Phone Tapping Scandal

A wire-tapping scandal has rocked Mauritius just weeks before the Indian Ocean island nation goes to the polls.

IPS officer and former Maharashtra intelligence chief Rashmi Shukla appeared before the Colaba police here on Wednesday in connection with an investigation into the case of alleged illegal tapping of phones, an official said.

An irked Supreme Court today questioned what was happening in the country while hearing a phone tapping case from Chhattisgarh against the backdrop of the WhatsApp snooping scandal, over which the Congress and the BJP have been sparring.

Supreme Court advocate Suren Uppal -- who approached the Prime Minister for a probe into the Essar phone tap scandal - has now appealed to the Delhi High Court for an investigation by a Special Investigation Team.

The investigation into the Essar phone tapping scandal is likely to focus on the role of the Mumbai police, a senior government official has said.

The Prime Minister's Office has asked the Home Ministry to file a report on the alleged phone tapping scandal which targeted top government officials and industrialists between 2001 and 2006.

In an apparent reference to the snooping scandal, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today attacked Narendra Modi alleging that the Gujarat chief minister, who spoke about women empowerment, was "tapping" phones of women in the state.

The phone-hacking scandal that engulfed Rupert Murdoch's media company was revealed after the firm handed over three internal emails showing how to tap into the phones of senior politicians and royalty, a London court heard today.

A united Opposition demanding answers to the phone-tapping scandal that came to light last week is expected to rock Parliament today.

A wire-tapping scandal has rocked Mauritius just weeks before the Indian Ocean island nation goes to the polls.

IPS officer and former Maharashtra intelligence chief Rashmi Shukla appeared before the Colaba police here on Wednesday in connection with an investigation into the case of alleged illegal tapping of phones, an official said.

An irked Supreme Court today questioned what was happening in the country while hearing a phone tapping case from Chhattisgarh against the backdrop of the WhatsApp snooping scandal, over which the Congress and the BJP have been sparring.

Supreme Court advocate Suren Uppal -- who approached the Prime Minister for a probe into the Essar phone tap scandal - has now appealed to the Delhi High Court for an investigation by a Special Investigation Team.

The investigation into the Essar phone tapping scandal is likely to focus on the role of the Mumbai police, a senior government official has said.

The Prime Minister's Office has asked the Home Ministry to file a report on the alleged phone tapping scandal which targeted top government officials and industrialists between 2001 and 2006.

In an apparent reference to the snooping scandal, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today attacked Narendra Modi alleging that the Gujarat chief minister, who spoke about women empowerment, was "tapping" phones of women in the state.

The phone-hacking scandal that engulfed Rupert Murdoch's media company was revealed after the firm handed over three internal emails showing how to tap into the phones of senior politicians and royalty, a London court heard today.

A united Opposition demanding answers to the phone-tapping scandal that came to light last week is expected to rock Parliament today.