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Delhi police special cell questions Gautam Navlakha in NewsClick case
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi police special cell questions Gautam Navlakha in NewsClick case

Hindustan Times  

NAVI MUMBAI: A team of the Delhi police special cell arrived in Mumbai on Saturday to question activist Gautam Navlakha in connection with the Newsclick foreign funding case. Navi Mumbai, India - Dec. 30, 2023:Special cell of Delhi Police have come down to Agroli Village to question Activists Gautam Navlakha at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, India, on Saturday, December …

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Court extends judicial custody of NewsClick founder, HR head
1 year ago

Court extends judicial custody of NewsClick founder, HR head

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Friday extended the judicial custody of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources head Amit Chakravarty until December 22. The two have been lodged in jail since October 3 in the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act case against them over allegations that the news portal received money to spread pro-China propaganda. Special Judge Hardeep Kaur of Patiala …

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ED Issues Fresh Summons to China-based American Millionaire Singham in NewsClick PMLA Case
1 year, 1 month ago

ED Issues Fresh Summons to China-based American Millionaire Singham in NewsClick PMLA Case

News 18  

A fresh summons was issued by the Enforcement Directorate to China-based American millionaire Neville Roy Singham for questioning in connection with a money laundering probe linked to online news portal NewsClick, officials said on Thursday. Singham’s name hit the headlines after The New York Times published an article titled “A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a U.S. Tech …

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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 …

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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 …

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Paranjoy Guha Thakurta on NewsClick raids: ‘They asked why I didn’t cover the G20 summit’ - Frontline
1 year, 2 months ago

Paranjoy Guha Thakurta on NewsClick raids: ‘They asked why I didn’t cover the G20 summit’ - Frontline

The Hindu  

The veteran scribe believes the crackdown on NewsClick would have a chilling impact on journalists who believe in asking questions freely and fairly. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, 68, a journalist for the last 40 years, has investigated and written on the political economy, probity in the corporate sector, and the rise of oligarchic capitalism in India. They asked about the nature …

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Crackdown on NewsClick signals erosion of democratic values
1 year, 2 months ago

Crackdown on NewsClick signals erosion of democratic values

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 17, 2023 22:11 IST - 13 MINS READ On October 3, at around 6:30 am, there was a knock at the door of a 27-year-old reporter’s home in north Delhi. When he confirmed it, the reporter told Frontline that the ASI then said: “Aren’t you ashamed of working for China?”” The reporter, who joined NewsClick barely two …

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Statement by Neville Roy Singham on Newsclick funding row
1 year, 2 months ago

Statement by Neville Roy Singham on Newsclick funding row

The Hindu  

As the Delhi Police named American millionaire Neville Roy Singham as one of the accused in the Newsclick terror case, he has issued a four-page rebuttal, in which he has called the NYT article misleading and innuendo-laden hit piece. Second, on the provenance of my funds and a rejection of the false claims that I have received funds from any …

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NewsClick Case : Chief Editor & HR Head Moved Supreme Court Challenging Arrests In UAPA Case; Seek Urgent Hearing
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick Case : Chief Editor & HR Head Moved Supreme Court Challenging Arrests In UAPA Case; Seek Urgent Hearing

Live Law  

The NewsClick matter has reached the Supreme Court with its Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources head Amit Chakraborty filing a Special Leave Petition challenging the Delhi High Court's judgment which upheld their arrest by the Delhi Police in a case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act over alleged Chinese funding to promote anti-national propaganda.Senior. The NewsClick matter has reached …

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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 …

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NewsClick founder Purkayastha, HR head Chakravarty sent to 10-day judicial custody
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick founder Purkayastha, HR head Chakravarty sent to 10-day judicial custody

New Indian Express  

The counsel argued that all the journalistic works of his client are in the public domain. He submitted that there is no allegation that they "used bombs, dynamite or any other explosive substance," as there is a requirement of a 'terrorist act' under 16, 17 and 18 of the UAPA act. Khurana also argued that not a penny has come …

