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Monsoon session: Govt, Opposition parties refuse to budge on Pegasus

Congress-led parties resolve to stand united; PM calls their conduct an 'insult'

Opposition meets over breakfast to chalk out joint strategy on Pegasus row

Leaders of several opposition parties attended a breakfast meeting hosted by former Congress President Rahul Gandhi at the Constitution Club here on Tuesday

Israel's NSO blocks some govt clients from using its spyware: Report

Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group is at the centre of the Pegasus snooping scandal

Pegasus issue: SC to hear plea of journalists N Ram, Sashi Kumar next week

The Supreme Court will next week hear a plea by senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar seeking an independent probe by a sitting or a retired judge into the Pegasus snooping matter

Jury still out on political snooping allegations in West Bengal

Ex-top bureaucrats here have underlined that authorised phone-tapping is permissible in the country and West Bengal is no exception

Don't want to compromise on inflation, Pegasus, and farmers' issues: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that they want discussion over these matters in the House

Monsoon session: Oppn parties to meet today, decide strategy on Pegasus row

A meeting of all "like-minded" Opposition parties will be held today to decide on the next course of action if the government ignores the demand on the Pegasus issue in Parliament

LS sees repeated adjournments amid Oppn protests over Pegasus, farm laws

Lok Sabha witnessed a series of brief adjournments amid uproar created by opposition members over various issues, including the Pegasus spying controversy and the three contentious agri laws.

IPI urges Blinken to raise issue of press freedom during his India visit

The International Press Institute (IPI) on Tuesday urged US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to raise the issue of press freedom during his bilateral meetings with Indian leaders

Cong MP Manicka Tagore gives adjournment notice in LS over Pegasus issue

Congress MP Manicka Tagore on Tuesday gave an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha and demanded a discussion in the presence of the Prime Minister or Home Minister on the Pegasus snooping scandal

Who was the Indian client in Pegasus project, asks Chidambaram

Amid controversy on the Pegasus snooping row, former Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday asked the government to reveal the name of the Indian client in NSO

West Bengal sets up panel to probe Pegasus snooping row: Mamata Banerjee

Upping the ante in her tense faceoff with the Centre over the Pegasus controversy, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced a two-member inquiry commission to go into the allegations of snooping on politicians, officials and journalists. The surprise development came shortly before the TMC supremo boarded a flight for New Delhi where she will hold parleys with opposition leaders to explore ways to cobble together an alliance of anti-BJP parties ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Former chief justice of Calcutta High Court Jyotirmay Bhattacharya and ex-Supreme Court judge Madan Bhimrao Lokur are the two members of the commission. "The Cabinet today approved the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry in exercise of power conferred by Section 3 of the Commission of Inquiry Act of 1952 in the matter of widely reported illegal hacking, monitoring, putting under surveillance, tracking and recording of mobile phones of various persons in West Bengal

K C Venugopal gives notice in RS for discussion over 'Pegasus Project'

Congress MP K C Venugopal has given a notice under rule 267 in Rajya Sabha on Monday for suspension of business for the day to have a discussion in the presence of the PM or HM on the Pegasus row

Only Indian govt 'unconcerned' about snooping allegations: Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday attacked the Centre, saying the only government that is "unconcerned" over the issue is that of India.

Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 PM after opposition creates ruckus

Proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned till 2 PM on Monday after Opposition members trooped into the Well of the House raising slogans and placards on the Pegasus snooping row and farmers' issue.

Clever tech for smart spying

Emerging technology is being deployed not just by government agencies but also by the corporate world to get information on competitors

Tech use against civil society, regime critics, journalists concerning: US

United States has said it is against the use of spying technology on civil society, regime critics, and journalists, even as it maintained that the US has no particular insight into the Pegasus issue

Use mobile for official work only if necessary, Maha govt tells employees

The Maharashtra government on Friday asked its employees to keep the use of mobile phones to a minimum during officer hours, saying that landline phones are more preferable.

Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid Oppn's protests over Pegasus row

Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day following protests by opposition parties over the Pegasus snooping row.

Pakistan voices 'serious concern' over reports about Pegasus spyware

Pakistan on Friday voiced "serious concern" over media reports about India allegedly eavesdropping on foreigners, including Prime Minister Imran Khan, using Israeli spyware Pegasus