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As Abhisar Sharma gets raided, here is what his link to China-funded NewsClick was and what ED had said about the portal’s funding

OpIndia Staff - 3 October, 2023

Abhisar Sharma features regularly on NewsClick videos wherein he is seen either defending the Congress party or furthering anti-India narratives. During the COVID-19 spread, NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and the NewsClick team were introduced to Chinese handlers by American businessman Neville Roy Singham for defending China’s handling of COVID-19.

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NewsClick China funding: Fresh case lodged under UAPA, Delhi Police special cell searches premises with forensic team at multiple locations, Teesta Setalvad raided too

OpIndia Staff - 3 October, 2023

Delhi Police registers fresh case against NewsClick under UAPA, China funding under probe as special cell raids 30 locations.

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Liberal ‘journalists’ start whining after raids on people connected to China-funded NewsClick, talk about ‘freedom of press’ when issue is about sovereignty of India

OpIndia Staff - 3 October, 2023

Journalists were raided by Delhi Police in connection with illicit funds received by NewsClick from China

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Delhi Police raids residence of Abhisar Sharma, Prabir Purkayastha and others related to China-funded NewsClick, laptop and phone confiscated

OpIndia Staff - 3 October, 2023

One of the locations raided by the Delhi Police in connection with the Newsclick scandal was that of Abhisar Sharma.

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Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing approaches court to cancel protection from arrest to NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha, Delhi HC issues notice to editor-in-chief

ANI - 22 August, 2023

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to news portal NewsClick Editor in Chief Prabir Purkayastha on a plea filed by Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing (EoW), seeking direction to vacate its interim order

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50 left-liberals, ‘journalists’, actors, former judges and Urban Naxals come out in support of NewsClick over Chinese funding scandal

OpIndia Staff - 15 August, 2023

The Wire's Sidhharth Varadarajan, MK Venu, John Dayal, actor couple Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah and others came in support of NewsClick.

Opinions

Let them squirm, let them scream and protest, but Chinese funding of NewsClick must stay in the news: Why we cannot lose this battle

Ganesh R - 15 August, 2023

Today as we read about Newsclick, it may seem these nonsensical laws are needed but we can do better.

Tech

X (formerly Twitter) handle of the China-funded portal Newsclick suspended

OpIndia Staff - 12 August, 2023

A millionaire named Neville Roy Singham is funding several news publications across the world (including India) to peddle Chinese propaganda. Newsclick is reportedly one of them.

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