British PM expected to impose teen social media ban that goes further than Australia'sBritain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans a social media ban for young teenagers. This move aims to shield children from harmful online c...
15 Jun, 2026, 10.24 AM IST
UK weighs nationwide flight ban for disruptive airline passengersBritain's government is exploring a new plan to stop unruly flyers. Airlines could share details of abusive passengers in a central databas...
03 Jun, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
RMG cos reel from GST ruling; new-age firms’ costly rideHappy Friday! The Supreme Court’s latest GST ruling is the final blow for real-money gaming platforms after last year’s ban. This and more ...
29 May, 2026, 07.46 AM IST
Social media as bad for children as smoking, British doctors sayBritish doctors warn social media poses dangers to children, comparing it to smoking. The government is now considering measures like bans ...
26 May, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
Who is Shamir Chandran? Indian-origin cancer specialist doctor banned in UK says, ‘I will never work in that country again’Shamir Chandran, a cancer specialist doctor of Indian origin, has been banned from practicing medicine in Britain. He was convicted of cont...
24 May, 2026, 09.21 AM IST
Indian pharma firms flood west Africa with powerful opioids despite crackdown: AFP investigationIndian pharmaceutical firms are exporting millions of dollars worth of powerful tapentadol opioids to West Africa, fueling a deadly drugs e...
14 May, 2026, 08.21 AM IST
Pakistani, Bangladeshi migrants pretend to be gay to claim asylum in UK: ReportAn undercover investigation reveals a scheme where migrants pay thousands to immigration advisers. They allegedly create fake stories to cl...
15 Apr, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
Social media platforms need to stop never-ending scrolling, UK's Starmer saysSocial media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok need to take action to stop young users wasting hours mindlessly scrolling never-ending...
13 Apr, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
I-T department carries out survey action on BBC premisesUnder the Income Taxact, a survey action is different from searches. A survey action is limited to the official premises and is conducted o...
14 Feb, 2023, 04.39 PM IST
I-T department conducts survey action on BBC's Delhi and Mumbai premisesThe Income Tax Department on Tuesday conducted survey action on premises linked to the United Kingdom's national broadcaster BBC's offices ...
14 Feb, 2023, 03.51 PM IST
Supreme court dismisses PIL seeking ban on BBCTerming the petition filed by Hindu Sena as "completely misconceived", a division bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and M M Sundresh said the...
11 Feb, 2023, 12.02 AM IST
SC dismisses plea seeking to impose complete ban on BBC from operating in IndiaThe Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking complete ban on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and BBC India from operating...
10 Feb, 2023, 02.01 PM IST
Screened BBC documentary on institute's campus: FTII students' associationThe Centre had last week directed social media platforms Twitter and YouTube to block links to the documentary "India: The Modi Question". ...
28 Jan, 2023, 05.12 PM IST
Russia hits back with export bansThe ban covers exports of telecom, medical, vehicle, agricultural and electrical equipment, as well as some forestry products such as timbe...
10 Mar, 2022, 11.39 PM IST
China bans BBC news broadcasts in apparent retaliatory moveThe Chinese government has criticized recent BBC reports on the COVID-19 pandemic in China and on allegations of forced labor and sexual ab...
11 Feb, 2021, 11.51 PM IST
BBC disallowed to film in tiger reserves for five years: GovtGovt said there were several "inconsistencies" between the "synopsis provided by the BBC producer and the final documentary released for ai...
28 Mar, 2017, 06.08 PM IST
Kaziranga report gets BBC banned for 5 yearsThe documentary claimed forest guards in Kaziranga had been given powers to shoot and kill anyone they think was a threat to rhinos.
28 Feb, 2017, 11.23 AM IST