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A police officer and a private security guard ask journalists to leave from the gate of a building housing BBC office in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.
OFFICIALS from India’s Income Tax Department searched the BBC’s offices in New Delhi and Mumbai today, weeks after it broadcast a documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Teams from the tax department searched for documents related to the BBC’s business operations and its Indian arm, news agency the Press Trust of India reported.
Rights groups and opposition politicians denounced the move as an intimidation tactic intended to quash the media.
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Indian communist leader MA Baby considers the chilling escalation of violence against minorities and increasing impunity for their attackers under the Modi regime
The fallout from the Kneecap and Bob Vylan performances at Glastonbury raises questions about the suitability of senior BBC management for their roles, says STEPHEN ARNELL