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The Supreme Court on Thursday said that out of 29 phones submitted for examination, malware was found in five, but there was no conclusive proof that the spyware was Pegasus. The SC bench, led by Chief Justice NV Ramana, said that the committee informed the court that the central government did not cooperate with it in the probe.
The top court also agreed to examine a plea seeking a review of the PMLA verdict which upheld the Enforcement Directorate's powers, including those relating to arrest, and sought response from the Centre on the issue. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said prima facie two issues, including not providing Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), requires reconsideration. The apex court also sought responses from the Centre and the Gujarat government on a plea challenging the remission granted to 11 life convicts in the case of Bilkis Bano's gangrape and murder of her family members.
India on Thursday recorded 10,725 new Covid cases, taking the coronavirus tally to 44,378,920. India's death toll reached 527,488, with 36 new additions, including five more reconciled by Kerala, in the last 24 hours. With 13,084 new cured cases, India's tally of recovered Covid cases has reached 43,757,385.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 44th National Conference of Labour Ministers and Secretaries of all states and Union Territories on Thursday via video conferencing. The two-day conference is being organised by the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment on 25-26 August, 2022 at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The conference will be presided over by Union Labour Minister Bhupinder Yadav.
The Division bench of Delhi High Court will pass judgment on Thursday on petitions filed by WhatsApp and Facebook challenging a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order for an investigation into the messaging app's new privacy policy.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday reiterated his call for Opposition unity ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The Chief Minister alleged that the BJP "creates trouble" in society and the Opposition will visit every nook and corner of the country and make people and society aware of the wrong policies implemented by the government including the discrimination on the basis of religion.
Russian forces on Wednesday launched a rocket attack on a train station in central Ukraine on the embattled country's Independence Day, killing at least 15 people and wounding about 50, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after warning for days that Moscow might attempt something particularly cruel this week. The lethal attack took place in Chaplyne, a town of about 3,500 people in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Zelenskyy told the UN Security Council via video.
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Topics : Coronavirus Independence Day Supreme Court PMLA Bilkis Bano case Russia Ukraine Conflict Narendra Modi chief justices of India Godhra case Andhra Pradesh Delhi High Court App Privacy Policy Nitish Kumar Lok Sabha
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First Published: Aug 25 2022 | 7:00 AM IST
