'This is politics by other means': S Jaishankar responds to BBC documentary row on PM Modi
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Tuesday said the timing of the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots is "not accidental" and called it "politics by another means".
Prominent House of Lords member Rami Ranger calls BBC documentary on PM Modi as 'unfortunate'
New Delhi: Lord Rami Ranger, a prominent member of the House of Lords of the UK Parliament has described the BBC documentary on Indian PM Narendra Modi as “unfortunate, ill-timed and ill-informed”.
BBC documentary on Narendra Modi is a 'propaganda': British MP
New Delhi: A British MP has called the British Broadcasting Corporation or BBC's documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots as "propaganda" and a "disgraceful piece of shoddy journalism".
BBC IT survey: Govt flags several discrepancies, inconsistencies in transfer pricing documentation
New Delhi/IBNS: After a three-day-long survey of the BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai, the Income Tax Department has said several irregularities were found with regard to transfer pricing documentation.
Income tax 'survey' at BBC India offices in Delhi, Mumbai ends; statement likely tomorrow
New Delhi/IBNS: The income tax "survey" at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)'s Delhi and Mumbai offices ended on Thursday night after nearly three days of officials going through digital records, files and scanning laptops.
IT 'survey' of BBC office enters 3rd day, several employees haven't been home since Tuesday
New Delhi: The IT ‘survey’ of the BBC office in Delhi on Thursday entered the third day and all staff required for the broadcasting services as well as several senior employees have been staying in the office since the operations began, media reports said.
IT 'survey' at BBC India office to continue overnight, phones seized, laptops scanned
New Delhi/IBNS: The search operations led by Income Tax officials in British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)'s Delhi and Mumbai offices Tuesday will continue overnight, as per reports, even as phones and laptops are getting seized.
'Govt brazenly hounding those who speak truth': Mehbooba Mufti on BBC raids
Srinagar/UNI: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the government of India is "brazenly hounding" those who "speak the truth".
IT Dept officials conduct surveys at BBC India offices over allegations of tax irregularities
New Delhi/IBNS: Close on the heels of a ban on a BBC documentary on the role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 Gujarat riots, the national broadcaster of the UK is in news again in India on Tuesday. The Income Tax officials conducted surveys at the BBC's Delhi and Mumbai offices during the day and confiscated phones and laptops, media reports said.
BBC documentary on PM Modi: Supreme Court issues notice to Centre over ban
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the central government in response to the petitions which were filed challenging the ban on the controversial BBC documentary, which is based on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, media reports said.
Parliament: Opposition to raise Adani, BBC documentary issues in Budget Session beginning today
New Delhi/IBNS: The opposition parties have demanded discussions on two burning issues- a report which has accused leading industrialist Gautam Adani of "brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud scheme" and the ban on BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi- in the winter session of Parliament beginning on Tuesday.
BBC documentary on Modi: Supreme Court hearing on pleas challenging ban next week
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will next week hear the pleas challenging the ban on a controversial BBC documentary on India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, media reports said.
'Ban BBC' boards hang on the gate of BBC's office in Delhi
New Delhi: The workers of the Hindu Sena have put up ‘Ban BBC’ boards on the gate of the news organisation BBC’s office in Delhi amid a row over its documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots, media reports said.
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Saturday questioned why the makers of the documentary on Gujarat riots weren’t making a series on British atrocities, media reports said.
Mumbai: Security beefed up after student outfit in TISS plan to screen BBC documentary on PM Modi
Mumbai/IBNS: Security outside Mumbai’s Tata Institute of Fundamental Sciences (TISS) was tightened ahead of the screening of a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi by the student members of the Progressive Students’ Forum (PSF), media reports said.