Pegasus snoopgate showdown explodes; Stormy start to monsoon session; monsoon mayhem in Delhi; more

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Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, election strategist Prashant Kishor, former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, ministers Ashwini Vaishnav and Prahlad Patel, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, the entire family of a Supreme Court staffer who had accused the then CJI Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment in 2019 are among those whose phones were either breached or were listed as potential targets by the Israeli company NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware.

The Monsoon session of the Parliament started on a stormy note as the Opposition leaders, protesting over a host of issues including the contentious farm laws and fuel price hike, prevented PM Modi from introducing newly-inducted Union ministers.

Delhi-NCR received heavy rain on Monday morning which led to waterlogging in low-lying areas and affected traffic movement in several areas.