Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Topic: BBC

TISS Mumbai issues notice defending student leader’s suspension, calls BBC documentary, ‘Ram ke Naam’ ‘propaganda’

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) issued a public notice in response to recent news reports of the arbitrary suspension of Ramadas, a left student leader, and Dalit Ph.D. scholar, for participating in protests and questioning the ruling Hindu nationalist government. TISS referred to the BBC documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "western media propaganda" and labeled the award-winning documentary "Ram Ke Naam" as "controversial" and "propaganda."

BBC hives off newsroom in India amid tax searches; shifts publishing licence to employee-owned firm

Following tax searches and FDI questions, the BBC has separated its newsroom in India, handing over its publishing license to a private limited company founded by Indian employees.

BBC documentary critical of PM Modi to be screened at Australian Parliament House

“India: The Modi Question,” the BBC documentary critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Hindu nationalist politics is all set to be screened at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra.

ED files case against BBC India for ‘FDI violations’

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday registered a case against BBC India for alleged foreign exchange violation, weeks after BBC released a documentary on Gujarat genocide “India: The Modi Question,” which was critical of then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi's role.

Academicians urge Delhi University to revoke punishment to students for screening BBC documentary

On Thursday, a letter was sent to Delhi University Chancellor Yogesh Singh by a group of 59 academicians, urging the revocation of the punishment given to the students who took part in the screening of the BBC documentary critical of PM Narendra Modi.

Students manhandled, detained during protest over DU action against BBC film screening

Several students protesting against the debarment of two students over the screening of the BBC documentary critical of PM Modi were manhandled by the police and university security inside the Delhi University's Arts Faculty on Friday.