Newsclick Controversy

‘Illegal’ funds from China, Kashmir conspiracy: What Delhi Police’s probe against NewsClick revealed

The Delhi Police have accused NewsClick of receiving funds from China ‘illegally’. They allege that the news portal engaged in a ‘conspiracy’ to portray Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh as ‘disputed’ territories. The website's founder and HR head have been remanded to seven-day police custody

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha’s many brushes with the law

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha has been arrested under the anti-terror law and sent to seven days police remand after Delhi Police carried out raids on Tuesday. The journalist has been under the scanner since 2021 with authorities questioning foreign funding to the portal and links to China

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha arrested under UAPA

According to the Delhi Police, a total of 37 male suspects have been questioned at the premises, and nine female suspects have been questioned at their respective places of stay

NewsClick Raids: Who was under Delhi Police’s radar? What have the cops recovered?

The Delhi Police conducted searches at the homes of journalists and places linked to the news portal NewsClick. In Mumbai, the residence of activist Teesta Setalvad was raided. The cops seized the phones and laptops of several journalists and detained them for questioning

What is the China funding row, linked to the NewsClick raids?

The Delhi Police has raided multiple locations, including the houses of some journalists linked to NewsClick and seized laptops and phones. The action comes a month after The New York Times published a report stating the news portal is funded by Neville Roy Singham, who is pushing Chinese propaganda

NewsClick controversy: Why India needs a better understanding of foreign influence operations

India needs to overhaul its intelligence apparatus as our understanding of these deep-rooted, layered, and complex espionage operations is very superficial and shallow