'Le Carré's spies were nothing like the exotic Kim of Kipling or the caricature that is James Bond.''Driven by a simple patriotism, held back by incompetence and politics, his characters use......
He will be remembered not only as a writer, but as one of the great chroniclers and interrogators of the history of our times, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, as he mourns the passing of a legend......
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy author John le Carre, known for his Cold War themed thrillers, died at the age of 89 on Saturday in Cornwall, England. IMAGE: David Cornwell, known famously by the pen......
'We must all commit to sharing less nonsense and quarrelling less on social media.''We could use that time instead to meeting and speaking to our friends and family instead of 'liking' their......
Donald Trump's new CIA pick hasn't been greeted with the avalanche of media gush that inevitably follows a woman who becomes the first among her gender to get a top job, says Shuma......
There is quite a variety of subjects turning up on OTT, as film-makers are freed from the box office pressure. But there is still no getting away from casting movie stars in made-for-streaming......
The thrilling Web series The Night Manager bagged an Emmy nomination and its cast met up to celebrate the big event. "It's a lot of hard work to work with the two most handsome men in the......
Vampires, nuns, haunted homes... Sukanya Verma's recommendations of how you can spook yourself with everything you catch on OTT this week. I Woke Up a VampireWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage:......
In Khufiya, a mother's journey, a lover's vendetta and a country's mission, skewed patriotism and moral disengagement coalesce and highlight the nature of the spying business, notes Sukanya Verma.......
The West has had an advantage over Indian cinema and OTT when it comes to espionage thrillers -- the two World Wars and the Cold War were grist for the mill, and then the Middle East joined the......