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  • TRP ‘manipulation’ case: Agencies in welfare state needs to be affordable, probes can’t go on for years, says Bombay HC

    The Bombay High Court on Thursday noticed that investigation companies belonging to state or central governments ought to preserve an affordable method, as religion of the general public in them trusted it.
    The commentary got here after the Maharashtra authorities, whereas responding to the question why Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami and ARG Outlier Media Private Limited – which runs the channel – haven’t named as accused in Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation case regardless of claims of there being proof towards them, instructed HC that it had proper to proceed with the probe.
    A division bench of Justice S S Shinde and Justice Manish Pitale was listening to a plea filed by ARG Outlier and Goswami, difficult the police probe, FIR, court docket proceedings and chargesheets filed by the Mumbai Police.
    The bench mentioned that the investigation into the case can’t go on perpetually and the company should cease at some stage. “There is a concept of a welfare state. Reasonable parameters should be there. State on its own has to stop at one place/stage. It cannot go on for years. These are not offences (bodily offences) such as Narendra Dabholkar murder case, wherein investigation is still going on from 2013 to 2021…,” Justice S S Shinde mentioned.

    Chief Public Prosecutor Deepak Thakare, showing for the Maharashtra authorities, mentioned the police will examine because it has the fitting to probe and a few materials within the case. To this, Justice Shinde noticed: “Investigation is going on for the past three months, prima facie there seems to be nothing against them (petitioners).”
    Justice Pitale mentioned that if the state is cheap, it could have mentioned that it’ll lodge a grievance towards petitioners in 30 days and if not, will come earlier than the court docket, apologise and search extension. “That is how reasonableness is shown,” he added.

    Justice Shinde mentioned, “In a democratic setup, what is most important is the faith of the common citizen in the system and to continue to have it, the test of reasonability and objectivity should be kept in force. Common people are the best judge of investigations. If not we are heading to another kind of system… Therefore, when are you (police) going to end this investigation? We are not asking for stipulated time because it is not provided in law. Tomorrow, we are bound to ask such questions to any investigating agency appearing before us.”

  • TRP case: If there’s proof, why Republic TV, Arnab not named as accused, asks HC

    The Bombay High Court requested the Mumbai police on Wednesday that for the reason that latter claimed to have satisfactory proof in opposition to Republic TV and its Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami within the alleged TRP rip-off, why had they not named them as accused within the case.
    A bench of Justices S S Shinde and Manish Pitale directed Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Shishir Hiray to tell the courtroom by Thursday whether or not the police plan to proceed in opposition to Goswami and Republic TV.
    It additionally requested Hiray to inform the courtroom how a lot time had been the police prone to take to finish the investigation into the case.
    “You are investigating for the last three months. There are two charge sheets, and there seems to be no evidence against them. And this FIR is of October 2020. We are in March 2021,” the HC mentioned.

    “Why keep the sword hanging on their head? You are not making them an accused also, why so?” it requested.
    The bench was responding to submissions made by senior advocate Ashok Mundargi, the counsel for Goswami and ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd, the corporate that runs Republic TV channels.
    Mundargi advised the HC that the police had named Goswami and several other workers of the ARG Outlier Media as suspects, however had no proof to cost them as accused within the case.
    “They (police) cannot keep investigating forever. If they have some material against us, they have to show us, they cannot keep playing hot and cold,” Mundargi mentioned.
    However, SPP Hiray mentioned the police have satisfactory proof within the case and that they’re nonetheless “collecting” extra proof.

    “Then why not make them an accused? We do not think there is anything such as ‘suspect’ in criminal law,” the bench mentioned.
    The courtroom mentioned the rivalry of the petitioners, Goswami and the ARG Outlier Media, was that they had been all the time underneath the worry that some motion is perhaps taken in opposition to them.
    The HC will proceed listening to the arguments on Thursday.
    The ARG Outlier Media and Goswami approached the HC final yr, submitting a bunch of petitions in search of a number of reliefs within the Television Rating Points (TRP) rip-off.
    They alleged that the entire case was malafide and so they had been focused for Republic TV’s reportage in reference to the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput and Palghar lynching case final yr.

