Opposition leaders, activists express solidarity with Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Opposition leaders, activists express solidarity with Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders and activists on Saturday expressed solidarity with Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha and accused the ruling BJP of crushing dissent. CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury, party leader Brinda Karat, CPI general secretary D Raja, AAP leader Gopal Rai, former IAS officer and activist Harsh Mander, and senior journalist P Sainath were among those who expressed solidarity with Purkayastha, who was arrested in October 2023, following raids on Newsclick. Yechury said that his friendship with Purkayastha goes back to his days in the Jawaharlal Nehru University and recalled he was also arrested during emergency. Yechury said arrests are being made without evidences, adding that the account of the Thrisur unit of CPI was frozen on the eve of the election.

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Leaders across political parties pay tributes to Sitaram Yechury in Tirupati
3 months ago

Leaders across political parties pay tributes to Sitaram Yechury in Tirupati

The Hindu  

Leaders of various political parties hailed the contributions of Sitaram Yechury, the former Communist Party of India general secretary, for the propagating the Communist movement across the country and for framing pro-poor public policy. Paying his respects to ‘Comrade’ Yechury, who passed away on September 12 at AIIMS, New Delhi, former Member of Parliament and Congress leader Chinta Mohan recalled …

Malign motive: On the arrest and remand of NewsClick founder
7 months, 1 week ago

Malign motive: On the arrest and remand of NewsClick founder

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India’s order invalidating the arrest and remand of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha is much more than a technical outcome based on the failure of the Delhi police to furnish the grounds for his arrest in writing. As if invoking the Unlawful Activities Act against the web portal was not malign enough — the case seems fictional …

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. …

Chinese government was ultimate paymaster of NewsClick: Delhi Police charge sheet
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese government was ultimate paymaster of NewsClick: Delhi Police charge sheet

The Hindu  

New Delhi: The Delhi Police have charged NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and human resources head of the news portal Amit Chakraborty for allegedly acting at the behest of the “Chinese State,” their “ultimate paymaster.” The charge sheet filed under the anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities Act, is primarily based on the police’s interpretation of strings of email exchanged between Mr. Purkayastha, …

Exclusive on NewsClick-China case: How Prabir Purkayastha and Neville Roy Singham spoke about ending democracy, taking lessons from Hezbollah, Muslim Brotherhood
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Exclusive on NewsClick-China case: How Prabir Purkayastha and Neville Roy Singham spoke about ending democracy, taking lessons from Hezbollah, Muslim Brotherhood

Op India  

The Delhi Police Special Cell filed a chargesheet on 30th March in the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act case against Prabir Purkayastha, the founder and editor of NewsClick, who was apprehended by the authorities on 3rd October 2023 along with Human Resources chief Amit Chakraborty for receiving illicit funding from China that was transferred via the United States. What the FIR …

Delhi Police files chargesheet against NewsClick and founder Prabir Purkayastha
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Police files chargesheet against NewsClick and founder Prabir Purkayastha

Op India  

The Delhi Police Special Cell filed a chargesheet on 30th March in the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act case against Prabir Purkayastha, the founder and editor of NewsClick, who was apprehended by the authorities on 3rd October last year along with Human Resources chief Amit Chakraborty for receiving illicit funding from China that was transferred via the United States. Special Cell …

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 tells SC he is not supplied with the grounds of his arrest
1 year, 1 month ago

NewsClick founder tells SC he is not supplied with the grounds of his arrest

The Hindu  

Online portal NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, booked under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, on November 6 told the Supreme Court that investigating authorities should at least supply him with the grounds of his arrest. Appearing before a Bench headed by Justice BR Gavai, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, for Mr. Purkayastha, said his plea fell squarely within the ambit of …

Delhi court sends NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR head Amit Chakravarty to jail till December 1
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi court sends NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR head Amit Chakravarty to jail till December 1

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Thursday sent NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its HR department head Amit Chakravarty to judicial custody till December 1 in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that the news portal received money to spread pro-China propaganda. Special Judge Hardeep Kaur sent both the accused to jail after they were produced before the court …

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR head Amit Chakravarty sent to judicial custody till Dec 1 – India TV
1 year, 1 month ago

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR head Amit Chakravarty sent to judicial custody till Dec 1 – India TV

