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Gujarat court convicts Asaram for rape, sodomy

AHMEDABAD: A decade after his former devotee accused him of rape, a Gandhinagar court on Monday held Asaram guilty of the charge and convicted him for rape and sodomy among other charges, a second such conviction after being held guilty first by a Jodhpur court.

The Times of India

Madhvendra Singh Appointed First CEO Of Gujarat Maritime Cluster

Gujarat Ports Infrastructure Company Limited has appointed Madhvendra Singh as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Gujarat Maritime Cluster. Read further on

Dynamite News

India's top court to consider cases against block on BBC documentary

India's Supreme Court will consider petitions next week against a government order blocking the sharing of clips of a BBC documentary that questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership during riots in 2002 in the western state of Gujarat.

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SC Agrees To Hear Plea Against Centre's Decision To Ban BBC Documentary

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list on February 6 a Public Interest Litigation against the Centre's decision to ban a BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots in the country. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BBC Documentary On PM Modi Is "Attempt To Demonise" Him: Tejashwi Surya

Hitting out at the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejashwi Surya said that it was just an attempt to "demonise" the PM. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Gujarat Paper Leak: 15 Arrested From Vadodara With Question Papers

The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Sunday arrested 15 accused from Vadodara with question papers after the Panchayat Junior Clerk recruitment exam which was scheduled for 11 am today was postponed due to a paper leak in Jamnagar. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Gujarat Panchayat Junior Clerk Recruitment Exam Postponed Due To Paper Leak

The Panchayat Junior Clerk recruitment exam which was scheduled for 11 am today was postponed after a paper leak case surfaced, a senior Gujarat government official said. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Mithali Raj roped in as WPL side Gujarat Giants' mentor

AHMEDABAD: Former India cricket captain Mithali Raj has been roped in as mentor and advisor by Women's Premier League (WPL) side Gujarat Giants ahead of the inaugural season, which will take place in March-April this year.

The Times of India

Indian police detain students over Modi documentary screenings

The documentary alleges that Modi ordered police to turn a blind eye to deadly riots while he was Gujarat state’s CM.

Al Jazeera

Moderation à la Modi: Indian government's crackdown on BBC documentary backfires

The Indian federal government's attempt to suppress a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role during the deadly 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat has backfired. Activists have been organising screenings across the country, and many people are continuing to share clips on platforms other than Twitter and YouTube. In…

France 24

Modi’s misstep: By banning BBC documentary, far more people have now watched it

The Modi government has scored a self-goal.

Newslaundry

Uttar Pradesh: Three Killed, Including Father-Son, In Car Accident In Unnao

Three people from Gujarat were killed and as many as injured when their car was hit by an unknown vehicle on the Lucknow -Kanpur Highway in Unnao. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Gujarat: Chargesheet Filed In Morbi Bridge Collapse Case; Oreva MD Named As Main Accused

Gujarat police on Friday filed a chargesheet in the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy happened on 30 October where 134 persons lost their lives. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BBC’s Modi documentary is a story already known, aired and shared – but with one big bombshell

On January 17, the BBC aired part one of its two-part historical documentary on the rise of India’s prime minister Narendra Modi and the controversy surrounding his role in the horrific Gujarat riots of 2002. Unsurprisingly, a hugely polarising controversy erupted not only in India but also among the Indian…

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Al Jazeera

Why Modi doesn’t want India to watch BBC film on Gujarat carnage

India has used emergency powers to block airing of the documentary that questions the India PM’s role in the 2002 riots.

Foreign Policy

Why India Banned the BBC’s Modi Documentary

The program revisits a dark episode for the prime minister. New Delhi’s move has only brought more attention to it.

Al Jazeera

India students watch BBC film on Modi despite power cut

JNU students blame university for power cut after officials said screening might ‘disturb peace and harmony’ on campus.

Reuters

Indian university reports power cut ahead of Modi documentary screening

A top Indian university cut off power and internet supply on campus on Tuesday before a screening by its students' union of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India has dismissed as propaganda, broadcaster NDTV reported.

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The Guardian - UK

India invokes emergency laws to ban BBC Modi documentary

Government accused of ‘censorship’ over ban on film about PM’s role in violence during 2002 Gujarat riots

Bangkok Post

YouTube, Twitter 'comply' with India's ban on BBC's Modi documentary

MUMBAI: Both YouTube and Twitter have complied with directions from the Indian government to block links to – and uploads of – a BBC documentary that questions Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots, an adviser to the government said.

Reuters

India blocks BBC documentary on PM Modi from airing in India

(Corrects eighth paragraph to make clear Modi was never BJP president, but was made the party's candidate for prime minister in 2013)

Tribune News Service

India blocks social media posts on BBC documentary on 2002 riots

The Indian government has asked social media giants Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube to take down videos and tweets about a BBC documentary on 2002 religious riots in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat.

Al Jazeera

India blocks BBC documentary on Modi’s role in Gujarat riots

The documentary critical of PM Modi’s role in the deadly 2002 Gujarat riots draws the ire of the Indian government.

Bangkok Post

India blocks links to BBC show critical of Modi

NEW DELHI: The Indian government has asked the social media giants Twitter and YouTube to take down videos and tweets about a BBC documentary on 2002 religious riots in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat.

Newslaundry

Govt ‘asks YouTube, Twitter to take down’ BBC Modi documentary links

The central government has reportedly ordered YouTube and Twitter to remove links of a BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several major outlets reported citing anonymous sources on Saturday.

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