    The Mumbai police in January this yr filed two affidavits within the case by way of Commissioner of Police Param Bir Singh and ACP Shashank Sandbhor of the crime department, saying they’d not focused the Republic TV or its workers.
    The police had mentioned their probe was not a results of any political vendetta and there was proof to point out that Goswami had connived with senior officers of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) to rig the TRP of Republic TV.
    The Republic TV has denied any wrongdoing.

  • 29 MPs give discover for 204 amendments to strain govt

    In a bid to construct strain on the federal government, the Opposition, which has been protesting in Lok Sabha towards the farm laws, have given discover for 204 amendments to President Ram Nath Kovind’s deal with to the joint session. The topics on which they’ve sought amendments embrace the farmers’ agitation, leaked WhatsApp chats of Arnab Goswami and the pandemic.
    Twenty 9 MPs from 11 events, together with the Congress, TMC, Left events and DMK have given notices searching for amendments. A variety of Opposition members have expressed remorse for the President not mentioning any resolution to the continued farmers’ protests towards the three farm Bills handed by Parliament within the monsoon session.
    MPs Sougata Ray from the TMC, N Ok Premachandran (RSP), Faizal P P Mohammad (NCP), Ok P Subbarayan and M Selvaraj (CPI), P R Natarajan (CPM) and Congress MPs Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Kodikkunnil Suresh, Benny Behnan, Hibi Eden, Dean Kuriackose, Ravneet Singh and T N Prathapan have sought a reference to the farmers’ agitation. Eden and Suresh need the speech to have a reference to the “widespread protests”and “alleged police atrocity on the farmers in Delhi and the sad loss of life of a protesting farmer”.
    The amendments sought by the Opposition to the President’s deal with are seldom carried out because the treasury benches take pleasure in a majority within the House. The BJP enjoys a cushty majority on this Lok Sabha. But the Opposition events’ transfer assumes significance towards the backdrop of their MPs disrupting the procedures throughout the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address, which is uncommon.
    With the agitating farmers’ unions preserving the motion indifferent from events, transferring amendments referring to the protests is “to send a political message and to build pressure on the government”, stated one chief.
    Opposition events have disrupted proceedings in Lok Sabha for 4 days in a row. In Rajya Sabha, they agreed for the controversy on the Motion of Thanks. In the Lower House, they insisted on a separate debate on farmers’ points. Sources within the authorities stated it will not agree for a separate debate because it has already agreed to increase the period of the controversy on the Motion of Thanks. Government sources on Sunday expressed optimism that the House will perform on Monday. A variety of MPs have raised that the President’s deal with didn’t point out “the reported sufferings endured by the migrant labourers who were stranded and forced to travel miles by foot due to lockdown”.

    Deepak Baij, Congress MP from Bastar in Chhattisgarh, has proposed including a point out concerning the “failure to deal with the unfortunate incident at Red Fort on the occasion of the Republic Day” and Premachandran has sought that the federal government guarantee a particular bundle for farmers and MSP for agricultural produce.
    Baij has additionally demanded {that a} joint parliamentary committee look into the leak of “information regarding air strikes”. The Congress had sought such a probe into chats between Arnab Goswami and former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta, referring to the Balakot strikes. Congress’s Behnan has identified the deal with didn’t point out the TRP fraud situation.
    Several MPs have sought measures to take care of the post- Covid state of affairs. Congress’s Shashi Tharoor has raised the difficulty of transparency surrounding the PM-CARES fund.
    Both Sougata Ray and BSP’s Ritesh Pandey have taken up the difficulty of harassment confronted by mediapersons for tweets or feedback. Several Congress MPs have raised the rising costs of petroleum merchandise.

