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 that there is not a shred of evidence to support them. In an interview with ANI, Blackman also talked about the issue "around the review of the British Broadcasting Coropration's tax affairs" in the context of Income Tax department's survey at its offices in India and said "this is nothing new and has been going on for quite sometime". Blackman said the BBC video on PM Modi was "full of innuendos" and it was produced by an external organisation and overseen by the British broadcaster. Sources had said that the Income Tax department conducted a survey at BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai in view of its "deliberate non-compliance" with the "Transfer Pricing Rules and its vast diversion of profits."

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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.

Attempt by Opposition to create unrest in the country: PM Modi on fake videos
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Attempt by Opposition to create unrest in the country: PM Modi on fake videos

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday levelled allegations apparently aimed at the Opposition saying attempts are being made to create unrest in the country in the coming one month during the ongoing elections. Speaking at a public meeting in Karad town of Satara district as a part of canvassing for BJP nominee and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s 13th descendant Udayanraje Bhonsle, …

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 …

Indian court summons BBC and Wikipedia over Modi documentary
1 year, 7 months ago

Indian court summons BBC and Wikipedia over 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 A court in India’s capital …

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 …

Interesting that BBC suspended star anchor...: Anurag Thakur's jibe on documentary row
1 year, 9 months ago

Interesting that BBC suspended star anchor...: Anurag Thakur's jibe on documentary row

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday commented on the controversy over the suspension of BBC's Gary Lineker in a row over impartiality and said it is interesting to see how the BBC which makes "lofty claims about journalistic objectivity and independence" suspend their star anchor over his social media activity. Union minister Anurag Thakur questioned the BBC on the Gary …

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 …

'Suppression of voice': Rahul Gandhi on BBC raids in India during London event
1 year, 9 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 …

Entities operating in India must comply fully with laws: UK Foreign Secretary told on BBC row
1 year, 9 months ago

Entities operating in India must comply fully with laws: UK Foreign Secretary told on BBC row

India TV News  

UK Foreign Secretary on Tuesday brought up the BBC tax issue with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar where he was firmly told that all entities operating in India must comply fully with relevant laws and regulations. I-T officials had spent three days carrying out what they called a "survey" at the BBC offices. UK Foreign Secy on BBC documentary on …

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 …

‘Not Anti-India Propaganda’: Babones Tells News18 BBC Series Against UK PM Rishi Sunak, Not Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Not Anti-India Propaganda’: Babones Tells News18 BBC Series Against UK PM Rishi Sunak, Not Modi

News 18  

Amidst the entire furore over BBC’s two-part documentary titled ‘India: The Modi Question’, with its portrayal of the 2002 Gujarat riots and its subsequent block in India, Sydney University professor and sociologist Salvatore Babones believes the show was not to target India or Prime Minister Narendra Modi but the first Hindu PM of the UK, Rishi Sunak. This documentary is …

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 …

BBC funding explained as India accuses broadcaster of ‘election season’ interference
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC funding explained as India accuses broadcaster of ‘election season’ interference

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. India has taken issue with the BBC’s coverage of …

India accuses BBC of tax evasion after searching offices
1 year, 10 months ago

India accuses BBC of tax evasion after searching offices

Al Jazeera  

Critics questioned the timing of the searches, which came after BBC aired show critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Without naming the BBC, the Central Board of Direct Taxes said on Friday in its first official statement since completing the office inspections that its “survey revealed that despite substantial consumption of content in various Indian languages, the income/profits shown by …

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 …

Indian Politics, BBC & Ban Culture: How Narendra Modi Furthers Indira-Era Legacy
1 year, 10 months ago

Indian Politics, BBC & Ban Culture: How Narendra Modi Furthers Indira-Era Legacy

The Quint  

Basically, Indira Gandhi had outmaneuvered her rivals, diminished all institutions of ‘checks-and-balances’, murmurs of changing the Constitution had gained credence, and the practice of sycophancy had started getting normalised. The ban culture of movies deemed unflattering to Indira personally or to her political impressions were imposed on Aandhi, Kissa Kursi Ka, Yamagola, and Nasbandi, etc. Voices of dissent against her …

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 …

BBC Tax Survey: Why West Has No Right to Lecture India on Press Freedom - News18
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC Tax Survey: Why West Has No Right to Lecture India on Press Freedom - News18

News 18  

The BBC documentary, ‘India: The Modi Question’, exposed the vulnerability of our polity to foreign forces that are campaigning against Narendra Modi and the BJP government in power. A mixture of many elements abroad are behind this campaign: A colonial mindset that still believes in the right to monitor India’s internal affairs; long-standing political biases that continue to colour views …

