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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Topic: BBC documentary

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

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

Budget 2023, BBC, Bageshwar Dham have a common link – being ‘high’ on TV channels’ agenda

Shailaja Bajpai -
On Times Now, one ‘expert’ saw conspiracies everywhere: he alleged that the BBC employs a 'disproportionate' number of Pakistanis. Ahem.

BBC’s anti-Modi stance promotes imagined Hindu supremacy. Muslims in India are not at risk

Jaithirth Rao -
My Leftist friends want to believe that Modi is a bad guy. The BBC, of course, has listened to them and is convinced that Modi is a bad guy too.

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

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

Our take on BBC documentary ban, Pakistani rupee, Hockey World Cup—in 50 words

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

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

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

BBC documentary that has students protesting – What’s the nature of the ban?

Soniya Agrawal -
Ambedkar university and DU students briefly detained by police Friday. Clashes reported from Pondicherry University. Student bodies set to hold fresh protests over weekend. 

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Dishha Bagchi -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Still a Congressman’ — Anil Antony on BBC documentary, why he resigned from party posts & more

Ishadrita Lahiri -
Anil said placing BBC's views above those of Indian institutions undermines country's sovereignty. He agreed with father A K Antony that Congress must take Hindus along to trounce BJP.

Section 144 at DU arts faculty over BBC documentary screening, 24 students detained

PTI -
The action comes days after a similar ruckus at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia over the documentary’s screening.
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