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 defamation caused to the organisations, the RSS, VHP and BJP, with which he is associated, over the documentary which has been already banned by the Central government. Binay Kumar Singh claims that he then discovered that the two parts of the already-banned documentary are still available on Wikipedia and the Internet Archive. External links to the documentary available on Wikipedia page Documentary’s purpose is to demonize, defame Modi ahead of 2024 elections, says Binay Kumar Singh The plaintiff Binay Kumar Singh also talked to OpIndia and said that the defendants in the case have violated the law by illegally making available the banned documentary.

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Delhi HC seeks media houses reply on Jagan Reddy's ₹100 Cr defamation suit
1 week, 3 days ago

Delhi HC seeks media houses reply on Jagan Reddy's ₹100 Cr defamation suit

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has sought the response of various media houses on a ₹100 crore defamation suit by former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy over alleged derogatory news reports linking him to the indictment proceedings against Adani Group in the US. Delhi HC seeks media houses reply on Jagan Reddy's ₹ 100 Cr …

Threshold high in political defamation: Delhi CM Atishi to court
3 weeks ago

Threshold high in political defamation: Delhi CM Atishi to court

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, accused in a defamation case, on Monday informed a court that the threshold in political defamation cases was high as electoral parties were subjects of public discourse. Threshold high in political defamation: Delhi CM Atishi to court Senior advocate Ramesh Gupta, representing the CM, made the submission before Special Judge Vishal Gogne while arguing …

ChatGPT sued for copyright infringement, OpenAI gets Delhi High Court's summons
1 month ago

ChatGPT sued for copyright infringement, OpenAI gets Delhi High Court's summons

India Today  

The Delhi High Court has taken up the first-ever lawsuit in India against OpenAI after news agency ANI alleged copyright infringement by its AI tool, ChatGPT. However, Justice Amit Bansal declined to issue an interim injunction, stating, “It’s a complex matter which requires deeper examination.” Advocate Sidhant Kumar, representing ANI, argued that OpenAI had used the agency’s copyrighted material to …

Delhi High Court Directs RSY News To Take Down Original Videos Of ANI In Copyright Infringement Suit
1 month ago

Delhi High Court Directs RSY News To Take Down Original Videos Of ANI In Copyright Infringement Suit

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed RSY News to remove or take down from its YouTube channel the original and copyrighted videos of Asian News International in the copyright infringement suit filed by the news agency. The news agency alleged that RSY News had uploaded 12 videos on its YouTube channel using ANI's original videos which amounted to copyright …

Congress chief Kharge: BJP keeps Article 370 issue alive for politics
1 month, 1 week ago

Congress chief Kharge: BJP keeps Article 370 issue alive for politics

India Today  

NCP MP Supriya Sule on Monday rejected the BJP's allegations of engaging in illegal bitcoin transactions to influence the results of the Maharashtra Assembly elections in favour of the Maha Vikas Aghadi. BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi has shared voice clips, videos, and messages, claiming they show Sule discussing the crypto transactions. The MP added, "After that, there is the spokesperson …

Court summons Wiki users who edited ANI page
1 month, 1 week ago

Court summons Wiki users who edited ANI page

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Thursday issued summons to users accused of adding “defamatory” statements about news agency Asia News International on its Wikipedia page. A bench of justice Subramonium Prasad passed the order taking note of a division bench’s November 11 order allowing the platform to serve summons to the users without disclosing their identity publicly. While one is …

Defamation Suit: Delhi High Court Issues Summons To Users Who 'Edited' ANI's Wikipedia Page
1 month, 1 week ago

Defamation Suit: Delhi High Court Issues Summons To Users Who 'Edited' ANI's Wikipedia Page

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued summons to three individuals who allegedly edited the Wikipedia page of news agency Asian News International. Earlier this week, a division bench had disposed of Wikipedia's appeal against the single judge's order, directing it to disclose subscriber details of three individuals, following a consent order between it and ANI. List the application under …

