rana ayyub in mumbai, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me, stephen. it s a pleasure having you on the show. at the last count, and it s a little confusing, but the last count, i think you are now facing four different legal actions. given the legal constraints upon you right now, has your voice, in effect, been silenced? well, that s the intention, stephen, to silence my voice. unfortunately, the government has not been victorious on that count. neither has it been victorious over the last 15 years of myjournalism, when it has literally tried every tool in the book to silence my voice and myjournalism. at this point of time, four cases, two by uttar pradesh police, one by the income tax department, one by the enforcement directorate, and i m hoping many more to go, because that s the cost of speaking truth to power in india at a time when journalism and mainstream journalists in india are self censoring themselves. but i ve seen some reports suggesting your l
threats, intimidation and legal action after digging deep into the past and present of india s prime minister, narendra modi. is freedom of expression on life support in india? rana ayyub in mumbai, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me, stephen. it s a pleasure having you on the show. at the last count, and it s a little confusing, but the last count, i think you are now facing four different legal actions. given the legal constraints upon you right now, has your voice, in effect, been silenced? well, that s the intention, stephen, to silence my voice. unfortunately, the government has not been victorious on that count. neither has it been victorious over the last 15 years of myjournalism, when it has literally tried every tool in the book to silence my voice and myjournalism. at this point of time, four cases, two by uttar pradesh police, one by the income tax department, one by the enforcement directorate, and i m hoping many more to go, because that s the c
the rebel army. wasn t. it was. a controversial success is people question. want to start. w. this is the daily news asia coming up on the program access to education it s especially tough when you live in a refugee camp i think that children in bangladesh may be eager to learn so why won t the adults in government let them and. a detergent out for a holy star in a hindu girl and a muslim boy provokes and nationalist backlash. plus we go behind the scenes at the world s biggest film studio where for the foot soldiers
movie making is more grit and glamour. i m melissa chan welcome to news asia good to have you with us more than seven hundred thousand muslims fled a military crackdown on mar two years ago and ended up in refugee camps in bangladesh they lack access to a lot of things adequate shelter basic supplies health care and for the kids they need to find a way to continue their education but bangladesh has not made it easy for them from the government s perspective setting up s
In a gesture of respect, Assam minister and BJP leader Pijush Hazarika paused in between his public speech when namaz started at a nearby mosque during an election rally in Baksa district. This act of respect and inclusivity highlights the political dynamics in Assam ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday tore into Congress candidate Gaurav Gogoi, accusing him of religious inconsistency and pl.