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CRITICS of the Indian government have condemned raids carried out by authorities on the offices of the NewsClick website and the homes of several prominent journalists and authors today.

Officials said that the raids are part of an investigation into allegations that NewsClick was receiving illegal funds from China.

But critics have branded the move as an attack on press freedom by the right-wing government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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