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Cold War documents show NSA spied on US senators

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 13:18

National Security Agency eavesdropped on civil rights icon Martin Luther King and boxer Muhammad Ali and critics of Vietnam War in secret "disreputable" program, declassified documents have revealed.

India addressing concerns of US nuclear suppliers: Shiv Shankar Menon

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 14:29

India is "close to" clinching commercial aspect of civil nuclear deal with US and addressing concerns of US suppliers over its nuclear liability law, National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon said.

Jhumpa Lahiri among 10 shortlisted for US National Book Award

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 21:29

Indian-American Pulitzer Prize- winning author Jhumpa Lahiri is among 10 novelists shortlisted for the prestigious US National Book Award 2013 in the fiction category for her new work `The Lowland`, which is a tale of two brothers set in Kolkata of the 1960s.

NSA evidence may be key to Hammarskjold mystery

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 23:22

America`s National Security Agency may hold crucial evidence about the cause of 1961 plane crash which killed United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, one of greatest mysteries of Cold War.

US spied on Brazil state oil company: Report

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 10:32

A Brazilian news organisation says new round of documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden show that the US spied on Brazil`s state oil company.

Yahoo reports 29,000 government data requests

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 09:59

Yahoo received some 29,000 government requests for data on its users this year, with almost half coming from the United States, according to the company's global transparency report.

Obama to probe spying claims: Mexico

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 15:03

US President Barack Obama has vowed to investigate allegations that the National Security Agency (NSA) spied on Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, officials said.

NSA spied on leaders of Brazil, Mexico: Report

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 12:11

The National Security Agency`s spy program targeted the communications of the Brazilian and Mexican Presidents.

American woman attack case: One arrested in Mumbai

Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2013, 16:52

Eight days after an American woman was allegedly attacked and robbed inside a moving suburban train, Railway Police today claimed to have cracked the case, with the arrest of a drug addict from Masjid Bunder in south Mumbai.

NSA admits abusing spying power on Americans

Last Updated: Saturday, August 24, 2013, 15:45

US National Security Agency (NSA) has admitted that its analysts had intentionally abused their spying power on Americans.

US group to review intelligence collection methods

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 10:15

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.

French lawsuit filed over alleged NSA snooping

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 17:22

Two human rights groups have filed a lawsuit in Paris seeking an investigation into whether the U.S. National Security Agency violated French privacy laws by secretly collecting massive amounts of personal data.