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The UK government has defended the BBC as a media outlet “independent in its output” in the wake of widespread Indian diaspora protests against the controversial documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Read Latest India News Quickly Here | The documentary titled India: The Modi Question has been banned on social media and online channels, but some students have screened it on campuses of various universities across the country.

BBC Documentary Row: The two-part BBC documentary, titled ‘India: The Modi Question’, has been in the news ever since its release. It has been dismissed as a biased

BBC Documentary Ban: A batch of petitions have been filed by senior journalist N Ram, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, and advocate Prashant Bhushan, and also by senior advocate M L Sharma against the Centres move to ban the screening of the BBC series.

The Centre’s stand that the documentary undermines India’s sovereignty and integrity does not withstand scrutiny, they contended.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. British lawmaker Lord David Alton has urged the broadcaster to rethink its commercial decision, after an investigation by Deadline revealed that BBC StoryWorks is producing ads for at least 18 Chinese clients, including nine state-affiliated bodies. World News | British Lawmaker Lord Alton Urges BBC to Review Ads for China.

A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and M.M. Sundresh directed that the Centre should produce the original records in connection with its order on the documentary on the next date of hearing in April.The

A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Justice M M Sundresh issued notices to the government and others on the pleas filed by veteran journalist N Ram, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan

The court will hear the case next in April.

The Delhi government has blocked the airing of a documentary on Modi’s role in the 2002 Gujarat riots