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BBC under fire for scrapping Gaza doc, 13-yr-old narrator faces harassment
The BBC has faced intense criticism after removing its documentary “Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone” from its platform, following pressure from pro-Israeli groups. The documentary, which premiered on February 17, highlighted…
- India
LS polls: Congress under pressure to field a Muslim candidate from Mumbai
Mumbai: Amid finger-pointing and an eyeball-to-eyeball row unfolding, pressure is now building on the top Congress leadership to field a Muslim candidate from Mumbai for the upcoming May 20 Lok Sabha elections,…
- Delhi
PM documentary row: Delhi court issues fresh summons to BBC UK
New Delhi: In a fresh development involving the controversial BBC documentary concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Delhi court has issued a fresh summons to the BBC, UK. The move comes as…
- Top Stories
TISS suspends PhD student for ‘activities not in interest of nation’
Mumbai: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has suspended a PhD student for two years for indulging in activities which are “not in the interest of the nation” and referred to…
- Top Stories
Complaints over ‘pro-Khalistan’ views of new British Sikh BBC presenter
London: Several members of the Indian diaspora have expressed concern and complained to the BBC over the alleged “pro-Khalistan separatist views” of a new British Sikh presenter who recently joined its Asian…
- World
BBC India restructures to create new entity to comply with FDI rules
London: Four BBC staff members on Tuesday announced plans to leave the organisation and form a new entity in India named Collective Newsroom, which will provide services “as commissioned by the BBC”…
- India
‘Proud moment,’ says cousin of new BBC chairman
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: “We are proud of him and this is a well-deserved achievement,” said Sujata Kango, cousin of Dr Samir Shah, the India-born British TV executive who has been named as the UK…
- India
TV executive Samir Shah named new BBC Chairman
London: TV executive Samir Shah has been named as the government’s choice for the new BBC Chairman, following Richard Sharp’s resignation in April, media reports said. Shah, 71, previously held a series…
- Middle East
BBC under fire for mistranslating Arabic interview of released Palestinian prisoner
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has come under fire for mistranslating an Arabic interview with one of the Palestinian prisoners released by Israel on Friday, November 24, as part of the humanitarian ceasefire agreement. During…
- News
Syria quashes accreditation of BBC scribes for ‘spreading fake news’
Damascus: The Syrian government has quashed the accreditation of two Syrian journalists working for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) over allegedly spreading “misleading information and politicising coverage of the war-torn country”. The…
- Middle East
BBC apologizes after anchor says ‘Israeli forces are happy to kill children’
The BBC issued an apology on Wednesday after one of its anchors made a provocative statement that “Israeli forces are happy to kill children.” The Israeli attack on Jenin and its refugee camp on…
- World
New images show Chinese spy balloons over Asia: BBC
London: The British media on Monday reported new evidence of China’s spy balloon programme, including flights over Japan and Taiwan, months after US-China relations were derailed when one such airship was shot…
- World
‘Telling truth in India can be a crime’: Aus lawmakers on BBC Modi docu
The BBC documentary, India: The Modi Question, was screened at the parliament house in Australia on Wednesday, the same day on which Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his Australian…
- India
BBC summoned in defamation case over Modi documentary
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued summons to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on a defamation suit filed by an NGO claiming that its documentary cast a slur on…
- Delhi
Raids on BBC: Good friends can also disagree, says UK high commissioner
New Delhi: ‘Good friends can also disagree’, British High Commissioner Alex Ellis on Wednesday said in response to questions on raids at BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai by the Income Tax…