ANI Defamation Suit: Delhi HC Closes Wikipedia's Appeal Following Consent Order, Allows It To Serve Summons To Users Who 'Edited' ANI Page
1 month, 1 week ago

ANI Defamation Suit: Delhi HC Closes Wikipedia's Appeal Following Consent Order, Allows It To Serve Summons To Users Who 'Edited' ANI Page

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday closed an appeal filed by Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts Wikipedia platform, against a single judge bench's order directing it to disclose subscriber details of three individuals who edited Asian News International Wikipedia page.This was after both the parties entered into a consent order and resolved the matter.A division bench. The Delhi High Court on …

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.

SC stays defamation proceedings against Shashi Tharoor over remarks against PM Modi
3 months, 1 week ago

SC stays defamation proceedings against Shashi Tharoor over remarks against PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed criminal defamation proceedings against senior Congress leader and parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor, who had appealed against a Delhi court order requiring his appearance in a defamation case over his 2018 remark allegedly comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a scorpion. A bench of justices Hrishikesh Roy and R Mahadevan also issued a notice to Bharatiya …

'Will close your business in India,' Delhi HC issues contempt of court notice to Wikipedia
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Will close your business in India,' Delhi HC issues contempt of court notice to Wikipedia

New Indian Express  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a contempt of court notice to Wikipedia after Asian News International filed an application stating that the site did not comply with the court order to disclose the information of its subscribers who reportedly made "defamatory" edits on the ANI Wikipedia page. Wikipedia, represented through advocate Tine Abraham told the court that it …

Defamation case: SC to hear Kejriwal's plea against summons on Monday
4 months, 1 week ago

Defamation case: SC to hear Kejriwal's plea against summons on Monday

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging a Delhi High Court order upholding the summons issued to him in a criminal defamation case for retweeting an allegedly defamatory video circulated by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in May 2018. Kejriwal had on February 26 told the apex court that he …

PM Modi Interview: Delhi High Court Orders 4PM's Editor-In-Chief To Remove 'Defamatory Tweets' Against The New Indian's Rohan Dua
4 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi Interview: Delhi High Court Orders 4PM's Editor-In-Chief To Remove 'Defamatory Tweets' Against The New Indian's Rohan Dua

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently passed an ad-interim injunction order for removal of “defamatory tweets” posted by Sanjay Sharma, Editor-In-Chief of Lucknow's evening daily, 4 PM Evening Newspaper, and two other individuals against The New Indian's Editor-In-Chief Rohan Dua in relation to his interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 2024 general elections.Justice Vikas. The Delhi High Court …

'False Depiction Of Facts': Delhi HC Orders Removal Of Social Media Posts By Cong Leaders Against Journalist Rajat Sharma
6 months, 1 week ago

'False Depiction Of Facts': Delhi HC Orders Removal Of Social Media Posts By Cong Leaders Against Journalist Rajat Sharma

ABP News  

The Delhi High Court has ordered removal of social media posts by Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera and Ragini Nayak alleging that veteran journalist Rajat Sharma used "abusive language" during his show on the Lok Sabha election result day. The court said an irreparable loss and injury would be caused to the plaintiff's reputation if the videos and posts …

Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of Tweets By Congress Leaders Against Journalist Rajat Sharma
6 months, 1 week ago

Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of Tweets By Congress Leaders Against Journalist Rajat Sharma

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ordered removal of tweets made by Congress leaders Ragini Nayak, Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera alleging that senior journalist Rajat Sharma used abusive language on air during a show on the election result day.Granting ex-parte ad interim injunction order in favour of Sharma in his defamation suit, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna ordered:“…it is directed that …

Delhi HC issues summons to TMC’s Mahua Moitra in defamation case filed by Jai Anant Dehadrai
9 months ago

Delhi HC issues summons to TMC’s Mahua Moitra in defamation case filed by Jai Anant Dehadrai