  • Providing official secret information to journalist ‘criminal act’: Rahul Gandhi on purported Arnab chats

    Providing official secret info to a journalist is a “criminal act” and each the giver and the receiver must go to jail, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi mentioned on Tuesday referring to the purported WhatsApp chats of Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami doing the rounds of social media.
    Addressing a press convention, Gandhi mentioned solely 5 folks — Prime Minister, Defence Minister, Home Minister, Air Force chief and National Security Advisor — have been aware of the data, referring to allegations that the reported chats confirmed Goswami being aware of the Balakot air strikes beforehand.
    “Information was with 4-5 people. In such missions, information is not given to the pilot, it was with the Air Chief, Prime Minister, Home Minister, Defence Minister and NSA. Out of these five people, one has given information to this person. This is a criminal act. We will have to find out who did it, and both (the giver and the receiver) will have to go to jail,” he mentioned.
    “This process should start, but this process will not start because the prime minister may have given the information,” he alleged.
    Addressing a press convention right here, Gandhi mentioned, “The law will take its own course, but I have an observation. This was top-secret information, this was not provided to anybody else.”
    “Giving official secret information to a journalist is a criminal act, both on the part of the person who accepted it and on the part of the person who gave it,” he mentioned.
    These folks name themselves patriots, however there may be nothing patriotic about placing the Air Force in danger, the Congress chief mentioned.
    He mentioned there may be nothing patriotic about taking political benefit over the strikes.

    “If Mr Arnab Goswami knows, if it is on his WhatsApp, I assume the Pakistanis also know it. It is not a very big jump. It is a criminal act and that investigation should begin,” Gandhi mentioned.
    Referring to the contents of the purported chats, Gandhi mentioned the distressing factor is that after the 2019 Pulwama assault, the journalist mentioned that “this is good for us”.

    “This is a reflection of the mind of the prime minister that it is good that 40 of our people have been killed and we will win the elections,” he alleged.
    On February 26, 2019, India had launched airstrikes on what was mentioned to be JeM”s coaching camp in Pakistan”s Balakot.

  • Govt, BJP all underlined robust reply after Pulwama assault, had singled out Pakistan

    On Sunday, the Congress accused the federal government of compromising nationwide safety, based mostly on leaked WhatsApp chats of Republic’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami with former CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) Partho Dasgupta, discussing the federal government’s response after the Pulwama assault and saying “something big will happen…bigger than a normal strike” on February 23, three days forward of the Balakot airstrikes. “On Pakistan the government is confident of striking in a way that people will be elated. Exact words used,” Goswami purportedly stated.
    To which Dasgupta replied: “Good… He will sweep the polls then.” The Balakot strikes occurred on February 26.
    Comments by senior political leaders from that point counsel that the federal government had been vocal a few “befitting response” from India.
    On February 15, only a day after the Pulwama assault, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated at two separate occasions — the flag-off ceremony of Vande Bharat Express and at a public assembly in Jhansi – that the safety forces have been given “full freedom” to decide on a “time and place” for the “future course of action”. He promised a “muhtod jawab” (befitting reply) for the assault that killed 40 CRPF personnel.
    Underlining that the nation’s “blood is boiling”, Modi stated the “terror outfits and their masters” have made “a big mistake” and “will have to pay a very heavy price” for his or her actions.
    On February 16, Modi, whereas addressing a public assembly after inaugurating a number of growth tasks in north Maharashtra’s Dhule, stated, “I want to assure each family who lost their loved one that each drop of tear will be avenged.”
    Then Home Minister Rajnath Singh stated on February 14, “The attack was carried out by Pakistan backed Jaish-e-Mohammed. I assure the country a strong reply will be given.”
    Amit Shah, the then president of the BJP, had additionally focused Pakistan in his public addresses and asserted that the federal government will avenge the assault.

    On February 17, Shah, whereas addressing a youth rally in Assam’s Lakhimpur, stated “Their [CRPF jawans’] sacrifice won’t go in vain as it’s not the Congress government which is at the Centre, it is the BJP which is at the Centre.”
    Late on Sunday night time, Pakistan Foreign Ministry cited the WhatsApp chats to assert that these present proof of how this complete enterprise was “scripted”, “stoked hyper-nationalism” within the nation and “deviously” manipulated nationwide sentiment in its bid to win elections.
    Responding to Pakistan’s assertion, Republic Media Network stated that it had on March 6 offered proof of the Balakot air strikes that had “deeply embarrassed the Pakistan state machinery and its intelligence apparatus”.

