Calcutta HC issues guidelines for probe agencies, media in case involving TMC MP, wife

The court told the Enforcement Directorate not to share any information with the media about the accused persons till the chargesheet was filed.

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· Oct 18, 2023 · 01:00 pm

Release devices seized from editors of ‘The Wire’, Delhi court orders police

The chief metropolitan magistrate noted that there was no reasonable ground to hold on to the devices taken in October.

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· Sep 24, 2023 · 03:16 pm

BBC underreported about Rs 40 crore income in tax returns: IT officials

The British broadcaster said that it was fully cooperating with the tax authority with its enquiries and will continue to do so.

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· Jun 07, 2023 · 09:32 am

Delhi HC summons BBC on defamation suit claiming its documentary cast a slur on India’s reputation

The documentary alleged that Modi, who was then the chief minister of Gujarat, was ‘directly responsible for a climate of impunity’ that led to the 2002 riots.

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· May 22, 2023 · 02:11 pm

Modi documentary: Delhi court summons BBC, Wikimedia, Internet Archive in defamation case

In a plea, BJP member Binay Kumar Singh alleged that the documentary contains baseless allegations against the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the prime minister.

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· May 04, 2023 · 12:56 pm

BBC has admitted to violating foreign investment rules, claims Anurag Thakur

Since it released a documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots in January, BBC has been booked by the ED and the I-T department has searched its India offices.

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· Apr 28, 2023 · 04:11 pm

‘OpIndia’ CEO and editor booked for false information about attacks on migrant workers in Tamil Nadu

A complaint was filed by a DMK IT wing member who said that the website had created fear among labourers in the state.

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· Mar 07, 2023 · 12:25 pm

Times Now, Zee News told to take down reports about PFI protest, population rise

The NBDSA also fined Hindi news channel News18 India for making objectionable statements about Muslims in four shows.

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· Mar 01, 2023 · 10:21 am

News18 India fined for targeting Muslims on four shows

The topics of the shows ranged from glorifying public flogging of Muslims to falsely claiming an increase in the population of the community.

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· Feb 28, 2023 · 09:19 pm

Prasar Bharati signs news feed deal with RSS-backed agency

The deal with Hindusthan Samachar was signed after the public broadcaster ended its subscription with the Press Trust of India in 2020.

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· Feb 27, 2023 · 09:58 am

BBC does not have an agenda, says its chief after India’s tax surveys

The British broadcaster’s Director General Tim Davie has told staff in India to report without fear or favour.

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· Feb 24, 2023 · 08:31 am

Britain backs BBC’s editorial freedom after India’s tax surveys

The action was a ‘deliberate act of intimidation following the release of an unflattering documentary’ about Modi, a Democratic Unionist Party MP said.

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· Feb 22, 2023 · 09:01 am