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BBC documentary row: SC issues notice to Centre, seeks report within 3 weeks

The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Centre on Friday, seeking its answer to a petition seeking an injunction to prevent the Central Government from editing a BBC documentary about the 2002 Gujarat riots. A panel of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and MM Sundresh directed the Central government to file...

Indian diaspora protests against BBC documentary at their HQ in Portland Place

The Indian diaspora protested the premiere of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at their headquarters in Portland Place on Sunday. "It has been said in the documentary that there is a discrimination against the Muslim community in India under PM Modi which is completely false. PM Modi...

SC agrees to hear plea against Centre’s decision to ban BBC documentary

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a Public Interest Litigation on February 6 against the Centre's decision to prohibit a BBC documentary about the 2002 Gujarat riots in the country. The petition will be heard next Monday, according to a bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud. Advocate...

BBC Documentary Row: DU forms 7-member panel to probe ruckus outside Arts Faculty

In the midst of a commotion outside Delhi University's Arts faculty building, the Vice Chancellor of the University has appointed a seven-member team to investigate the incident. This committee was founded to impose discipline and keep the peace on campus. They will look into the event that occurred outside the...

“Truth always comes out”: Rahul Gandhi on BBC documentary ban

On Tuesday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Centre over a BBC documentary against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that barring the press could not "suppress" the truth from getting out.Gandhi's comments come after the Centre banned a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling it a "propaganda piece"...

‘Let them not preach us on rule of law’: BJP slams BBC, Opp members

The BJP reacted on Sunday to opposition members who shared excerpts of the BBC's controversial documentary series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on their social media accounts, saying it was an attempt to politicise the 2002 Gujarat riots. They attempted to remind the Opposition leaders that PM Modi had already...