PM must clarify whether snooping was done: Chidambaram on Pegasus Spying Row
3 years, 4 months ago

PM must clarify whether snooping was done: Chidambaram on Pegasus Spying Row

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said the government should either call for a joint parliamentary committee probe into the Pegasus snooping allegations or request the Supreme Court to appoint a sitting judge to investigate the matter, and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement in Parliament clarifying whether there had been surveillance or not. Asked about the Opposition's demand of a Supreme Court-monitored probe and whether the top court should take it up suo motu, Chidambaram said he would not want to comment on what the court may or may not do, but pointed out that there is already a public interest litigation filed by one or two persons, separately, asking it to take suo motu cognisance of the Pegasus revelations. "Be that as it may, the government should request either Parliament to constitute a JPC or the government should request the Supreme Court to spare an honourable judge to conduct the investigation," he said. If the home minister is unable to categorically deny that Indian telephones were infiltrated by the spyware, then obviously he must take responsibility for this "scandal" happening under his watch, Chidambaram said.

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Pegasus Row | ‘More Sophisticated Spyware Ahead Of 2024 Elections...’: Chidambaram’s Swipe At Centre
2 years, 10 months ago

Pegasus Row | ‘More Sophisticated Spyware Ahead Of 2024 Elections...’: Chidambaram’s Swipe At Centre

ABP News  

New Delhi: Congress Rajya Sabha MP and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday took a swipe at the BJP-led Union government over the issue of Pegasus spyware. This comes a day after The New York Times claimed that India bought Pegasus spyware from Israel as part of a defence deal in 2017 According to the report, the Israeli …

Pegasus Snooping- Counsel Of Bhima Koregaon Accused Writes To SC-Appointed Technical Committee Suspecting Hacking Of His Device
2 years, 11 months ago

Pegasus Snooping- Counsel Of Bhima Koregaon Accused Writes To SC-Appointed Technical Committee Suspecting Hacking Of His Device

Live Law  

A lawyer, who represented several persons implicated in the Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad case has written to the Technical Committee appointed by the Supreme Court to probe into the allegations of snooping through Pegasus, suspecting compromise of his mobile device by Pegasus Malware.Advocate Nihalsing B Rathod, a practicing lawyer based in Nagpur has argued that his phone was intercepted. A …

India’s Supreme Court orders independent probe into Pegasus snooping claims
3 years, 1 month ago

India’s Supreme Court orders independent probe into Pegasus snooping claims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India’s top court on Wednesday …

Pegasus snooping attempt to 'crush' Indian democracy: Rahul Gandhi
3 years, 1 month ago

Pegasus snooping attempt to 'crush' Indian democracy: Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on October 27 termed as a "big step" the Supreme Court appointing a three-member panel of cyber experts to probe the alleged use of Israeli spyware Pegasus for surveillance of certain people, and expressed confidence that truth would come out. Asserting that alleged snooping using Pegasus is an "attempt to crush Indian democracy", Mr. Gandhi said …

India’s top court asks: Did gov’t use Pegasus spyware to snoop?
3 years, 1 month ago

India’s top court asks: Did gov’t use Pegasus spyware to snoop?

Al Jazeera  

The court said the possible violation of citizens’ right to privacy and free speech compelled it to seek out the truth. India’s Supreme Court has ordered a panel of experts to investigate whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration used the Pegasus spyware to surveil opposition leaders, activists, tycoons, judges and journalists. The top court’s bench of three judges headed by …

Pegasus snooping row: Centre against filing detailed affidavit, cites national security in SC
3 years, 3 months ago

Pegasus snooping row: Centre against filing detailed affidavit, cites national security in SC

Firstpost  

The Centre told a Supreme Court bench that it has nothing to hide and that’s why the government has on its own said it will constitute a committee of domain experts to look into these allegations New Delhi: The Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday that it does not wish to file a detailed affidavit on a batch of …

Pegasus snooping row | Separate probe by Bengal can wait, observes Supreme Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Pegasus snooping row | Separate probe by Bengal can wait, observes Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday urged the West Bengal government to wait and not go ahead with a separate judicial inquiry into the Pegasus snooping allegations when the apex court is already seized of the issue. A Bench of Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana and Justice Surya Kant did not pass a formal order staying the work of the …

