BJP flays Opposition, news outlet over ‘foreign links’
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP flays Opposition, news outlet over ‘foreign links’

The Hindu  

On a day when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi returned to the Lok Sabha, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and Union Ministers Anurag Thakur and Rajeev Chandrashekhar cited a report in The New York Times to accuse the Opposition of being hand in glove with a foreign government and a media outlet to peddle influence in India. In remarks in the Lok Sabha, Mr. Dubey said the article in the newspaper detailed how the news website NewsClick had received ₹38 crore in funding and that money had been used to create an “anti-India” atmosphere. Outside Parliament, Information and Broadcasting Minister Mr. Anurag Thakur and Information Technology Minister Mr. Rajeev Chandrashekhar, however, did not mince words in drawing connections between Chinese firms and the funding of the news website “NewsClick” and the support the website got from the Opposition parties when it was raided by the Enforcement Directorate in 2021, describing the link as an “anti-India umblical cord”. “There is a remarkable similarity in misinformation, lies and hatred spread by platforms like NewsClick and the false narratives echoed blandly by Rahul Gandhi,” said Mr. Chandrashekhar.

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NewsClick rejects allegations in Delhi Police FIR, claims attempt to muzzle 'free and independent' press
1 year, 3 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 FIR: Foreign funds illegally infused into India, siphoned off by...
1 year, 3 months ago

NewsClick FIR: Foreign funds illegally infused into India, siphoned off by...

India Today  

The accused of NewsClick, the online portal, which is being investigated for its alleged China-linked entities to push Chinese propaganda, were involved in "continuous unlawful activities" to "undermine" India's "sovereignty and territorial integrity", according to an FIR lodged by the Delhi Police. Big Chinese telecom companies such as Xiaomi and Vivo incorporated thousands of shell companies in India in violation …

Congress backs China-funded portal: Minister Anurag Thakur
1 year, 5 months ago

Congress backs China-funded portal: Minister Anurag Thakur

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: BJP leader and Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday charged that China, NewsClick website and Congress are linked to an "anti-India umblical cord" as he cited a news report which alleged that Chinese companies were funding the portal. Addressing a press conference along with Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar at the BJP headquarters here, Thakur charged that …

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey flags 'Chinese funding' of NewsClick in Lok Sabha
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey flags 'Chinese funding' of NewsClick in Lok Sabha

Op India  

On Monday, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey raised the issue of Chinese financing of leftist propaganda news outlet, NewsClick, in the Indian Parliament. He spoke about the recent revelations made by the American newspaper The New York Times in a detailed article on Saturday While citing the findings of the report in the Lok Sabha, Dubey said, “Chinese goods are being …

BJP targets Congress over NewsClick row: 'Part of anti-India umbilical cord'
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP targets Congress over NewsClick row: 'Part of anti-India umbilical cord'

India Today  

The BJP today unleashed an attack on the Congress and Rahul Gandhi, alleging Chinese funding for the party following an explosive New York Times report which claimed that the New Delhi-based media portal, Newsclick - financed by American tech mogul Neville Roy Singham - was pushing Beijing's agenda. The New York Times had, in its investigative report on Saturday, said, …

Centre gagging media: Congress
5 years, 6 months ago

Centre gagging media: Congress

The Hindu  

Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday accused the government of using ‘suppressive’ tactics against the media by using its power over government Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Mr. Chowdhury said the government was being ‘undemocratic’ and suffered from ‘megalomania.’ He said that from March this year the Directorate of Advertising and Visual …

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