NSO's chief executive, Shalev Hulio, welcomed the move, telling Army Radio that he would “be very pleased if there were an investigation so that we’d be able to clear our name”
NSO's chief executive, Shalev Hulio, welcomed the move, telling Army Radio that he would “be very pleased if there were an investigation so that we’d be able to clear our name”
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday lashed out at the Modi government over the Pegasus spying row, saying the Israeli software was used to attack the institutions of the country by the BJP.
Other phone numbers apparently selected by Delhi were those of the former President of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Lobsang Sangay, the staff in the office of another Buddhist spiritual leader, the Gyalwang Karmapa, and several other activists and clerics who are part of the exiled community in India, the report said.
TNCC president KS Alagiri, who led the protest near Raj Bhavan, demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cabinet step down in view of the "grave threat posed to the national security by the Pegasus spyware row."
Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav said the phone numbers of farmer leaders will figure in the data of the year 2020-21.
Blasting at lawmakers of the Mamata Banerjee's party, Meenakshi Lekhi said the behaviour of TMC MPs was shameful. The issue of 'Pegasus spyware scandal' is fake news.
TMC MPs on Thursday tore papers and flung them into the air, throwing the Rajya Sabha into bedlam as IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw read a statement on the alleged snooping using Pegasus.
The plea said the use Pegasus was not just eavesdropping on conversations but can be used to access the entire digital imprint of one's life as it renders helpless not just the owner of the phone hacked but everyone who is in contact with him.
The selection of Indian numbers largely commenced around the time of Narendra Modi's trip to Israel in 2017.
The 32-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology headed by Tharoor is scheduled to meet on July 28. The agenda of the meeting is 'Citizens' data security and privacy', according to the notification issued by Lok Sabha Secretariat.
Calling on the Opposition to unite against the BJP, she said that 'Khela' will happen in all states until the saffron brigade is removed from the country.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has demanded from the Central government to ban the activities of Amnesty International in India.
Pegasus spyware was developed by the Israeli company NSO Group and sold to government clients. Among the reported targets of the spyware are journalists, politicians, government officials, and human rights activists.
Speaking to reporters, Farrukh Habib made a sensational claim that "Nawaz Sharif obtained information (about Imran Khan) through Israeli spyware with the help of Narendra Modi".
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 Congress raised six questions on the Pegasus issue in the Lok Sabha session.
I request Govt of India to ban the functioning of Amnesty International in the country. I feel the Congress party should join hands with the government in criticising Amnesty International. They can't defame our country like this all the time, said Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma while speaking on Pegasus report.
There were lots of speculations in political circles on Monday about whether the Modi government snooped on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, political strategist Prashant Kishor and some journalists.
Opposition members raised uproar in both houses and demanded a thorough probe into the charges of snooping on journalists, politicians, ministers, judges and others using Israeli Pegasus spyware.
CM Adityanath said that publishing of report about alleged phone tapping of leaders just a day ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament reeks of certain conspiracy.
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