Pegasus | Centre’s affidavit in Supreme Court a ‘confession’, says Chidambaram
3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus | Centre’s affidavit in Supreme Court a ‘confession’, says Chidambaram

The Hindu  

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, said the Solicitor General’s reply in the Supreme Court during the hearing on the Pegasus issue, that the government has information which he cannot divulge in public by way of an affidavit is a "confession" that software-spyware was used, and sought to know if it was Pegasus and for what …

Snooping case: Supreme Court issues pre-admission notice to Centre on pleas
3 years, 4 months ago

Snooping case: Supreme Court issues pre-admission notice to Centre on pleas

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued pre-admission notice to the Central government on petitions seeking an independent inquiry into the allegations that the government used Israeli-based Pegasus spyware to snoop on citizens. Mr. Mehta said any revelation about any software allegedly used by government to counter terrorism would compromise national security. ‘Matter of national security’ “They want us to say …

Allegations of snooping using Pegasus mere ‘conjectures and surmises’: Government
3 years, 4 months ago

Allegations of snooping using Pegasus mere ‘conjectures and surmises’: Government

The Hindu  

The government in the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed allegations of snooping using Pegasus spyware as mere “conjectures and surmises” based on “unsubstantiated media reports or incomplete or uncorroborated material”. A two-page affidavit filed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in the Supreme Court, however, said the government would form a Committee of Experts to dispel the “wrong …

Hopeful IT panel will take up Pegasus; officials may have been instructed to skip last meet: Tharoor
3 years, 4 months ago

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

India TV News  

Shashi Tharoor, senior Congress leader and chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT, on Sunday said the panel's last meeting on July 28 was "disrupted" by BJP members as they did not want the Pegasus-related allegations to be discussed and the officials who were to testify "appear to have been instructed not to attend". Asked if going forward the …

Pegasus issue: ‘Is there any prima facie evidence that phones were hacked,’ asks Ravi Shankar Prasad
3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus issue: ‘Is there any prima facie evidence that phones were hacked,’ asks Ravi Shankar Prasad

The Hindu  

As the monsoon session of Parliament continued to see disruption amid Opposition protests on the Pegasus snooping scandal and the contentious farm laws, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday slammed the Congress and claimed that there was no “prima facie” evidence to back up the allegations that certain phones had been hacked by the government. Former Union Minister Ravi Shankar …

Pegasus | Hearing on petitions seeking probe on August 5
3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus | Hearing on petitions seeking probe on August 5

The Hindu  

A Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana is scheduled to hear on August 5 a petition filed by senior journalists N. Ram and Sashi Kumar for an independent probe headed by a former or sitting top court judge into the mass surveillance of over 142 potential “targets”, including journalists, lawyers, ministers, Opposition politicians, constitutional functionaries …

Pegasus snooping row: The story so far
3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus snooping row: The story so far

India Today  

Allegations of snooping using military-grade spyware Pegasus have prevented Parliament from functioning normally. The Editors Guild of India on Tuesday filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking direction for a probe by a special investigation team to ascertain the central government’s role in the Pegasus snooping allegations. Reports say journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, whose phone was allegedly infiltrated with …

Pegasus Row: In First Among BJP Allies, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Bats For Probe Into Snooping Claims
3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus Row: In First Among BJP Allies, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Bats For Probe Into Snooping Claims

ABP News  

Patna: In perhaps a first from an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal supremo and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for a probe to be initiated in the Pegasus case. People have been reiterating for so many days, it should be done," Bihar CM Nitish Kumar told media persons. Opposition parties have been demanding a Supreme …

Pegasus row: BJP ally Nitish Kumar joins Opposition chorus for probe, discussion in Parliament
3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus row: BJP ally Nitish Kumar joins Opposition chorus for probe, discussion in Parliament

India Today  

Bihar chief minister and NDA ally Nitish Kumar on Monday demanded a probe into the Pegasus snoopgate row. People have been reiterating for so many days, it should be done: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar pic.twitter.com/LeNCddsyd8 — ANI August 2, 2021 Opposition parties have united to protest against the alleged snooping and have been time and over demanding a discussion on …

Chidambaram attacks govt over Pegasus, asks whether it will give up 'ostrich-like attitude'
3 years, 4 months ago

