Editors Guild calls out Rahul Gandhi over Modi interview, says attacking journalists a favourite tactic
6 years ago

Editors Guild calls out Rahul Gandhi over Modi interview, says attacking journalists a favourite tactic

India Today  

The Editors Guild of India has issued a statement expressing concern over the growing practice of maligning journalists by labelling them. The statement came after a controversy broke out over Congress president Rahul Gandhi criticising journalist Smita Prakash, the editor of news agency ANI for her interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 1. You saw the prime minister's interview yesterday.matlab pliable journalist, she was asking questions and was even giving answers," Gandhi said in the press conference. In its statement, the Editors Guild expressed concern over Gandhi's statement, saying that while it believes journalists should claim no immunity from healthy and civilised criticism, at the same time their labelling has emerged as a "favourite tactic" on the part of the establishment to discredit, delegitimise and intimidate them. Smita Prakash January 2, 2019 Earlier in the day, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tweeted: "The Grandson of the 'Emergency dictator' displays his real DNA -- attacks and intimidates an independent Editor."

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I welcome healthy criticism, says CM Siddaramaiah at Press Club of Bangalore website launch
2 days, 18 hours ago

I welcome healthy criticism, says CM Siddaramaiah at Press Club of Bangalore website launch

The Hindu  

Stating that he would welcome healthy criticism and would correct himself based on it, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said if the criticism was just for political reasons, he would not care about it. Despite that, it placed false The Hindu journalists among award winners The Hindu’s Digital Editor Subhash Kevin Rai was among the five senior journalists honoured …

The Atlantic publishes hit job against PM Modi: Here’s how the propaganda piece cherry-picks facts to attack the Indian leader
1 month, 1 week ago

The Atlantic publishes hit job against PM Modi: Here’s how the propaganda piece cherry-picks facts to attack the Indian leader

Op India  

“For India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, strength is everything.” A hit job on Indian PM Modi was published by American magazine The Atlantic on the 29th of November. The hit job titled “How a Strongman Made Himself Look Weak” claims that PM Modi responds to criticism within India by ‘co-opting’ the media and ‘repressing’ the religious minorities. Daniel Block, who …

Fact Check: Did actor Naseeruddin Shah criticised PM Modi? Know truth behind viral post
2 months ago

Fact Check: Did actor Naseeruddin Shah criticised PM Modi? Know truth behind viral post

India TV News  

Fact Check by Vishvas News: A viral post circulating online claiming that Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media. Image Source : SCREENSHOT X guidelines The fact-checking team scanned the fake account created in the name of Naseeruddin Shah. Conclusion A post criticising PM Modi was shared from a fake account impersonating Bollywood actor Naseeruddin …

Rahul Gandhi Under Attack 'Like Indira', Congress To Protest Against BJP-RSS's 'Poisonous Mindset': Kharge
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi Under Attack 'Like Indira', Congress To Protest Against BJP-RSS's 'Poisonous Mindset': Kharge

ABP News  

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday vowed that the party would launch an agitation against threats directed towards senior leader Rahul Gandhi, alleging the involvement of BJP and RSS leaders in creating an atmosphere of hate. The Congress president, who was in Jammu to campaign for the party’s candidates in the upcoming assembly elections, alleged vilification of Rahul Gandhi, saying …

Bangladeshi journalist booked over fake news against Sonia, Rahul
4 months, 1 week ago

Bangladeshi journalist booked over fake news against Sonia, Rahul

Hindustan Times  

A defamation case has been registered against a Bangladeshi journalist and a woman employee of ‘The Jaipur Dialogues’, a Jaipur-based organisation, for allegedly sharing fake news about Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi. The case was registered at the High Grounds police station on the basis of a complaint by Karnataka Pradesh …

Editors Guild writes to Rahul Gandhi, seeks support in raising issues of press freedom in Parliament
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Editors Guild writes to Rahul Gandhi, seeks support in raising issues of press freedom in Parliament

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Editors Guild of India on Saturday sought Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's support in raising issues of press freedom and right to information in Parliament and claimed the government has taken several legislative steps to regulate and control the media. The Guild also flagged concerns about the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, Broadcast Services Regulation Bill, Press and …

BJP posts video of Rahul Gandhi 'instigating' opposition MPs to disrupt PM Modi's speech in Lok Sabha | Watch
6 months, 1 week ago

