Pegasus

The Supreme Court is set to declare its verdict on several pleas demanding an independent probe in connection with the pegasus snooping matter on October 27. The court had reserved its order on the pleas on September 13 after receiving the Centre's response. However, the Centre had denied filing a detailed affidavit. Reportedly, government agencies are accused of using Israeli spyware Pegasus to spy on eminent personalities. 

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to respond within 10 days as several petitioners demanded ''court-monitored probe'' in a pegasus spy row on August 17. Following this, the apex court will also decide if the government's demand will be accepted to form an expert committee to submit a report to it. As a court, SC does not compromise national security but ''people are alleging hacking of their phones''.

Opposition parties have released a joint statement asking the government to discuss on the "national issue" of Pegasus in both the Houses of Parliament. They called for a discussion on the farmers' protests and the three farm laws. "It is unfortunate that the government has unleashed misleading campaign to malign the combined Opposition and blaming it for the continued disruption in the Parliament," said the statement.