national security

UP: 2 men booked under NSA in spurious liquor case

11:51 pm February 7, 2021

Bulandshahr: Two men were booked here under provisions of the stringent National Security Act (NSA) in a spurious liquor case that left six people dead last month, police said on Sunday. An FIR was registered against the two accused, Bhagwat and Kishan. Earlier on February 3, another accused in the case, Yadram, had been charged under the NSA as well. […]

Trump signs executive orders banning Chinese apps TikTok & Wechat

8:07 pm August 7, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed executive orders banning TikTok and WeChat, terming the popular Chinese apps a threat to the country’s national security and economy. The ban comes into effect in 45 days, Trump said in two separate executive orders signed on Thursday. India was the first country to ban TikTok and WeChat, […]

Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it

President Donald Trump says he’s open to witnesses as trial rules are set

8:47 pm January 22, 2020

WASHINGTON: The US Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two days but solidly rejecting for now Democratic demands for more witnesses to expose what they deem Trump’s “trifecta” of offenses. Trump himself said Wednesday he wants top aides to testify, but qualified that […]

Pentagon orders shutdown of Stars and Stripes newspaper

US points to dissent in Iran in wake of deadly drone strike

6:26 pm January 13, 2020

Washington: Defense Secretary Mark Esper and other administration officials joined President Donald Trump in trying to draw attention to dissent in Iran instead of lingering questions about the scale of the threat used to justify a drone strike on Iran’s top military leader. Esper added to the uncertainty over the intelligence behind last week’s killing […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

US seeking to amplify voices of protest in Iran amid turmoil

9:31 pm January 12, 2020

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Sunday tried to amplify voices of dissent in Iran by suggesting that the Islamic Republic is under internal threat after denying and then admitting it shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said street protests in Tehran show that the Iranian people are hungry for a more […]

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