BJP posts video of Rahul Gandhi 'instigating' opposition MPs to disrupt PM Modi's speech in Lok Sabha | Watch

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has accused Rahul Gandhi of instigating opposition Members of Parliament in Lok Sabha to go into the well of the House during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech when he was replying to the motion of thanks to the President's address on Tuesday. The BJP took to social media platform X and shared a video showing the …

PM Modi slams Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Hindus and Shakti, says country will not forget it for centuries
6 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi slams Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Hindus and Shakti, says country will not forget it for centuries

Op India  

Speaking in the Lok Sabha on a Motion of Thanks on the President’s address, on July 2, PM Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress-led I.N.D.I. In a scathing attack, PM Modi admonished Rahul Gandhi while referring to his Hindu remarks in Parliament and said,”These are your Sanskar, your character, your mindset, your hatred for the Hindus of this …

Rahul Gandhi ’proves’ Lok Sabha camera doesn’t show him, watch Speaker Om Birla’s reaction during RaGa’s ’Shiva’ speech
6 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi ’proves’ Lok Sabha camera doesn’t show him, watch Speaker Om Birla’s reaction during RaGa’s ’Shiva’ speech

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made headlines for his first Lok Sabha speech as a leader of the opposition in the lower house. Amid an uproar over Gandhi's Lok Sabha speech, a video showing “how camera shifts” when the Congress leader was speaking and showing Lord Shiva's picture to the House has surfaced on the internet. “Shivji kehte hai….Sir dekhiye, camera …

Rahul Gandhi's parts of speech expunged after he accused BJP of dividing people on communal lines
6 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi's parts of speech expunged after he accused BJP of dividing people on communal lines

India TV News  

Several portions of Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's speech in the House on Munday have been expunged after the Congress leader accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of dividing people on communal lines. In a no-holds-barred attack on the BJP, the leader of Opposition accused the leaders of the ruling party of dividing people on communal lines, drawing massive protests from …

I was doing my job as a journalist in India. Modi's government didn’t like it
6 months, 4 weeks ago

I was doing my job as a journalist in India. Modi's government didn’t like it

ABC  

It was supposed to be an innocuous catch-up with representatives from Narendra Modi's party, the BJP, to touch base about the ABC's coverage plans for the Indian election. French journalist Vanessa Dougnac — believed to be India's longest-serving foreign correspondent — had to leave this year because her permanent residency was revoked Al Jazeera said its correspondent was not given …

Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi's old, edited video used to show him watching PM Modi's oath ceremony
7 months ago

Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi's old, edited video used to show him watching PM Modi's oath ceremony

India TV News  

FACT CHECK BY NEWSCHECKER: Claim Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was observed watching Narendra Modi taking the oath as the Indian Prime Minister for the third time. Fact Upon closer examination of the viral video, it became apparent that the footage of PM Modi shown on the screen in front of Rahul Gandhi was from the 2019 swearing-in ceremony. A Google …

Pak support to Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, corruption-free governance and more: What PM Modi said in an interview with IANS
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Pak support to Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, corruption-free governance and more: What PM Modi said in an interview with IANS

Op India  

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at the opposition and the Khan Market gang for creating a false narrative against probing agencies to protect ‘bigger fishes’. This is a matter that requires thorough investigation.” IANS Exclusive PM Modi opens up for the first time on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal receiving endorsements from Pakistan. …

Journalist Deepak Chaurasia exposes Rahul Gandhi's hypocrisy on OBC representation in media
8 months, 1 week ago

Journalist Deepak Chaurasia exposes Rahul Gandhi's hypocrisy on OBC representation in media

Op India  

In his election rallies, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced that if elected to power, the grand old party would conduct a nationwide caste census. Now, in a recent show on ‘India TV’, senior journalist Deepak Chaurasia, hailing from the OBC community, exposed the hypocrisy of the Congress leader on its poll plank by sharing an anecdotal incident. I was an …

Jaishankar slams Western media over their criticism of Indian elections
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Jaishankar slams Western media over their criticism of Indian elections

Op India  

On Tuesday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar slammed Western media, emphasising that they criticise our democracy because they think they are also political players in our election and not because they lack information. It is because they think they are also political players in our election.” We get advice from western press, if they criticise our democracy, it was not …