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

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday attacked the government over the Pegasus snooping allegations, asking whether it will give up its "ostrich-like attitude" and agree to the Opposition's demand for a full discussion in Parliament on the issue. Attacking the government, Chidambaram said another case of misuse of Pegasus spyware has been revealed now with France's national cybersecurity agency …

Pegasus row: SC to hear plea of journalists N Ram, Sashi Kumar next week
3 years, 4 months ago

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

India TV News  

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. An international media consortium has reported that over 300 verified Indian mobile phone numbers were on a list of potential targets for surveillance using Israeli firm NSO's …

Pegasus row: Shashi Tharoor seeks action after officials skip Parliamentary panel meet
3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus row: Shashi Tharoor seeks action after officials skip Parliamentary panel meet

India Today  

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has sought action against officials of three Union ministries for skipping the Parliamentary panel meeting on July 28, further escalating the row surrounding a meeting on Pegasus snooping. Shashi Tharoor, chairman of the Parliamentary panel on IT, has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking action against the officials of three ministries who skipped the …

Probing Pegasus: The Hindu Editorial on the Bengal government ordering inquiry into snooping row
3 years, 4 months ago

Probing Pegasus: The Hindu Editorial on the Bengal government ordering inquiry into snooping row

The Hindu  

The institution of a judicial probe by the West Bengal government into allegations of surveillance using advanced spyware on potential Indian targets marks a significant political and legal pushback against the Union government’s attempts to deny the global media revelations and diminish the potent threat such practices pose to democracy. Given Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s penchant for the dramatic and …

PM Modi has put a weapon in our phones, it's anti-national: Rahul Gandhi on Pegasus row
3 years, 4 months ago

PM Modi has put a weapon in our phones, it's anti-national: Rahul Gandhi on Pegasus row

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday questioned the Narendra Modi-led government over the Pegasus issue and asked the leadership to clarify if the spyware was used to snoop on Indians. FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES ON PARLIAMENT MONSOON SESSION HERE Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Pegasus issue, Rahul Gandhi said using Pegasus spyware against citizens, in his view, is an …

Pegasus snooping issue 'most important' for IT panel; will question govt officials on this: Tharoor
3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus snooping issue 'most important' for IT panel; will question govt officials on this: Tharoor

India Today  

Parliamentary panel on Information Technology will question government officials on allegations relating to suspected phone tapping of politicians, journalists and others using Pegasus spyware, the committee chairman and senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday asserting that it is the "most important issue" for many members. The 32-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, …

Shashi Tharoor seeks Supreme Court judge-monitored probe into Pegasus snooping allegations
3 years, 4 months ago

Shashi Tharoor seeks Supreme Court judge-monitored probe into Pegasus snooping allegations

The Hindu  

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on July 26 demanded a Supreme Court judge-monitored probe into the Pegasus snooping allegations and indicated that Opposition parties would continue to disrupt Parliament’s proceedings until the government agrees to a debate on it. Last week, an international media consortium reported that over 300 verified mobile phone numbers, including those of two ministers, over 40 journalists, …

Pegasus row: Snooping has always existed, it's just become more brazen, intrusive and tech-savvy | OPINION
3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus row: Snooping has always existed, it's just become more brazen, intrusive and tech-savvy | OPINION

India Today  

In the last few days, the national media has been abuzz with reports over the Snoopgate or Pegasusgate as it's being called - the data leaks from India and across the world that suggest that thousands of phone lines could have been tracked, some of them hacked, using an Israeli spyware called Pegasus. Truth is, my friends, every government-and we …

Pegasus row: Rajya Sabha MP moves SC seeking court-monitored probe into snooping allegations
3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus row: Rajya Sabha MP moves SC seeking court-monitored probe into snooping allegations

Firstpost  

The petition filed by CPM MP from Kerala John Brittas said that the the government has neither accepted nor denied whether the spyware was bought and used by its agencies New Delhi: Rajya Sabha member John Brittas has moved the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored probe into reports of alleged snooping of activists, politicians, journalists and constitutional functionaries using Israeli …

Pegasus spyware row: P Chidambaram seeks JPC probe, asks PM to clarify whether snooping was done
3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus spyware row: P Chidambaram seeks JPC probe, asks PM to clarify whether snooping was done

