BBC documentary on PM Modi is ‘completely exaggerated’: UK MP Bob Blackman
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC documentary on PM Modi is ‘completely exaggerated’: UK MP Bob Blackman

Live Mint  

UK MP Bob Blackman has said that the British Broadcasting Corporation documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "completely exaggerated". The Centre had ordered social media platforms Twitter and YouTube to block links of the BBC documentary. Terming the BBC documentary a "propaganda piece", the Centre had ordered social media platforms Twitter and YouTube to block links of the BBC documentary. The top court had on February 3 also directed the central government to produce original records relating to its decision to block the BBC documentary.

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SC Issues Notice to Centre to Produce Original Records on 2002 Gujarat Riots
2 months ago

SC Issues Notice to Centre to Produce Original Records on 2002 Gujarat Riots

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to produce the original records relating to its decision to block a 2023 BBC documentary series on the 2002 Gujarat riots within three weeks. The petition challenges the government's decision to ban the documentary, claiming that it is an infringement on freedom of speech and expression.

BBC, 2 others issued fresh summons over banned PM Modi documentary
1 year, 5 months ago

BBC, 2 others issued fresh summons over banned PM Modi documentary

Op India  

Delhi’s Rohini Court on Friday, 7 July issued fresh summons to the British Broadcasting Corporation, Wikimedia Foundation and U.S.-based digital library Internet Archive over the two-part documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The judge ruled, “It is clear that as per the rules formulated under the Hague Convention and by the Government of India, the summons/notices in foreign countries can …

HC summons BBC on NGO’s defamation plea over documentary
1 year, 7 months ago

HC summons BBC on NGO’s defamation plea over documentary

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to the British Broadcasting Corporation over its documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’, after an NGO’s plea claimed that it damages the nation’s reputation as well as defames Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the judiciary. The petition by Justice on Trial, represented by advocate Harish Salve, submitted that the content of the …

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To BBC On Defamation Plea Over Modi Documentary
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To BBC On Defamation Plea Over Modi Documentary

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the British Broadcasting Corporation on a plea by an NGO claiming its documentary "India: The Modi Question" casts a slur on the reputation of India and makes false and defamatory imputations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian judiciary. The plea said BBC is the national broadcaster of …

Delhi HC summons BBC over defamation suit stating its banned documentary cast slur on India’s reputation
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi HC summons BBC over defamation suit stating its banned documentary cast slur on India’s reputation

Op India  

On Monday, the Delhi High Court summoned the British Broadcasting Corporation in response to a defamation lawsuit lodged by an NGO that claimed that the BBC’s documentary, ‘India: The Modi Question’ defamed India, its judiciary, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to the complaint, BBC is the local operating office, and BBC has published the two-part documentary “India: The Modi …

BBC receives summons from Indian court over Modi defamation case
1 year, 7 months ago

BBC receives summons from Indian court over Modi defamation case

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 BBC has been issued …

Defamation suit over Modi documentary: Delhi High Court issues notice to BBC
1 year, 7 months ago

Defamation suit over Modi documentary: Delhi High Court issues notice to BBC

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to British Broadcasting Corporation in connection with a defamation suit a Gujarat-based non-governmental organisation has filed against the United Kingdom ’s national broadcaster over its documentary “India: The Modi Question”. The government has dismissed the documentary based on the 2002 Gujarat riots when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the state’s chief …

BBC gets India court summons in defamation case over Modi film
1 year, 7 months ago

BBC gets India court summons in defamation case over Modi film

Al Jazeera  

Summons come months after tax officials inspected BBC’s offices in New Delhi and Mumbai that followed the ban on the documentary. An Indian court has issued a summons to the BBC in a defamation case over its documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to reports in the Indian media. The Delhi High Court on Monday issued the summons to …

Delhi court issues summons to BBC, Wikipedia, Internet Archive in a suit over availability of BBC documentary on PM Modi
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi court issues summons to BBC, Wikipedia, Internet Archive in a suit over availability of BBC documentary on PM Modi

Op India  

A Delhi court on Wednesday issued summons to BBC, Wikimedia Foundation and Internet Archive after a defamation suit was filed by Jharkhand BJP leader Binay Kumar Singh over the BBC’s controversial documentary on PM Modi. Binay Kumar Singh, who is also an author, researcher and TV panellist, said in the suit that he had to suffer defamation due to the …

