Don’t arrest Newsclick editor till August 5, Delhi High Court tells police
3 years, 5 months ago

Don’t arrest Newsclick editor till August 5, Delhi High Court tells police

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Police to not arrest Prabir Purkayastha, editor and owner of news portal Newsclick, in connection with an FIR concerning foreign funding, till August 5, the next date of hearing. It is alleged that this investment was made by “greatly overvaluing” the shares of the company to avoid the alleged cap of 26% of FDI in a digital news website. ‘Not loaded on website’ Mr. Purkayastha asserted that the FIR was registered on August 26 last year but was not uploaded on the website of the Delhi Police. Last month, the High Court granted interim protection to Mr. Purkayastha in the ED proceedings.

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NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha released from Tihar after getting bail
7 months, 1 week ago

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha released from Tihar after getting bail

The Hindu  

NewsClick founder and editor Prabir Purkayastha was released from the Tihar Jail on May 15, hours after the Supreme Court declared his arrest “invalid” and a Delhi court granted him bail. Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur directed Mr. Purkayastha’s release on furnishing bail bonds worth ₹1 lakh, on the condition that he shall not contact the witnesses and approvers associated …

Delhi court grants bail to NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha after ‘invalid’ arrest; conditions imposed
7 months, 1 week ago

Delhi court grants bail to NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha after ‘invalid’ arrest; conditions imposed

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to NewsClick founder and editor Prabir Purkayastha in an Unlawful Activities Act case, after the Supreme Court declared his arrest “invalid”. Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur directed Mr. Purkayastha’s release on furnishing bail bonds worth ₹1 lakh, on the condition that he shall not contact the witnesses and approvers associated with the case. …

India's top court orders release of journalist held in illegal funding case
7 months, 1 week ago

India's top court orders release of journalist held in illegal funding case

Hindustan Times  

By Arpan Chaturvedi and Sudipto Ganguly India's top court orders release of journalist held in illegal funding case NEW DELHI, - India's Supreme Court has ordered the release of the founder-editor of a news portal accused by police of receiving illegal funding from China, saying his arrest was invalid more than seven months afterwards, his lawyers said on Wednesday. The …

SC passes release order to NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha in UAPA case
7 months, 1 week ago

SC passes release order to NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha in UAPA case

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared invalid the arrest and subsequent remand of NewsClick founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha by the Delhi police in connection with a case under the Unlawful Activities Act. Purkayastha had approached the apex court, challenging his arrest under the Unlawful Activities Act over alleged Chinese funding to promote anti-national propaganda. The High Court had rejected …

NewsClick UAPA case: Delhi Police brings 8000-page chargesheet copy in a trunk; watch video
8 months, 3 weeks ago

NewsClick UAPA case: Delhi Police brings 8000-page chargesheet copy in a trunk; watch video

Live Mint  

NewsClick UAPA case: The Special Cell of Delhi Police will shortly file a chargesheet against the news portal NewsClick in Delhi's Patiala House court. A Delhi court earlier granted 10 more days to police for the completion of the investigation against NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha. The judicial custody of NewsClick's HR department head Amit Chakravarty, the accused-turned-approver, was …

Frontline On Air | Assault on NewsClick marks the lowest point for media freedom in India since Emergency
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Frontline On Air | Assault on NewsClick marks the lowest point for media freedom in India since Emergency

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 02, 2024 12:47 IST - 1 MIN READ The vicious and sweeping Delhi Police raids on the offices of NewsClick and the residences of virtually anyone associated with it; the indiscriminate seizure of the electronic devices of journalists and other employees without “any adherence to due process such as the provision of seizure memos, hash values of …

Newsclick HR head moves court asking to be approver, says he has material evidence against Prabir Purkayastha
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Newsclick HR head moves court asking to be approver, says he has material evidence against Prabir Purkayastha

Op India  

On 25th December, Amit Chakravarty, the Head of Human Resources at the online portal Newsclick, filed a plea in a Delhi court to become an approver in a case lodged under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act against Newsclick and its founder. It is alleged that the news portal “received foreign funds from Chinese agents to spread anti-India propaganda, disrupt India’s …

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty remanded to police custody till Nov 2
1 year, 1 month ago

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty remanded to police custody till Nov 2

Op India  

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty have been remanded to Delhi police’s custody for nine days in the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act case against them. On 13th October, the Delhi High Court dismissed the pleas challenging the arrest of Prabir Purkayastha and Amit Chakraborty. Following raids at 40 residences of journalists linked to NewsClick and their office …

NewsClick row: SC seeks Delhi Police's reply on plea of Prabir Purkayastha, Amit Chakravarty in UAPA case
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick row: SC seeks Delhi Police's reply on plea of Prabir Purkayastha, Amit Chakravarty in UAPA case

