Anurag Thakur questions BBC’s journalistic independence

Anurag Thakur questions BBC’s journalistic independence

[ad_1] New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday questioned the journalistic independence of the BBC after the media house suspended a former footballer and star anchor for his remarks on social media and reportedly took a documentary off air. Thakur took a swipe at the UK-based public broadcaster while sharing two news … Read more

Visva Bharati students to screen BBC’s documentary during Rajnath visit

Visva Bharati students to screen BBC’s documentary during Rajnath visit

[ad_1] Kolkata: The students’ wing of the Democratic Students’ Association (DSA) in Visva Bharati University in West Bengal’s Birbhum district announced that they will screen the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the campus on Thursday to coincide with arrival of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for the university’s convocation ceremony. The Defence … Read more

Karnataka Congress to exhibit BBC’s Modi documentary

Karnataka Congress to exhibit BBC’s Modi documentary

[ad_1] Mysuru: Karnataka Congress stated on Tuesday that it will screen the banned BBC documentary, ‘India: The Modi Question’ in the premises of its office in Mysuru city. Speaking to reporters, KPCC Spokesperson M. Lakshman stated that “BBC has thrown light on the truth. BJP leaders themselves have been beating their chests that Modi had … Read more

Mumbai: Over 200 TISS students watch BBC’s Modi docu, defy warning

Mumbai: Over 200 TISS students watch BBC’s Modi docu, defy warning

[ad_1] Over 200 students watched the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mumbai’s Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), the Progressive Students Forum, which is organising the screening, said on Saturday. This comes despite the institute warning the students against holding the screening. The institute’s administration had warned in a circular that “It … Read more

Students, political parties resist ban on BBC’s Modi documentary

Students, political parties resist ban on BBC’s Modi documentary

[ad_1] BBC on Wednesday released the second episode of the two-part documentary – ‘India: The Modi Question‘ – which directly blames Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 Gujarat riots when he helmed the state as its chief minister. The first part was released on January 19 and was shared by many on all … Read more

SFI plans BBC’s Modi docu screening on Jamia campus at 6 pm, university says ‘will not allow’

SFI plans BBC’s Modi docu screening on Jamia campus at 6 pm, university says ‘will not allow’

[ad_1] New Delhi: Left-affiliated Students’ Federation of India (SFI) Wednesday announced it will screen the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Jamia Millia Islamia campus at 6 pm. The university administration, however, said no permission has been sought for the screening of the documentary and “we will not allow” it. The … Read more