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Ex-diplomat gets 3 years in jail for spying for Pakistan

Former diplomat Madhuri Gupta, who had served at the Indian high commission in Islamabad, was on Saturday sentenced to three years in jail for passing on sensitive information to Pakistan’s......

HC notice against diplomat Madhuri Gupta in spying case

The city police on Tuesday moved the Delhi high court for slapping of a more stringent spying charge, entailing 14 years' jail term, on suspended Indian diplomat Madhuri Gupta, in place of the......

Is your smartphone spying on you?

Rajeev Srinivasan on why consumers must be careful with their powerful mobile devices The news last week that Apple (and later, Google) have been capturing and storing detailed information about......

'India is respectful of its history'

Cambridge University historian Piers Brendon's provocative and highly readable book The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 looks at one of the greatest and most diverse empires in......

'Bangalore Envy' - new phrase of 2007

Not long ago, the neologism 'Bangalored' made the word 'layoff' redundant and now trend-spotters have come up with a new phrase 'Bangalore Envy' which they claim would shape people's lives in the......

Need a battery boost? Top 5 affordable powerbanks on the go

A list of top five powerbanks that strike a perfect balance between price, portability and capacity Thanks to ever-increasing usage of mobile phones through the day, consumers frequently complain......

10 smartphones that will blow you away in 2016

The iPhone 7 and the 7 Plus are the annual releases expected in September. Image: iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus hit the markets in 2015. Photograph, courtesy: Apple Inc     The past few......

BlackBerry Leap is attractive with an efficient battery, sturdy design

BlackBerry Leap is a sturdy and an elegant device that will proudly find a place in any boardroom. Two years ago, BlackBerry tried to unshackle itself from the dispiriting, almost morbid image......

Classic: Best phone from the BlackBerry family

In the Classic, QWERTY lovers might have finally found a device to look up to, notes Nitin Sreedhar.   A couple of weeks back a fellow journalist replied to one of my tweets on the......

Samsung to make Tizen phone in India

Buoyed by the market response to its Tizen OS-based smartphone in India, tech giant Samsung plans to manufacture the 'Z1' at its Noida facility soon. The South Korean firm, which is the world's......

What the Slumdog kids have been up to

Six months after Slumdog Millionaire swept the 81st Annual Academy Awards, the cast is still reeling under its huge success. Dev Patel has gone on to bag an M Night Shymalan project while......

Nadodigal's special heroine

Abhinaya is a beautiful teenager. When one looks at her, one wouldn't know that she is a special child, a differently-abled one. Though unable to hear and speak, Abhinaya emotes well. She is one......

Two Kashmiri footballers to undergo coaching in Spain

Mir Abdul Hanan and Mudasir Mehraj, two budding footballers from Kashmir are all set to fly to Spain to polish their skills in soccer. This was announced by J&K chief Omar......

Chuck the 'doosra', say Aussie spinners

Former Australian spinners, including the legendary Shane Warne, have raised a unanimous alarm against coaching the controversial 'doosra' in the country, with Ashley Mallett terming it nothing but......

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