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought response from the Delhi Police on pleas of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its HR head Amit Chakravarty against their arrest under anti-terror law UAPA. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra issued notice to the Delhi Police and sought its response by October 30 after senior advocates Kapil Sibal and …

Delhi High Court dismisses NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha's plea challenging arrest in UAPA case
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi High Court dismisses NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha's plea challenging arrest in UAPA case

India TV News  

Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the petitions moved by NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha and its HR head Amit Chakraborty challenging their arrest and remand under the anti-terror law UAPA registered by Delhi Police's Special Cell. Dismissing their plea challenging the police action, Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said, "The court does not find merit in both petitions." Purkayastha …

CBI registers FCRA case against NewsClick, others
1 year, 2 months ago

CBI registers FCRA case against NewsClick, others

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday conducted searches on the premises of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha after registering a case alleging violation of the Foreign Contribution Act. A senior official said that those named as accused in the first information report include: PPK Newsclick Studio Private Limited and its director Mr. Purkayastha; Jason Pfetcher, manager of Worldwide Media Holdings, …

Delhi Police’s claims bogus, untenable: NewsClick
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi Police’s claims bogus, untenable: NewsClick

The Hindu  

The Delhi police’s allegations against Newsclick in its August 17 first information report are ex facie untenable and bogus, the news portal said on Saturday. ‘Want FIR quashed’ “We immediately moved the High Court of Delhi seeking quashing of the FIR as well as release of Prabir Purkayastha and Amit Chakraborty from their illegal police custody,” NewsClick said. Wide-ranging charges …

NewsClick rejects allegations in Delhi Police FIR, claims attempt to muzzle 'free and independent' press
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick rejects allegations in Delhi Police FIR, claims attempt to muzzle 'free and independent' press

India TV News  

The NewsClick, which is under the Delhi Police scanner for allegedly receiving funds from China, has outrightly rejected the allegations as untenable and bogus claiming that the action initiated by the authorities are “a blatant attempt to muzzle the free and independent press in India”. The Delhi Police has alleged in its FIR filed under anti-terror law UAPA against NewsClick …

NewsClick moves Delhi HC seeking quashing FIR, arrest in Chinese funding case
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick moves Delhi HC seeking quashing FIR, arrest in Chinese funding case

Op India  

On Friday, NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha and the website’s Human Resources head Amit Chakraborty moved the Delhi High Court challenging their arrest in the case of Chinese funding and seeking quashing of the FIR registered against them under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. NewsClick case | NewsClick moves Delhi High Court seeking quashing of FIR, challenging trial court order granting …

Supply copy of FIR to NewsClick founder, court tells Delhi Police
1 year, 2 months ago

Supply copy of FIR to NewsClick founder, court tells Delhi Police

The Hindu  

The Patiala House Court on Thursday allowed news portal NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its human resource head Amit Chakraborty to get a copy of the First Information Report in the Unlawful Activities Act case filed against them by the Delhi Police. Interrogation continues Meanwhile, the Delhi Police continued to interrogate the staff members of NewsClick for the third consecutive …

BJP seeking to cripple free media in India, says Vaiko
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP seeking to cripple free media in India, says Vaiko

The Hindu  

MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Wednesday charged that the arrest of Prabir Purkayastha, the founder and Editor-in-Chief of NewsClick and the raids in the houses of journalists working for the news portal was an attempt at crippling the free media in the country. In a statement in Chennai, he said the BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was …

What is NewsClick? A look at India’s media crackdown
1 year, 2 months ago

What is NewsClick? A look at India’s media crackdown

Al Jazeera  

The raid on NewsClick has raised international concerns about the media in India, where press freedom has plummeted. Police in India have carried out raids against dozens of reporters, drawing outrage from journalists and rights groups over a growing crackdown on the media under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. In 2021, India’s domestic law enforcement agency, the Enforcement Directorate, launched …

Police did not show FIR, nor informed about particulars of offences: NewsClick
1 year, 2 months ago

Police did not show FIR, nor informed about particulars of offences: NewsClick

India Today  

The Delhi Police did not provide an FIR when it conducted raids on the NewsClick premises and the homes of several journalists and employees linked to it, said the online news portal on Wednesday. "What we have been able to gather is that Newsclick stands accused of offences under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, for purportedly carrying Chinese propaganda on …

Judicial interventions in ongoing cases against NewsClick: A timeline of events
1 year, 2 months ago

Judicial interventions in ongoing cases against NewsClick: A timeline of events

The Hindu  

The Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Tuesday arrested NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha and the news portal’s human resources head Amit Chakravarty in connection with its investigation into a case filed under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967. July 7, 2021: Delhi HC grants interim protection to NewsClick founder till August 5 in foreign funding case The Delhi High Court …

Delhi Police arrest NewsClick founder, HR head in alleged terror case
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi Police arrest NewsClick founder, HR head in alleged terror case

