Also accused in Bhima Koregaon case, activist Gautam Navlakha will be questioned in connection with ‘illegal funds’ which Delhi police claim were routed to NewsClick, it is learnt.
The businessman accused of spreading Chinese propaganda in India is stated to be currently based in Shanghai. This is understood to be 2nd summons issued to Singham by ED.
In FIR lodged on complaint by MHA undersecretary, CBI says the accused received foreign funding ‘in contravention’ of FCRA norms to ‘infuse opaque foreign funds’ into NewsClick.
ED alleges Singham not only financed NewsClick but also exchanged incriminating emails about China with editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha, other journalists, activists & CPI(M) leaders.
ED’s case against NewsClick centres on ‘fraudulent’ foreign funds and ties to China-based mogul Neville Roy Singham. NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha calls allegations 'fictitious'.
China's network of influence operations has been active for some time, but the new details in the NYT article brought together how Beijing seeks to exert influence through proxies.
Pilot associations in India and abroad have justifiably objected to how the report was spun. But not enough have asked: shouldn’t action be taken against those who leaked it?
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.
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