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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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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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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 …

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NewsClick case: HR head Amit Chakravarty moves court to turn approver
11 months, 4 weeks ago

NewsClick case: HR head Amit Chakravarty moves court to turn approver

Live Mint  

Amit Chakravarty, human resources department head of NewsClick, has moved a Delhi court seeking its permission to turn an approver in a case related to pro-China propaganda, said a report by PTI citing court sources. He moved an application before special judge Hardeep Kaur last week, seeking pardon in the case and claiming he had material information that he was …

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Delhi court grants police 60 more days to complete NewsClick probe
1 year ago

Delhi court grants police 60 more days to complete NewsClick probe

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on December 22 granted the city police 60 more days to complete its probe in the case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that news portal NewsClick received money to spread pro-China propaganda in India. Special Judge Hardeep Kaur also extended the judicial custody of the news portal's founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources …

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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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Strictly followed all aspects of Indian law, says NewsClick investor
1 year, 2 months ago

Strictly followed all aspects of Indian law, says NewsClick investor

The Hindu  

Worldwide Media Holdings, the investor in NewsClick, on Friday said it “strictly followed all aspects of Indian law” before investing in the news portal in 2018 and that false allegations continued to circulate despite all the facts WMH had given to the Indian authorities. Mr. Pfecher said he is the manager of PSF that wholly owns and operates WMH, a …

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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 …

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NewsClick office sealed by Delhi Police special cell after day-long raids over China funds case
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick office sealed by Delhi Police special cell after day-long raids over China funds case

Op India  

After conducting extensive raids on around 30 locations related to NewsClick and people associated with it, the special cell of Delhi Police sealed the main office premises of the Leftist news portal on Tuesday, 3rd October. Delhi Police Special Cell officials seal the office of 'NewsClick' in Delhi. Meanwhile, in Mumbai, teams of the Delhi Police special cell & Mumbai …

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India police search journalists’ homes and offices in the country’s latest raids on media
1 year, 2 months ago

India police search journalists’ homes and offices in the country’s latest raids on media

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian police raided the offices of a news website that’s under investigation for allegedly receiving funds from China, as well as the homes of several of its journalists, in what critics described as an attack on one of India’s few remaining independent news outlets. Indian authorities registered a case against the site and its journalists on Aug. …

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Dangerous trend of government agencies 'intimidating' independent media must stop: Editors Guild on I-T 'surveys'
3 years, 3 months ago

Dangerous trend of government agencies 'intimidating' independent media must stop: Editors Guild on I-T 'surveys'

Firstpost  

On 10 September, teams of IT officials visited the offices of NewsClick and Newslaundry and conducted investigations through the day New Delhi: Expressing concern over the Income Tax ‘‘surveys’’ conducted at the offices of two news websites, the Editors Guild of India on Saturday criticised the move saying the “dangerous trend of government agencies harassing and intimidating” independent media must …

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Trend of govt. agencies harassing independent media must stop: Editors Guild
3 years, 3 months ago

Trend of govt. agencies harassing independent media must stop: Editors Guild

The Hindu  

The Editors Guild of India on Saturday expressed concern over Income Tax department officials seizing journalists’ data from the offices of news website Newslaundry on Friday. “It is learnt that the I-T team made clones of Sekhri’s mobile and laptop, as well as some other office machines, and no hash value was given to them. This is clearly beyond the …

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Top news of the day: Co-WIN launches new interface to show vaccination status; Income Tax department ‘surveys’ NewsClick, Newslaundry offices, and more
3 years, 3 months ago

Top news of the day: Co-WIN launches new interface to show vaccination status; Income Tax department ‘surveys’ NewsClick, Newslaundry offices, and more

The Hindu  

The new Application Programming Interface called ‘Know Your Customer’s/Client’s Vaccination Status’ will enable a verifying entity to know whether a person has been vaccinated against coronavirus, the Union Health Ministry said. Bhabanipur bypoll | Mamata files nomination; BJP fields lawyer Priyanka Tibrewal The Chief Minister is contesting bypoll from Bhabanipur as she lost polls from Nandigram Assembly seats to BJP’s …

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Income Tax department ‘surveys’ NewsClick, Newslaundry offices
3 years, 3 months ago

Income Tax department ‘surveys’ NewsClick, Newslaundry offices

The Hindu  

The Income-Tax Department on Friday conducted surveys on the official premises of two digital media platforms, NewsClick and Newslaundry, to examine their financial records. In February, the Enforcement Directorate had searched the premises linked to NewsClick, in connection with an alleged money laundering probe into receipt of funds from overseas. “Newsclick has nothing to hide,” it said, alleging that it …

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IT Department raids offices of Newslaundry, Newsclick: Reports
3 years, 3 months ago

IT Department raids offices of Newslaundry, Newsclick: Reports

Op India  

The Income Tax department is conducting raids at the offices of online media portals, Newslaundry and Newsclick, reports say. The raids were reportedly related to a money laundering case and the agency was investigating the funding the organisation had received from “dubious companies” abroad. Interestingly, NewsClick’s owner Prabir Purkayastha has no idea for what purpose the American company transferred the …

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ED searches offices of digital news platform NewsClick
3 years, 10 months ago

ED searches offices of digital news platform NewsClick

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted searches on the premises of a digital news platform, NewsClick, and several other places in connection with alleged receipt of about ₹30 crore from overseas in the past three years, said a senior agency official. Another U.S. firm, said to be a shareholder, is under the scanner.” According to the agency, the company running …

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