India TV News  

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its HR department head Amit Chakravarty was sent to judicial custody by Delhi court till December 1 in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that the news portal received money to spread pro-China propaganda. Special Judge Hardeep Kaur sent both the accused to jail after they were produced before the court on …

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 …

Supreme Court issues notice to police on arrest of NewsClick founder under UAPA
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court issues notice to police on arrest of NewsClick founder under UAPA

The Hindu  

A Supreme Court Bench of Justices B.R. Mishra on October 19 issued notice to the Delhi Police on petitions challenging the arrest and remand of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and employee Amir Chakraborty under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. Editorial | NewsClick non-case: On the strange case of a terrorism FIR without a terrorist act Initially, the court gave …

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 …

After setback in HC, NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha, HR head move Supreme Court against UAPA case
1 year, 2 months ago

After setback in HC, NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha, HR head move Supreme Court against UAPA case

Hindustan Times  

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty on Monday moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi high court order dismissing their plea against arrest in the UAPA case. The Supreme Court asked Purkayastha's counsel Kapil Sibal to circulate papers and said it would decide on its hearing. On Friday, the high court refused to interfere with the arrest …

HC rejects NewsClick founder’s plea against arrest under anti-terror law
1 year, 2 months ago

HC rejects NewsClick founder’s plea against arrest under anti-terror law

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to interfere with the arrest and subsequent police remand of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its human resources department head Amit Chakraborty in a case lodged under the anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities Act. The High Court, however, rejected their contention saying there was no “procedural infirmity” or violation of constitutional provisions in …

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 …

Newsclick founder, HR head in judicial custody for 10 days
1 year, 2 months ago

Newsclick founder, HR head in judicial custody for 10 days

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday sent NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and human resources department head Amit Chakravarty to 10-day judicial custody. The prosecution sought 10 days of judicial custody for the duo, which was firmly opposed by Purkayastha’s counsel, who asserted that “prima facie” no case was made out against his client. The counsel said if there was …

NewsClick founder, HR head in 10-day custody
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick founder, HR head in 10-day custody

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Tuesday remanded NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and the website’s human resource department chief Amit Chakraborty to 10 days in judicial custody in connection with a case registered by Delhi Police’s special cell against the portal under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha being brought to the Patiala House Court by Delhi Police's …

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 …

NewsClick founder conspired to peddle narrative that Kashmir, Arunachal are disputed territories, say police
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick founder conspired to peddle narrative that Kashmir, Arunachal are disputed territories, say police

India TV News  

Arrested NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha allegedly conspired to peddle the narrative that Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh are disputed territories, the Delhi Police said. "Secret inputs revealed that Purkayastha, Neville Roy Singham and some other Chinese employees of Singham-owned Shanghai-based company have exchanged mails which expose their intent to show Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh as not part of India," the Delhi …

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR head sent to seven-day police custody
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR head sent to seven-day police custody

The Hindu  

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty, arrested in a case filed under the anti-terror law UAPA following allegations the portal received money for pro-China propaganda, were sent to seven days of police remand, officials said on October 4. Police on Tuesday searched for more than 30 locations, questioned several journalists in connection with the case and arrested …

NewsClick founder-editor Prabir Purkayastha and HR Amit Chakravarty arrested after interrogation, sent to 7-day custody in UAPA case
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick founder-editor Prabir Purkayastha and HR Amit Chakravarty arrested after interrogation, sent to 7-day custody in UAPA case

Op India  

On 3rd October, a Delhi court sent Newsclick founder and editor Prabir Purkayastha to a 7-day police remand. HR head of the controversial news portal, Amit Chakravarty, has also been sent to police custody for seven days after being quizzed for hours. Delhi court remands Newsclick founder and editor Prabir Purkayastha to seven days of police custody. Delhi Police raided …

Can’t comment on NewsClick’s China link, respect media freedom: US
1 year, 2 months ago

Can’t comment on NewsClick’s China link, respect media freedom: US

Hindustan Times  

The US government has seen reports of NewsClick’s alleged links to China and is aware of concerns around it though it can’t independently comment on the veracity of those claims. But, as a general principle, the US continues to urge Indian government as well other governments across the world to respect the human rights of journalists, including freedom of expression …

Prabir Purkayastha to move Delhi High Court seeking to quash FIR against NewsClick
1 year, 2 months ago

Prabir Purkayastha to move Delhi High Court seeking to quash FIR against NewsClick

