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2:05 PM

Congress demands JPC probe

The Congress demanded on Tuesday that a joint parliamentary committee investigates the Pegasus controversy. Opposition parties stalled proceedings of both houses of Parliament over alleged spying on Indian citizens.

1:25 PM

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 4pm

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 4pm as Opposition parties continue protest over Pegasus spyware controversy

1:01 PM

Modi meets BJP MPs

Congress and other Opposition parties creating negative atmosphere in Parliament, says PM Narendra Modi at meeting with BJP MPs, reports NDTV. Support for the Congress party is dwindling in the country, he says.

12:06 PM

Congress MP attacks govt

Former IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad wanted a probe against NSO;  the current IT Minister is defending the company, says Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, referring to the Israeli firm that builds the spyware 

11:54 AM

Opposition MPs carry placards

The Indian Express reports some Opposition MPs in Lok Sabha carried placards asking both PM and Home Minister to resign. The House was adjourned till 2pm

11:31 AM

Govt has no link with Pegasus: Minister Joshi

"No iota of link between the government and Pegasus issue," says Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi, according to CNN-News18 on Twitter

11:21 AM

Lok Sabha adjoruned till 2pm , Rajya Sabha till noon

Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm as Opposition protests the Pegasus spying report. Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 12 noon

11:17 AM

4 Opposition parties give notice for Rajya Sabha debate

The Congress, the Trinamool Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party and the CPM, all opposition parties, have given notices in Rajya Sabha, demanding suspension of the scheduled business of the House to discuss the Pegasus spyware controversy, reports NDTV.com.

11:07 AM

Lok Sabha adjoruned till 2pm

Lok Sabha adjoruned till 2pm as Opposition MPs keep up protests on Pegasus spyware controversy.

11:02 AM

BJP MPs meet at Parliament

The Indian Express reports that the BJP held a meeting of its MPs at Parliament, ahead of the second day of the Monsoon Session. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, among others were present at the meet.

 

10:44 AM

Pegasus controversy in Parliament

Trinamool Congress MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray has given a notice, seeking suspension of Rules of business in the Rajya Sabha to discuss the Pegasus spyware controversy, NDTV.com reports. IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will give a statement regarding "compromise of phone data of some persons as reported in the media" after 2 pm.

10:36 AM

Rockets land near Kabul presidential palace during Eid prayers: Reuters

Rockets landed near the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul on Tuesday during prayers for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, a live television broadcast showed. There were no immediate reports of injuries. President Ashraf Ghani and others in the vicinity had to stop the prayers after multiple loud explosions shook the area, Reuters reported quoting TV reports.

10:32 AM

Apple delays office return by at least a month

Apple Inc. is pushing back its return to office deadline by at least a month to October at the earliest, responding to a resurgence of Covid variants across many countries, people familiar with the matter said, according to Bloomberg.

 

9:56 AM

Latest news LIVE updates: Opposition strategy meet at 10 am on Pegasus case

The Pegasus scandal is expected to have ripples in parliament today as the opposition plans to corner the government over the issue. Sources said the opposition parties will hold a strategy meet at the Parliament House at 10 am to discuss the alleged illegal surveillance through the Israeli spyware Pegasus on political leaders, journalists, bureaucrats and others.

Trinamool Congress's Sukhendu Sekhar Ray has given a 267 notice, seeking suspension of Rules of business in the Rajya Sabha, for a discussion on Pegasus.

 

The Upper House was likely to discuss 'Covid management' today afternoon. Later on Monday, the agenda showed that new IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will make a statement regarding "compromise of phone data of some persons as reported in the media" after 2 pm.

8:50 AM

Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives Adjournment notice in Lok Sabha on 'Pegasus Project' media report issue

Congress MP Manickam Tagore has given Adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha on 'Pegasus Project' media report issue.