Live Mint  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a summons to TMC leader Mahua Moitra in a defamation case filed by Supreme Court lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai for allegedly making defamatory statements against him on social media. The high court asked the TMC leader to reply to Dehadrai's interim relief plea to restrain her from making defamatory allegations against him by …

Rahul Gandhi to appear before UP court tomorrow in defamation case
10 months ago

Rahul Gandhi to appear before UP court tomorrow in defamation case

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is leading his party's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Uttar Pradesh, is likely to appear before a local court in Sultanpur in a defamation case. Subsequently, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said the ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will be paused on Tuesday morning and resume at 2:00 pm the same day. Taking to social …

PM Modi's degree: Gujarat HC rejects pleas by Kejriwal, Singh to quash summons in criminal defamation case
10 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi's degree: Gujarat HC rejects pleas by Kejriwal, Singh to quash summons in criminal defamation case

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court on Friday dismissed pleas by Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh to quash the summons issued against them in a criminal defamation case over their comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualification. Through their pleas, Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal and AAP's Rajya Sabha member Singh had challenged the summons by a …

Delhi HC refuses to quash summons issued to Kejriwal in YoutTube video defamation case
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC refuses to quash summons issued to Kejriwal in YoutTube video defamation case

Hindustan Times  

The ramifications are far more than a whisper when a public figure tweets or retweets, the Delhi high court said on Monday as it refused to quash summons issued to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation suit filed against him for reposting an allegedly defamatory video by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee. The audience therefore becomes a citizenry at large whose …

Retweeting Defamatory Content Amounts To Defamation: Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash Summons Against Arvind Kejriwal
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Retweeting Defamatory Content Amounts To Defamation: Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash Summons Against Arvind Kejriwal

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to quash the summons issued against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a criminal defamation case for retweeting an allegedly defamatory video posted by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in 2018. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma held that retweeting defamatory content will attract the offence of defamation under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. …

MP High Court Issues Notice To Facebook, YouTube In Contempt Plea Over Objectionable Posts Against Acharya Dhirendra Shastri
11 months ago

MP High Court Issues Notice To Facebook, YouTube In Contempt Plea Over Objectionable Posts Against Acharya Dhirendra Shastri

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued show cause notices to YouTube and Facebook officials in a contempt petition filed against them alleging that the two internet companies failed to comply with the High Court's last month's order to remove objectionable posts against Hindu spiritual leader Acharya Dhirendra Krishna Shastri. A bench of Justice Raj Mohan Singh issued notices to …

BBC Modi documentary case | Delhi University moves HC against order setting aside debarment of NSUI leader
1 year, 5 months ago

BBC Modi documentary case | Delhi University moves HC against order setting aside debarment of NSUI leader

The Hindu  

The Delhi University on Friday moved the High Court against an order setting aside the debarment of a PhD scholar and Congress student wing leader from taking examinations for a year over his alleged involvement in organising a screening of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A Bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Najmi Waziri …

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 …

Rahul Gandhi defamation case | How definite is ‘Modi’ as a ‘collection of persons’?
1 year, 5 months ago

Rahul Gandhi defamation case | How definite is ‘Modi’ as a ‘collection of persons’?

The Hindu  

The fight for relief in the Rahul Gandhi criminal defamation case in the Supreme Court will revolve around the question whether the term ‘Modi’ is an identifiable and definite group or collection of persons. Mr. Gandhi, who faces a two-year sentence for criminal defamation, has argued that “authentic literature shows that the word ‘Modi’ does not indicate any definite or …

Bombay HC extends interim relief for Rahul from court appearance in 'defamatory' remarks against PM Modi
1 year, 6 months ago

Bombay HC extends interim relief for Rahul from court appearance in 'defamatory' remarks against PM Modi

India TV News  

The Bombay High Court on Monday extended the interim relief granted to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from appearance before a court in a defamation complaint on his alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018 till August 2. A single bench of Justice S V Kotwal adjourned the hearing on the plea filed by Gandhi challenging the summons issued …

