SPYING

Joe Biden's spy chief nominee supports 'aggressive stance' against China
America's approach to China has to evolve and essentially meet the reality of the particularly assertive and aggressive China that is being experienced now, Haines told lawmakers during her confirmation hearing for the post of Director of National Intelligence on Tuesday.

Freida Pinto to play WWII spy Noor Inayat Khan in new series by Olivia Hetreed
The limited series is based on Shrabani Basu's 'Spy Princess: ...

Wanted: Spies from all walks of life. CIA's new recruitment website diversifies hiring
The CIA launched a new website to find top-tier candid...
China uses Huawei cameras to spy on African Union headquarters
China can eavesdrop on the sensitive conversations they have with their non-African counterparts, and the Chinese government might be able to gather useful economic information it can pass to its many companies operating on the continent.
442 infrastructure projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.34 lakh crore: MoSPI Report
"Total original cost of implementation of the 1,671 projects was Rs 21,21,383.82 crore and their anticipated completion cost is likely to be Rs 25,55,957.52 crore, which reflects overall cost overruns of Rs 4,34,573.70 crore (20.49 per cent of original cost)," the ministry's latest report for November 2020 said.
China criticises Donald Trump suggestion it is behind cyber spying
Trump on Saturday scoffed at assertions by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other officials that the Kremlin was behind attempts to spy on federal agencies. Trump, without offering evidence, said "it may" be China.
From a prison cell in Delhi to Kuldeep Yadav’s tortuous bowling action, India is an unlikely presence in le Carré’s works
A sweat-drenched prison cell in Delhi is where George Smiley first met Karla, later the Soviet spymaster, urged him to defect and failed, losing the cigarette lighter his errant wife, Lady Ann Smiley, had given him once. In Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Smiley remembers the cell, with an “iron table at the centre and iron cattle rings let into the wall”.
Obit: John le Carré's nuanced, intricately plotted Cold War thrillers elevated spy novel to high art
Some critics took le Carré’s message to be that the two systems, East and West, were moral equivalents, both equally bad.
Saudi Crown Prince's lawyer seeks dismissal of ex-spy chief case in U.S. court
The filing rejects claims that Mohammed bin Salman, also known as MbS, sent a hit squad to kill former spy chief Saad al-Jabri, and says the crown prince is immune from prosecution in the United States.
Pakistan to form new national intelligence body to coordinate country's spy agencies
Although there have been discussions about the establishment of the coordination forum, its terms of reference and modus operandi would be decided once it formally takes shape, Dawn newspaper quoted a senior security source as saying.
US: Atlas V rocket launches NROL-101 spy satellite to orbit
United Launch Alliance sent an Atlas V rocket into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida Friday. The rocket took off shortly after 5:30 with a ...
TransUnion CIBIL, MoSPI launch MSME Credit Health Index
The MSME sector has seen an increased level of NPAs in the last two years consequent to a slower rate of economic growth. Cash flows of MSMEs have been impacted over a period of time thereby limiting their ability to service debts.
Pakistani spy reportedly working as a civil driver arrested from Jaipur
An alleged ISI spy was arrested in Rajasthan on Saturday, for working as espionage agents of a Pakistani intelligence agency. The 28-year-ol...