NewsClick HR head seeks bail in Delhi court, founder applies for return of seized electronic devices

NewsClick HR head seeks bail in Delhi court, founder applies for return of seized electronic devices

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha (L) and HR Head Amit Chakraborty being brought to the Lodhi Road Special Cell office in New Delhi on October 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI NewsClick human resources department head Amit Chakraborty has moved a Delhi court seeking bail in a case lodged under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act … Read more

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

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

File pictureo of security officers standing guard outside the office of NewsClick in New Delhi | Photo Credit: AP 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 … Read more

With journalists writing to the CJI, Supreme Court’s Pegasus verdict protecting privacy may come to fore

With journalists writing to the CJI, Supreme Court’s Pegasus verdict protecting privacy may come to fore

The Supreme court of India. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Raids at journalists’ homes and seizures of their laptops and mobile phones have ignited a debate on whether the right to privacy and the right to protect work stored in these devices can be compromised by the state in the name of security. “Members … Read more