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An incomplete history of the CIA

How the CIA's daily presidential briefings have shaped history over the past 75 years is recounted in Current Intelligence, although with some notable events missing from the narrative

An incomplete history of the CIA
Updated On : 27 Mar 2023 | 9:31 PM IST

Our kind of spy novelist

An anthology, edited by John Le Carre's son, takes us through the bestselling spy novelist's life through a series of revealing, yet delightful, collection of letters

Our kind of spy novelist
Updated On : 24 Oct 2022 | 7:54 PM IST

Winston Churchill as villain

Mr Ali's occasional colourful language might thrill a section of readers; but he sometimes trivialises his otherwise competitive position on a number of issues

Winston Churchill as villain
Updated On : 19 May 2022 | 2:47 AM IST

UK-India defence deal runs parallel to FTA talks, includes work on jet tech

Three rounds of negotiations for what is being called a free trade agreement - actually an interim or limited treaty - have now concluded

UK-India defence deal runs parallel to FTA talks, includes work on jet tech
Updated On : 02 May 2022 | 6:05 AM IST

London calling

The effort is in effect a history of an encounter with a metropolis that once ruled India, anecdotally expressed in an undogmatic manner

London calling
Updated On : 02 Nov 2021 | 10:51 PM IST

India needs to do more on hypertension, says Lancet global survey

Marginal increase in the number of people living with the ailment but diagnosis, treatment and control still need to catch up with best practices

India needs to do more on hypertension, says Lancet global survey
Updated On : 25 Aug 2021 | 6:02 AM IST
Updated On : 23 Jul 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

£5.8 mn for two-bed apartment: Hindujas launch ultra-luxury homes in London

A 250-year lease of the vast property was acquired for a reported £350 million in a successful joint tender with Spanish company OHLD.

£5.8 mn for two-bed apartment: Hindujas launch ultra-luxury homes in London
Updated On : 16 Jun 2021 | 7:03 AM IST

Sam Pitroda's leap of faith

Book review of Redesign the World: A Global Call to Action

Sam Pitroda's leap of faith
Updated On : 08 Jun 2021 | 10:46 PM IST

Narrative being woven that my husband absconded: Mehul Choksi's wife

Fugitive Indian-born jeweller Mehul Choksi is under arrest in Dominica. His wife spoke to Business Standard

Narrative being woven that my husband absconded: Mehul Choksi's wife
Updated On : 02 Jun 2021 | 10:13 PM IST

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi claims abduction by Indian agents

The Indian government is reported to have applied for his extradition to India in a Dominican court, which is scheduled to hear the case on Wednesday

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi claims abduction by Indian agents
Updated On : 02 Jun 2021 | 12:26 AM IST

Scotland seeks to ramp up trade and investment ties with India

Scottish exports to India today are modest. In 2018, goods and services accounted for £295 million or just 0.9 per cent of Scotland's international exports

Scotland seeks to ramp up trade and investment ties with India
Updated On : 19 May 2021 | 1:17 AM IST

Illegal Indian immigrants in the United Kingdom to be deported back

In return, young Indian professionals will be permitted to live and work in Britain for up to two years

Illegal Indian immigrants in the United Kingdom to be deported back
Updated On : 06 May 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

Industrialist Sanjeev Gupta in controversy as Liberty Steel struggles

The Ludhiana-born British Indian's GFG Alliance, Britain's third-biggest steel company, employs 35,000 people from the United Kingdom to Australia

Industrialist Sanjeev Gupta in controversy as Liberty Steel struggles
Updated On : 22 Mar 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

PNB scam case: Nirav Modi can be extradited to India, says UK court

Key accused in PNB scam case has 14 days to appeal

PNB scam case: Nirav Modi can be extradited to India, says UK court
Updated On : 26 Feb 2021 | 2:07 AM IST

UN pulls up India on British businessman Christian Michel detention

It has also asked the Narendra Modi government to immediately release him and provide an enforceable right to compensation in acc­o­rdance with international law.

UN pulls up India on British businessman Christian Michel detention
Updated On : 26 Feb 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

A discovery of India

Book review of The Lost Homestead: My Mother, Partition and the Punjab

A discovery of India
Updated On : 16 Dec 2020 | 10:45 PM IST

Tata Motors-owned JLR ready with action plan to meet UK's green diktat

JLR, acquired by the Tatas in 2008, is the UK's largest automotive manufacturer, accounting for an estimated 30 per cent of all domestic car production in this country

Tata Motors-owned JLR ready with action plan to meet UK's green diktat
Updated On : 18 Nov 2020 | 10:40 PM IST

Investigative documentary says 2016 US election was exposed to fraud

An HBO investigative television documentary Kill Chain graphically portrayed what happened in the 2016 presidential contest and how the electoral system could easily be hacked

Investigative documentary says 2016 US election was exposed to fraud
Updated On : 03 Nov 2020 | 9:50 PM IST

Low-profile Indian origin brothers buy British supermarket chain Asda

'We've been on the pumps, we've been stocking the shelves', say Mohsin and Zuber Issa.

Low-profile Indian origin brothers buy British supermarket chain Asda
Updated On : 03 Oct 2020 | 5:31 AM IST