Firstpost  

The former home minister said the ‘unlawful snooping’ may have ‘helped’ the BJP to score victory in 2019 Lok Sabha polls which has been ’tainted’ by the allegations New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said the government should either call for a joint parliamentary committee probe into the Pegasus snooping allegations or request the Supreme Court to …

Pegasus issue: Rajya Sabha MP moves Supreme Court seeking court-monitored probe
3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus issue: Rajya Sabha MP moves Supreme Court seeking court-monitored probe

The Hindu  

Rajya Sabha member John Brittas has moved the Supreme Court for a court-monitored investigation into allegations of snooping on activists, politicians, journalists and constitutional functionaries using the Israeli spyware, Pegasus. “Hence, the government needs to appraise the reasons for the interceptions made to the gadgets of its own Ministers, staff, constitutional authorities, including Election Commissioners and judges, CBI officers, a …

PM must make statement in Parliament, clarify whether snooping was done: Chidambaram on Pegasus row
3 years, 5 months ago

PM must make statement in Parliament, clarify whether snooping was done: Chidambaram on Pegasus row

India Today  

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said the government should either call for a joint parliamentary committee probe into the Pegasus snooping allegations or request the Supreme Court to appoint a sitting judge to investigate the matter, and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement in Parliament clarifying whether there had been surveillance or not. Asked about …

Pegasus row: Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas moves Supreme Court seeking SIT probe
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus row: Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas moves Supreme Court seeking SIT probe

India Today  

Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas on Saturday moved the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team into the reports of surveillance of activists, journalists and politicians using the Pegasus spyware. In his writ petition filed before the apex court, CPI leader John Brittas claimed the government has been evasive on the Pegasus issue and has not …

Chidambaram slams govt, compares India's response to Pegasus snooping issue with France, Israel
3 years, 5 months ago

Chidambaram slams govt, compares India's response to Pegasus snooping issue with France, Israel

The Hindu  

Slamming the Centre over the Pegasus snooping issue, Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Friday compared India's response to the matter with that of France and Israel, saying while those countries are examining the allegations, India has denied any unauthorised surveillance and refused to debate it. The Congress on Thursday held protest marches at many places across the country demanding a …

Congress holds protest against Pegasus spying controversy
3 years, 5 months ago

Congress holds protest against Pegasus spying controversy

The Hindu  

Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee president A.V. Subramanian on Thursday slammed the BJP government at the Centre for its alleged involvement in the surveillance of prominent politicians, journalists and activists using the Pegasus spyware of the Israeli company, NSO Group. At a protest by the Congress as part of a nationwide stir, Mr. Subramanian said the scandal exposed how the BJP …

Govt snooped on my meetings with Prashant Kishor using Pegasus spyware: Mamata Banerjee
3 years, 5 months ago

Govt snooped on my meetings with Prashant Kishor using Pegasus spyware: Mamata Banerjee

India Today  

Intensifying her attack on the Modi government over the alleged hacking of phones of opposition leaders and journalists using Pegasus spyware, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the government had put her meetings with poll strategist Prashant Kishor under surveillance. Prashant Kishor got his phone audited and came to know that one of our meetings was …

Parl panel likely to question officials on Pegasus phone tapping allegations on July 28: Sources
3 years, 5 months ago

Parl panel likely to question officials on Pegasus phone tapping allegations on July 28: Sources

India TV News  

A parliamentary panel on IT headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is likely to question top government officials, including from Home Ministry, next week on allegations related to phone tapping of many using Pegasus spyware, sources said on Wednesday. An international media consortium has claimed that several Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi, two union ministers, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee …

Parliament Updates: LS, RS adjourned till 22 July; PM's COVID-19 briefing with parties underway
3 years, 5 months ago

Parliament Updates: LS, RS adjourned till 22 July; PM's COVID-19 briefing with parties underway

Firstpost  

1:37 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Parliament LATEST Updates Need for impartial inquiry to fix responsibility: Mayawati on Pegasus report BSP president Mayawati on Tuesday termed the Pegasus snooping incident as a “very serious matter” and demanded an impartial inquiry into it for fixing responsibility. The dirty game of espionage and blackmailing is not a new thing, but breaching privacy with …

