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New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday criticised the government over the recent US court ruling on Pegasus spyware, which revealed that 300 out of 1,400 targeted WhatsApp numbers belonged to Indians. Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala called for the Supreme Court of India to reopen the Pegasus case and conduct a fresh inquiry based on the US judgment. In 2022, …

Will SC conduct further inquiry, asks Randeep Surjewala after Pegasus spyware case verdict in US

BRUSSELS — The European Parliament’s inquiry committee investigating the use of surveillance spyware by the bloc’s governments said Tuesday the EU’s executive arm and member countries are failing to properly tackle a surveillance scandal that has targeted opposition politicians and journalists. In a draft report published Tuesday, the committee investigating Pegasus said the European Council and national governments “are practicing …

The Supreme Court on Friday, December 16, ordered a stay on the inquiry into the Pegasus snooping case by the Justice Lokur Commission set up by the West Bengal government. The SC was hearing a petition by an NGO that had earlier challenged the inquiry commission set up by the West Bengal government. The Mamata Banerjee-led Bengal government had set …

[Pegasus] "Could Not Sit As A Silent Spectator When Centre Was Evasive: WB Govt. Says It Was Well Within Its Authority To Set-Up Inquiry Commission

Since, the Central Government did not find it necessary to appoint a Commission of Inquiry in relation to the 'Pegasus' spyware scandal, the State of West Bengal has submitted before the Supreme Court that it acted well within its legal authority to appoint a commission since the subject matter of the inquiry fell within the bounds of List II and …

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The Supreme Court will hear next week a petition filed by senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar seeking a judicial inquiry into the alleged surveillance of Indian citizens using Israeli Pegasus spyware and to identify the entities responsible for this. It is creating waves not just in India but abroad as well.” The bench, also comprising justice Surya Kant, …

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

Senior Journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar have approached the Supreme Court seeking a direction for an independent inquiry headed by a sitting or retired judge of Supreme CourtCourt to probe into allegations that illegal surveillance has been carried out on inter alia journalists, lawyers, government ministers, opposition politicians and civil society activists using the Pegasus. Senior Journalists N Ram …

Justice Madan B. Lokur to head Commission of Inquiry set up by West Bengal government to probe Pegasus spyware controversy

As the Pegasus spyware controversy continues to rage in Parliament and across the country, West Bengal became the first State to set up a Commission of Inquiry to look into the matter. The decision to set up a two-member Commission headed by retired Supreme Court Judge Madan Bhimarao Lokur, and retired Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, Justice Jyotirmay …

Mamata Banerjee forms inquiry panel to look into Pegasus snooping row

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government has formed a two-member inquiry commission to look into allegations of snooping on politicians, officials and journalists using Israeli spyware Pegasus. "We thought the Centre would form an inquiry commission or a court-monitored probe would be ordered to look into this phone-hacking incident. The two-member commission will be headed …

Breaking: West Bengal Government Constitutes Inquiry Commission Headed By Justices Madan Lokur and Jyotirmay Bhattacharya To Probe Pegasus Scandal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday constituted an Inquiry Commission headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur and former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya to investigate into the allegations pertaining to the Pegasus spyware scandal. West Bengal is the first State to initiate a commission of inquiry", the Chief Minister …

Pegasus spyware issue: West Bengal govt. sets up two-member inquiry commission

The West Bengal government on Monday set up an inquiry commission, comprising retired Supreme Court judge Madan B. Lokur and former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya, to look into the allegations of snooping on politicians, activists and journalists using the Israeli spyware Pegasus. West Bengal is the first State to set up an inquiry commission in …

Demanding a court-monitored inquiry, Congress’ Mallikarjun Kharge questioned if governments in Madhya Pradesh, Manipur and Goa were also toppled using the spyware New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday accused the government of bringing down elected governments in the country using Pegasus spyware and demanded a Supreme Court monitored independent probe into the entire issue. Addressing a joint press conference, Congress …