Favouritism, sexual abuse, exploitation: Allegation on former News18 editor Dayashankar Mishra
1 year ago

Favouritism, sexual abuse, exploitation: Allegation on former News18 editor Dayashankar Mishra

Op India  

On 22nd November 2023, Dayashankar Mishra resigned from News18. Therefore, first the resignation, then the book.” पहले इस्तीफ़ा, फिर किताब : राहुल गांधी पर सच लिखना क‍ितनी मुश्‍किलें खड़ी करेगा, मुझे बिल्कुल अंदाज़ा नहीं था। ऐसे समय जब सत्‍ताधीशों पर गाथा-पुराण ल‍िखने की होड़ लगी हो, मैंने सोचा था कि एक लोकनीत‍िक व‍िचारक की सोच, दृष्टि और दृढ़ता को संकल‍ित …

OPINION | MIMICRY: INSTEAD OF BLAMING MEDIA, RAHUL SHOULD INTROSPECT
1 year ago

OPINION | MIMICRY: INSTEAD OF BLAMING MEDIA, RAHUL SHOULD INTROSPECT

India TV News  

The face-off between BJP and opposition parties over the mimicry of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar by a Trinamool MP, has snowballed into a major controversy with BJP leaders and workers staging protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Thursday. Dhankhar said, “I do not care if somebody insults me personally, I will bear it, I will swallow it, but I will …

Rahul Gandhi accuses media of ignoring suspension of MPs and only focusing on mimicry incident
1 year ago

Rahul Gandhi accuses media of ignoring suspension of MPs and only focusing on mimicry incident

Op India  

Hitting out at the media for not discussing the suspension of members extensively, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the media is entirely focused on showing the mimicry incident and not highlighting the pain and agony of the suspended MPs, adding that What can be done if the “media is totally running on one line”. Media is showing it…Nobody has …

'Modi Govt Most Vilified': Top Minister On 'Freedom To Abuse' | Hardeep Puri Interview
1 year ago

'Modi Govt Most Vilified': Top Minister On 'Freedom To Abuse' | Hardeep Puri Interview

Hindustan Times  

'Modi Govt Most Vilified': Top Minister On 'Freedom To Abuse' | Hardeep Puri Interview Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has trashed the charge that Narendra Modi's Government at centre is intolerant towards criticism and dissent and that it is cracking down on opposition, journalists and activists for taking on the government. He spoke to Hindustan Times' Kumkum Chadha and said …

Rahul Gandhi gets Election Commission's notice over objectionable remarks on PM Modi
1 year, 1 month ago

Rahul Gandhi gets Election Commission's notice over objectionable remarks on PM Modi

India TV News  

The Election Commission has taken decisive action by issuing a show-cause notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday for his recent remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Image Source : INDIA TVElection Commission's notice to Rahul Gandhi over objectionable remarks on PM Modi. Meanwhile, in response to the Election Commission's notice to Rahul Gandhi over his remarks targeting PM …

Press freedom concerns as India editors’ body charged over Manipur report
1 year, 4 months ago

Press freedom concerns as India editors’ body charged over Manipur report

Al Jazeera  

Manipur police file cases against members of the Editors Guild of India, accusing them of promoting enmity between different groups. The cases, also known as first information reports, filed in two separate police stations on Sunday came a day after the country’s top editors body issued a report condemning the local media’s “one-sided” reporting of the months-long violence in the …

Indian police condemn BBC for article on press freedom in Kashmir
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian police condemn BBC for article on press freedom in Kashmir

Al Jazeera  

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir threaten to initiate legal action against the British broadcaster for reporting on media crackdown in disputed region. Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have “strongly objected” to an article published by the BBC on press freedom in the Muslim-majority region and threatened to take legal action for “unfairly castigating” its work. “The article unfairly castigates efforts of J&K …

After whining about Rahul Gandhi’s video being ‘algorithmically suppressed’, Congress celebrates his mythical YouTube success: What the real numbers say
1 year, 5 months ago

After whining about Rahul Gandhi’s video being ‘algorithmically suppressed’, Congress celebrates his mythical YouTube success: What the real numbers say

