IT raids at NewsClick, Newslaundry; NL CEO being questioned
New Delhi: The Income Tax (IT) department on Friday, 10 September, raided the offices of news-media organisations NewsClick and Newslaundry.
According to a reporter of Indian Express no communication can be established with those inside the NewsClick office.
The Wire also quoted a senior NewsClick employee who is working from home as saying:
“There is a search and seizure order, so the phones of all persons present in the office have been seized, making it difficult to get any information.”
The Wire also quoted a Newslaundry employee, on Friday, as saying:
“Around six to seven persons from the income tax department landed at the office around 12 noon. So far the raid is only at one office of Newslaundry.”
A senior Newslaundry employee also told Vartha Bharati that a group of officers arrived at the office around 11:30 am and the raid is currently (at 5:12 pm) underway. Some of the officers, the employee said were part of the earlier raid at the office too.
"Our CEO Abhinandan is also being questioned right now and we are cooperating and compiling with all the orders of the agency," the senior employee told Vartha Bharati over a phone call.
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China confirms its support to Pakistan during four-day conflict with India
Beijing (PTI): China, for the first time, has confirmed that it provided on-site technical support to Pakistan during the four-day conflict with India last year, official media reports here said.
China's state broadcaster CCTV on Thursday aired an interview with Zhang Heng, an engineer from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China's (AVIC) Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute, a key developer of China’s advanced fighter aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicle design.
Zhang had provided technical support to Pakistan during the four-day war last May, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported, quoting CCTV.
Pakistan's air force operates a fleet of Chinese-made J-10CE jets, produced by an AVIC subsidiary.
"At the support base, we frequently heard the roar of fighter jets taking off and the constant wail of air-raid sirens. By late morning, in May, the temperature was already approaching 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit). It was a real ordeal for us, both mentally and physically,” Zhang said.
What drove his team was the "desire to do an even better job with on site support” and to ensure their equipment could “truly perform at its full combat potential”, Zhang told CCTV.
“That wasn’t just a recognition of the J10CE; it was also a testament to the deep bond we formed through working side by side, day in and day out,” he said.