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 …

BBC to face Rs 10,000 crore defamation suit over controversial documentary on PM Modi
1 year, 7 months ago

BBC to face Rs 10,000 crore defamation suit over controversial documentary on PM Modi

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the British Broadcasting Corporation on a plea by an NGO seeking damages, 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 asks media, Google, Twitter to block links articles claiming Muslim man forced woman to convert
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi HC asks media, Google, Twitter to block links articles claiming Muslim man forced woman to convert

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on May 12 directed certain media houses and social media platforms, including Twitter and Google, to block the links of news reports and videos claiming that a Muslim man allegedly forced a woman to convert to Islam. The High Court issued notice to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Press Council of India, News Broadcasting …

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 …

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 …

'Name-calling': Big Relief for Rahul Gandhi as Patna HC Stays Trial Proceedings in Sushil Modi Defamation Suit
1 year, 7 months ago

'Name-calling': Big Relief for Rahul Gandhi as Patna HC Stays Trial Proceedings in Sushil Modi Defamation Suit

News 18  

After the setback in the form of a dismissal of his plea for a stay on his conviction by a Gujarat court, there appears to be a big relief for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the ‘Modi’ surname defamation case as the Patna High Court on Monday stayed the proceedings in the subordinate courts till the next hearing, listed for …

Screening Of BBC Documentary On PM Modi Inside Campus Amounts To Indiscipline: Delhi University To High Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Screening Of BBC Documentary On PM Modi Inside Campus Amounts To Indiscipline: Delhi University To High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi University has told the Delhi High Court that screening of a recent BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots inside the campus amounts to gross acts of indiscipline. The submission has been made by the varsity in the counter affidavit filed opposing a plea moved by PhD Scholar and …

Rahul Gandhi summoned to Patna in defamation case for ‘Modi surname’ remark
1 year, 8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi summoned to Patna in defamation case for ‘Modi surname’ remark

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is summoned to a court in Patna on 25 April in the defamation case filed for his ‘Modi surname’ remark. On 18 March, the MP/MLA court of Special Judicial Magistrate Aadi Dev asked Rahul Gandhi to appear before the court on 12 April, but the defense counsel sought another date on Wednesday and claimed that the …

Twitter Blocked a Country
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter Blocked a Country

Slate  

On Wednesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a virtual address at the second-ever Summit for Democracy, hailing his country as the “best example of democracy in the world.” As Modi’s words were beamed out to dozens of other nations, the Indian government was cracking down on its citizens’ digital rights—again. Indian authorities, who have still not caught Singh, have …

Delhi HC Sets Aside Summons to 'The Wire' Editor in Defamation Case
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi HC Sets Aside Summons to 'The Wire' Editor in Defamation Case

News 18  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside a summons issued to the editor and deputy editor of online news portal ”The Wire” in a criminal defamation case over a publication on a dossier allegedly depicting the Jawaharlal Nehru University here as a ”den of organised sex racket”. The complaint was made by Amita Singh, Professor and Chairperson of the …

Delhi High Court Quashes Summoning Order Against The Wire’s Editors In Criminal Defamation Case By Ex JNU Professor
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi High Court Quashes Summoning Order Against The Wire’s Editors In Criminal Defamation Case By Ex JNU Professor

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday quashed a summoning order issued by a trial court in 2017 against The Wire’s Editor and Deputy Editor in a criminal defamation case filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University professor Amita Singh. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani quashed the order passed by a metropolitan court on January 07, 2017, summoning The Wire’s Editor Siddharth Bhatia …

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 …

Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings In Tajinder Bagga's Defamation Case Against Journalist Swati Chaturvedi
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings In Tajinder Bagga's Defamation Case Against Journalist Swati Chaturvedi

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed the trial court proceedings in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga against Journalist Swati Chaturvedi till July 17.Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar issued notice on the plea moved by the journalist challenging the summons issued by the trial court against her in the matter.Bagga filed the case against the journalist …

‘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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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