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Jamia Millia Islamia has suspended classes on Friday on the request of students and faculty members, the varsity said in a statement here on Thursday.

Ned Price also talked about India-US relations and stated numerous elements bolster the US` global strategic partnership with India, which include political, economic, and exceptionally deep people-to-people ties.

From the Vishwaguru Archives: A glimpse into the debate over how to respond to the BBC’s documentary on our Leader.

The Union government ordered YouTube and Twitter to remove video links of the documentary, and university administrations in various varsities have been denying students permission to screen the film.

'We continue to highlight the importance of democratic principles, such as freedom of expression, freedom of religion or belief, as human rights that contribute to the strengthening of our democracies,' US state department spokesperson Ned Price said.

The university administration said permission to screen the documentary was not sought and accused the SFI of having a "vested interest to destroy the peaceful academic atmosphere of the university".

Two-part BBC docu-series speaks, among other things, about the 2002 Gujarat riots; central government banned it in India saying it's false propaganda

Describing India banning the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a matter of press freedom, the US State Department said that it is high time to highlight the importance of democratic principles like freedom of expression.

Other headlines: US said it supports free press when asked about New Delhi blocking BBC documentary, and India’s first intranasal Covid-19 vaccine launched.

The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee said the venue of the screening was shifted to a beach to help public viewing of the documentary.