[ad_1] Ned Price (photo: Twitter) Washington: The US has reaffirmed its conviction that “free press strengthens democracy” as a general rule without seeking to impose its views directly on the searches of BBC offices by income tax authorities in Delhi and Mumbai. “I would need to refer you to IndianContinue Reading
[ad_1] London: The UK government is “closely monitoring” the situation as the BBC said some of its staff have been asked to remain at their Delhi and Mumbai offices to cooperate with the “ongoing enquiries” of the Income Tax (I-T) authorities on Tuesday. In New Delhi and Mumbai, officials saidContinue Reading
[ad_1] Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha on Tuesday took an apparent jibe at the Centre over the I-T survey conducted at BBC offices, located in Delhi, Mumbai, just weeks after the UK-based broadcaster aired a documentary on PM Modi. Taking to Twitter, Telangana CM’s daughter said, “TheContinue Reading
[ad_1] Representative Image New Delhi: The ‘survey’ being conducted by the Income Tax (I-T) Department at BBC’s Delhi and Mumbai offices since Tuesday morning are expected to continue through the night till Wednesday morning, sources aware of the developments said. No official reaction on the development has come from theContinue Reading
[ad_1] New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government of threatening the fourth pillar of democracy by raiding the BBC. Lashing out at the government over its actions, AAP leader Atishi said: “The BJP wants to suppress every word spoken or shown againstContinue Reading
[ad_1] Press Club of India New Delhi: The Press Club of India (PCI) has strongly condemned the income tax “surveys” at the office of the BBC in Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday. In a statement, PCI said, “The ‘surveys’ are part of a series of attacks on the media byContinue Reading
[ad_1] 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 of intimidation” and was a “blatant affront” to freedom of expression. The Income Tax officials described theContinue Reading
[ad_1] TMC MP Mahua Moitra 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 Adani Group chief Gautam Adani. The Income Tax Department on Tuesday conducted aContinue Reading
[ad_1] In a sudden development, the Income Tax department is conducting search operations in BBC’s Delhi office on Tuesday. According to reports, employees have been asked to leave the office and their phones have been seized. The raid comes after BBC broadcasted a two-part series documentary – India: The ModiContinue Reading
[ad_1] Controversial influencer Andrew Tate 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 gives voice to women who were allegedly abused by the former kickboxer, ‘Variety’Continue Reading