Snowden, 33, is accused of violating the Espionage Act and theft of government property for leaking sensitive data to the media about National Security Agency's internet and phone surveillance.
The identities and affiliation of the terrorists were yet to be known. Arms and ammunition had been recovered from the site.
Germany's two main intelligence services used a special surveillance programme of the United States to collect vast amounts of communications data, even as the government continued to deny prior knowledge of such operations, a report claimed on Sunday.
The hill town has been in the grip of violence since Thursday following a clash between the Sikh residents in Shillong's Punjabi Lane area and the Khasi drivers of state-run buses.
The Code on Social Security, 2020 gives a lot of comfort to gig firms which recognise cab drivers or food delivery executives as 'independent contractors' who directly do business with customers with the help of their digitised platforms.
Every bank offers a different slab of minimum balance to customers, based on which 'free services' are provided
Trump said Baghdadi constantly changed his mind about his movements from his well protected compound in Syria, but, for reasons known to him, this time decided to stay for longer.
The Election Commission has called for a meeting with websites on November 18 to discuss the use of social media by political parties and candidates in the ongoing five-state elections.
With a conviction rate of 0.5 per cent, the cyber crime cells in India paint a poor picture.
Success in the Lok Sabha polls would help Twitter chart out its growth story in India.
The suspect behind a pro-Islamic State Twitter account followed by foreign jihadis has been arrested in Bengaluru, senior police officials said.
The latest developments from the violence-hit valley.
Gullible bank customers are getting fooled by callers who scare or lure them.
As the news of the children's death came in, locals forced closure of shops and other business establishments in Chitrakoot town
Engineering student Arun Suresh Kumar reported two significant security-related bugs to Facebook.
Australian police on Saturday it had foiled a terror strike planned for Mother's Day on Sunday and arrested a 17-year-old for plotting multiple bomb attacks in the heart of Melbourne.
Cyber espionage operations dated back to at least 2005
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch his dream 'Swachh Bharat' campaign on Thursday.
More than 250,000 gram panchayats are yet to be connected through broadband.
The use of Aadhaar on Skype Lite and LinkedIn will allow Microsoft to bring on board millions in small towns and rural areas lacking e-mail IDs.
'Although I am from a different party, I would support this government if they draft an unambiguous section to replace 66A. That is the need of the hour, not from the government's point of view, but from the netizens's point of view,' says former IT minister Milind Deora, in this column exclusive to Rediff.com
The attorney general told the apex court that the invasion of privacy was very minimal in Aadhaar and it may not even be considered as an invasion.
During the meeting, it was impressed upon Twitter representatives that they should improve their system of response to investigation-related legal requests.
The parliamentary committee on IT has recently been in the news for asking global representatives of Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram to present their views on misuse of social media platforms and its impact on citizens.
The decision to rethink the ban on porn Web sites is the latest reversal of decisions by the Modi Sarkar. Has the Modi Sarkar become a regime of U-turns, asks Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that at least 72 people have died due to Cyclone Amphan and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the affected districts and provide help to 'rebuild those areas from scratch'
The chief of America's Federal Communications Commission is not a fan of net neutrality. So what's his vision of communications and digital policy in these times?
It is important to approach the belief of people in ancient India's achievements with a sense of proportion, balance and empathy, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
Digital campaigns compared to billboards or even print ads not only have the power to reach wider audiences but also reduce the campaign costs. The focus on social media by political parties at election time, therefore, is hardly misplaced.
Comey said from the investigations so far it is not entirely clear at this point just what terrorist group he aspired to support.
Ambassador Natarajan Krishnan and Ambassador Shankar Bajpai helped shape Indian foreign policy at a glorious, but difficult, time in history, recalls Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Farmers said a big reason for the anger was the sudden stopping of wheat procurement by the state government in some places, which had caused the prices to dip below the minimum support price.
Army was on Friday called in for deployment in eight districts of Haryana after one person was killed and 21 were injured in police action as Jat stir for quota turned violent and the rampaging mobs set ablaze the house of state's Finance Minister besides several government and private properties.
The call centre works round the clock attending to calls ranging from domestic violence to suicide attempts to seeking medical help.
Desolate streets with security personnel and a communications lockdown has left the Valley cut off from the world.
The removal of over 54,000 accounts was the largest such removal yet.
Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in New Delhi onto participate in the fourth round of Indo-US strategic dialogue even as US announced to invest $100 million in India's burgeoning clean energy sector.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar discusses five issues pivotal for the success of Digital India
With Sundar Pichai becoming the CEO of Google, India has one more reason to cheer its prowess in the global IT sector.
From June 1 to October 4, the call centre scam mastermind collected Rs 12 crore from just one call centre.
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