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The BJP hit by Information Technology the Well but they were pre- back and dared the Congress it against the Supreme Court, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw vented from doing so by floor leader to submit his phone for against all the institutions. and tore it off. leaders of their respective par- investigation if he believed it The only word for this is The MP has been sus- ties as Speaker Om Birla want- was tapped. treason. There is no other pended for the remaining peri- ed to make observations on the Addressing the media out- word for this and the Home % &!' P od of the ongoing Monsoon Indian squad participating in side the Parliament complex, Minister should resign,” Rahul % Session. the Tokyo Olympics. Rahul said, “I get phone calls said. ! " #$ The strong action against ! " #$ Birla extended best wishes from IB [Intelligence Bureau] Sen took place after a motion to the Indian contingent on people who tap my phone. moved by the Government V Muraleedharan moved a Naidu said he had behalf of the House. The mega They call me up and say beware was passed by the House soon motion for Sen’s suspension. approved the motion to main- carnival of sports is from we are tapping you. My secu- R " after it met for the day. “I move that Dr Santanu tain the dignity of the House. Friday. Members thumped rity people tell me that they However, the TMC MP refused Sen, AITC, be suspended from Roy’s party colleague Derek benches in support of the have to debrief what I say to to leave the House and kept sit- the services of the House...for O’Brien claimed a Minister Indian squad. their seniors.” # " ting despite repeated pleas by his unruly behaviour, unbe- behaved aggressively after the Soon after Birla had made Rahul quipped that only Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu coming of a member of the House was adjourned on his observations, several mem- those who are “thieves or cor- and Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha, yesterday...” Thursday. bers from the Congress, the rupt will get scared of Narendra ) 23 1245* Pegasus spyware. for potential surveillance just Harivansh. As a result, the Muraleedharan said in his Sensing the mood of the Trinamool Congress and the Modi”. “Others on the leaked months before the Government House could not function and motion. It was passed by a voice House, the Chairman Shiromani Akali Dal gathered “Pegasus is classified by the everal political leaders, sep- database include at least two collapsed as the BJP pulled out was adjourned repeatedly. vote and Naidu asked Sen to adjourned it till 12.00 pm after in the Well of the House rais- Israeli State as a weapon and Saratists and journalists from members of People’s of the coalition in June 2018,” In a tweet, Sen termed his leave the House. Sen’s suspension. The agitated ing slogans and holding plac- that weapon is supposed to be Kashmir, including then Chief Democratic party (PDP) chief The Wire reported on suspension as “unparliamen- However, the TMC mem- members did not allow the ards. The TMC shouted slo- used against terrorists. The Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s and former Chief Minister of Friday. tary” and said his party’s voice bers protested and raised objec- House to run when the House gans demanding details of the Prime Minister and the Home two relatives, may have been J&K Mehbooba Mufti’s family. However, Mehbooba said and its leader’s voice cannot be tion to the manner in which the met again and despite repeat- money allegedly spent by the Minister has used this weapon targeted for telephone snoop- Their selection as potential that surveillance, as a concept, stopped. motion was brought without ed pleas by Harivansh, Sen did Government on Pegasus spy- against the Indian State,” he ing between 2017 and 2019. targets of surveillance hap- for Kashmiris is not new. The Government made its listing it in the day’s business. not go out of the House. ware. Congress members had said. According to the report pened when Mehbooba was “People are used to having intentions clear and soon after Sukhendu Sekhar Ray (TMC) The Deputy Chairman first placards demanding a Supreme “They have used it polit- published by The Wire, even still Chief Minister of the erst- their thoughts, ideas not only the obituary references and said the moving of the motion adjourned the House till 12.30 Court monitored judicial ically, they have used in journalists working in Delhi while State and in a coalition intercepted but even being laying of papers, Minister of was not mentioned in the pm and then till 2.30 pm as the probe into the Pegasus allega- Karnataka, they have used to but belonging to Kashmir were with the BJP. In fact, Mufti’s punished for them,” former State for Parliamentary Affairs revised list of business. TMC protested. tions. scuttle probes, they have used under surveillance using family members were chosen J&K CM said. / ! %*+ O # ,--. $ ) #070 Around 950 VIPs and world leaders were in atten- %&!'! $ Limited is making continuous ,*" !& he Olympics like no other dance inside the arena that has efforts to prevent theft of elec- Topened here on Friday sans a capacity of 68,000. Despite the ( ) tricity and under this effort, one- )! the customary razzmatazz, the ban on crowd, the stadium was ! " day raids were conducted at the toned-down ceremony show- occupied by over 10,000 indi- State level. In the raid, maximum ) ' &5* casing Japan’s grandeur, rich viduals performing different O cases of unauthorised load and culture and heritage while roles. P ) ' &5* energy theft were found in he active caseload of Covid-19 came reflecting the sombre mood of International Olympic ! # Daltonganj, while a total of 234 Tdown below 300 mark on Friday at 299 a world ravaged by an unre- Committee (IOC) president $ nder the direction of Principal premises were investigated in the as at least 45 Covid patients recovered on the lenting pandemic. Thomas Bach, without whose ! USecretary, Energy Department, Capital Ranchi, out of which 56 day, while 39 fresh cases of coronavirus infec- Japanese emperor steely resolve and stubbornness Avinash Kumar, a statewide inten- people were booked and a fine of tion surfaced in the State, the National Naruhito declared the Games the Tokyo Games wouldn’t % & O sive investigation campaign was Rs 11.49 lakh was imposed. Raids Health Mission (NHM) stated in its daily casualties and the toll in the state remained open, a month after voicing have seen the light of the day, $ '( %$ ) " conducted on Friday to check ille- were conducted in about 15 dis- Covid-19 bulletin. 5122. Ranchi, as per government data, concerns over the possible acknowledged that it will be gal use of electricity. During this a tricts of the State. The General At least 10 districts – Chatra, Dumka, Ranchi has reported 1585 Covid deaths, the spread of coronavirus during different from the ones in the " # total of 3,175 premises were raid- Manager of the Corporation Gumla, Jamtara, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamu, highest among the districts. On the other the Olympics, becoming the past. $% & ed statewide by Jharkhand Urja informed that in this raid opera- Ramgarh, Sahebganj and West Singhbhum– hand, as many as 1040 residents have died third member from his family “Today, the Olympic ath- Vikas Nigam Limited. tion, which lasted from 6 am to 5 did not report fresh Covid cases on the day, of the viral infection in East Singhbhum. to do the honours. letes are sending a resounding During the raids, cases of load pm, action was taken under the while none of the districts reported cases in The doubling rate of cases in the state It was ironical that the message of hope to our fragile related to energy theft / unautho- direction of APT team of double digits on Friday. reached 7129.33 days against the national locals milling around the world. The Opening Ceremony rized load were found in about 782 Headquarters as well as As per NHM data, Ranchi reported five average of 815.44 days on Friday, while the majestic National Stadium were will highlight this Olympic premises across the State and FIR Management-Chairman cum cases against 11 recoveries, which brought growth rate of cases in Jharkhand was 0.01 not allowed entry due to the message of resilience, solidar- has been lodged against the con- Managing Director and Additional the active caseload here up to 63.