Documentary on Modi: Delhi court issues summons to BBC, Wikimedia, Internet Archive over controversial series
1 year, 7 months ago

Documentary on Modi: Delhi court issues summons to BBC, Wikimedia, Internet Archive over controversial series

India TV News  

BBC documentary row: In a latest update to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi documentary row over the Gujarat riots, a Delhi court on Wednesday issued summons to the British Broadcasting Corporation, Wikimedia Foundation, and the US-based digital library Internet Archive on a defamation suit filed by BJP leader Binay Kumar Singh. According to the information, the suit was filed by …

‘Unaware why Twitter India pulled posts on BBC docu…’, Elon Musk
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Unaware why Twitter India pulled posts on BBC docu…’, Elon Musk

Live Mint  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that he was not aware of what exactly happened when the microblogging site took down content related to a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year. India ordered the blocking of a BBC documentary in January that questioned Modi's leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying that even sharing of …

Gujarat Assembly passes resolution against BBC documentary
1 year, 9 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 …

‘We have no agenda...publicly funded in UK’: BBC on PM Modi’s documentary
1 year, 9 months ago

‘We have no agenda...publicly funded in UK’: BBC on PM Modi’s documentary

Live Mint  

The British Broadcasting Corporation 's deputy CEO has clarified why the media organisation decided to do a documentary on the Gujarat riots and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In an interview with The Indian Express, BBC’s Deputy CEO and Director of News Jonathan Munro said, "If someone is in power for a lengthy period of time, by definition, they’re important global …

Stronger After the Hit: BBC, Soros sniping are same old Modi targeting, will only help BJP reframe 2024 campaign
1 year, 9 months ago

Stronger After the Hit: BBC, Soros sniping are same old Modi targeting, will only help BJP reframe 2024 campaign

Firstpost  

The big question is how this debate is being discussed domestically and what its implications are for the upcoming election season It has been over a month since the first episode of the two-part BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ was aired by the BBC’s UK service. As we head into the next national election in 2024, over the last …

How BBC Documentary, George Soros Debate May Help Modi's Political Narrative on Road to 2024
1 year, 10 months ago

How BBC Documentary, George Soros Debate May Help Modi's Political Narrative on Road to 2024

News 18  

It has been over a month since the first episode of the two-part BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ was aired by the BBC’s UK service. As we head into the next national election in 2024, over the last month, we have seen a tax ‘survey’ of the BBC’s Delhi and Mumbai offices, a detailed statement from the Income Tax …

Propaganda video, shoddy Journalism, should never have been telecast: UK MP Blackman
1 year, 10 months ago

Propaganda video, shoddy Journalism, should never have been telecast: UK MP Blackman

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Terming BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "propaganda video" and a "disgraceful piece of shoddy journalism," British MP Bob Blackman has said that it should never have been released and that it didn't look at the "all-important fact" that India's Supreme Court investigated the claims against Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 riots and found …

UK MP Bob Blackman slams BBC documentary on PM Modi, says 'Disgraceful piece of shoddy journalism...'
1 year, 10 months ago

UK MP Bob Blackman slams BBC documentary on PM Modi, says 'Disgraceful piece of shoddy journalism...'

India TV News  

BBC documentary on Modi: Terming BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a 'propaganda video' and a 'disgraceful piece of shoddy journalism,' British MP Bob Blackman has said that it should never have been released and that it didn't look at the all-important fact that India's Supreme Court investigated the claims against Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 …

Anti-India forces using SC as \'tool\': RSS weekly on notice to Centre on BBC film
1 year, 10 months ago

Anti-India forces using SC as \'tool\': RSS weekly on notice to Centre on BBC film

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is allegedly being used as a "tool" by anti-India forces, RSS-linked weekly Panchjanya has said while criticising the apex court for issuing notice to the Centre over pleas challenging its order to block social media links to the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Citing the apex court notice to the Centre on the …

SC being used as 'tool' by anti-India forces: RSS-affiliated weekly on Court's notice to Centre on BBC documentary
1 year, 10 months ago

SC being used as 'tool' by anti-India forces: RSS-affiliated weekly on Court's notice to Centre on BBC documentary

