Govt blocks access to BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots

New Delhi, 21/1: The Centre has issued directions for blocking multiple YouTube videos and Twitter posts sharing links to the BBC documentary India: The Modi Question, sources said.   The directions were reportedly issued by Apurva Chandra, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday using the emergency powers under the IT Rules, 2021.  …

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TMC MP Derek O’Brien says Twitter deletes his post on BBC documentary critical of PM Modi

Kolkata, ,21/1: TMC MP Derek O’Brien has alleged that a tweet by him on a BBC documentary which he claimed “exposed” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stand on minorities has been deleted by Twitter. Posting a mail from the microblogging site which said his tweet was deleted on the request of the Indian government claiming it…

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