  • WhatsApp chats of Arnab, BARC ex-CEO reveal fraud, increase nationwide safety questions: Congress

    The purported WhatsApp conversations between Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami and former CEO of BARC (Broadcast Audience Research Council) Partho Dasgupta, which is a part of the supplementary chargesheet filed by Mumbai Police final week within the TRP rip-off case, reveal how monetary frauds came about and the way individuals occupying excessive posts have been concerned and in addition raises critical questions concerning nationwide safety, the Congress mentioned on Sunday.
    “The WhatsApp chats which have come out in the Mumbai police chargesheet in itself raises serious questions about national security. How financial frauds have taken place and in that how those people occupying high posts were involved… how conversations took place regarding buying of even judges… how journalists decided who will get what posts in the council of ministers… All this raises questions on compromise with national security… and the hollowness of those who are in power…” Congress communication division head Randeep Surjewala mentioned at an AICC press convention.
    He mentioned the social gathering is analyzing the problem and its management will come out with a response quickly on “why it requires a thorough investigation… who should be investigated…who should be held accountable…who is responsible…”.
    Several Congress leaders spoke out on the problem Sunday.
    “One thing is quite clear that the issues of national security may have been compromised. If official secrets may have been revealed to individual A or individual B… then it’s a very serious offence. How we will strike, when we will strike, which day we will strike these are all highly sensitive issues. I think that it’s for agencies now to investigate all this. But it is very unfortunate that the government in tandem with certain sections of the media, which allows itself to be used as a propaganda platform…has hurt basic principles which are the very foundation of good governance,” senior Congress chief Kapil Sibal advised The Indian Express.
    Sibal was referring to Goswami’s dialog with Dasgupta concerning motion in opposition to Pakistan within the wake of the 2019 Pulwama assault.
    Former Home Minister P Chidambaram mentioned, “Did a journalist (and his friend) know about the retaliatory strike on Balakot camp three days before the actual strike? If yes, what is the guarantee that their ‘source’ did not share the information with others as well, including spies or informers working for Pakistan? How did a ‘For Your Eyes Only” choice discover its option to the government-supporting journalist.”
    Senior social gathering chief Shashi Tharoor tweeted, “The leaked @WhatsApp chats reveal 3 reprehensible things requiring serious inquiry: leaking of military secrets to a TV channel for its commercial purposes; a ‘nationalist’ gloating over the death of 40 jawans as an ‘attack we have won like crazy’,& fraudulent manipulation of TRPs.”
    “But if the Govt won’t conduct such an inquiry (& we all expect it won’t, given the evidence of its complicity in the betrayals revealed), who will? Is this one more thing we will have to take a PIL to the Supreme Court for?,” he added.
    Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan demanded an investigation. “The voluminous transcript of Mr Goswami’s chats released by Mumbai Police is deeply disturbing. Who gave access to such sensitive information from national security to constitutional amendments and political appointments? The Government of India must launch a thorough probe. Also the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence must take this matter with utmost priority,” he tweeted.

    “If what sections of the Media is reporting is correct then it points towards a direct linkage between Balakot air strikes and 2019 General elections. Was National Security milked for electoral purposes? Needs a JPC investigation,” mentioned Congress MP and former Union minister Manish Tewari.
    The BJP has not responded to the Congress assault but.