Op India  

The Congress seems to have thought of a brand new strategy to re-launch Rahul Gandhi for the millionth time. Firstly, Congress is using the metric ‘average views per video’ to compare Rahul Gandhi’s success to that of PM Modi. The Hindu says, “As per the Congress’s internal assessment, Mr. Gandhi’s videos on average get 3,43,000 views, while the average number …

Rahul Gandhi’s YouTube Channel on an upward swing
1 year, 5 months ago

Rahul Gandhi’s YouTube Channel on an upward swing

The Hindu  

In the last one month, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s YouTube channel has posted six videos, including a 12-minute grim video capturing his two-day visit to strife-ridden Manipur in July. Mr. Gandhi, who has often called out the mainstream news channels biased, has been relying more on social media for a direct connect with people. The channel has had modest …

Rahul Gandhi Disqualification: Kerala Cong Workers Observe 'Silent Protest' To Express Solidarity
1 year, 6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi Disqualification: Kerala Cong Workers Observe 'Silent Protest' To Express Solidarity

ABP News  

Kerala Congress workers observed a silent protest in order to extend solidarity to Rahul Gandhi who was disqualified from Lok Sabha after his conviction in a defamation case at Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Several Congress leaders including former Ministers, MLAs and MPs gathered near Mahatma Gandhi statue at Gandhi Park to take part in the protest. On Wednesdayy, Kerala PCC chief …

'Unacceptable': White House condemns 'harassment' of reporter who questioned PM Modi on minority rights
1 year, 6 months ago

'Unacceptable': White House condemns 'harassment' of reporter who questioned PM Modi on minority rights

Firstpost  

The White House has condemned as “totally unacceptable” what the Wall Street Journal has called the “intense online harassment” of its reporter Sabrina Siddiqui, who had asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi a question on minority rights in India during his joint press conference with President Joe Biden in the US last week. And it’s antithetical to the very principles of …

CPJ urges US to press India’s Modi on media freedom during visit
1 year, 7 months ago

CPJ urges US to press India’s Modi on media freedom during visit

Al Jazeera  

The Committee to Protect Journalists says it expects the US to make India’s media crackdown ‘a core element of discussions’. A prominent press watchdog says the United States government should urge Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to end what it called a crackdown on media as it demanded the release of six journalists “arbitrarily detained in retaliation for their work”. …

Clampdown on institutional freedom in India: Rahul Gandhi in US
1 year, 7 months ago

Clampdown on institutional freedom in India: Rahul Gandhi in US

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that there was definite capture of institutions in India, while speaking to the media at the National Press Club in Washington. Rahul Gandhi who is on a three-city tour in the US said, "There is a clampdown on the institutional framework that enabled conversations between many cultures and social groups," adding that "press freedom is …

‘In Modi’s India...': EAM Jaishankar speaks about handling western media
1 year, 9 months ago

‘In Modi’s India...': EAM Jaishankar speaks about handling western media

Hindustan Times  

Union external affairs minister Jaishankar who was in Bengaluru on Sunday met the youngsters of the city at Cubbon Park along with MPs Tejasvi Surya and PC Mohan. ': EAM Jaishankar speaks about handling western media Taking one of the questions, Jaishankar answered how he handles western media and press conferences when he travels abroad. Same when the press starts …

Bullying a Journalist: Rahul Gandhi’s Inglorious Hour was a True Reflection of the Man Beyond the Simulated Image of a Democrat - News18
1 year, 9 months ago

Bullying a Journalist: Rahul Gandhi’s Inglorious Hour was a True Reflection of the Man Beyond the Simulated Image of a Democrat - News18

News 18  

Rahul Gandhi’s media conference on Saturday where he attacked a journalist for merely asking a routine question, is a new low even for his bottom-scraping standards. The BJP and the Narendra Modi government may have nothing to do with the judicial process, but in popular perception — one that Congress certainly hopes to fuel and capitalise on — Rahul’s debarment …

Mumbai Press Club deplores the public humiliation of a journalist by Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 9 months ago

Mumbai Press Club deplores the public humiliation of a journalist by Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

The Mumbai Press Club deplored Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for humiliating a journalist, while addressing a press conference at his party office in New Delhi on Saturday. The job of a journalist is to ask questions, and it is the duty of political leaders who call press conferences and engage with journalists to answer these questions with dignity and decorum,” …

Rahul Gandhi’s London diatribe, Khalistani assaults and the politics of India’s subversion by Anglo-Americans
1 year, 9 months ago

