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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

Gandhi's image is under scrutiny 75 years after his assassination – but his protest principles are being revived

Mohandas Karamchand “Mahatma” Gandhi remains, even 75 years after his assassination, a useful symbol for many in India. For secularists, the leader of the country’s independence movement represents an imagined India of the past. For the current government, he is a means by which it can soften its international image.

The Conversation

Operation Kayakalp saw 60L new enrolments in UP's basic schools in 6 yrs: CM Yogi Adityanath

LUCKNOW: Speaking at a Pariksha Pe Charcha programme where Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with students from across the country, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that as many as 60 lakh new students have got admitted to Basic Education Council schools in the last six years due to…

The Times of India

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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

The Modi documentary must be watched, but did we need colonial overlords to tell this story?

By now, there’s a good chance most people have heard about the BBC’s documentary on Narendra Modi – and the controversies surrounding it.

Newslaundry

BBC Documentary Row: Sec 144 Imposed At Delhi University, Ahead Of NSUI Call For Screening Documentary

Delhi Police on Friday imposed Section 144 at the Faculty of the Arts at Delhi University in wake of a call by NSUI-KSU for the screening of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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

The Modi government has scored a self-goal.

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"How do I deal with my family when my marks are not good?" PM Modi answers

The Times of India

Egypt, India to Boost Military Cooperation

Egypt and India affirmed they would deepen military cooperation and explore new initiatives to intensify military cooperation. A joint statement bythe two countries referred to elevating their relationship to the level of a strategic partnership to ramp up the defense, political, energy, and economic ties. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Pariksha Pe Charcha' is my exam too, crores of students are taking my test: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' is his exam too and crores of students in the country are taking his test.

The Times of India

Rahul Gandhi’s yatra: how a 2,200-mile march revitalised India’s ailing opposition

Congress has faced bruising electoral defeats, but Gandhi’s pilgrimage across the country has breathed life into historic party

The Guardian - UK

Why Indian students are defying a ban on a BBC program examining Narendra Modi's past

The Indian government is trying to stop people watching a BBC programme which looks at the troubled relationship between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India's Muslims.

ABC News

India invites Pakistan foreign minister to attend SCO summit

Pakistan yet to accept the invite but experts say it will not lead to thaw in ties as it is a multilateral summit.

Al Jazeera

Jitendra Singh Attacks Kharge, Says If Congress Had Respect For Judiciary, It Wouldn't Have Supported BBC Documentary

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge and said that if the Congress had respect for the judiciary, it would not have supported the BBC documentary. Read full story on Dynamite News:

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France 24

A long march through India: Rahul Gandhi's bid to revive Congress Party

As India celebrates Republic Day, 52-year-old Rahul Gandhi, heir to the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, is due to complete a march of more than 3,500 kilometres across India next week. His aim is to put the opposition Congress Party back on the political map after a string of scandals and political defeats.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt, India Agree to Boost Cooperation in Combating Terrorism

Egypt and India agreed on Wednesday during a visit by the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to India, to boost security cooperation between their countries to confront terrorism and violence. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Sisi in New Delhi to participate in celebrations marking “Republic Day,” the date on…

The Times of India

Union Budget 2023-24: Finance ministry contemplating sops for middle class

NEW DELHI: The finance ministry is considering proposals to benefit the middle class in its last full budget of the Narendra Modi 2.0 government to be presented on February 1 in the Lok Sabha.

Fortune

Musk responds to reports that Twitter blocked anti-Modi documentary

Twitter's reported blocking of links to a new BBC documentary on Modi is an early test of how Musk's social media platform will respond to global regulation.

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Al Jazeera

India celebrates Republic Day, Egyptian leader attends parade

India marks its 74th Republic Day with a ceremonial parade; Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi attends as a guest of honour.

WEKU

India's government scrambles to block a film about Modi's role in anti-Muslim riots

The BBC documentary interviews journalists, activists and victims of the 2002 unrest, which left more than 1,000 people dead. They say the prime minister, then a regional leader, looked the other way.

Al Jazeera

India ban on BBC Modi documentary ‘imperils press freedom’

Media groups say Indian government is abusing its emergency powers under the 2021 IT Rules by blocking BBC documentary.

The Guardian - UK

Indian ban on BBC Modi film puts Musk’s Twitter ‘free speech’ to the test

Use of emergency laws sheds light on fragile and fractious place social media such as Twitter now occupy in country

The Independent UK

Mike Pompeo says world has ‘no idea’ how close India and Pakistan came to nuclear war

Revelations come as Pakistan’s leadership is expected to visit India for the first time in a decade

Bangkok Post

Defiant Indian students vow to show Modi documentary

NEW DELHI: Indian students said they would show again a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the government has dismissed as propaganda after a Tuesday campus screening was disrupted by a power cut and intimidation by opponents.

Newslaundry

Day after JNU chaos, BBC’s Modi documentary screening cancelled at Jamia, students detained

A screening of the BBC documentary on the Gujarat riots was cancelled on the Jamia Millia Islamia campus after the university administration allegedly refused permission to student groups, led by the SFI and NSUI, on Wednesday. At least eight students were detained in view of the screening, students told Newslaundry.…

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