India Today  

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha will approach the Delhi High Court to quash the FIR against the online news portal. A day after his arrest, the NewsClick founder was produced before a Delhi court on Wednesday where he was granted permission to meet his lawyers once a day for an hour during his seven-day-long police custody. The court also issued a …

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 …

Delhi Police seals NewsClick office following raids
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi Police seals NewsClick office following raids

The Hindu  

The Delhi Police has sealed the office of news portal NewsClick in connection with its probe into a case filed under the anti-terror law UAPA following allegations that it received money for pro-China propaganda. #WATCH | Founder and Editor-in-Chief of NewsClick Prabir Purkayastha brought to Delhi Police Special Cell office. #WATCH | Delhi: On Delhi Police conducting raids at different …

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 …

NewsClick editor arrested in India after raids over alleged foreign funding
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick editor arrested in India after raids over alleged foreign funding

Al Jazeera  

Website’s founder Prabir Purkayastha and another staff arrested following raids over allegations of receiving foreign money for pro-China propaganda. “A special investigations team launched a search operation to identify all those individuals who were possibly getting funds from overseas to run a media group with the main agenda of spreading foreign propaganda,” said a home ministry official overseeing the raids …

ED to question CPI(M) leaders in connection with NewsClick Chinese funding
1 year, 4 months ago

ED to question CPI(M) leaders in connection with NewsClick Chinese funding

Op India  

In the latest development in the NewsClick Chinese funding case, the Enforcement Directorate has attached a South Delhi flat worth Rs 4.5 crore belonging to Prabir Purkayastha, the editor-in-chief and promoter of the propaganda portal NewsClick. pic.twitter.com/LKOhJyw4aB — pradeep thakur August 9, 2023 According to reports, the probe agency plans to question several Communist Party of India leaders, including a …

Prabir Purkayastha and NewsClick team were introduced to Chinese handlers by Neville Roy Singham: Details
1 year, 4 months ago

Prabir Purkayastha and NewsClick team were introduced to Chinese handlers by Neville Roy Singham: Details

Op India  

The recent emergence of purported email correspondence between NewsClick Editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha and ThoughtWorks founder Neville Roy Singham reveals that the two were in discussions to show China in a positive light as regards its handling of the coronavirus crisis vis-a-vis India and the United States. BREAKING Neville Roy Singham’s email exchanges with Prabir Purkayastha, various journalists and CPI leader …

‘Vendetta’: Mamata Banerjee condemns detention of TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale
2 years ago

‘Vendetta’: Mamata Banerjee condemns detention of TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday condemned the detention of Trinamool Congress national spokesperson Saket Gokhale and called it a “vendetta”, without naming any political party. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan on Tuesday. The Gujarat Police earlier in the day detained Gokhale over a tweet about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit …

Indu Makkal Katchi founder Arjun Sampath detained
2 years, 3 months ago

Indu Makkal Katchi founder Arjun Sampath detained

The Hindu  

Indu Makkal Katchi founder Arjun Sampath was detained as a preventive measure at Dindigul Town police station on Tuesday night while he was on his way to Kanniyakumari where former Congress president Rahul Gandhi is beginning his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, on Wednesday. According to Dindigul North Town police, the party’s State committee member, S. Ponnusamy, 46, from Coimbatore, its IT …

Delhi riots: Sitaram Yechury, Yogendra Yadav, Jayati Ghosh, others named in chargesheet
4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi riots: Sitaram Yechury, Yogendra Yadav, Jayati Ghosh, others named in chargesheet

India TV News  

The Delhi Police has named CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury, Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav, economist Jayati Ghosh and Delhi University professor Apoorvanand in a supplementary charge sheet in the February riots cases, accusing them of "provoking and mobilising" anti-CAA protesters. In the charge sheet, which was made public just two days before the commencement of the Monsoon Session of …

Police link Sitaram Yechury, Yogendra Yadav to Delhi riots
4 years, 3 months ago

Police link Sitaram Yechury, Yogendra Yadav to Delhi riots

The Hindu  

A supplementary charge sheet in the communal riots issue filed by the Delhi police Crime Branch has named Communist Party of India general secretary Sitaram Yechury, along with Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav and some other prominent individuals. Delhi riots | Assembly panel summons Facebook India chief Ajit Mohan The charge sheet, containing garbled language, quoted Ms. Fathima’s alleged statement …

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