Ravi K R

Building businesses. Questioning assumptions. ex-Intel GoI. Interested in investigations, technology, geopolitics, travel & human behaviour. Founder, INT Group.

[maithun @Being_Humor]

Ramayana by Namit Malhotra is a very average movie.

You leave the theatre without a single dialogue worth remembering.

You leave the theatre without a single song worth humming.

You leave the theatre without any devotional feeling.

The movie fails to deliver.

The only thing you remember is Yash’s acting as Ravana.

[Ravi K R @RKRCorleone]

Three debits a customer did not recognise. Now a CBI probe into an alleged Rs 10.24 crore fraud at a Greater Noida PNB branch, with two arrested. The lesson I learnt in investigations: never dismiss a small discrepancy. #ProjectTasveer

[Ravi K R @RKRCorleone]

Not every spy test needs a secret code. Sometimes a song works better.

The “Jimmy Jimmy, Aaja Aaja” Cold War anecdote is compelling because it shows how cultural memory can reveal more than documents or rehearsed language.

Sometimes the real password is popular culture.

#ColdWar #Intelligence #Bollywood

[Ravi K R @RKRCorleone]

14 Hamas commanders. One tunnel. Smiles and laughter.

Al Jazeera's newly aired footage shows men who have all since been killed.

From Gaza to Beirut and Tehran, the region has been transformed.

You can plan the first move. Not necessarily the endgame.

Footage: Al Jazeera.

[Ravi K R @RKRCorleone]

@pirayenella I add 2 to 58 to become 60, then add 35 to make it 95.

[Ravi K R @RKRCorleone]

Elvis didn't visit Nixon merely for a photograph.

In December 1970, he asked for federal narcotics credentials and left with a BNDD badge, although he wasn't appointed an agent.

One of the world's most famous entertainers still wanted an official badge.

Photo: Ollie Atkins / NARA.

[Ravi K R @RKRCorleone]

A HIDDEN LISTENING DEVICE IN OPENAI'S BOARDROOM. THE SUSPECT? AN EMPLOYEE.

In October 2026, the FBI arrested an engineer accused of planting a covert recorder behind a TV in an executive conference room.

The insider threat is real. The allegations remain unproven.

[Ravi K R @RKRCorleone]

@adyatanima Mahima Makwana
Shraddha Kapoor
Aneet padda

[Ravi K R @RKRCorleone]

The Gestapo hunted a spy with a wooden leg. She escaped. Then returned to spy on them AGAIN.

Her name was Virginia Hall.

She ran clandestine networks in Nazi-occupied France and returned undercover in 1944.

The Nazis called her "The Limping Lady."

Real espionage. No fiction.

[Ravi K R @RKRCorleone]

BLACK TIGER: THE INDIAN SPY WHO INFILTRATED AN ENEMY'S MILITARY.

R&AW's Ravindra Kaushik lived undercover in Pakistan as Nabi Ahmed Shakir, reportedly supplying intelligence for years.

Exposed in 1983. Died in captivity in 2001.

One man. Two identities. No homecoming.

#ProjectTasveer

[Ravi K R @RKRCorleone]

A travel selfie. Snowfall. A signboard reading Qazigund.

The woman is Jyoti Malhotra, arrested on espionage allegations in 2025.

Her Kashmir travels later came under scrutiny.

Sometimes, the most interesting part of a photograph isn't the person posing for it.

[Ravi K R @RKRCorleone]

Fauda, YRF-produced Powder, Special OPS, Kohrra, Paatal Lok, Drishyam 1. Even parts of Dhurandhar, minus the theatrics. What grips me isn't the gunfire but observation, uncertainty and judgement. Which film or series gets the investigative mindset right?

[Ravi K R @RKRCorleone]

A useful reminder for anyone approving finance or a new counterparty: match the entity, recheck today's status and retain the source.

[ScrutINT @ScrutINT]

An $81 billion merger. One industry. And a regulatory landscape that could change everything.
The biggest business decisions aren't always driven by competitors.
SCRUTINT KARO.
#ScrutINT #MarketIntelligence #BusinessStrategy #StakeholderMapping #CorporateIntelligence

[Ravi K R @RKRCorleone]

The most expensive mistakes are often preventable before the deal, partnership or appointment is finalised. Good intelligence gives judgement better facts.

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[Ravi K R @RKRCorleone]

Internal misconduct is rarely obvious on day one. By the time it becomes visible, the damage may already be significant. Investigate early and let facts drive the response.

Corporate investigations: https://t.co/X3qr61XnZk
Instant consultation: https://t.co/AXVBksR3Xy

[Ravi K R @RKRCorleone]

We often investigate after something goes wrong. A better habit is to ask one simple question before taking the next step: ScrutINT kiya kya?

[Ravi K R @RKRCorleone]

A useful reminder from ScrutINT: trust is not a substitute for verification. Whether it is a person, partner or opportunity, the costliest red flags are often the ones we chose not to check.

[Ravi K R @RKRCorleone]

@NaMoInMarathi Seriously?

[Prime Minister of Israel @IsraeliPM]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

My salute to the Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his extraordinary bravery.

Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker — preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster.

He saved the lives of 174 people, including Israeli citizens and other nationals.

I wish Captain Machchhar a speedy and full recovery.
He is a true hero.