Baba Sehgal, Hindi Rapper, Playback Singer, Actor and Music Director
“We normally jo bhi ek tweet ka ek post ka hum 2 lakh rupaye charge karte hain (We normally … for a tweet or post I charge Rs. 2 lakh).” | Read more|
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Aman Verma, TV Anchor and Actor
“I would love all in cash.” | Read more|
Hiten Tejwani and Gauri Pradhan, TV Actors
“Haan, better rahega kyon bataaon main aapko ye saala GST ek bamboo hai (Haan, it will be better. Why? I will tell you. This GST acts like a bamboo both for me and for you).” | Read more|
Rahul Bhat, Actor and TV Producer
“Okay hoon … toh usmein mujhe kya milega kaise karenge (Okay humm … so what would I get in return and how would it be done).” | Read more|
Poonam Pandey, Model and Actor
“Hum log basically content hum log baat karke we can sort it out wo kar sakte hain (We can basically discuss the content, we can sort it out, we can do that).” | Read more|
Mahima Chaudhry, former Bollywood Actor
“Jhoot mooth ke Tweet kitna milega … kya budget lekar aaye ho (You mean, fake Tweets. How much will you pay … What is your budget)?” | Read more|
Breaking: Police complaint filed by RTI activist alleges attempts by Sahana Group to take forcible possession of Milansar Housing Society shops in Mumbai after Cobrapost expose
Men from the Sahana Group allegedly try to take forcible possession of five shops in Milansar SRA Housing Society in Andheri | Read more|
Press Release: ANATOMY OF INDIA’S BIGGEST FINANCIAL SCAM PULLED OFF BY DEWAN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION
In what appears to be the biggest banking scam in Indian history, the primary promoters of DHFL have been found to have siphoned off more than Rs. 31,000 crore of public money. The scam has primarily been pulled off through grants of loans and advances to shell companies and by using other means. Money has also been ro | Read more|
DEWAN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED- THE ANATOMY OF INDIA’S BIGGEST FINANCIAL SCAM
In what appears to be the biggest banking scam in Indian history, the primary promoters of DHFL have been found to have siphoned off more than Rs. 31,000 crore of public money. The scam has primarily been pulled off through grants of loans and advances to shell companies and by using other means. Money has also been ro | Read more|
“Akhilesh Government pressured me to change the FSL report on beef”
Many months before Subodh Kumar Singh was shot dead in the name of cow, the Investigating Officer in Akhlaq lynching case made shocking revelations to Cobrapost in the course of an investigation | Read more|
Cobrapost Editor, Aniruddha Bahal, talks about the future of investigative journalism
It may still be safest to meet a sensitive source, but investigative journalism in this wired world is nothing like it used to be | Read more|
Cobrapost Exclusive : TATA CLiQ Uses Bogus Reviews to Bolster Online Sales
An analysis reveals the Tata group company is using fake reviews to lure gullible customers into buying from its online store | Read more|
26 spot-fixes in 15 international matches during 2011-12, claims Al Jazeera's documentary
Aneel Munawar, an alleged match-fixer on ICC's radar, is said to have been involved in 26 spot-fixing instances in six Tests, six ODIs and three World T20 matches between 2011-12, according to Al Jazeera's investigative documentary released on Sunday (October 21). | Read more|
PEN International Slams Lack of Free Expression in India
The writers’ world body expresses grave concern over the shrinking space for freedom of expression in the country | Read more|
Amid threats, ‘fake news’ and eroding trust levels, journalists in Asia urged to fight back
SEOUL - Malaysian political cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, who goes by the pen name | Read more|
Exclusive for Cobrapost: Government Curtails Ads to Curtail Press Freedom
When all else fails, the government of the day resorts to stopping ads to make newspaper organizations fall in line | Read more|
Press Release: 194 Politicians Fake PAN Details to Election Commission, 6 Former CMs, 8 Former Ministers and 10 Incumbent Ministers Among Them
