'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......
He will be remembered not only as a writer, but as one of the great chroniclers and interrogators of the history of our times, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, as he mourns the passing of a legend......
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy author John le Carre, known for his Cold War themed thrillers, died at the age of 89 on Saturday in Cornwall, England. IMAGE: David Cornwell, known famously by the pen......
'We must all commit to sharing less nonsense and quarrelling less on social media.''We could use that time instead to meeting and speaking to our friends and family instead of 'liking' their......
Donald Trump's new CIA pick hasn't been greeted with the avalanche of media gush that inevitably follows a woman who becomes the first among her gender to get a top job, says Shuma......
From questions about the value of Yahoo! to a belief that MSN will become just another Yahoo! brand, reactions to Friday's announcement that Microsoft is bidding for the Internet company has......
Are you, like me, disturbed several times a day by a string of cell phone calls and text messages offering products, services and information that you don't need? Loans, credit cards, club......
It's that time of the year when the creative and the copyist congregate under one marquee; flashbulbs and bubbly are popped; and backslapping is in as much evidence as backstabbing.The fourth......
Vampires, nuns, haunted homes... Sukanya Verma's recommendations of how you can spook yourself with everything you catch on OTT this week. I Woke Up a VampireWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage:......
In Khufiya, a mother's journey, a lover's vendetta and a country's mission, skewed patriotism and moral disengagement coalesce and highlight the nature of the spying business, notes Sukanya Verma.......
The West has had an advantage over Indian cinema and OTT when it comes to espionage thrillers -- the two World Wars and the Cold War were grist for the mill, and then the Middle East joined the......
As emotions escalate and drama intensifies, The Night Manager 2 becomes more gripping, applauds Mayur Sanap. There is something seductive about the world of The Night Manager, the Hindi adaptation......
'This trope must have been taken in 30 films.''The rogue agent is a common trope and not something unique.' IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in Pathaan. The man who gave Pathaan its......
David Beckham created the 15th-minute winner for Mike Magee as the LA Galaxy beat the New York Red Bulls 1-0 in their Major League Soccer Western Conference semi-final, first-leg match on Sunday.......