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court is allegedly being used as a "tool" by anti-India forces, RSS-linked weekly Panchjanya has said while criticising the apex court for issuing a notice to the Centre over pleas challenging its order to block social media links to the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Citing the apex court notice to the Centre on the BBC …

No Link Between BBC Docu-Series And I-T Survey, UK Will Look At Concerns: British MP Blackman
1 year, 10 months ago

No Link Between BBC Docu-Series And I-T Survey, UK Will Look At Concerns: British MP Blackman

ABP News  

New Delhi: BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai were surveyed by the Income Tax department on Tuesday as the agency cited financial irregularities on part of the British broadcaster and also called it a "repeat offender". UK MP Bob Blackman told ABP Live that the Indian authorities have the right to investigate BBC if there are irregularities, and that the …

BBC series on PM Modi full of smears, innuendos: UK MP Robert Blackman
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC series on PM Modi full of smears, innuendos: UK MP Robert Blackman

India Today  

The BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “full of innuendos and smears” and the tax raids on the BBC offices in India are not connected to the two-part series, UK Member of Parliament Robert Blackman said in Jaipur. A team of 15 officials from the Income Tax Department conducted survey operations at the offices of the BBC in …

Indian officials search BBC offices after Modi documentary
1 year, 10 months ago

Indian officials search BBC offices after Modi documentary

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s tax officials searched BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, weeks after it aired a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the U.K., the broadcaster said. The Editors Guild of India denounced the move, saying it continues “a trend of using government agencies to intimidate and harass press organizations that are critical …

BBC documentary on PM Modi 'badly researched', doesn't represent UK govt's view: British MP
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC documentary on PM Modi 'badly researched', doesn't represent UK govt's view: British MP

Firstpost  

New Delhi: BBC documentary on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi “is a hatchet job. The lawmaker further said the broadcaster “does not represent views of the British government.” Speaking to News18, Blackman said the two episode docu-series also “sought to demonstrate that the Indian judicial system could not be trusted and I am afraid that the judicial system in India …

How India’s attempt to block BBC documentary on Modi backfired
1 year, 10 months ago

How India’s attempt to block BBC documentary on Modi backfired

Al Jazeera  

Govt efforts to ban the BBC documentary drew more attention to it and showed the inefficacy of such measures. The Indian government’s blocking orders to YouTube and Twitter against the first episode of BBC’s two-episode documentary, India: The Modi Question, drew more attention to the documentary and showed the inefficacy of trying to ban online content. The Indian government blocked …

‘Entirely misconceived’: SC dismisses plea seeking ban on BBC’s Modi documentary
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Entirely misconceived’: SC dismisses plea seeking ban on BBC’s Modi documentary

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a plea seeking a complete ban on the British Broadcasting Corporation documentary on PM Modi and the Gujarat riots. “The documentary on PM Modi is a result of a deep conspiracy against the global rise of India and its prime minister.” "The documentary film relating to Gujarat violence 2002 implicating PM Modi is …

SC Rejects Hindu Sena's Plea Seeking Ban On BBC In India, NIA Probe Into Documentary On PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

SC Rejects Hindu Sena's Plea Seeking Ban On BBC In India, NIA Probe Into Documentary On PM Modi

ABP News  

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea by the Hindu Sena seeking a complete ban on the British Broadcasting Corporation and BBC India from operating from Indian territory in the wake of airing a documentary on PM Modi. Alleging that the BBC has been biased against India and the Indian government, the plea alleged that its documentary on Prime Minister …

‘BBC can’t claim legal right to broadcast in India,’ says Rajeev Chandrasekhar; Twitter says no ‘Right to Propaganda’
1 year, 10 months ago

‘BBC can’t claim legal right to broadcast in India,’ says Rajeev Chandrasekhar; Twitter says no ‘Right to Propaganda’

Firstpost  

New Delhi: India’s Union Minister of State for Electronics and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday said no foreign platform has “right” to broadcast in any country and “it is solely on the government and the laid down norms/guidelines.” He was reacting to a tweet by former Indian foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal, who said, “If government can’t have discretion to ban …

Over 500 scientists and academics denounce ‘censorship’ of BBC documentary on PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

