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  China develops ultra-powerful spy camera capable of capturing facial details from 60 miles away

  Science | February 21, 2025 14:51 IST

  China has developed an ultra-powerful spy camera using synthetic aperture lidar, capable of capturing facial details from 60 miles away. This breakthrough in surveillance technology could revolutionise military reconnaissance and satellite monitoring.

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  Russia's most advanced 1225 kg 'spy whale' Hvaldimir found dead near Norway

  World | September 02, 2024 19:16 IST

  A white beluga whale named "Hvaldimir," first spotted in Norway not far from Russian waters with a harness that ignited rumours he may be a Moscow spy, has been found dead.

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  Honey trap case: Man spying for Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI arrested in Gujarat's Bharuch

  India | May 10, 2024 11:04 IST

  A case has been registered against the officers, and employees involved in criminal conspiracy who were in touch with the operative on the WhatsApp number.

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  US tightens visa policy for those who misuse spyware to target journalists, activists

  World | February 06, 2024 7:32 IST

  The new policy, which is organized under the existing Immigration and National Act, applies to a broad group of individuals involved in hacking operations that in some form "surveil, harass, suppress, or intimidate individuals including journalists, activists, other persons.

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  Iran launches strikes against 'spy headquarters, terrorist ops' in Iraq and Syria

  World | January 16, 2024 7:29 IST

  Iran had accused Israel of killing a high-ranking Iranian general Sayyed Razi Mousaviin an airstrike in Damascus last month after two members of the Revolutionary Guards. Tehran argues that Iraq's Kurdistan region is a staging ground for Iranian separatist groups and its arch-foe Israel.

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  Chinese spy balloon seen in US used American internet provider for communication, says official

  World | December 30, 2023 11:49 IST

  The Biden administration sought a highly secretive court order from the federal Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to collect intelligence about the spy balloon while it was over the US. The Chinese balloon was shot down on February 5, further straining US-China relations.

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  Israeli Mossad spy executed on charges of releasing classified information, claims Iran

  World | December 16, 2023 14:44 IST

  ran and Israel, largely known as bitter foes, have accused each other of spying and waging a shadow war for several years. Israel sees Iran as its greatest threat and has repeatedly threatened to take military action to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, which Tehran has denied seeking.

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  India TV Poll Results: Why did Pakistan's Seema Haider cross the border? Know what people said

  India | July 26, 2023 17:26 IST

  Theories around her reason for crossing the border are everywhere. While some are saying that this is an 'act of love' others are of the view that she is a 'spy'.

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  FBI's most damaging spy Robert Hanssen, who spied for Russia, dies in Colorado prison

  World | June 06, 2023 7:36 IST

  After pleading guilty to spying for Russia and the Soviet Union for more than two decades, Hanssen, then 79, received a life sentence in 2002.

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  Radhika Apte on playing spy in Mrs Undercover: Difficult to get parts that really inspire you

  Celebrities | April 24, 2023 16:00 IST

  Known for films such as “Badlapur”, “Phobia”, “Andhadhun”, and "Monica, O My Darling", Radhika Apte said her role in “Mrs Undercover” is a departure from the intense roles she is known for.

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  Odisha: DRDO official shares secret information with Pakistani woman spy, arrested

  India | February 24, 2023 21:27 IST

  Odisha: A DRDO official has been arrested for allegedly sharing confidential information with a Pakistani woman spy from around a year.

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  Spy balloons: What prompted resurge of old-fashioned eyes in sky in satellite era | EXPLAINED

  World | February 15, 2023 11:08 IST

  Spy balloons: Recently, spy balloons in the US sky became the latest flashpoint between the United States and China. But, the bigger question is why an advanced country is picking up old-fashioned spy technology.

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  China balloon row: Designed to gather 'sensitive' information from targets across globe, alleges US

  World | February 11, 2023 8:17 IST

  China balloon row: A fleet of balloons operates under the direction of the People’s Liberation Army and is used specifically for spying, outfitted with high-tech equipment designed to gather sensitive information from targets across the globe, the US said.

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  Chinese spy balloon was capable of collecting communications signals, flown over 40 countries

  World | February 09, 2023 23:13 IST

  The US State Department said it was part of a fleet of surveillance balloons directed by the Chinese military that had flown over more than 40 countries across continents.

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  Did China send US-like 'spy balloons' on India too? DETAILS

  India | February 07, 2023 22:10 IST

  A media report claimed that a similar balloon was spotted hovering high over an important naval facility in India last year.

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  Chinese woman, suspected of spying Dalai Lama, detained in Bihar's Bodh Gaya

  India | December 29, 2022 19:48 IST

  Chinese 'spy' detained: Sources said that the alleged spy, named Sang Zeolone, was present during the sermon of the Dalai Lama during the Kaal Chakra Puja in Gaya a few days ago but disappeared.

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  NYT report on Pegasus reignites row; Opposition accuses govt of snooping, calls it 'treason'

  India | January 29, 2022 23:53 IST

  The Congress launched an all-out attack on the government over a New York Times report, accusing it of deceiving Parliament, duping the Supreme Court, hijacking democracy and indulging in treason.

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  Here's how police nabbed civil defence employee spying for Pakistan's ISI

  India | October 31, 2020 23:41 IST

  Rajasthan Police on Saturday arrested a civil defence employee at a Military Engineering Services (MES) posted in Rajasthan's Niwaru, for working as espionage agents of a Pakistani intelligence agency.

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  Locals capture suspected 'spy' pigeon from Pakistan near Indian border in Kathua

  India | May 25, 2020 16:03 IST

  The locals have captured a pigeon suspected to be trained in Pakistan for spying along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. The pigeon, carrying a "coded message", was captured by residents of Manyari village in Hiranagar sector soon after it flew into this side from Pakistan.

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  Pakistan spy ring busted, Indian Navy's critical assets exposed

  World | December 20, 2019 22:46 IST

  The arrest of seven naval officials from Mumbai, Karwar (Karnataka) and Visakhapatnam on Friday for leaking sensitive information about the movements of warships and submarines to Pakistani agents has exposed lapses in the security apparatus placed around critical assets in India.