Rahul Gandhi’s London diatribe, Khalistani assaults and the politics of India’s subversion by Anglo-Americans

Firstpost  

Rahul Gandhi’s denunciation in London of Indian democracy and its governing institutions is much more significant and consequential than the outrage among Indians suggests. To defend Rahul Gandhi’s extraordinary outbursts in London, one Congress spokesperson cited Modi’s alleged criticism of India abroad, when he apparently suggested Indians were ashamed to be born in their country. The denunciation of India’s basic …

I & B Minister cautions media against narratives that threaten India's integrity
1 year, 9 months ago

I & B Minister cautions media against narratives that threaten India's integrity

India TV News  

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday urged the media fraternity in the country to remain cautious and desist from giving its space to narratives that threaten the nation's integrity. "I urge the media fraternity to remain cautious and desist from giving its space intentionally or unintentionally to such voices and narratives that have the potential to threaten the …

PM Modi's veiled swipe at Rahul Gandhi: 'Unfortunate, some people in London…'
1 year, 10 months ago

PM Modi's veiled swipe at Rahul Gandhi: 'Unfortunate, some people in London…'

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a veiled swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi without naming him as he said some people in London questioned India's democracy -- the same land where there is a statue of Guru Basaveshwara. I was fortunate enough to be invited to London to unveil the statute of Bhagwan Basaveshwara," PM Modi said as …

Gujarat Assembly passes resolution against BBC documentary
1 year, 10 months ago

Gujarat Assembly passes resolution against BBC documentary

Deccan Chronicle  

Gandhinagar : Gujarat Assembly on Friday passed a resolution requesting the Centre to take strict action against the BBC for tarnishing the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with its documentary on the 2002 Godhra riots. During a visit to India, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said that the issue of searches on BBC offices in India was raised with …

BJP minister ‘praises’ Rahul Gandhi's London photo, says: 'Manna padega...'
1 year, 10 months ago

BJP minister ‘praises’ Rahul Gandhi's London photo, says: 'Manna padega...'

Hindustan Times  

Amid an acrimonious exchange between the Congress and the BJP over Rahul Gandhi's statements in London, Nagaland minister Temjen Imna Along commented on a post made by the official handle of the Congress. Rahul Gandhi's London photo received a thumbs up from BJP's Temjen Imma Along A day later, the minister in a humorous way clarified that he didn't mean …

'Suppression of voice': Rahul Gandhi on BBC raids in India during London event
1 year, 10 months ago

'Suppression of voice': Rahul Gandhi on BBC raids in India during London event

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called the recent raids conducted at BBC offices in India a 'suppression of voice' and slammed the Modi government saying that the BJP under its 'new idea of India' wants the country to be 'silent'. Speaking on the Centre's allegations of a 'colonial hangover', Rahul Gandhi said, "it's sort of similar to Mr Adani, it's …

'Modi govt doesn't allow idea of Opposition to be discussed': Rahul Gandhi to Indian diaspora in London
1 year, 10 months ago

'Modi govt doesn't allow idea of Opposition to be discussed': Rahul Gandhi to Indian diaspora in London

India TV News  

Rahul Gandhi in London: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday addressed the Indian diaspora in London and slammed the Centre saying that the Modi government does not allow any idea of opposition to be discussed. Earlier today, Rahul Gandhi during an interaction with the Indian Journalists' Association in the UK spoke on various issues including India-China relations, BBC raids, Adani …

BHARAT JODO YATRA | Brand Rahul Gandhi is ready. But does anti-Modism limit its appeal?
1 year, 11 months ago

BHARAT JODO YATRA | Brand Rahul Gandhi is ready. But does anti-Modism limit its appeal?

