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Le Carré captured the human condition, in the Cold War and beyond
By Prakash Karat
PUBLISHED ON DEC 17, 2020 09:32 PM IST
Through the grey world of espionage, Le Carré wrote about the human condition. In his own words: “Out of the secret world I once knew, I tried to make a theatre for the larger worlds we inhabit.”

Italy, France consider giving Tunisia migrant boat alerts
Rome | By Associated Press | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
UPDATED ON NOV 07, 2020 08:33 AM IST
Italy and France are considering deploying sea or air craft to alert Tunisia to the departure of clandestine boats ferrying migrants north to Italian shores.

2018 Salisbury nerve agent attack: Second UK officer exposed to Novichok, says police
London | By Agence France-Presse
PUBLISHED ON AUG 15, 2019 09:06 PM IST
The UK government is seeking the extradition of two suspected members of Russia’s military intelligence service that London believes carried out the attack on Kremlin orders.

US calls previous arrests of Hafiz Saeed ‘window dressing’, says it made no difference
Washington | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JUN 03, 2020 04:19 AM IST
Hafiz Saeed, a UN-designated terrorist was arrested on Wednesday -- the seventh times since December 2001, when he was nabbed in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament.

US warns Chinese drones could give spy agencies access to stolen data: Report
Beijing (China) | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON MAY 21, 2019 05:26 PM IST
The Department of Homeland Security sent out an alert on Monday flagging drones built in China as potential risk to an organization’s information.

Former CIA official gets 20 years of imprisonment on charges of spying for China
Washington | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON MAY 18, 2019 11:01 AM IST
The former official, Kevin Mallory, was convicted under the Espionage Act for selling classified US “defense information” to a Chinese intelligence agent for USD 25,000.

Sri Lanka intelligence warns of attack on Buddhist temples: Report
Colombo | By Indo Asian News Service
PUBLISHED ON APR 29, 2019 12:04 PM IST
Intelligence officers have found white pairs of skirts and blouses from the safehouse which was raided on Friday night in Sainthamaradu area, 364 km from Colombo, reports the Daily Mirror.

‘Black sheep’: The mastermind of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings
Kattankudy, Sri Lanka | By Reuters
UPDATED ON APR 27, 2019 02:03 PM IST
Sri Lankan officials have identified Mohamed Hashim Mohamed Zahran as the suspected ringleader of a group that carried out a series of Easter Sunday suicide bombings in the country on April 21.

Sri Lanka deploys thousands of troops to look for bombing suspects
Colombo | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON APR 25, 2019 12:39 PM IST
The government has acknowledged “major” lapses over its failure to prevent the horrific attacks despite receiving specific intelligence warnings.

The royal spook: Prince William interns at MI5, MI6
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar
UPDATED ON APR 07, 2019 09:45 PM IST
A Kensington Palace release on Sunday said that Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, found the experience “humbling” while interning in the three intelligence services: MI5, MI6 and GCHQ.

Huawei presents security threat, has deep connections to Chinese intelligence service: Pompeo
Washington | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON MAR 06, 2019 10:21 AM IST
Western countries have begun reviewing their relationship with Huawei, specifically with regards to its technology being used in new “fifth generation 5G” mobile internet networks.

Russian watchdog launches ‘administrative proceedings’ against Facebook, Twitter
Moscow | By Agence France-Presse
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2019 04:55 PM IST
The state regulator has repeatedly warned the companies they could be banned if they do not comply with a 2014 law requiring social networking sites to store the personal data of Russian users inside the country.

Story time
Hindustan Times | By Seema Goswami
UPDATED ON DEC 29, 2018 11:28 PM IST
Here’s a list of my best books of 2018 – happy reading!

Murder of Jamal Khashoggi ‘premeditated’, says Saudi prosecutor
Riyadh | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON OCT 25, 2018 06:35 PM IST
Saudi Arabia said Thursday the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul was “premeditated” based on information supplied by Turkey, state media reported.

Pakistani rights activist’s home ransacked, laptops and travel documents taken
Hindustan Times, Islamabad | By Imtiaz Ahmad
UPDATED ON JUN 22, 2018 09:26 PM IST
Activist and journalist Marvi Sirmed is known for her criticism of Pakistan’s military and has been promoting friendly ties with India.

Britain’s top ministers to meet on mysterious illness of Russian double agent
Reuters, Salisbury | By Reuters
UPDATED ON MAR 07, 2018 11:34 PM IST
Counter-terrorism police are now leading the investigation and Britain’s military research laboratory at Porton Down is trying to identify the substance which caused Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter to fall ill.