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Topic2002 Gujarat riots

Topic: 2002 Gujarat riots

‘PM has failed…’: Taking aim at Modi for silence on Manipur, Congress brings up Gujarat riots

Party comes out with '9 saal, 9 sawaal', raising nine issues related to economy, farmers, Covid, corruption, democracy, federalism & other issues to mark 9 years of Modi govt.

Historians demand deletions in NCERT textbooks be withdrawn, ask why they were not consulted

Historians including Romila Thapar & Jayati Ghosh, have condemned NCERT move of dropping topics like history of Mughal courts, 2002 Gujarat riots and more, terming it 'divisive'.

Students protest after DU bars 2 from exams for 1 yr over BBC Modi documentary screening

Groups including NSUI had tried to screen Gujarat riots documentary in January. University official says action 'well thought out', but MP & alum Shashi Tharoor says he's 'appalled'.

Foreign media, rights bodies slam IT raids on BBC, play up India’s poor ‘press freedom’ score

International media like the New York Times, The Guardian & human rights bodies criticised the Centre’s move, calling it a ‘thin-skinned response to criticism’ and more.

Income tax officers search BBC offices for second day amid controversy

Tax officers searched the BBC's bureaus in New Delhi & Mumbai for a second day Wednesday, NDTV reported, after BBC aired a documentary critical of PM Modi's role in the 2002 Gujarat riots.

SC issues notice to Centre on pleas against decision to block BBC documentary on 2002 riots

The government has dismissed the documentary titled ‘India: The Modi Questions’ as a biased ‘propaganda piece.’

‘Malafide, arbitrary…,’ Govt ban on BBC documentary challenged, SC will hear case on 6 Feb

Advocate arguing the public interest litigation said the government’s action on documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ was ‘unconstitutional’.

Kashmir Files tax-free but Indians can’t watch BBC documentary: Urdu Press slams Modi govt’s ban

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Modi’s victories have nailed the canard on 2002 riots. BBC should worry about its credibility

'India: The Modi Question' documentary raises more questions than it answers. Its content, intent and timing suggests BBC is rushing on a path where angels would fear to tread.

Delhi’s Jamia heats up after student body decides to air BBC documentary on Modi, 13 detained

The screening of ‘India: The Modi Question’, scheduled for 6 pm on the campus, was called off in the face of a massive police build-up outside the institute.

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How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.