She said phone-tapping in Telangana was ‘a fact’ when KCR was CM of the state & Jagan Reddy his Andhra counterpart. BRS leaders have denied involvement in any surveillance activities.
Bedi insists her actions were driven by urgent need to protect daughter. Revelations also suggest Delhi cops may have come across possible lead in unsolved rape case of Swiss diplomat in 2003.
Sharma, who was released on bail hours after arrest, is alleged to be key conspirator in phone-tap case. He claimed this April that he had released audio tapes at Gehlot’s behest.
This comes after Congress requested her removal alleging 'bias'. Maharashtra's 1st woman DGP, the 1988 batch IPS officer was accused in a phone-tapping case involving MVA leaders.
Gehlot govt had moved suit in 2023 seeking declaration from SC that Rajasthan Police & not Delhi Police had jurisdiction to probe ‘phone-tapping’ incident involving Gajendra Shekhawat.
Accused cops have alleged ex-Intelligence chief Prabhakar Rao constituted special team to oversee large-scale phone tapping of political rivals of former CM KCR, it is learnt.
After Mumbai Police Cyber Cell quizzed him, 'star witness' Fadnavis alleged questions were such as to determine if he could be made an accused or co-accused.
In 2019, too, Govindacharya filed a petition in Supreme Court seeking an inquiry into alleged use of Pegasus spyware to tap phones of Indians through WhatsApp.
Prashnam's 12-state survey shows a general lack of awareness. But among those who know what Pegasus is, a greater percentage say Modi government snoops on ordinary citizens.
The rules come amid allegations that the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP govt tapped phones as well as revelations of alleged snooping by the Pegasus Project.
The rules now take effect on 1 July instead of 1 April, the Reserve Bank of India said. New rules may raise cost of raising capital for proprietary trading firms & squeeze profits.
Oleksandr Yakovenko, founder of Ukrainian drone maker TAF Industries, further went on to highlight the growing 'irrelevance' of European defence platforms.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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