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Topic: Espionage

‘Pakistan ke jasoos’: UP spy ring hired poor, daily wagers via Instagram; kin say ‘framed, threatened’

Police have arrested 15 suspects so far, while six juveniles were apprehended. The 'handler' used to run a small puncture repair shop.

I Spy: India’s evolving ‘espionage rackets’, now playing out on smartphones & social media

From an engineer with Indian Navy to dental student from Moradabad, espionage cases are shifting to smartphone screens and social media websites.

CCTV operators, mobile repairmen turned into ‘Pakistan spies’. How Ghaziabad cops busted espionage racket

So far, police have arrested 18 individuals, including six juveniles. Ghaziabad Police claimed that the racket was operated by handlers based out of Pakistan, and other countries.

‘Tried to destabilise India’—Kolkata court convicts 4, including Pakistani, in ISI-linked espionage case

The men were accused of collecting & transmitting sensitive information related to defence establishment & circulation of fake Indian currency notes. Fifth accused died during trial.

In annual update, MI5 chief identifies security threats to UK from Russia, Iran, China

Ken McCallum delivered the annual threat update Thursday, warning of 'new era' with 'overlapping threat' from both terrorists & state actors, & tech-driven threats. Read full speech.

Tarn Taran man held for ‘espionage’, ‘shared’ sensitive info with ISI on army movements during Op Sindoor

The latest in a string of arrests, Gagandeep Singh alias Gagan was arrested on the basis of information received by Punjab Police’s Counter-Intelligence unit, says DGP.

Deeg brothers held for ‘espionage’ supplied SIM used in bid to ‘honey trap’ DRDO official—Delhi cops

Haseen was arrested Saturday, days after brother Kasim was held by Special Cell of Delhi Police, for ‘sending sensitive military info’ & ‘giving SIM cards in exhange for money to PIOs’.

‘Spy’ charge haunts UP judge-in-waiting 11 yrs after acquittal as SC stays HC’s appointment order

Accused of spying, Pradeep Kumar was arrested in 2002 & acquitted in 2014. Though he cleared the 2016 judicial entrance, his appointment as an additional district judge remains stalled.

Beyond the noise, cases of ‘outdated’ Official Secrets Act marred by legal limbo, high pendency

Jyoti Malhotra, Palak Sher Masih, and Suraj Masih are some of the latest to be booked under the OSA after India-Pakistan conflict, but such cases are often stuck in prolonged trials.

CRPF jawan arrested by NIA on espionage charges was posted in Pahalgam till 5 days before attack

Moti Ram Jat was in contact with Pakistani intelligence operatives for a long time & was sharing confidential information in exchange of money since 2023, according to NIA.

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Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.