NewsClick non-case: The Hindu Editorial on the strange case of a terrorism FIR without a terrorist act
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick non-case: The Hindu Editorial on the strange case of a terrorism FIR without a terrorist act

The Hindu  

The FIR registered by the Delhi Police against Prabir Purkayastha, the founder of NewsClick, and others is a vague amalgam of sweeping accusations that do not actually disclose any offence, leave alone one of terrorism. Without citing any published content, the FIR alleges offences that range from hatching a conspiracy to undermine the country’s security to disrupting the 2019 parliamentary …

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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 …

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Morning Digest | FIR links NewsClick case to legal aid for Chinese companies; Canada moves diplomats out of India to Singapore, Malaysia, and more
1 year, 2 months ago

Morning Digest | FIR links NewsClick case to legal aid for Chinese companies; Canada moves diplomats out of India to Singapore, Malaysia, and more

The Hindu  

FIR links NewsClick case to legal aid for Chinese companies The Delhi police have levelled a wide range of charges in their First Information Report against NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, American millionaire Neville Roy Singham, and activist Gautam Navlakha, a shareholder of Newsclick who is presently under house arrest as accused in a terror case. Congress workers protest against BJP’s …

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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 …

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NewsClick rejects allegations levelled in FIR against it as untenable, bogus
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick rejects allegations levelled in FIR against it as untenable, bogus

India Today  

The NewsClick portal has rejected as untenable and bogus allegations levelled in a Delhi Police FIR against it, and said the proceedings initiated are "nothing but a blatant attempt to muzzle the free and independent press in India". In an FIR filed under the anti-terror law UAPA against NewsClick, the Delhi Police has alleged a large sum of funds came …

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The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 a threat to media freedom in India
1 year, 2 months ago

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 a threat to media freedom in India

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 06, 2023 18:01 IST - 5 MINS READ The arrest of the NewsClick founder and Editor-in-Chief, Prabir Purkayastha and its Human Resources head, Amit Chakraborty under the UAPA has brought into focus the gross abuse of the Act by those in power to curb dissent. This proviso says an accused shall not be released on bail or …

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News18 Evening Digest: Delhi Police FIR on NewsClick, Narges Mohammadi Awarded Nobel Peace Prize And Other Top Stories
1 year, 2 months ago

News18 Evening Digest: Delhi Police FIR on NewsClick, Narges Mohammadi Awarded Nobel Peace Prize And Other Top Stories

News 18  

In today’s evening digest, News18 brings to you the latest updates on the Newsclick raids, India-Canada issue and many more. Large Amount of Funds Sneaked in from China, Paid News Peddled against India: Delhi Police FIR on NewsClick Delhi police in its FIR against NewsClick has alleged that a large amount of funds was routed from China in a circuitous …

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Companies like Xiaomi and Vivo were used to push Chinese money into NewsClick: Delhi Police FIR
1 year, 2 months ago

Companies like Xiaomi and Vivo were used to push Chinese money into NewsClick: Delhi Police FIR

Op India  

The Delhi Police’s Special Cell, in its FIR against NewsClick founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha, stated that People’s Dispatch Portal, owned and maintained by PPK Newsclick Studio Pvt. Delhi Police through a remand application on Wednesday alleged that NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha conspired to peddle the narrative that Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh are disputed territories with the help of a …

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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 …

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Morning Digest | Army officer injured in ‘grenade accident’ at a post in J&K’s Rajouri; supply copy of FIR to NewsClick founder, court tells Delhi Police, and more
1 year, 2 months ago

Morning Digest | Army officer injured in ‘grenade accident’ at a post in J&K’s Rajouri; supply copy of FIR to NewsClick founder, court tells Delhi Police, and more

The Hindu  

Army says officer injured in ‘grenade accident’ at a post in J&K’s Rajouri The Army on October 5 evening said one officer has been injured in a likely grenade accident at a post in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri sector. Supply copy of FIR to NewsClick founder, court tells Delhi Police The Patiala House Court on Thursday allowed news portal NewsClick …

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NewsClick FIR: Foreign funds illegally infused into India, siphoned off by...
1 year, 2 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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