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Operations at BBC offices ‘affront to freedom of expression'”: Global watchdogs
New York: Global media watchdogs and human rights bodies on Tuesday criticised the Indian government’s income tax survey operations at the BBC’s offices in New Delhi and Mumbai, saying the action “smacks…
- India
Mahua Moitra asks if IT action on BBC will be followed by one on ‘Mr A’
New Delhi: TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday asked if the “raids” on the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) offices would be followed by one on “Mr A” in an apparent dig at…
- India
BBC the most ‘Bhrasht Bakwaas Corporation’ in the world: BJP
New Delhi: Any media organisation functioning in India will have to follow the rules and regulations of the country, the BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said on Tuesday, amid the ongoing ‘survey’ operations…
- India
‘We are cooperating with I-T authorities’, says BBC
New Delhi: Following the survey operations by the Income Tax department at British Broadcasting Service offices in Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, the BBC said that it was fully cooperating with the…
- Politics
Govt scared of criticism: Congress on BBC office tax survey
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday termed the Income Tax department’s survey operations at the BBC office as an ‘act of intimidation’ and said the government was scared of criticism. Party General…
- World
Vice goes inside Andrew Tate’s murky world for doc acquired by BBC
London: The BBC has acquired Vice’s explosive documentary about controversial influencer and self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate, reports ‘Variety’. Produced by Vice World News, the documentary has been years in the making and…
- India
Supreme Court junks Hindu Sena plea for ban on BBC’s operations
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking to impose a complete ban on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in India, saying it is “entirely misconceived”. A bench comprising Justices…
- Sports
Nikhat Zareen, PV Sindhu nominated for BBC ISWOTY Award
Hyderabad: Women’s World Boxing Champion Nikhat Zareen, ace shuttler PV Sindhu and three others athletes are nominated for the BBC Indian Sportswoman Of The Year (ISWOTY) award on Monday. The other three…
- India
BBC Modi documentary: SC to hear PILs against ban on February 6
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…
- Delhi
Documentary row: Hindu Sena puts up anti-BBC placards outside organisation’s Delhi office
New Delhi: 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 documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots.…
- Andhra Pradesh
ABVP stalls screening of BBC docu on Modi on Andhra University campus
Visakhapatnam: The controversy surrounding the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Visakhapatnam with the members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) stalling the screening of the documentary on the…
- World
BBC Arabic radio goes off air after 85 years of continuous broadcasting
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Arabic radio broadcasting journey on January 27 went off air, after 85 years of broadcasting media service. The BBC announced in September 2022, that January 27, 2023…
- Delhi
Sec 144 imposed at DU, huge security ahead of BBC docu screening; 24 detained
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Friday imposed Section 144 (banning large gatherings) at the Faculty of the Arts at Delhi University in wake of a call by NSUI-KSU for the screening…
- Mumbai
Mumbai: TISS students hand out QR codes to BBC’s Modi docu
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai students union protested on campus Friday over the Union government’s ban on two BBC films critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as…
- Delhi
Student bodies call for screening of BBC’s Modi docu at DU, Ambedkar varsity
New Delhi: A few days following a ruckus over its screenings at JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia, student outfits have given a call for holding the screening of the controversial BBC documentary…
