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Topic: Russian spy

Russian ‘spy’ living in France for 14 years arrested over plot to disrupt Paris Olympics

According to French authorities, the 40-year-old has links to Federal Security Service (FSB), the Russian Internal Security and counter-intelligence service.

Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov found shot dead in underground garage in Spain

Russia’s foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin said ‘Kuzminov became a moral corpse at the very moment when he planned his dirty and terrible crime.’

Russian ice-hockey player arrested in Poland on suspicion of spying

Prosecutors said the player carried out activities including identifying critical infra, for which he was paid. He will be in pre-trial detention and could get up to 10 yrs in jail.

Switzerland houses highest number of Russian spies in Europe, says intelligence agency report

The FIS report said Switzerland has increased monitoring of India & Turkey, in the wake of the Ukraine war, since Russia has been using companies in these nations for procurement.

London court sentences 13 years jail to British embassy guard who spied for Russia

David Ballantyne Smith, 58, collected confidential information for more than three years, including ‘secret’ govt communications with then PM Boris Johnson.

Russia discovers identity of US spy who tracked Kremlin interference in 2016 election

The US reportedly pulled the agent out of Russia in 2017, in part out of concern that Trump might, in his freewheeling style, somehow reveal the spy’s identity.

A 29-year-old Russian spy in US custody and Taliban is not bombing civilian areas

Trump contradicts his own statements over Russian interference in 2016 elections and China gets its own 'Robinson Crusoe'.

On Camera

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Even those parties that wear the label of secular and progressive often bow to the pressures of fundamentalist groups within the Muslim community.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Dassault Aviation takes majority control of joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance

Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.