  • Mumbai Police cite WhatsApp chats between Arnab and ex-BARC chief

    A supplementary chargesheet filed by the Mumbai Police on January 11 within the TRP rip-off case accommodates over 200 pages of purported WhatsApp conversations between Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami after which CEO of BARC (Broadcast Audience Research Council) Partho Dasgupta, who’s now in custody, exhibiting their alleged proximity, with Goswami greater than as soon as providing to mediate on Dasgupta’s behalf with the political management, together with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), and claiming at one level, “All ministers are with us”.
    In one of many chats, which return to July 2017, ‘Dasgupta’ sends ‘Goswami’ unique TRP (Television Ratings Point) knowledge. The police have alleged that Goswami paid Dasgupta cash in order to indicate the best TRPs within the information phase for the 2 Republic channels. While they declare proof to show this, it’s not a part of the chats connected to the supplementary chargesheet. The BARC calculates TRPs, on the premise of which commercial charges for TV channels are determined.
    In the chats, the previous BARC CEO seems to be making an attempt to fend off complaints towards the organisation by speaking of favours performed to the BJP, and Goswami apparently gives to assist by mediating with the PMO, ministers and different personalities, together with one ‘AS’. Among these named within the chats are former Minister of State Rajyavardhan Rathore.
    Despite repeated makes an attempt, Rathore was not accessible for remark. There was no response from PMO’s Information Officer Dheeraj Singh until the time of going to press.
    The supplementary chargesheet was filed towards three individuals, together with Dasgupta. An earlier chargesheet on November 25 had named 12 individuals and 6 channels for alleged rigging of TRPs. Dasgupta and two others, Republic Media Network CEO Vikas Khanchandani and former BARC Chief Operating Officer Romil Ramgarhia, are beneath arrest. After a Magistrate Court rejected his bail utility, Dasgupta has approached the Bombay High Court, that may hear the matter Tuesday.
    Dasgupta’s affiliation with Goswami goes again to the time when each labored at Times Now.
    Dasgupta’s advocate Arjun Singh Thakur mentioned, “There are motivated interests in leaking the chats between two private persons who are known to each other. There is nothing incriminating in the chats, that are of a professional nature.” A member from the authorized group representing Arnab Goswami refused to touch upon the problem. The police have mentioned that investigation is occurring and a second supplementary chargesheet will quickly be filed.
    * April 17, 2017
    ‘Dasgupta’ tells ‘Goswami’ that different channels, envious of “the success of his channel”, had been quoting ministers. ‘Goswami’ replies: “All ministers with us.” He goes on so as to add, “… not even a secretary meets India Today, NDTV and Times is boycotted by govt.”
    * July 7, 2017
    When ‘Dasgupta’ talks concerning the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting getting a criticism towards Republic, ‘Goswami’ writes, “about the dish FTA (free-to-air) thing. rathore told me and said he is keeping it aside.” Rathore, apparently, is a reference to then I&B Minister of State Rajyavardhan Rathore.
    * April 4, 2019
    ‘Dasgupta’ speaks about complaints by some information channels to the Telecom Regularity Authority of India (TRAI) towards BARC, telling ‘Goswami’: “Can you help by telling AS to tell TRAI to pipe down on barc?”
    ‘Goswami’ says he can ship a message, including whether or not ‘Dasgupta’ might level out three features the place TRAI motion would “hurt AS… politically”.
    On April 6, ‘Goswami’ tells ‘Dasgupta’: “PMO has been told by me personally about BARC.”
    * April 21, 2019
    ‘Dasgupta’ tells ‘Goswami’: “Best is if AS asks him to stay off BARC”, in a reference to ‘Rajat’ (Rajat Sharma of India TV, who was heading the National Broadcasters’ Assocation then).
    ‘Goswami’ replies: ‘Don’t get BARC immediately in AS gaze. Politicians have a method of searching for entry.’
    In a press convention on December 26, the Mumbai Police additionally claimed to have retrieved emails between then BARC staff that indicated numbers had been being fudged to assist Republic. The contents said, “Please find below numbers on English news. As required Times Now numbers were changed while Republic is kept the same.”Another excerpt learn, “…Times Now, CNN News 18 will be changed … impressions of Times Now have been decreased drastically across the universe… the impressions of Republic TV remained unchanged..”

  • Architect suicide case: Arnab Goswami will get extra time to amend petition

    The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted additional time to Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami to amend his petition and place on document the cost sheet filed towards him and two others in a 2018 case of abetment of suicide of an inside designer.
    Goswami and the 2 different accused Feroze Shaikh and Nitish Sarda should seem earlier than a Justice of the Peace court docket at Alibaug in neighbouring Raigad district of Maharashtra on Thursday, pursuant to summons issued to them in December 2020.
    On December 16, 2020, the Justice of the Peace’s court docket took cognisance of the cost sheet filed by Alibaug police within the case and directed the three accused to look earlier than it on January 7 to commit the case to a classes court docket.
    As the costs invoked within the case are punishable for greater than seven years, the trial within the case should be performed by a classes court docket.

