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  Government need not disclose anything which compromises national security: SC on Pegasus

  India | August 17, 2021 13:41 IST

  An international media consortium has reported that over 300 verified Indian mobile phone numbers were on the list of potential targets for surveillance using Pegasus spyware.

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  Pegasus row: Nothing to hide, will constitute committee of experts, Centre tells Supreme Court

  India | August 16, 2021 14:32 IST

  The government said its position on the alleged Pegasus snooping has already been clarified in Parliament by IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

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  Productivity of Lok Sabha going down to 22% is a matter of concern, says LS Speaker Om Birla

  News | August 11, 2021 21:00 IST

  Expressing anguish over the disruptions in Lok Sabha proceedings during the Monsoon session, Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said he was hurt and voiced hope that parties will, through consensus, ensure that members follow the rules strictly and maintain the dignity of the House.

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  Muqabla | Congress will continue to fight Modi's ideology that divides India, says Rahul

  News | August 10, 2021 19:04 IST

  As the monsoon session of Parliament continues to be marred by frequent disruptions over the Pegasus issue, Gandhi, who was here to inaugurate the new building of Jammu and Kashmir Congress office, alleged that the policies of the Narendra Modi government were dividing India.

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  'No debate on social media, websites': SC tells Pegasus petitioners

  India | August 10, 2021 13:38 IST

  Pegasus snooping controversy: The government has said that no transaction was done with the NSO Group, which sells the spyware.

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  Pegasus row: No transaction with Israeli company NSO Group, says govt in Parliament

  India | August 09, 2021 17:31 IST

  In the midst of the Pegasus snooping controversy, the defence ministry said it did not have any transaction with the NSO Group, which sells the spyware.

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  Hopeful IT panel will take up Pegasus; officials may have been instructed to skip last meet: Tharoor

  India | August 08, 2021 18:08 IST

  Tharoor also put the blame for the logjam in Parliament on BJP and accused the saffron party of reducing the "temple of democracy to a rubber stamp for its agenda or worse, a notice board to announce its unilateral decisions".  

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  Opposition will keep fighting to raise people's issues including Pegasus matter: Congress

  India | August 05, 2021 16:41 IST

  Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said that Parliament proceedings are being disrupted over the Pegasus issue as the government is shying away from a discussion on it.  

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  'Not Congress' value to respect Parliament': BJP chides Opposition for repeated disruptions

  India | August 05, 2021 14:18 IST

  Ravi Shankar Prasad said that India has lost 130 crore from its exchequer due to opposition's disruptions in the Parliament.

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  Pegasus row: Supreme Court to hear batch of pleas seeking probe into alleged snooping

  India | August 05, 2021 10:28 IST

  An international media consortium has reported that over 300 verified Indian mobile phone numbers were on the list of potential targets for surveillance using Pegasus spyware.

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  Sanjay Raut thanks Nitish Kumar for raising Pegasus issue before govt

  News | August 03, 2021 15:00 IST

  Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, while interacting with the media, said, "I'm grateful to Nitish Kumar. He has always been an ideal leader.

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  Muqabla | Rahul Gandhi invites Opposition leaders for breakfast meeting

  News | August 02, 2021 18:40 IST

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has invited leaders of Opposition parties to a breakfast meeting at the Constitution Club in Delhi on Tuesday to chalk out a joint strategy on the Pegasus snooping issue. This comes at a time when the Opposition has been demanding a discussion in Parliament on the Pegasus row and its leaders have been giving adjournment notices every day.

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  Pegasus: Nitish favours Opposition's demand for discussion in Parliament, calls for probe

  India | August 02, 2021 16:30 IST

  The opposition has been demanding a discussion in Parliament on the Pegasus row and its leaders have been giving adjournment notices every day.

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  Rahul Gandhi invites parties for breakfast meeting to discuss Opposition's strategy over Pegasus

  India | August 02, 2021 15:20 IST

  The opposition has been demanding a discussion in Parliament on the Pegasus row and its leaders have been giving adjournment notices every day. 

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  Haqikat Kya Hai | 'Triple Talaq' law unconstitutional, demonizes Muslims: Asaduddin Owaisi

  Hakikat Kya Hai | August 01, 2021 22:00 IST

  Lashing out at the PM Narendra Modi-led central government over the law that criminalises 'triple talaq', AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said the legislation was "against equality" and "demonizes Muslims."

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  Pegasus row: Supreme Court to hear on Aug 5 pleas seeking probe into snooping allegations

  India | August 01, 2021 11:49 IST

  Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the senior journalists, had told the court last week that the plea needed an urgent hearing in view of its wide ramifications.

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  In first two weeks of Monsoon session, Parliament clocked only 18 hours out of 107

  India | July 31, 2021 20:11 IST

  Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have seen repeated disruptions and have failed to transact any business after opposition uproar in favour of their demand for a discussion on issues like Pegasus snooping controversy, farm laws, and price rise ever since the Monsoon Session began on July 19.

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  Chidambaram attacks govt over Pegasus, asks whether it will give up 'ostrich-like attitude'

  India | July 30, 2021 18:57 IST

  Attacking the government, Chidambaram said another case of misuse of Pegasus spyware has been revealed now with France's national cybersecurity agency confirming that Pegasus spyware was infiltrated into phones belonging to two journalists of Mediapart, an investigative journal in France.  

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  Pegasus snooping scandal: Israel launches probe into allegations against NSO

  World | July 30, 2021 17:25 IST

  Representatives of several bodies visited the office of NSO to assess the allegations raised in regards to the company on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Israel's Ministry of Defence said.  

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  Pegasus spyware 'non-issue'; govt ready to discuss matters related to people: Pralhad Joshi

  India | July 30, 2021 15:03 IST

  Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said the controversy over Pegasus was a "non-issue" and that the government was ready for discussions on people-related issues.