Ratan Tata questions govt motive for tapping Radia's phone

Last Updated: Thursday, August 22, 2013, 20:28

Former Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata Thursday questioned in the Supreme Court government's motive in tapping telephonic conversations of Niira Radia with top politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen including him and suggested it might have been done for political purposes.

`No official found guilty in phone tapping case to be spared`

Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2013, 23:00

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday said no official found involved in illegal phone tapping and intruding into privacy of people would be spared.

SC dismisses PIL on US snooping, says remedy lies

Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 18:33

Supreme Court refused to entertain a PIL seeking direction to government to initiate action against Internet companies involved in sharing Internet data from India with US` National Security Agency.

Govt to tap your phone calls, e-mails

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 14:39

Such surveillance would not have any oversight by courts or Parliament.

Government to set up fool-proof phone tapping setup soon

Last Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013, 18:17

Unauthorised tapping of telephones will soon be a matter of past as the government has decided to operationalise a fool-proof Central Monitoring System (CMS) which will put an end to all illegal interception.

US declassifies phone program details after uproar

Last Updated: Friday, June 7, 2013, 20:32

US` intelligence official is declassifying details about program saying collecting America`s phone records and US internet use of foreign nationals overseas were necessary to detect terrorist threats.

FBI collecting phone records of millions of Americans; White House defends act

Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 19:14

After British newspaper report that US collected telephone records, White House defended collection of telephone records of Americans as `a critical tool in protecting nation from terrorist threats`

DoT proposes Rs 2 cr penalty on illegal phone taps

Last Updated: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 18:28

Aiming to strengthen the framework for checking unlawful interception of phones, the Department of Telecom has suggested a steep rise in fine for illegal phone tapping to Rs 2 crore, from Rs 1 lakh at present.

Court grants bail to four in Arun Jaitley phone tapping case

Last Updated: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 16:51

A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to four accused arrested in connection with BJP leader Arun Jaitley phone-tapping case.

Jaitley`s phone tapping: Cop named in chargesheet

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 16:09

A constable and three private detectives were named in the chargesheet filed by police in a Delhi court in a case related to the tapping of BJP leader Arun Jaitley`s phone.

Phone tapping probe entrusted to Vigilance Bureau: HP govt

Last Updated: Saturday, April 6, 2013, 23:59

The Himachal Pradesh government entrusted the probe into the phone tapping during the previous BJP regime to the state Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau.

Arun Jaitley CDR case: ‘Accused’s wife detained, humiliated by cops’

Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 21:03

The wife of one of the arrested accused in BJP leader Arun Jaitley phone tapping case today told a Delhi court that she was "humiliated and abused" by the police while she was being "illegally detained".