Pegasus row: Congress, Shiv Sena demand formation of JPC to probe snooping case
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus row: Congress, Shiv Sena demand formation of JPC to probe snooping case

India TV News  

Upping its ante against the Centre, the Congress on Tuesday demanded a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee in the Pegasus snooping controversy. Congress spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil said the government should clearly tell whether it has purchased the Pegasus spyware or not and hold a joint parliamentary probe. Gohil also said the party's demand is that the government should order …

Snooping row: Experts tell legal options available with those named in Pegasus list
3 years, 5 months ago

Snooping row: Experts tell legal options available with those named in Pegasus list

India Today  

As communication technology grows, India, like every other country in the world, has been debating the issue of data protection and privacy. Legal experts tell India Today that in the absence of a clear law, the people who have been named in the Pegasus list will need to approach the High Court or Supreme Court to seek legal remedies against …

Pegasus snooping row: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw dismisses allegations
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus snooping row: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw dismisses allegations

India Today  

After the names of Opposition leaders, journalists and activists appeared on the list who were targeted using Pegasus spyware in a snooping attempt, the Centre dismissed the allegations, claiming a lack of facts and logic. Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, on the first day of the Monsoon session of Parliament, said the allegations appeared to be an attempt to malign …

Govt hacked my phone using Pegasus to topple Karnataka govt: G Parameshwara
3 years, 5 months ago

Govt hacked my phone using Pegasus to topple Karnataka govt: G Parameshwara

India Today  

Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara has alleged that the central government hacked his mobile phone using Pegasus spyware to "topple" the Congress government in Karnataka. Parameshwara was reacting to media reports suggesting that Pegasus spyware was used to snoop on Karnataka politicians including him. On Monday, the government categorically rejected in Lok Sabha allegations of snooping on politicians, …

Congress slams BJP over Pegasus leak, calls it ‘Bharatiya Jasoos Party’
3 years, 5 months ago

Congress slams BJP over Pegasus leak, calls it ‘Bharatiya Jasoos Party’

Hindustan Times  

The Congress party on Monday demanded the removal of Union home minister Amit Shah and a probe into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role after reports suggested that the phone numbers of party leader Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders, Cabinet ministers and bureaucrats were listed as potential targets for snooping by a military-grade Israeli spyware. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, …

Over The Top Allegations To Malign Indian Democracy: Centre On Reports About Using Pegasus Spyware For Snooping Journalists
3 years, 5 months ago

Over The Top Allegations To Malign Indian Democracy: Centre On Reports About Using Pegasus Spyware For Snooping Journalists

Live Law  

The Central Government on Monday denied all 'over the top allegations' of using Pegasus Spyware to snoop on opposition leaders, journalists, etc.The newly appointed IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, while making a statement in this regard in Lok Sabha today, said,"The basis of this report is that there is consortium which has got access to leaked database of 50,000 phone numbers. …

No illegal surveillance possible in India: IT Minister on Pegasus report
3 years, 5 months ago

No illegal surveillance possible in India: IT Minister on Pegasus report

The Hindu  

Information Technology and Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday told the Lok Sabha that illegal surveillance was not possible in India, given its laws and robust institutions. He alleged that news reports about the Pegasus software being used to illegally tap phones was “an attempt to malign Indian democracy”. The Minister’s statement followed Opposition protests on the first day of …

Pegasus spyware row: Opposition corners govt on Day 1 of Monsoon Session, seeks probe
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus spyware row: Opposition corners govt on Day 1 of Monsoon Session, seeks probe

India Today  

The Pegasus report kicked up a storm on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament as several Opposition leaders cornered the government over it. Opposition leaders targeted the Central government over the alleged illegal use of the spyware and demanded an investigation into the role of the prime minister, the home minister, and top officials. The Opposition leaders …

Pegasus spyware issue rocks Parliament as Opposition MPs corner Centre
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus spyware issue rocks Parliament as Opposition MPs corner Centre

India Today  

The Monsoon Session of Parliament kicked off on Monday amid a storm over the Pegasus spyware issue as several Opposition leaders targeted the Centre over the reports that the spyware was used to hack the phones of several prominent journalists and politicians in India. CPI Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam had given a suspension of business notice under Rule 267 …

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