Over 500 scientists and academics denounce ‘censorship’ of BBC documentary on PM Modi

The Hindu  

A group of over 500 Indian scientists and academics has expressed dismay at the “censorship” of the BBC documentary India: the Modi Question, stating that it violated the rights of Indians to access and discuss important information about their society and government. Noting that university administrations across the country had attempted to prevent the screening of the documentary, they said …

GUEST COLUMN: MEDIA | A new phase of censorship creep in India
1 year, 10 months ago

GUEST COLUMN: MEDIA | A new phase of censorship creep in India

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 03, 2023 15:34 IST The Information Technology Rules, 2021, are back in active play, causing deep concern among those who value free speech and media freedom in India. The proposal has been sharply criticised by organisations like the Internet Freedom Foundation, which believes that “this will heavily impact the freedom of speech, expression and information online, and …

SC agrees to hear PILs challenging ban on BBC documentary on PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

SC agrees to hear PILs challenging ban on BBC documentary on PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear pleas challenging the Centre's decision to block a BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots on Monday next week. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Monday took note of the submissions of lawyer M L Sharma and senior advocate C U Singh, appearing for veteran journalist N Ram and …

Indian diaspora in UK protests outside BBC headquarters over the Gujarat Riots documentary, says it endangers the Hindu community
1 year, 10 months ago

Indian diaspora in UK protests outside BBC headquarters over the Gujarat Riots documentary, says it endangers the Hindu community

Op India  

On January 29 members of the Indian diaspora in London staged a protest against BBC outside the media house’s headquarters over the documentary it released accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Gujarat Riots 2002 when he was Chief Minister of the state. This video is of the protest at BBC headquarters Broadcast House in London.https://t.co/qBEq6VrHTJ — Kanchan Gupta 🇮🇳 …

SC agrees to hear plea challenging govt's move to ban BBC series on PM Modi next week
1 year, 10 months ago

SC agrees to hear plea challenging govt's move to ban BBC series on PM Modi next week

India Today  

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition on February 6 challenging the Centre's decision to ban the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala took note of the submissions of lawyer M L Sharma and senior advocate …

PM Modi documentary row | Hindu Sena puts up anti-BBC placards outside BBC’s Delhi office
1 year, 10 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 Documentary Updates: PM Warns Those Trying to 'Create Divisions'; SFI's Attempt to Screen Series at HP University Foiled by Cops
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC Documentary Updates: PM Warns Those Trying to 'Create Divisions'; SFI's Attempt to Screen Series at HP University Foiled by Cops

News 18  

BBC Documentary Updates: Amid the ongoing row over British Broadcasting Corporation ’s controversial documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’, several universities have initiated probe and disciplinary proceedings against students who screened it. Here are key updates on BBC Documentary Row: The Registrar of the Himachal Pradesh University said they had issued a notice to SFI to stop screening of the documentary …

BBC documentary row: PIL filed in SC challenging Centre's decision to ban documentary on PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC documentary row: PIL filed in SC challenging Centre's decision to ban documentary on PM Modi

India TV News  

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court against the Centre's decision to 'ban' a BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots in the country, alleging it was 'malafide, arbitrary and unconstitutional.' The PIL filed by advocate ML Sharma also urged the apex court to call and examine the BBC documentary - both parts I and II - and …

DU proctor says won't allow screening of BBC documentary
1 year, 10 months ago

DU proctor says won't allow screening of BBC documentary

Op India  

The controversy around the BBC propaganda documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role as a head of state during the 2002 Gujarat riots has now reached Delhi University. Join For the BBC Documentary Screening of “India : The Modi Question” Tomorrow at 5PM,at Art’s faculty gate no 4, Delhi University Bhim Army Student Federation, Delhi University#BBCdocumentry pic.twitter.com/DDuBTo7QTR — Bhim Army …

BBC and Bias: The Modi documentary, the ‘prejudiced’ lens on India, and other controversies
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC and Bias: The Modi documentary, the ‘prejudiced’ lens on India, and other controversies

Firstpost  

India: The Modi Question, the controversial BBC documentary, which revisits Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 Gujarat riots, continues to fan tension in India. The documentary on the 2012 Delhi gang rape It’s not the first time that the BBC has made a documentary that has angered India. Also read: Here’s why I wish I hadn’t watched Leslee …

