of south Kashmir. His remarks come in the backdrop of terrorists on Sunday killing a 40-year-old Kashmiri Pandit in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district while he was on his way to a local market, in yet another targeted killing of a minority community member in the valley. Sanjay Sharma, who worked as an ATM guard, was shot in the chest at point-blank range barely 100 metres from his residence in Achan area of south Kashmir. The killing evoked widespread condemnation and demand for security for the community members. Bhatia said every measure will b

List of the countries that have implemented partial or total ban on TikTok

The U.S. and Canada issued orders this week to ban the use of TikTok on government-issued mobile devices, as privacy and cybersecurity concerns grow over the short-video app. TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company Bytedance, has long maintained that it does not share data with the Chinese government and that its data is not held in China. It also disputes accusations that it collects more user data than other social media companies, and insists that it is run independently by its own management. Despite TikTok's claims, many countries around the world remain cautious about the platform and its ties to China. Here are the countries and regions that have implemented partial or total bans on TikTok. India India imposed a ban on TikTok and dozens of other Chinese apps, including the messaging app WeChat, in 2020 over privacy and security concerns. The ban came shortly after a clash between Indian and Chinese troops at a disputed Himalayan border killed 20 Indian soldiers and .

SC directs to provide Z-plus security to Mukesh Ambani, family members

The Supreme Court has directed to provide the highest level Z-plus security to industrialist Mukesh Ambani and his family members all across India and abroad. A bench of Justices Krishna Murari and Ahsanuddin Amanullah said it was of considered opinion that if there is a security threat, the security cover cannot be restricted to a particular area or place of stay. Highest Z+ Security Cover provided to respondent nos. 2 to 6 (Ambanis) shall be available all across India and the same is to be ensured by the State of Maharashtra and Ministry of Home Affairs. Highest Level Z+ Security Cover, as per the policy of Government of India, be also provided, while respondent nos. 2 to 6 are travelling abroad and the same shall be ensured by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the bench said. The top court said the entire expenses and cost of providing Z+ security cover to Ambanis within the territory of India or abroad shall be borne by them. It said that looking into the business activities of ..

Security tightened in Delhi ahead of AAP protest against Sisodia's arrest

Security on Monday morning was beefed up at the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg here as the Aam Aadmi Party has called for a protest against the arrest of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia by the CBI in the excise policy case. A senior police officer said heavy security arrangements have been made on the stretch -- DDU Marg -- in central Delhi where both the BJP and the AAP headquarters are located. Traffic in the central part of the city is also likely to be affected during the day. Senior AAP leader Gopal Rai said the party will mark the day as a black day and will hold protests across the country against the arrest of Sisodia. In Delhi, we will stage a protest at BJP's national office at 12 noon, he said. The CBI on Sunday arrested Sisodia in connection with alleged corruption in the now-scrapped excise policy relating to the sale of alcohol. Sisodia's arrest, one of the highest-profile actions against an opposition leader, comes after that of Satyendar Jain, Delhi's then he

Delhi Police conducts rally on 76th Raising Day, stresses women's security

The bike rally was conducted as a part of the 'Delhi Police Week' in the national capital which witnessed more than 100 people participating in it

UP chief secretary reviews progress of upcoming Noida International Airport

Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra on Friday reviewed the progress of the upcoming Noida International Airport at Jewar in Gautam Buddh Nagar during which issues related to the security of the airport were also discussed, according to an official statement. During the airport's joint coordination committee meeting, Mishra was apprised of the progress by officials of the district administration, the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), concessionaire Zurich International Airport AG and its SPV Yamuna International Airport private limited. The chief secretary is the chairman of the joint coordination committee. In his address, the chief secretary said that the concessionaire should take action according to the requirement of all the departments and prevailing rules and get the problems resolved in time. He directed the concessionaire to complete the pending work before the next meeting of the coordination committee, according to the ...

Meta boosts spending on Zuckerberg's security despite 'Year of Efficiency'

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is increasing its pretax spending on Zuckerberg's personal security to $14 million in 2023

Threats from Chinese telecom, surveillance equipment haunt global clients

"It's important that we go through this exercise and make sure that our facilities are completely secure"

Flying objects, drones banned in Bengaluru amid Aero India 2023: Officials

The Bengaluru Police on Monday issued prohibitory orders on all flying objects during the Aero India 2023 over security reasons in the city.

Pak, US to hold defence talks in Washington to boost security ties

Pakistan and the US are set to hold defence talks in Washington on Monday to explore various options for ramping up bilateral military and security ties, the foreign office here has announced. The talks that would last from Monday to Thursday will be the second round of the Pakistan-US Mid-Level Defence Dialogue after the first round was held in Pakistan in January 2021, it said in a statement on Sunday. "Pakistan's inter-agency delegation, led by the chief of general staff, will comprise senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Joint Staff Headquarters and three services headquarters. The US multi-agency team will be represented by the office of the undersecretary of defence, it said. Ties between the two countries have improved recently and the defence talks are kind of its manifestation, it added. The Dawn newspaper reported that US State Department Counsellor Derek Chollet in an interview with the paper emphasised the need to assist Islamabad in fighting terrorist