Income Tax Department concludes survey at BBC offices in Delhi, Mumbai
1 year, 10 months ago

Income Tax Department concludes survey at BBC offices in Delhi, Mumbai

The Hindu  

The Income Tax department's 'survey' at the BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai concluded after three days on Thursday. The agency had initiated the operation on Tuesday, following which the computers and financial records at the BBC offices were examined on the allegation of a “deliberate non-compliance with Indian laws including transfer pricing rules and diversion of profits illegally”. As …

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 says some staff asked to remain in office, cooperating with I-T probe
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC says some staff asked to remain in office, cooperating with I-T probe

Hindustan Times  

As the Income Tax department's ‘surveys’ at the British Broadcasting Corporation offices in Delhi and Mumbai continue for the second straight day, it is learnt that some staff members have been asked to cooperate in the investigation into alleged tax evasion. Last night, the BBC shared update of the ongoing investigations by the income tax officials at its office in …

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 …

India tax officials search BBC offices for a second straight day
1 year, 10 months ago

India tax officials search BBC offices for a second straight day

Al Jazeera  

Raids came weeks after the government banned a BBC documentary critical of PM Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 Gujarat riots. Indian tax officers have searched the BBC’s offices in New Delhi and Mumbai for a second straight day, with the British broadcaster saying it was “fully co-operating” with the authorities. “Questions about BBC’s structure, activities, organisation, and operations 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 …

Opposition slams government for surveys on BBC offices
1 year, 10 months ago

Opposition slams government for surveys on BBC offices

The Hindu  

Opposition parties and journalists’ organisations have slammed the Narendra Modi government over the Income Tax department’s “survey” at BBC offices on Tuesday, with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge calling it “an assault on freedom of press”. The Editors Guild of India said it was “deeply concerned” about the Income Tax surveys and termed it as “a continuation of a trend of …

UK govt ‘closely monitoring’ I-T surveys at BBC's India offices: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

UK govt ‘closely monitoring’ I-T surveys at BBC's India offices: Report

Hindustan Times  

The UK government took note of the reports of tax surveys conducted at the offices of the British public broadcaster BBC in India and said they are monitoring it. "We are closely monitoring reports of tax surveys conducted at the offices of the BBC in India," sources in the UK government said. "The Income Tax Authorities are currently at the …

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 …

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 …

Income Tax officials conduct 'surveys' at BBC offices in India – Firstpost
1 year, 10 months ago

Income Tax officials conduct 'surveys' at BBC offices in India – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The searches come weeks after the BBC released a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi - ‘India: The Modi Question," which caused a controversy New Delhi: Income Tax officials are conducting a survey on the Indian offices of the British public broadcaster BBC, sources said on Tuesday. The searches come weeks after the BBC released a documentary on Prime Minister …

Income Tax department conducts ‘survey’ at BBC offices in Delhi, Mumbai
1 year, 10 months ago

Income Tax department conducts ‘survey’ at BBC offices in Delhi, Mumbai

Hindustan Times  

Teams from the Income Tax department were at the BBC office in New Delhi on Tuesday in what officials from the department described as a “survey”. An official said they were investigating “certain matters related to BBC based on definite inputs of some irregularities”. A second official said that the department was investigating “certain matters related to BBC based on …

I-T Department conducting ‘survey’ at BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai
1 year, 10 months ago

I-T Department conducting ‘survey’ at BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai

The Hindu  

The Income Tax Department on February 14 conducted a survey on offices of the British Broadcasting Corporation in Delhi and Mumbai. The ruling BJP, holding a presser within minutes of the news of the “survey” breaking, termed the move as “lawful” stating that “some sections can’t digest India’s growing heft on the world stage.” Reacting to the development, a BBC …

‘They're after Modi since 2002': Shah on BBC documentary row, Hindenburg report
1 year, 10 months ago

‘They're after Modi since 2002': Shah on BBC documentary row, Hindenburg report

Hindustan Times  

Truth emerges despite a thousand conspiracies around it, said Union home minister Amit Shah on controversies surrounding the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Hindenburg report on Gautam Adani. The British Broadcasting Corporation documentary, which chronicles events that transpired during the 2002 Gujarat riots when Modi was the state chief minister, has triggered a major controversy in …

Indian tax agents raid BBC offices in wake of Modi documentary
1 year, 10 months ago

Indian tax agents raid BBC offices in wake of Modi documentary

Al Jazeera  

Raids come after Indian government sought to block BBC documentary critical of Modi’s role in 2022 anti-Muslim riots. In a tweet, the BBC news department’s press office on Tuesday said the tax authorities were “currently at the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai and we are fully cooperating”. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party said Indian institutions worked independently and the …

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 …

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