BREAKING NEWS: French President Emmanuel Macron among potential Pegasus spyware targets, NGO says

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BREAKING NEWS: French President Emmanuel Macron among potential Pegasus spyware targets, NGO says

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Sidhu had reached Bhagat Singh Marg in Ludhiana where a farmers organisation was protesting against farm laws. Read MoreCongress MP DK Suresh, others cycle to the Parliament in protest against fuel price hike#WATCH | Congress MP DK Suresh and others cycle to the Parliament in protest against fuel price hike. "I am travelling via bicycle because petrol price is too much. It's difficult for common man to survive with 15-20% inflation," he says pic.twitter.com/OqfGluC6IaPak-Taliban upbeat, but the Afghan battle has just begunAt the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers' meet in Tajikistan and connectivity conference in neighbouring Uzbekistan past week, it was quite evident that rapidly changing events in Afghanistan had taken top priority in the global diplomatic circuit. Read MoreAmid leadership row, Siddaramaiah to meet Rahul Gandhi in Delhi todayI am in Delhi because Rahul Gandhi wanted to meet me by 4'o clock today. I am meeting him. This is what KC Venugopal told me. I don't know what subject matter he is going to discuss, ANI quoted Karnataka Congress leader Siddaramaiah as saying.Active cases in India declines to 406,130Active Covid-19 cases in country declines to 406,130, informs Union Health Ministry in daily bulletin.3 rockets lands in areas near Afghan presidential palaceThree rockets landed in areas near the Presidential Palace during Eid prayers. Rockets were fired from Parwan-e-Se area & landed in Bagh-e-Ali Mardan, Chaman-e-Hozori areas in Kabul's Dist 1 and Manabe Bashari area in Kabul's Dist 2, according to local media reports.India reports 30,093 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, lowest in 125 days.India on Tuesday reported 30,093 new cases of coronavirus in last 24 hours. The number is lowest in more than 120 days. The death toll was increased by 374. After this the overall caseload now stands at 31,174,322 and the death toll stands at 414,482.Manipur Congress Committee president resigns: ReportManipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Govindas Konthoujam has resigned from his post, news agency ANI reported. At least 8 Congress MLAs will join the BJP today, it also said.Rahul Gandhi, IT minister Vaishnaw, ex-EC in new Pegasus list, say reportsCongress leader Rahul Gandhi, former election commissioner Ashok Lavasa and two sitting Union ministers were among prominent people potentially targeted by Israeli phone hacking software, an international investigative consortium reported on Monday, sparking a political storm on the first day of Parliament’s Monsoon Session. Read MoreState rolls out 1 ration card scheme in DelhiThe Delhi government on Monday issued orders for the complete roll-out of the central government’s ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ (ONORC) programme from this month. Read More

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Hindustan Times

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20-07-2021

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