Khalistani elements pose national security threat, Canadian Intel report saysCanada's intelligence agency has identified Khalistani elements as a violent extremist threat. The CSIS report also highlights foreign inte...
02 May, 2026, 08.50 AM IST
India's review of location-tracking plan 'deeply concerning': AmnestyIndia is reviewing a proposal for always-on satellite location tracking on all phones. Amnesty International warns this could endanger huma...
08 Dec, 2025, 03.56 PM IST
Pegasus row: SC sets April 29 to hear pleas for probing unauthorised useThe Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing next week regarding the alleged unauthorized use of Pegasus spyware to surveil journalists and ot...
22 Apr, 2025, 04.14 PM IST
Meta takes down spyware network run by Indian company CyberRoot Risk AdvisoryDuring its investigations into threats present across its platforms, Meta said it had discovered that CyberRoot Risk Advisory had a network...
16 Dec, 2022, 06.11 AM IST
Pegasus row: NCP asks Centre to probe if any foreign govt snooped on Indian politicians, judgesMalik told reporters that the Defence ministry has said there was no transaction with the NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance software compa...
10 Aug, 2021, 01.08 PM IST
Editors Guild files plea in SC seeking SIT investigation into Pegasus snooping matterThe guild's members and all journalists have the duty of holding all branches of government accountable by seeking information, explanation...
03 Aug, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
Pegasus issue: SC to hear on August 5 pleas seeking probe into snooping allegationsAccording to the cause list uploaded on the apex court website, a bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Surya Kant would he...
01 Aug, 2021, 12.03 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear plea of senior journalist N Ram on Pegasus issue next weekAn international media consortium has reported that over 300 verified Indian mobile phone numbers were on a list of potential targets for s...
30 Jul, 2021, 12.46 PM IST
Pegasus: Use of spyware against regime critics, journalists always concerning, says America"The whole notion of using this type of technology against civil society, or regime critics, or journalists, or anybody like that through e...
24 Jul, 2021, 10.05 AM IST
Editors Guild demands SC-monitored probe into Pegasus phone tapping allegationsIt said the reports, which have been published worldwide over the last few days by a consortium of 17 publications, point towards surveilla...
21 Jul, 2021, 08.02 PM IST
View: The Pegasus exposé is a wake-up call for how a surveillance culture reduces public trustMuch of our digitally active lives are centred around our phones, and we keep our messages, relationships and health records private, becau...
20 Jul, 2021, 11.16 PM IST
'Concerted attempt' to derail Monsoon Session: BJP's Amit Malviya on illegal surveillance allegationsSpeaking to ANI, Malviya said, "The Congress stung by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Bofors scandal thinks that accusing the ...
20 Jul, 2021, 01.17 PM IST
Reports of snooping on Indians aimed at maligning Indian democracy: IT and Communications Minister VaishnawIn a suo motu statement in Lok Sabha, Vaishnaw said that with several checks and balances being in place, "any sort of illegal surveillance...
19 Jul, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
WhatsApp confirms Indian journalists and activists targeted in hackFacebook's messaging platform alleged that the Israeli NSO Group targeted some 1,400 users. While WhatsApp declined to reveal the identitie...
01 Nov, 2019, 01.28 PM IST
Furore erupts over WhatsApp spying exposéOn Thursday, IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad took to Twitter to reiterate the Centre’s concern at the breach of privacy of Indians, and sai...
01 Nov, 2019, 07.46 AM IST
Govt asks WhatsApp to explain breach, says Centre committed to protecting citizen privacyRavi Shankar Prasad tweeted that the government is committed to protecting the privacy of Indian citizens. He asserted that government agen...
31 Oct, 2019, 06.50 PM IST
Congress accuses government of 'snooping', urges Supreme Court to hold Centre accountable"Modi Govt caught snooping! Appalling but not Surprising! After all, BJP Govt- 1. Fought against our right to privacy. 2. Set up a multi cr...
31 Oct, 2019, 02.47 PM IST