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The Tata Institute of Social Sciences on Friday said that it has not permitted any such screening and gatherings.

Twenty-four persons were detained by the police for planning to screen the documentary at Delhi University’s Arts Faculty.

The police were also deployed at the Ambdekar University where students alleged that the college administration disconnected power supply ahead of screening.

'The Proposed Amendment will bypass all requirements, and introduce a new, third and a far more simplified route for passing blocking orders, and without any checks and balances.'

The Centre had directed YouTube and Twitter to remove links to the documentary, which revisits Narendra Modi’s alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots.

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University’s student union president Aishe Ghosh accused Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad for disrupting the screening at the campus.

The son of former Union minister AK Antony said he faced online abuse for saying that the BBC has ‘a long history of prejudices’ against India.

This was announced by Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, but no further details were provided.

Govt is taking a step to effectively muzzle criticism: INS on IT Rules amendment