OPINION | Chinese funding in India: Only the tip of the iceberg

The New York Times has, in an investigative report, exposed a Chinese conspiracy in which an American millionaire Neville Roy Singham was used as a conduit for spreading Chinese state media propaganda worldwide in countries like the US, UK, South Africa, several other African countries and India. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday cited the NYT report to claim that companies of Singham linked to China were funding a news portal NewsClick in India. The NYT report says that NewsClick was part of a global network that received funds from Singham’s companies to spread Chinese propaganda in India. Singham was the founder of ThoughtWorks, a Chicago-based software consultancy firm, and is currently hosting office space in Shanghai, China. There are allegations that Singham funnelled millions of dollars to groups that espouse the Chinese government’s positions on world issues. There are also reports of some “urban Naxals”, a few self-styled intellectuals and some Indian journalists who received Chinese funds through conduits. These Indian groups and individuals used to plant news against our government, and one of these companies got Rs 38 crore as funds from the conduits.

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Rahul Gandhi to take part in No-Confidence Motion debate in Lok Sabha tomorrow

Rahul Gandhi is set to speak on behalf of the Congress in the Lok Sabha on the no-confidence motion on Tuesday (August 8), sources said. Gandhi, recently got a huge relief from the Supreme Court after it stayed his conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his Modi surname remark.

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Punjab’s biggest drug haul: Police seize 77 kg heroin, 4 smugglers arrested

Punjab’s biggest drug haul: In one of its biggest seizures of heroin this year, the Punjab Police on Sunday said it has seized 77 kilograms of heroin.  The seizure was made by the Counter Intelligence Wing, Ferozepur, in two separate operations, said Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav.

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India TV Poll Results: Will the I.N.D.I.A bloc break after the Delhi Service Bill is passed?

India TV Poll Results: Lok Sabha on Thursday (August 3) passed Delhi Services Bill to replace an ordinance promulgated for handling the transfers and postings of senior officers in the Delhi government amid a walkout by opposition parties. The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was passed after a nearly four-hour-long debate which was replied to by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

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Haryana: Days after violence, 45 illegal constructions razed in Nuh after CM Manohar Lal Khattar's order

Haryana: In the wake of violence in Haryana's Nuh, the authorities on Saturday morning razed several illegal constructions to the ground amid heavy police deployment. The bulldozer action by the government comes days after clashes between two groups in the area that claimed six lives. In an anti-encroachment drive over 45 "illegal" shops at the Nalhar Road area in the district were razed down. 

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Congress' Jagdish Tytler gets anticipatory bail in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

A Delhi court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to the Pul Bangash killings during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Additional Sessions Judge Vikas Dhull ordered Tytler to furnish a bail bond of Rs 1 lakh and directed him not to tamper with the evidence in the case or leave the country without its permission.

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IIM Act Amendment Bill 2023: All you need to know about its main features

Amid the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament, the Lok Sabha passed the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2023 on July 28. The bill to amend the IIM Act of 2017 was introduced in the Upper House amid disruptions by opposition members over the Manipur violence issue. While the Congress claims that the PMO wants to keep the tightest possible control and ensure "ideological purity," the IIMs are concerned that the amendment will take away their autonomy rather than simply solve accountability. 

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