Intelligence

From Gul Agha to Sadr Ibrahim, Taliban adds slew of 'familiar faces' to its Cabinet

The group appointed Gul Agha as finance minister, Mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir as defence minister and Sadr Ibrahim as be acting interior minister

Complex landscapes made land animals smarter than their aquatic ancestors: Study

Moving onto land 'poured jet fuel on the evolution of the brain', say researchers, since it demanded the hardest possible cognitive operation – envisioning the future.

The remaking of war; Part 2: Machine-learning set to usher in a whole new era of intelligent warfare

This is the second part of a series on the evolution of war and warfare across decades. Over the course of these articles, the relationship between technology and war will be put under the magnifying glass

With Manmohan Singh's SPG cover removed, over 3,000 commandos of security force will now provide cover to just 4 VVIPs

The SPG with its 3,000 strong commandos now provides close proximate security to just four persons — Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her two children — Rahul and Priyanka

HD Deve Gowda and sons held Congress-JD(S) coalition govt to ransom in 2004, reveals ex- Karnataka cop's book

Former Karnataka intelligence chief DV Guruprasad's book, Corridors of Intelligence — Revealing Politics, tells you how the Deve Gowda clan hassled the previous Congress-JD(S) coalition government of Dharam Singh (in 2004) with demands, including transfer of officials before forming a new govt in the state with the support of BJP

Redacted Robert Mueller report on Russia links of Donald Trump campaign to be released Thursday: US Department of Justice

A redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's final report on the probe into the Russia links of US President Donald Trump's campaign team will be released Thursday

Militant killings in Jammu and Kashmir this year rose 70%; a steady network of informers allowed spike

Since June, hardly a week has gone by in Jammu and Kashmir without a militant casualty. Till 23 December, at least 247 militants were killed, nearly all of them too poorly trained to understand the intricacies of guerrilla warfare.

Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces use strong intelligence network, CCTV surveillance to thin ranks of militants

Strong intelligence network, surveillance of militants on cellphones has helped the government forces kill a record number of over 245 militants in Kashmir.

Genes play a greater role in academic success than intelligence, new study finds

Even with intelligence accounted for, genes determined 60% of academic achievement, study reveals.

Col Hunny Bakshi case reveals how UPA-II misled nation; govt must step in to shatter syndicate compromising Indian forces

The Colonel Hunny Bakshi case offers a chance for Narendra Modi to shatter the syndicate that compromised India's national security