The Hindu  

The Delhi Police on October 3 arrested Prabir Purkayastha, founder and Editor-in-Chief of news portal NewsClick and its Human Resources head Amit Chakraborty in an alleged terror case. The Special Cell of the Delhi Police had registered a first information report in the case on August 17 under Sections 13, 16, 17, 18 and 22 of the anti-terror Unlawful Activities …

NewsClick Raids: Delhi Police Arrests 2, Including Editor-in-Chief, in UAPA Case
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick Raids: Delhi Police Arrests 2, Including Editor-in-Chief, in UAPA Case

The Quint  

Do your bit to support our journalism. The Delhi Police on Tuesday, 3 October, arrested two persons after conducting raids at over 30 locations, including homes of journalists, in connection with a probe into the funding of news portal NewsClick. The arrested persons include NewsClick Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkaystha and Human Resources chief Amit Chakravarty. The raids reportedly took place at …

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha arrested under UAPA in foreign funding case
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha arrested under UAPA in foreign funding case

India TV News  

Prabir Purkayastha, founder of digital news website NewsClick was arrested along with Amit Chakravarty, who is the HR head of the company, under anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities Act, officials said on Tuesday. Delhi Police raids The police action comes days after a New York Times investigation alleged that NewsClick had received funding from a newwork propagating the Chinese propaganda. Earlier …

Delhi HC seeks stand of NewsClick, its editor in money laundering case
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi HC seeks stand of NewsClick, its editor in money laundering case

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked news portal NewsClick and its editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha to respond to a plea by the Enforcement Directorate seeking vacation of an earlier order granting them protection from coercive action in a money laundering case. Justice Saurabh Banerjee, while issuing notices to the news portal and Mr. Purkayastha, observed that prima facie, the investigation …

Delhi High Court issues notice to Newsclick, its founder in money laundering case
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi High Court issues notice to Newsclick, its founder in money laundering case

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to the news portal, Newsclick, and its founder Prabir Purkayastha on a plea by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. The probe agency claimed that their probe had found fresh evidence in the money laundering case against NewsClick. A recent New York Times report claimed that the outlet was …

NewsClick was probed by Enforcement Directorate 2 years before China-link report
1 year, 4 months ago

NewsClick was probed by Enforcement Directorate 2 years before China-link report

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate began investigating New-Delhi based NewsClick over foreign funding in 2021, well before a New York Times investigative report last week revealed the news portal’s alleged Chinese links. The ED Investigation revealed that Prabir Purkayastha, the Director of Newsclick, had known Navielle Roy Singham of Worldwide Media Holdings LLC since 2017. Based on seized digital evidence, it was …

HC extends relief for Newsclick founder
3 years, 4 months ago

HC extends relief for Newsclick founder

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Enforcement Directorate not to take any coercive action against Newsclick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha in connection with a money laundering case subject to his joining the investigation. The High Court also recorded that the ED was yet to supply a copy of its Enforcement Case Information Report to the parties concerned. …

Delhi High Court Extends Interim Protection To Newsclick Founder In Money Laundering Case Till September 2
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi High Court Extends Interim Protection To Newsclick Founder In Money Laundering Case Till September 2

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday extended interim protection granted to PPK Newsclick Studio Private Limited and its Founder Prabir Purkayastha, till September 2 in connection with the money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate.The company owns the portal NewsClick.in.Justice Mukta Gupta adjourned hearing of the plea for quashing of ECIR and extended interim protection. The Delhi High Court …

No coercive action against Newsclick and its editor till July 5, ED told
3 years, 5 months ago

No coercive action against Newsclick and its editor till July 5, ED told

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has ordered the Enforcement Directorate not to take any coercive action against news portal Newsclick and its editor Prabir Purkayastha until July 5 in an alleged money-laundering case. Justice Jasmeet Singh gave the direction while issuing notices to the investigating agency on Newsclick and Mr. Purkayastha’s plea seeking a copy of the Enforcement Case Information Report …

Govt Seeks Compliance of 26% FDI in Digital News Within A Month
4 years, 1 month ago

Govt Seeks Compliance of 26% FDI in Digital News Within A Month

News 18  

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued a public notice asking entities involved in streaming of news and current affairs through digital media to comply with the Centre’s earlier order permitting 26 per cent foreign direct investment under the government approval route to such entities. Under the notice, “entities having foreign investment below 26 per cent may furnish …

Digital Media, News Aggregators, Agencies Need to Comply with 26% FDI Cap, Says Govt
4 years, 2 months ago

Digital Media, News Aggregators, Agencies Need to Comply with 26% FDI Cap, Says Govt

News 18  

News aggregators, news agencies which supply information to digital media firms and companies uploading news and current affairs on websites will have to comply with the 26 per cent foreign investment cap, the government said on Friday. In August last year, the Union Cabinet approved 26 per cent FDI under government route for uploading/streaming of news and current affairs through …

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