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Supreme Court Criticises ICICI Bank For Not Defreezing Newsclick's Bank Accounts Despite Stay On Tax Recovery Steps
1 month ago

Supreme Court Criticises ICICI Bank For Not Defreezing Newsclick's Bank Accounts Despite Stay On Tax Recovery Steps

Live Law  

By an order dated August 9, the Court disposed of a plea filed by NewsClick for a stay on the income tax demand and directed that pending disposal of the appeal filed before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, there shall be a stay of further recovery of an outstanding amount. The division bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar …

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Read how NewsClick chargesheet ties China, Delhi Riots and Congress together
7 months ago

Read how NewsClick chargesheet ties China, Delhi Riots and Congress together

Op India  

On the 5th of December 2019, a conspiracy to burn Delhi began to be hatched, leading eventually to the Delhi anti-Hindu riots. Witness statements incriminating NewsClick and Prabir Pukayastha in Delhi anti-Hindu Riots and funding to Sharjeel Imam The Delhi police included the testimonies of several protected witnesses, named ‘Gama’, ‘Gama2’ and ‘Gama3’ in its charge sheet. He also used …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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Why was NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha’s arrest invalidated by the top Court?
7 months, 1 week ago

Why was NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha’s arrest invalidated by the top Court?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on May 15 ordered the release of online portal NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha from custody after concluding that his arrest and remand under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 by the Delhi Police were “invalid in the eyes of law”. This, Mr. Sibal argued, violated the Supreme Court’s …

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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 …

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SC orders NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha’s release
7 months, 1 week ago

SC orders NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha’s release

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release on bail of web portal NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, who was arrested in October 2023 under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for allegedly receiving funds from Chinese firms, saying he was not provided the grounds of arrest and a copy of the remand application. The bench cited the October …

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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 …

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NewsClick UAPA Case: Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Approver Amit Chakraborty
7 months, 2 weeks ago

NewsClick UAPA Case: Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Approver Amit Chakraborty

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered release of NewsClick Human Resources head Amit Chakraborty seeking bail after turning approver in the UAPA case registered following allegations of the portal receiving money for pro-China propaganda.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma passed the order allowing Chakraborty's plea seeking his release in the case.”Therefore, having considered the facts. The Delhi High Court on Monday …

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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, …

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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 …

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Delhi court takes cognizance of chargesheet in NewsClick Chinese propaganda case
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court takes cognizance of chargesheet in NewsClick Chinese propaganda case

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Tuesday took cognizance of the chargesheet filed by the Delhi police special cell in the NewsClick case, accusing the news portal of allegedly running Chinese propaganda with the intention of undermining India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha was arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell on October 3 last year. Purkayastha …

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'Why the haste?': SC asks ED why Newsclick founder was not informed about remand order
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'Why the haste?': SC asks ED why Newsclick founder was not informed about remand order

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Enforcement Directorate regarding its failure to notify the lawyer of Newsclick founder and EIC Prabir Purkayastha before the agency's intention to seek his remand in a UAPA case filed against him. "It is a big haste to have the remand order passed on October 4, at 6 am, without informing him," …

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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 …

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Delhi Police file charge sheet against NewsClick in UAPA case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Police file charge sheet against NewsClick in UAPA case

The Hindu  

The Delhi Police on March 30 filed its first chargesheet against news portal NewsClick and its founder Prabir Purkayastha, in a case lodged under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, following allegations that they received funds through Chinese firms to spread pro-China propaganda. The chargesheet against NewsClick came nearly six months after the Delhi Police arrested Mr. Purkayastha …

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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 …

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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 …

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Over 480 electronic devices seized in NewsClick probe forensically tested: Cops
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 480 electronic devices seized in NewsClick probe forensically tested: Cops

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police special cell on Wednesday revealed that more than 480 electronic devices such as mobile phones and laptops that were seized as part of its probe into news portal NewsClick, have been forensically examined. The raids came two months after the police filed a first information report under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act, and Indian Penal Code sections …

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NewsClick case: Delhi Court extends editor, HR's Judicial custody till February 17
10 months, 3 weeks ago

NewsClick case: Delhi Court extends editor, HR's Judicial custody till February 17

New Indian Express  

Later, they were sent to judicial custody on October 10 for ten days, which was extended to five more days and then to police custody for nine days. Earlier, Purkayastha’s counsel had vehemently denied the police charges, asking how his client, as a journalist doing a critical or impartial act of journalism about the government, could indulge in unlawful activities. …

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After Turning Approver, HR Head Amit Chakraborty Withdraws Petition In Supreme Court Against Arrest After
11 months ago

After Turning Approver, HR Head Amit Chakraborty Withdraws Petition In Supreme Court Against Arrest After

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed NewsClick human resources head and recently-turned approver Amit Chakraborty to withdraw his plea challenging his arrest by the Delhi police. Last week, Chakraborty was allowed by a Delhi court to turn approver in the case, and was granted a pardon. A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Sanjay Karol, and Sandeep Mehta was hearing the …

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NewsClick's HR head withdraws from SC plea against arrest under UAPA
11 months ago

NewsClick's HR head withdraws from SC plea against arrest under UAPA

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: NewsClick's human resources department head Amit Chakravarty on Monday withdrew from the Supreme Court his petition against his arrest under the anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities Act. Earlier this month, a Delhi court had allowed Chakravarty to turn an approver in the case lodged against the news portal under UAPA over allegations that it received money to spread …

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Court Allows NewsClick HR Head Amit Chakravarty to Turn Approver in UAPA Case
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Court Allows NewsClick HR Head Amit Chakravarty to Turn Approver in UAPA Case

News 18  

A Delhi court has allowed NewsClick’s human resources department chief Amit Chakravarty to turn an approver in the case lodged against the news portal under anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that it received money to spread pro-China propaganda, court sources said on Tuesday. Special Judge Hardeep Kaur pardoned Chakravarty, arrested in the case, on an application he moved recently seeking …

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SC seeks ED, CBI, Delhi Police's response to NewsClick plea seeking guidelines on seizure of digital devices
11 months, 2 weeks ago

SC seeks ED, CBI, Delhi Police's response to NewsClick plea seeking guidelines on seizure of digital devices

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to investigating agencies like Delhi police, CBI, and ED for their response to NewsClick’s plea seeking guidelines for the search and seizure of digital devices. Nothing is done.” The plea contended that the seizure of digital and electronic devices by Delhi Police is illegal, and it has severely impacted the portal’s operations. Justice …

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