Pegasus: Centre refuses to file affidavit in SC on surveillance allegations, cites national security

The SC said national security was not related to the case, and that it only wanted to know if the surveillance was ‘done to see if it’s permissible under law’.

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· Sep 13, 2021 · 12:22 pm

IT rules: Delhi HC seeks Centre’s reply on WhatsApp’s plea against message traceability clause

The company has argued in favour of protecting people’s fundamental right to privacy.

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· Aug 27, 2021 · 04:54 pm

Pegasus: SC asks West Bengal to show restraint on judicial inquiry into surveillance allegations

The court also said that it will pass a comprehensive order on a batch of petitions on the Pegasus row next week.

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· Aug 25, 2021 · 06:52 pm

Pegasus: SC issues notice to Centre, West Bengal over plea challenging state’s inquiry panel

The petitioner argued that the state government lacked the jurisdiction to set up such a committee.

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· Aug 18, 2021 · 03:19 pm

Pegasus: Cannot divulge if spyware was used due to ‘national security purposes’, Centre tells SC

The court has issued a notice to the Centre seeking its response on a batch of pleas demanding an investigation into the surveillance allegations.

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· Aug 17, 2021 · 01:28 pm

Pegasus surveillance allegations not correct but will be examined by experts, Centre tells SC

The Centre said the pleas demanding a probe into the alleged surveillance are based on ‘conjectures, surmises and unsubstantiated media reports’.

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· Aug 16, 2021 · 11:52 am

Pegasus: UN human rights experts call for temporary suspension on sale of surveillance technology

They said the a global moratorium should be in place till international regulations were adopted to ensure that human rights would be safeguarded.

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· Aug 12, 2021 · 05:54 pm

Opposition insists on discussing Pegasus as it is about survival of democracy: Mallikarjun Kharge

Kharge accused the Centre of stalling discussions in Parliament so that the Opposition continued its protests, helping the government rush through its Bills.

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· Aug 11, 2021 · 02:38 pm

Pegasus: Don’t engage in ‘parallel debates’ outside court, SC tells petitioners seeking inquiry

The court granted the Centre time till the next hearing on August 16 to respond to the petitions.

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· Aug 10, 2021 · 12:56 pm

Pegasus row: No transaction with NSO Group, Ministry of Defence tells Parliament

This could be considered as the government’s first direct reply to repeated questions from the Opposition on whether the administration used the spyware.

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· Aug 09, 2021 · 05:47 pm

Pegasus: Shashi Tharoor blames BJP for scuttling parliamentary panel meet, seeks Speaker’s action

Tharoor, the head of the Standing Committee on Information Technology, said officials from three ministries refused to attend the meeting at the last minute.

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· Aug 09, 2021 · 11:29 am

Pegasus row: Yashwant Sinha files plea in SC seeking court-monitored inquiry

The former Union minister sought that a mechanism should be set up to oversee any surveillance-related request made by and to any ministry or government agency.

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· Aug 05, 2021 · 10:53 pm