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Supreme Court
Pegasus Row: SC Agrees To SG's Submission To Hear Pils On Friday Instead Of Wednesday

The bench, also comprising Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli, was urged by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, that the proposed hearing of the pleas on Wednesday be deferred to Friday (February 25) as he would be arguing before another bench.

  • Tuesday, 22 February 2022
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Govt asks WhatsApp to explain breach, says Centre committed to protecting citizen privacy

New Delhi: With WhatsApp revealing that Indian scribes and human rights activists were among users targeted by an Israeli spyware, the government on Thursday asked the Facebook-owned messaging platform to explain the breach and list out measures that have been taken to safeguard the privacy of millions of Indians. IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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Congress accuses govt of 'snooping', urges SC to hold Centre accountable

New Delhi: The Modi government has been “caught snooping” after WhatsApp said journalists and human rights activists in India have been targets of surveillance, the Congress alleged on Thursday and demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the “illegal hacking” of cell phones. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the government asking WhatsApp about ‘Pegasus’ was like […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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