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Topic: Phone tapping

My phones were tapped: AP Congress chief Y.S. Sharmila accuses brother Jagan of colluding with BRS

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.

Kiran Bedi ‘wiretapping’ revelations unravel family feud, unprobed angle in Swiss diplomat rape

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.

As Delhi Police arrest Gehlot’s ex-OSD Lokesh Sharma, a look back at 2020 Rajasthan phone-tapping scandal

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.

What’s the controversy around Maharashtra DGP Rashmi Shukla, transferred by EC just before polls

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.

Rajasthan to withdraw Gehlot govt’s suit in SC contesting phone-tap case probe, says ‘no merit in it’

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.

Over 1,200 surveilled, covert deals & accused cops — what is the Telangana ‘snooping’ scandal

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.

Why Fadnavis, who claimed to have 6.3GB of tapped phone calls, was questioned for ‘data leak’

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.

Pegasus snooping a form of cyber-terrorism, says ex-RSS ideologue Govindacharya, moves SC

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.

Only 15% Indians know about Pegasus. But once aware, their distrust of Modi govt grows

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.

Use landline for work, texts over calls, be polite: Uddhav govt’s new mobile phone rules

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. 

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FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

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Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

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