Mahua Moitra

Ethics committee’s Moitra probe marred by Opposition walkout over ‘unethical’ questions

Moitra and her fellow opposition MPs emerged from the committee's questioning, criticising the line of inquiry.

iPhone row shocker: 10 Qs for tongue-tied CPIM’s neta’s wife, Wire editor Seema Chishti

As a matter of fact, the New Indian also sent queries to Apple's India team, which refused to reply thus far.

Being targetted by “state-sponsored” attackers remotely: Mahua’s letter to Lok Sabha Speaker  

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress’ Lok Sabha Parliamentarian Mahua Moitra wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla regarding “warning messages” of their Apple devices being hacked on Wednesday.  Earlier Moitra had taken to the social media platform, X, to share the warning message from Apple tagging Shiv Sena (UBT) parliamentarian Priyanka Chaturvedi.  The content of the […]

Rahul Gandhi challenges Centre amid iPhone snooping allegations

NEW DELHI: In the wake of mounting allegations against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre regarding privacy breaches within the INDIA alliance, Congress’ Member of Parliament from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi, issued a bold challenge to the government, asserting that they will not be deterred. At a press conference, Rahul Gandhi boldly declared, “Very few people are fighting […]

iPhone breach: India’s CERT had alerted first in Jun, Apple advisory nothing new

NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing controversy in India, where opposition leaders have raised concerns about alleged government-sponsored phone surveillance, it has come to light that India’s nodal agency for cybersecurity, the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), had issued a security warning for iPhone users in the country back in June 2023. The alert specifically focused on […]

Apple threat alerts received by Armenian journalist imply wider global issue

NEW DELHI: As Opposition MPs from different parties on Tuesday shared screenshots of alerts from iPhone maker Apple to posit claims of snooping by the Centre, additional information is surfacing from around the globe hinting at a bigger phenomenon all around. Artur Papyan, a digital security and media consultant and the director of the Media Diversity […]

Moitra-Dubey defamation case to resume on December 5

KOLKATA: In the ongoing defamation case brought by Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) Lok Sabha Parliamentarian, Mahua Moitra, her legal counsel opted not to seek an interim injunction during the latest court hearing. The counsel representing Moitra informed the court that they were not pressing for an ex-parte ad interim injunction against the defendants, which would have included […]

Apple breach: Ex-UP CM Akhilesh, Raghav, ORF boss & Mahua claim state-sponsored attack

NEW DELHI: Opposition members of the Parliament from different parties, former Uttar Pradesh CM and a globe-trotting top honcho of a think tank on Tuesday shared screenshots of alerts from iPhone maker Apple to buttress claims of snooping by the Indian government. These claims were made by members of the INDIA alliance, Priyanka Chaturvedi of […]

Opposition questions TMC’s contrasting responses to Moitra and Mallick

KOLKATA: The opposition is raising concerns about the Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) conspicuous silence regarding the Mahua Moitra issue while the ruling party in West Bengal has been highly active in response to Jyotiprioya Mallick’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Earlier, the TMC had told The New Indian that “our party is closely monitoring the situation.” However, as […]

Mahua Moitra seeks delay in Lok Sabha Ethics Committee appearance

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) Member of Parliament Mahua Moitra has communicated to the Chairman of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee, expressing her unavailability for an appearance until after November 5 due to pre-scheduled commitments. In her letter, Moitra noted, “I represent the state of West Bengal where Durga Puja is the biggest festival. I am already […]