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DoT amends UAS Licence agreement for procurement of telecom equipment
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has amended the Unified Access Services (UAS) Licence agreement for the procurement of telecom equipment to incorporate guidelines for the National Security Directive on Telecommunication sector, which provides for
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US condemns China's move to alter Hong Kong's electoral system
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): As China prepares to alter Hong Kong's electoral system, the United States has condemned the continued assaults on the city's democratic institutions.
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Jaishankar receives Nigerian NSA Babagana Monguno
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday received Nigerian National Security Adviser (NSA) Babagana Monguno and acknowledged the shared traditions, strong solidarity and common aspirations between the two countries.
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'One country, two systems', other key Hong Kong phrases removed from China
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 5 (ANI): Less than a year after China imposed the draconian national security law to curb the pro-democracy movement, the phrases 'one country, two systems', 'Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong' and 'high degree of autonomy' have been removed from a report of Beijing's annual
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China moves to overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system: Report
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 4 (ANI): Less than a year after imposing the draconian national Security Law, China on Thursday launched a legislative process for drastic electoral system reform in Hong Kong, which could benefit the pro-establishment camp and further smother the political opposition
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32 pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong as bail denied by judge
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 4 (ANI): A Hong Kong court on Thursday denied bail to 32 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged under a Beijing draconian national security law (NSL) after a four-day marathon court hearing.
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In its Interim National Security Guidance, US stresses on countering Chine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): The United States in its Interim National Security Guidance, released on Wednesday (local time), emphasised on the need to counter the growing threat by China as it is the "only competitor potentially capable of combining its economic, diplomatic, military, an
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Taiwanese govt urged to take steps to protect Hong Kong dissidents
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 3 (ANI): Taiwanese students on Tuesday (local time) urged President Tsai Ing-wen's government to take concrete actions to protect Hong Kong political dissidents after 47 pro-democracy figures in the semi-autonomous region were charged last weekend under a new Chinese n
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China to impose more institutional changes to curb democracy in Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 2 (ANI): Eight months since Beijing imposed the draconian national security law to curb the pro-democracy movement, authorities have used the legislation to stamp out street protests, ban activists from lobbying foreign governments, gut the legislature and arrest most of the
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47 dissidents in Hong Kong booked for 'conspiring to subvert state power'
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 2 (ANI): Hong Kong police has charged 47 former opposition lawmakers and activists for conspiring to subvert state power under the draconian national security law in the region.
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CM Yogi directs officials to invoke NSA against accused in Hathras murder
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 2 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials to invoke the National Security Act (NSA) against all the four accused involved in the murder of Amrish Sharma, a resident of Hathras.
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US to evaluate Saudi arms sales on case-by-case basis
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will evaluate arms sales to Saudi Arabia on a case-by-case basis through a process led by the National Security Council, State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters.
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