PM Modi’s BBC documentary, Kashmir Files screened at Hyderabad university campus
1 year, 10 months ago

PM Modi’s BBC documentary, Kashmir Files screened at Hyderabad university campus

Live Mint  

On January 26, the Students Federation of India organised a show of India: The Modi Question, a BBC documentary about the Gujarat riots 2002, while the RSS' student arm, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, screened The Kashmir Files. An earlier screening of the BBC documentary on January 21 at the university campus was organised by the Fraternity Movement in UoH without …

RSS calls BBC 'toolkit that spreads lies and propaganda' amid row over new documentary on PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

RSS calls BBC 'toolkit that spreads lies and propaganda' amid row over new documentary on PM Modi

India TV News  

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has accused the BBC of being a "toolkit which is spreading lies and propaganda" amongst the Indians by its recently released controversial documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Significantly, BBC has been caught up in controversies for making the documentary which has been rejected by the Ministry of External Affairs, for "allegedly being a symbol of …

Portentous overkill: The Hindu Editorial on the blocking access to and arrests over BBC documentary on PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

Portentous overkill: The Hindu Editorial on the blocking access to and arrests over BBC documentary on PM Modi

The Hindu  

The aftermath of the release of a BBC documentary on the Gujarat pogrom of 2002, which questions the actions taken by the then Gujarat government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, can only be termed as yet another rendition of the ‘Streisand effect’. After issuing directions to disable access to the first episode on websites using emergency powers under the …

BBC film on Indian PM Modi, 2002 riots draws government ire
1 year, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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: …

BBC documentary on PM Modi screened at Kerala beach, Hyderabad University by Congress, SFI respectively
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC documentary on PM Modi screened at Kerala beach, Hyderabad University by Congress, SFI respectively

India TV News  

BBC documentary row: The banned BBC documentary -- "India: The Modi Question" was screened in Kerala and Hyderabad on Republic Day. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee screened the banned film -- at the Shanghumugham beach for the general public, while The Students Federation of India organised the screening of the controversial documentary at the University of Hyderabad. BBC documentary Vs The …

'We support importance of free press...': US reacts on India's move to ban BBC documentary critical of PM Modi
1 year, 10 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 …

OPINION | BBC documentary: Know the real motive of those trying to defame India
1 year, 10 months ago

OPINION | BBC documentary: Know the real motive of those trying to defame India

India TV News  

BBC documentary: The attempts by pro-Left activists to screen the BBC documentary on Gujarat riots titled 'The Modi Question' in Jamia Millia and JNU campuses are nothing but reflective of their mindset to bring infamy to our country on the eve of 74th Republic Day. In CPI-ruled Kerala, the BBC documentary was extensively screened by pro-Left groups in several districts …

Kerala Congress to screen BBC series on PM Modi at Thiruvananthapuram beach today
1 year, 10 months ago

Kerala Congress to screen BBC series on PM Modi at Thiruvananthapuram beach today

India Today  

The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee will host a screening of the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Shanghumugham beach in Thiruvananthapuram at 5pm on Thursday. While the documentary claims it investigated certain aspects relating to the 2002 Gujarat riots when Modi was the chief minister of the state, the government has termed the series a “propaganda piece”. Soon …

Narendra Modi’s Censorship Has Reached an Alarming New Level
1 year, 10 months ago

Narendra Modi’s Censorship Has Reached an Alarming New Level

Slate  

Modern-day Indian democracy has no compunction about mass censorship. In response, over the weekend India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting invoked a notorious 2021 emergency law—one that’s been utilized to obscure the visibility of social media content at the Indian government’s discretion—to impose a blanket ban on any form of public access to The Modi Question within Indian borders. The …

’Why give Brits the power...?’ Shashi Tharoor responds to BBC documentary row
1 year, 10 months ago

’Why give Brits the power...?’ Shashi Tharoor responds to BBC documentary row

Live Mint  

Congress MP who is known for eloquent command over English and strong arguments against the colonial mindset of the west towards India, spoke about the much controversial BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots that highliughts involvement of erstwhile Chief Minister Narendra Modi. He enunciated that ‘India’s sovereignty is not so fragile that a BBC documentary could undermine it." Tharoor further …

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