'Le Carré's spies were nothing like the exotic Kim of Kipling or the caricature that is James Bond.' 'Driven by a simple patriotism, held back by incompetence and politics, his characters use deceit and treachery to win their morally Pyrrhic victories,' notes P Rajendran.
Tata Motors has added what the old Indica lacked. The new Indica D90 comes with Fiat sourced 90BHP Multi-Jet diesel engine that also powers Manza Club Class sedan. The automaker has also added features that are unmatched in its class.
And what if all this happened so fast and so extensively that we never quite had the opportunity to call the broker and say 'Sell'?
Amit Singhal had joined Uber in January as senior vice president of engineering after working for 15 years at Google, where he oversaw the internet giant's search efforts.
On Saturday, disaster struck the coast of southern Sumatra and the western tip of Java when a volcano known as the "child" of Krakatoa erupted, which in turn, triggered a tsunami - in which powerful waves of a height of 30-90 centimetres (1-3 feet) lashed the area.
The results for the People's Choice Award for the Wildlife Photographer Of The Year are in.
'Twitterati on either side of the political fence needs to walk for a day or two in a chowkidar's shoes to understand how precariously India's unorganised sector teeters on the brink,' says Geetanjali Krishna.
Thai firefighter Pinyo Pukpinyo is known as one of the most daring snake wranglers in Bangkok. The 50-year-old, a firefighter by day, has caught about 10,000 snakes during the 16 years he has performed this dangerous task.
With this, the death count in the August 2 night tragedy has gone up to 28, while 12 people are still missing.
German investigators are looking into the possibility that explosions targeting a bus carrying players of soccer club Borussia Dortmund may have been carried out by Islamists militants, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported on Wednesday.
it's the first all-wheel drive electric car.
After a few exciting days in Nepal, a land of alluring stupas, Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera, on a tri-nation drive, heads east via India into mysterious Bhutan.
The Natural History Museum's annual competition and exhibition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year has been the longest-running and most prestigious nature and wildlife photography competition that has been recognising the world's best nature photography every year since 1965.
'One good thing that has come out of all this is that it shown people that online ordering is the way forward.'
A 16-year-old Singaporean boy, a Protestant Christian of Indian ethnicity, was detained last month under the Internal Security Act (ISA) after planning to use a machete to attack Muslims at two mosques in March, on the anniversary of New Zealand's Christchurch attacks.
The 'Diwali Home Buying Fest' would be organised from Nov 3-9.
Maruti Suzuki along with Dun & Bradstreet announced the launch of Colors of Youth 2011, a national level talent search competition for students pursuing professional courses in the country. Read on for details.
B D Pande was Punjab's governor during Operation Bluestar. In this excerpt from his memoir, In the Service of Free India: Memoir of a Civil Servant, Pande reveals what really went on behind the scenes during those dark days in India's history.
The country moved to its highest level of terror alert -- critical -- after a burning car crashed into the airport.
With competition in the general insurance sector heating up, companies are busy innovating in order to provide value-added services to existing customers.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was on Tuesday prevented by protesters from entering Jadavpur University to attend its annual convocation, following which he left the varsity premises. Protesters of the Trinamool Congress Employees' Union showed black flags to Dhankhar, who is the chancellor of the varsity, and blocked his car at gate number 5 of the campus at 10.30 am on Tuesday.
Naxalites on Monday carried out multiple improvised explosive device blasts in Jharkhand's Giridih district, injuring 12 security personnel.
'It's better to part ways on a happy note than staying together nursing hard feelings.'
A tsunami-like tidal water waves ripped through an Australian valley, killing at least ten people, including four children, as cars and trees were tossed around and military helicopters soared above to search for 72 people reported missing.
The company has got six variants in total -- two petrol variants, two diesel variants and two automatic variants.
Apart from the cut-throat competition it gets from Ford Figo, Chevrolet Beat, Nissan Micra, Hyundai i10 and Toyota Etios Liva, Swift will need to compete with a few more rivals soon.
IS claimed responsibility for an attack outside an event centre hosting a controversial cartoon contest concerning Prophet Mohammed, its first assault on US soil
Android M would be built directly into cars allowing drivers to enjoy all the benefits of the internet without even plugging in their smartphones.
A tsunami-like tidal water waves ripped through an Australian valley, killing at least nine people, including four children, as cars and trees were tossed around and military helicopters soared above to search for 72 people reported missing.
Frugal vacations are passe!
When cops were taking him to an undisclosed location in a jeep, he was heard shouting, Main Vikas Dubey hun, Kanpur wala.
The 3,064-page chargesheet, filed in a Jammu court under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and various sections of the Indian Penal Code, names self-styled commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen terror group Syed Naveed Mushtaq alias Naveed Babu and his alleged network of aides.
When it comes to rewarding top- performing employees, many large corporates are giving out expensive gifts such as latest iPhones, Mercs, flats and jewellery
Scotland Yard has launched an investigation after a 26-year-old man stopped his car and then wielded a large knife.
One of the two gunmen, who were shot dead by police after they opened fire outside an event centre hosting a controversial cartoon contest in the US state of Texas, was linked to the dreaded Islamic State terror outfit.
Best performers get gifts such as foreign holidays, high-end cars and mobile devices
Before fleeing, the driver of the car scrapped the papers bearing the temporary registration number, both from the front and the rear end, in order to hide the identity of the vehicle owner, a senior officer of Kolkata Police said.
The search engine giant Google Inc may face probe from German and American US agencies following its disclosure that it had recorded messages sent over unsecured wireless networks.
The unmanned aerial vehicle has been developed for surveillance and broadcasting and is ready for commercialisation.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton plans to start the Formula One season under new management after a year-long search for the right person to take care of his business affairs.
