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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

BBC documentary on PM Modi, blocked in India

Mumbai: On Sunday, India blocked the airing of a BBC documentary that questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots. Directions to block the clips from being shared were issued using emergency powers available to the govt under the country’s information technology rules, said Kanchan Gupta, an adviser to the government. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Indian govt releases eleven convicts of 2002 Gujarat riots

Godhra: According to the reports, the convicts involved in gang rape and murder during the Gujarat pogrom in 2002 had been released after their application for remission of the sentence was approved by the state government. The 11 men serving life imprisonment in Gujarat’s Godhra Town, particularly in relation to the Bilkis Bano gang rape case, were released. A remission application was submitted by the 11 convicts following their completion of 14 years in jail, said a senior bureaucrat. Read More…

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