Cobrapost unearths data showing 194 Indian law makers from across the political spectrum, including 6 former chief ministers and 10 sitting ministers, faked their PAN details while reporting their income to the Election Commission. Among these honourables are 72 from Congress and 41 BJP, while almost all parties share | Read more|
Cobrapost Investigation: 194 Politicians Fake PAN Details to Election Commission, 6 Former CMs, 8 Former Ministers and 10 Incumbent Ministers Among Them
Cobrapost unearths data showing 194 Indian law makers from across the political spectrum, including 6 former chief ministers and 10 sitting ministers, faked their PAN details while reporting their income to the Election Commission. Among these honourables are 72 from Congress and 41 BJP, while almost all parties share | Read more|
Breaking: Dainik Bhaskar Withdraws Defamation Suit, Cobrapost Vindicated
Dainik Bhaskar Withdraws Defamation Suit. | Read more|
Breaking: Operation 136: Part II: Delhi High Court Gives a Thumps Up to Cobrapost Expose on Dainik Bhaskar
New Delhi: In the second part of Operation 136, Cobrapost exposed owners and high-ranking personnel of more than two dozen media houses, both mainstream and regional, the biggest ones and the smaller ones, the oldest ones and the newer ones. The media houses agreeing to run the paid media campaign included Times of Ind | Read more|
Aniruddha Bahal, Editor Cobrapost, talks about The perils of investigative journalism at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
Editor of Cobrapost, Aniruddha Bahal, spoke at the UNESCO Head Quarters on August 29 | Read more|
Breaking: Dainik Bhaskar Withdraws Contempt Suit Against Cobrapost
Delhi, July 10, 2018: The Dainik Bhaskar Group today withdrew unconditionally its application alleging contempt against Forum for Media and Literature which was previously filed as a pressure tactic. | Read more|
Why Shekhar Gupta’s objections to the Cobrapost paid-media sting are disingenuous
Shekhar Gupta, the founder and editor-in-chief of the news website The Print, and the president of the Editors Guild of India, tweeted on 26 May, “Since you asked: 1st, my personal (editorial) view. I do not accept stings as journalism. It’s a publicly explained view. The Print’s Code of ethics firmly bars stings | Read more|
"But we would like to close the entire deal in one go," Priyanka Datta, Executive Vice President, TV 18
They will make you an anti-national for money! | Read more|
Hindustan Times, Just Another Destination for Paid News
Peddling Hindutva and running down politicians can be done with a smooth flow of funds | Read more|
Times of India: Proposal accepted for a 500 crore deal
Top brass discuss options to reroute cash via hawala | Read more|
Radio One: Modi's election campaign the largest we have ever done
As a client I kept the BJP campaign with myself , says Nagaraj | Read more|
India Today Group: 'I am very pro,' says CRO Rahul Shaw while brokering 275 crore deal
My only motive is, my only vision is, my only objective is that BJP has to come in power, says official | Read more|
Press Release: Operation 136: Part II
Cobrapost exposes more than two dozen media houses, including some prima donnas of India’s holy Fourth Estate, where they all show their underbelly in its most visceral form | Read more|
Operation 136: Part II
In this part of the investigation, Cobrapost exposes more than two dozen media houses, including some prima donnas of India’s holy Fourth Estate, where they all show their underbelly in its most visceral form | Read more|
ABN Andhra Jyothy: Sworn to secrecy about underhand paid news deal
"Last year, we supported your coalition in AP," says Chief Marketing Manager | Read more|
ABP News: There is a solution for every problem
Rates during election time are higher than normal rate, says official | Read more|
Bartaman Patrika: Straight and firm refusal to peddle paid news for cash
Ashish Mukherjee, Senior General Manager, says a crisp 'No' to our journalist | Read more|
Bharat Samachar TV News Channel: The way our country is being run is what is needed
The channel sends a proposal of three crores for a purported Hindutva campaign | Read more|
Big FM: "Anyway, Reliance is always a supporter of the BJP"
Why not centralise the whole campaign, officials advice | Read more|