    In November final 12 months, Goswami filed a petition within the excessive court docket, searching for to quash the FIR registered towards him by the Alibaug police.
    He later sought to amend his petition in order to problem the cost sheet filed by the police.
    The similar was allowed by the HC in December 2020.
    On Wednesday, advocate Niranjan Mundargi, showing for Goswami, sought additional time to hold out the modification.
    “The charge sheet is bulky and is in Marathi. We need to translate it to English and hence, we need some more time to do so,” Mundargi stated.
    The court docket accepted it and posted the petition for listening to on February 11.
    Advocate Vijay Aggarwal, showing for accused Nitish Sarda, who has additionally filed a petition within the HC towards the FIR, sought that the court docket hear his arguments.
    Aggarwal stated the accused individuals have been requested to look earlier than the Justice of the Peace’s court docket on Thursday.
    To this, Justice Shinde stated, “So appear there. What is going to happen? The trial is not going to start tomorrow.”
    The court docket posted Sarda’s plea additionally for listening to on February 11.

    The three accused had been arrested by the Alibaug police on November 4, 2020.
    It is the police’s case that architect and inside designer Anvay Naik dedicated suicide in May 2018 over alleged non-payment of dues by firms of the accused individuals.
    Goswamiin November final 12 months filed a petition within the HC searching for to quash the FIR, and in addition sought interim bail.
    The HC on November 9 refused to grant interim bail following whichGoswamiapproached the Supreme Court.
    The SC on November 11 granted interim bail to Goswami.
    The police filed the cost sheet within the case final month.

  • 2021 Yamaha MT-07 unveiled

    Yamaha has pulled the wraps off their new MT-07. Yamaha’s popular parallel-twin powered MT-07 gets updates for 2021, including fresh style and a Euro 5 compliant motor.The next generation MT-07 gets distinct new bodywork with twin winglet-type air intakes and a compact new LED headlight that projects a futuristic face, the signature style for the latest Hyper Naked models from Yamaha, including the MT-09.

    Yamaha took the wraps off a heavily reworked MT-09 which has been followed by an update for the smaller MT-07. Where the Yamaha MT-09 received far more upgrades, including a bigger motor, the changes to the MT-07 aren’t as extravagant. The fuel tank is sculpted slightly differently with a higher shoulder line and reshaped panels, and the front turn indicators now get the LED treatment, with slimmer stalks. The seat and seating position look the same, but the wider tapered handlebars should make for a slightly different and more upright riding position. The MT-07 sees very few changes made to its revered parallel-twin engine apart from being able to meet Euro-5 emissions norms. The company has achieved this via a revised intake, a new exhaust design and a new ECU. Power has dropped slightly from 74.8hp at 9000rpm and 68Nm at 6500rpm to 73.4hp at 8750rpm and 67Nm at 6,500rpm. The performance drop is low enough that it probably won’t be noticed, but Yamaha says that this bike has a more linear power delivery, so the riding experience might feel slightly different.

  • Exercise Jurisdiction To Uphold Personal Liberty, SC To HCs

    chief Arnab Goswami was arrested by Maharashtra Police. Arnab Goswami now moves Supreme Court challenging Bombay HC order refusing interim bail”Yes we are with you, they deserve a fair investigation but if a state targets an individual like that..Victim is entitled to recourse as in proper and fair probe. But answer is simple. If you don’t like a channel then don’t watch it,” Justice Chandrachud says.Travelling to the path of destruction if court does not interfere today. Whatever be his ideology, lest I dont even watch his channel but if in THIS case, constitutional courts do not interfere today – we are traveling the path of destruction undeniably,” says Justice Assuming the FIR is the gospel truth and that’s a matter of investigation but is not paying up money Abetment to suicide? It will be a Travesty of justice if bail is not granted while FIR is pending Sibal, says Justice Chandrachud