Intelligence
Chinese spy balloon gathered information from US military sites: Report
A Chinese spy balloon that flew across the US was able to gather intelligence from several sensitive American military sites and transmit it back to Beijing in real-time, despite the Biden administration's efforts to block it, a media report said on Monday. A suspected Chinese spy balloon said to be the size of three buses, was spotted over the airspace of the United States in late January. China was able to control the balloon so it could make multiple passes over some of the sites (at times flying figure-eight formations) and transmit the information it collected back to Beijing in real time, NBC News reported, quoting three unnamed officials. The intelligence China collected was mostly from electronic signals, which can be picked up from weapons systems or include communications from base personnel, rather than images, the officials were quoted as saying in the report. The three officials said China could have gathered much more intelligence from sensitive sites if not for the .
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South Korea set to normalise military intelligence sharing with Japan
South Korea's Defence Ministry initiated the process to normalise the General Security of Military Information Agreement
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A spook reminisces
In a country full of self-styled Kashmir and Pakistan experts, former R&AW chief A S Dulat's memoir can genuinely claim to be an authoritative account of Indian politics, security, and intelligence
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India's 5G tablet shipments grow 61% QoQ in Q3 of Calendar 2022: CMR report
Overall tablet market was up 22% sequentially, likely to grow by 10-15% in the full calendar year
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How artificial intelligence is making diagnosis faster and more accurate
It addresses the shortage of radiologists and pathologists and frees up doctors to deal with complex cases
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AFCAT 2 2022 result declared on afcat.cdac.in; check details here
The IAF has declared AFCAT 2 2022 result on Friday. Candidates who appeared for the exam can check their scorecard from the official website- afcat.cdac.in
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India contributed 3000 police personnel in 24 missions across globe: IB
India has contributed 3000 police personnel in 24 missions across the world, the Director of Intelligence Bureau Tapan Deka said during a high-level event on Thursday.
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America used 'pattern-of-life intelligence' to kill Zawahiri: Report
Zawahiri liked to read alone on balcony of his Kabul safe house early in the morning, a "pattern-of-life intelligence" that eventually gave American agencies the chance to carry out precision strike
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US offers $10 mn for information on Russian intelligence officers
The US is offering up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of Russian intelligence officers who have allegedly conducted activities against the United States, the State said
CIA Director Burns warns of 'ugly next few weeks' unfolding in Ukraine
Top US intelligence official William Burns on Tuesday warned of an "ugly next few weeks" in Ukraine amid ongoing Russian military operations.
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Intelligence reports repeatedly failed to forecast US Capitol riot
Intelligence reports compiled by the US Capitol Police in the days before last year's insurrection envisioned only an improbable or remote risk of violence
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One-year extension for RAW chief Goel, Intelligence Bureau head Kumar
The extensions were cleared by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet
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IB ACIO 2021: Here's direct link of IB ACIO mock test, admit card
IB ACIO Mock test, admit card: Candidates who have applied for the IB ACIO 2021 examination can now go through the mock test to understand the paper pattern
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Biological intelligence
Given the speed at which computers can cycle through generations of mutated programmes, evolution may be a promising new approach for self-learning
US adds hacktivists, social media manipulators to top intelligence threats
USA's new strategy report adds Cuba, Hezbollah, Islamic State and Al-Qaeda as groups able to undertake intelligence operations against the country.
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South Korea to withdraw from an intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan
South Korea notified Japan of plans to withdraw from the three-year-old framework for exchanging classified military information
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Why intellectual humility pays
We humans have a well-documented tendency to overestimate our prowess at different activities
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