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 09, 2023 10:35 IST It was snowing steadily when Rahul Gandhi stepped up to the podium in Srinagar’s Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Stadium on January 30. Rahul Gandhi underlined the dire need for a compassionate leadership in times of division and hate—a theme central to the moribund Congress’ future plans for recovery that would also arrest the country’s rightward …

Why Rahul Gandhi’s Refusal to Engage with ‘Mainstream’ Media during Bharat Jodo Yatra is a case of Missed Opportunity
1 year, 11 months ago

Why Rahul Gandhi’s Refusal to Engage with ‘Mainstream’ Media during Bharat Jodo Yatra is a case of Missed Opportunity

News 18  

For many, the curious case of Rahul Gandhi’s ‘disengagement’ with the ‘mainstream media’ during his mammoth Bharat Jodo Yatra is a case of missed opportunity. It came to haunt Rahul and the Congress as the Gandhi scion failed to keep tainted politicians Ashok Chavan and Suresh Kalmadi out of the list of party nominees for the 2014 Lok Sabha. The …

PM Modi documentary row | Hindu Sena puts up anti-BBC placards outside BBC’s Delhi office
1 year, 11 months ago

PM Modi documentary row | Hindu Sena puts up anti-BBC placards outside BBC’s Delhi office

The Hindu  

Members of the Hindu Sena on Sunday, allegedly put up anti-BBC placards outside the UK-headquartered broadcaster's office on Kasturba Gandhi Marg here, over its controversial documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots. The Hindu Sena members also accused the media organisation of conspiring to tarnish and malign the image of both India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BBC was a …

BBC film on Indian PM Modi, 2002 riots draws government ire
1 year, 11 months ago

BBC film on Indian PM Modi, 2002 riots draws government ire

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Days after India blocked a BBC documentary that examines Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role during 2002 anti-Muslim riots and banned people from sharing it online, authorities were scrambling to halt screenings of the program at colleges and restrict clips of it on social media, a move that has been decried by critics as an assault on press …

‘We support importance of free press around the world’: U.S. on India banning BBC documentary on PM Modi
1 year, 11 months ago

‘We support importance of free press around the world’: U.S. on India banning BBC documentary on PM Modi

The Hindu  

Describing India banning the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a matter of press freedom, the U.S. State Department said that it is high time to highlight the importance of democratic principles like freedom of expression and make it a point around the world as well as in India. Ned Price, the U.S. State Department spokesperson, in a …

On India blocking BBC documentary on Modi, US says, ‘certainly a point we have…’
1 year, 11 months ago

On India blocking BBC documentary on Modi, US says, ‘certainly a point we have…’

Hindustan Times  

Days after the Centre ordered YouTube to take down the copies of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked Twitter to remove posts related to the film, the United States said it supports the importance of a free press around the world and has made the point in India as well. People watch the BBC documentary "India: …

'We support importance of free press...': US reacts on India's move to ban BBC documentary critical of PM Modi
1 year, 11 months ago

'We support importance of free press...': US reacts on India's move to ban BBC documentary critical of PM Modi

India TV News  

BBC documentary row: Amid the ongoing row over the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the United States stated that it is essential to emphasise the significance of democratic concepts like freedom of expression and make it a point around the world as well as in India. It also termed India's decision to ban the BBC documentary as a …

BBC film on India's PM Modi, 2002 riots draws government ire
1 year, 11 months ago

BBC film on India's PM Modi, 2002 riots draws government ire

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Days after India blocked a BBC documentary that …

India uses emergency powers to ban anyone from sharing clips of BBC Modi documentary
1 year, 11 months ago

India uses emergency powers to ban anyone from sharing clips of BBC Modi documentary

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Indian government has used …

Mahua Moitra calls Centre ‘insecure’ on blocking PM Modi’s BBC documentary
1 year, 11 months ago

Mahua Moitra calls Centre ‘insecure’ on blocking PM Modi’s BBC documentary

Live Mint  

Trinamool Congress's Mahua Moitra has called the Centre 'insecure’ on blocking PM Modi's BBC documentary. Moitra further went and shared the archived link of the BBC documentary, saying that “haven’t been elected to represent world’s largest democracy to accept censorship.” BBC released a documentary called India: The Modi Question. This comes as the Centre on 21 January, directed the officials …

Govt blocks access to BBC documentary on Gujarat riots
1 year, 11 months ago

Govt blocks access to BBC documentary on Gujarat riots

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Union government on Saturday ordered video sharing service YouTube to take down copies of a BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots, and asked Twitter to remove posts in connection with the film that the administration believes poses a threat to the sovereignty of the country, its relationships with other nations, and public order, people aware of …

Indian government lashes out at BBC over Modi documentary, saying it exposes ‘colonial mindset’
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian government lashes out at BBC over Modi documentary, saying it exposes ‘colonial mindset’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Addressing a weekly press conference on Thursday, Indian government …

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