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Philippines, S Korea excel security cooperation for strategic partnership

South Korea and the Philippines, each faced by increasingly hostile rival nations, elevated their ties to a strategic partnership on Monday, including broader defence and security cooperation between the two US treaty allies. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is on a state visit to the Philippines, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr announced the upgrade in overall relations after talks in Manila. Under the strategic partnership, the two countries agreed to strengthen cooperation between their coast guards. Yoon also pledged to help modernise the Philippine military. The two leaders discussed regional issues such as territorial disputes in the South China Sea and tensions on the Korean Peninsula, they said. Marcos said in an opening statement that as the geopolitical environment is only becoming more complex, we must work together to achieve prosperity for our peoples and to promote a rules-based order governed by international law. Philippine and Chinese coast g

Assembly polls: Security tightened in J-K's Udhampur ahead of counting day

The SSP mentioned that a detailed traffic plan has been prepared for the day, which will be communicated to citizens soon to avoid any inconvenience

J-K Assembly polls: Three-tier security arrangements at counting centres

Stringent security arrangements have been put in place at all district headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir for the counting of votes on Tuesday for the 90-member assembly, paving way for first elected government in the Union Territory following the abrogation of Article 370 five years ago. A three-tier security set up has been put in place at all the 20 counting centres across Jammu and Kashmir where the votes will be counted on Tuesday, said an official of the Election Commission. The first assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir since 2014 was held over three phases with 24 seats going to polls in the first phase on September 18. The second phase of polling was held on September 18 in which 26 seats went to polls while the polling for remaining 40 seats was held on October 1. "Only authorized counting agents of the contesting candidates and staff posted on counting duty will be allowed inside the counting halls," the official said. He said the tally of votes for each candidate will

Delhi HC calls for X-category security for 300 judges amid safety breaches

X-category security involves two armed police officers, but does not include commandos, making it the lowest level of security in this system

Inside Elon Musk's mushrooming security apparatus in Tesla factories

Musk has cultivated devil-may-care persona, travelling world, hanging out with moguls, leaders, celebrities, and smoking in public, but in private, he has barricaded himself behind armed bodyguards

Major countries must lead in safeguarding global security: China's minister

Dong's remarks come as communications ease between the US and Chinese militaries

Govt sends 2,000 more CRPF personnel to Manipur for security duties

The Centre has directed deployment of two fresh CRPF battalions comprising about 2,000 personnel for security duties in ethnic strife-torn Manipur, official sources said Tuesday. The battalion number 58 is being moved from Warangal in Telangana while the one numbered 112 is being sent from Latehar in Jharkhand. The first unit will have its headquarter in Kangvai (Churachandpur) in Manipur while the second will be stationed around Imphal, the sources told PTI. They said the move has been ordered following the withdrawal of two Assam Rifles battalions from Manipur for operational duties in Jammu and Kashmir and some other parts of the Northeast. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed that all the companies (about 6 each) of these new two units to be based in various parts of the strife-torn state that has been witnessing ethnic conflict since May last year claiming more than 200 lives. A CRPF battalion has an operational strength of about 1,000 personnel. The force has three

Israel, India improve security ties via cooperation against drone threats

Throughout the seminar, nine Israeli defence companies showcased advanced technologies to counter the drone threat

J-K Assembly elections: Govt deploys 900 paramilitary troops ahead of polls

J&K Assembly elections 2024: The Army and the Border Security Force (BSF) have intensified their surveillance along the 744-km LoC and the 198-km international border

Centre asks states, UTs to report on security of doctors before Sep10

It comes after Supreme Court had directed on Aug 22 to hold meeting with secretaries and directors general of police so as to ensure that states, UTs put into place certain basic minimum requirements

SC-appointed task force for doctors' safety, security holds first meeting

The ten-member NTF deliberated on some of the inputs and representations that it has received for improving the safety, security, and working conditions of healthcare workers at medical establishments

Pawar wonders if Z plus security an attempt to get authentic information

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has said that the Z plus security cover accorded to him could be an arrangement to get authentic information about him as Maharashtra assembly polls are around the corner. The Centre on Wednesday accorded Z plus the highest category of armed VIP security cover to Pawar, official sources had said. Asked about the security upgrade for him, the 83-year-old politician told the media in Navi Mumbai on Thursday that he wasn't aware of the reason behind the move. A home ministry official told me that the government has decided to give three persons Z plus security and I was one of them. I asked who the other two were. I was told RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Union home minister Amit Shah, said Pawar. Maybe since elections are approaching, this can be an arrangement to get authentic information (about me), he quipped. A team of 55 armed personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has been earmarked as part of Pawar's Z plus security cover. A threat .

China, Belarus agree to strengthen bilateral cooperation in trade, security

Belarus was among the first group of countries that responded to China's Belt and Road Initiative

AIIMS Delhi to conduct security audit amid ongoing doctor's protest

AIIMS installed CCTV cameras lashed with AI technology that will help identify the suspected persons

Centre accords highest category of Z plus security cover to Sharad Pawar

The Centre on Wednesday accorded the highest category of armed VIP security cover -- Z plus -- to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) chief Sharad Pawar, official sources said. The Union Home Ministry has asked the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to extend the cover to the 83-year-old former chief minister of Maharashtra. A team of 55 armed CRPF personnel has been earmarked for the task. A threat assessment review by central agencies has recommended a strong security cover to Pawar. The Centre has accorded him a Z plus cover to be protected by the CRPF VIP security wing, the sources said. A CRPF team is already in Maharashtra to take up the task, they said. The VIP security cover categorisations begin from the highest Z+ followed by Z, Y+, Y and X.

NSAs weigh in on tech tieup

The recent technology security initiative by the governments of UK and India is establishing a new paradigm in global tech collaboration

Three Chinese aircraft cross into Taiwan's Air Defence Identification Zone

Three aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southeastern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone

Publisher Jimmy Lai to testify in his defence at Hong Kong security trial

A defence lawyer said Thursday that prominent publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defence in the landmark national security trial brought under a Beijing-imposed law that has all but wiped out public dissent. Lai, the 76-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, was arrested in 2020 during a crackdown on the mass pro-democracy protests that rocked Hong Kong in 2019. He was charged with colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring with others to put out seditious publications. If convicted, he faces up to life in prison. On Wednesday, Lai's lawyer Robert Pang argued his client had no case to answer because the prosecutors' evidence was insufficient. Pang said the prosecution had failed to prove Lai's intent after the introduction of the 2020 law and stressed the importance of freedom of speech. But judges Esther Toh, Susana D'Almada Remedios and Alex Lee ruled against him on Thursday. Having considered all the submission, we ruled t

High-security deployed in Haryana's Nuh for Braj Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra

Mobile internet and bulk SMS services have been temporarily suspended in Nuh district till July 22, 6 pm, the state government order said.

Google deal for cyber firm Wiz would bolster cloud security offerings

Alphabet is in advanced talks to acquire Wiz, a person familiar with the matter said on Sunday, in an up to $23 bn deal that would be Google's most expensive acquisition