Lokesh Sharma, OSD of Rajasthan's outgoing chief minister Ashok Gehlot, remarks have come just two days after results of Assembly election in the state in which Congress lost power to BJP.
NSE phone tapping case: Pandey was already in the judicial custody of the Enforcement Directorate in connection with probes against him. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) approached a special CBI court here seeking his custody in connection with the tapping case.
NSE illegal phone tapping: The former MD was produced in the court from jail on order passed by the judge earlier. The judge had issued a production warrant against the accused on a plea moved by the ED.
Taking suo motu cognizance, the Centre ordered a probe into allegations of hacking of Instagram accounts of Priyanka Gandhi and Robert Vadra's children.
Jaiswal was Maharashtra DGP at the relevant time the alleged phone-tapping took place when former State Intelligence Department was headed by IPS officer Rashmi Shukla, during tenure of former BJP Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day after witnessing multiple disruptions as several Opposition members trooped into the Well of the House raising slogans and protesting over various issues.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah should clarify the alleged phone tapping of several people through the Pegasus spyware, said Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut.
The central government dismissed allegations of tapping phones of prominent individuals including ministers, opposition leaders, journalists, businessmen and others. The government said similar claims were made in the past regarding the use of Pegasus on WhatsApp by India. Those reports, the statement said, had no factual basis and were categorically denied by all parties, including WhatsApp in the Supreme Court.
An international media consortium on Sunday reported that more than 300 verified mobile phone numbers, including of two serving ministers, over 40 journalists, three opposition leaders and one sitting judge besides scores of business persons and activists in India could have been targeted for hacking through the Israeli spyware sold only to government agencies.
He said that if any member has information about the names of legislators whose phones are being allegedly tapped, he should meet and inform CM Ashok Gehlot about it.
The Delhi Police has registered an FIR in relation to the Rajasthan phone tapping case after a complaint lodged by Union Cabinet Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
Rajasthan BJP president Satish Poonia on 'phone tapping' and Congress' claims of horse trading in Rajasthan said that Home Ministry has taken cognizance of this matter and I think many things will come into fore.
The MHA has sought a report from the Rajasthan Chief Secretary on the allegations of illegal tapping of phones amid a political crisis in the state, triggered by Congress leader Sachin Pilot's open revolt.
Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha has written to Chief Minister Kamal Nath, claiming that a probe ordered into the case by the Supreme Court, has been pending for four years.
The petition filed alleged that some CBI officials have abused their powers by violating the existing guidelines on phone tapping and surveillance.
A division bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V Kameswar Rao asked the Centre and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file their reply and listed the matter for further hearing on March 26.
US President Donald Trump does not accept FBI Director James Comey's denial of his charges that his predecessor Barack Obama wiretapped the billionaire's phones last year, a White House spokeswoman said.
The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, asked the Justice Department on Sunday to publicly reject President Trump’s claims that his predecessor Barack Obama had wiretapped his phones last year, senior officials said.
US President Donald Trump has accused former President Barack Obama of “Wiretapping” his office in New York before the presidential election in November last year. Launching a series of tweets on Saturday, Trump said: "Terrible!
Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma has asked Kejriwal to provide with the details of phone tapping of judges.
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