India: The Modi Question

	Delhi HC summons BBC in defamation suit against its 2002 Gujarat riots documentary It was argued on behalf of the plaintiff that the documentary makes defamatory imputation and cast a slur on the reputation of the country. published on : 22nd May 2023
	Will continue to cooperate fully: BBC on ED probe A spokesperson for the British taxpayer-funded licence fee-backed media corporation told PTI that the BBC would comply with its obligations for operating in India. published on : 14th April 2023
	After Gujarat, MP House resolution against BBC documentary The MP Vidhan Sabha, which resumed its Budget session on Monday, after a 10-day festive break, passed the censure motion against the BBC documentary for allegedly tarnishing PM Modi’s image. published on : 14th March 2023
	BJP to propose resolution against BBC's 2002 riots documentary in Gujarat Assembly The proposed resolution will likely say the BBC documentary was a "low-level attempt" to tarnish India's global image. published on : 8th March 2023
	SC agrees to hear pleas challenging Centre's ban on BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots At the outset of the proceedings, lawyer Sharma, who has filed a PIL in his personal capacity, mentioned the plea, saying that people were being arrested. published on : 30th January 2023
	Banned BBC documentary screened in Bengaluru for the first time The invitation did not mention the name of the documentary. It was only after the screening that AISA shared images of the screening on their social media sites on Sunday. published on : 30th January 2023
	PIL filed in SC challenging Centre's decision to ban BBC documentary He has sought direction to quash the order dated January 21, 2023, of the Ministry of the Information and Broadcasting, terming it as illegal, malafide, arbitrary and unconstitutional. published on : 29th January 2023
	Indian right must fill its scholarship blanks The question to B or not to BBC cannot be resolved in India. The Indian Right seems to lack the intellectual depth and scholarship to mount a counter-narrative. published on : 29th January 2023
	DU forms panel to probe Jan 27 ruckus outside Arts Faculty over BBC documentary screening A commotion erupted at Delhi University on Friday as students attempted to screen the controversial BBC documentary, even as police and the university administration intervened to scuttle the move. published on : 28th January 2023
	Police stop screening of BBC documentary on MCH campus We asked the police to send back BJP-Yuva Morcha workers from the campus. published on : 28th January 2023
	Madras University bans screening of BBC documentary While members of the SFI planned to screen the film, which is based on the 2002 Gujarat riots, at 3 pm in the auditorium, the varsity administration did not permit it. published on : 28th January 2023
	Youngest Chennai councillor views Modi documentary on phone, detained A senior police officer said, at least 14 protesters were taken into preventive detention and later released. However, the protesters were able to watch the documentary before the police arrived. published on : 27th January 2023
	Anil Antony's views on BBC documentary "immature," says Tharoor The Constitution of the country guarantees all rights for us to watch a documentary, he added. published on : 25th January 2023
	Security beefed up at Delhi's Jamia over BBC documentary screening, several students detained The university administration also issued a statement, saying no permission has been sought for the screening of the documentary and it will not be allowed. published on : 25th January 2023
	Campuses push back on BBC documentary on PM Modi Screened at University of Hyderabad, widely in Kerala; JNU group watches it on phones published on : 25th January 2023
	Congress, KSU, SFI unite to screen BBC documentary on PM Modi Screened at three venues; Govt Law College witnesses minor scuffle as BJP workers march to stop the show published on : 25th January 2023
	'Not familiar with documentary': US distances itself from BBC series on PM Modi The US State Department said, "Not familiar with the documentary, but very familiar with the shared democratic values with India." published on : 24th January 2023
	Top Indian university bans screening of BBC series on PM Modi Modi's government has been accused of stifling dissent by free-speech activists and opposition leaders for years. published on : 24th January 2023
	Political groups in Kerala announce screening of BBC documentary; BJP seeks CM's intervention The documentary questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership in the 2002 Gujarat riots, as he was the Chief Minister of the state at that time. published on : 24th January 2023
	Students group screens BBC documentary on PM Modi at Hyderabad varsity The University has asked for a report from its security wing over the matter, they said. A police official said they have so far not received any complaint over the matter. published on : 24th January 2023