Bbc Income Tax Survey

'Good friends can also disagree', British High Commissioner Alex Ellis on Wednesday said in response to questions on raids at BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai by the Income Tax department earlier this year.

The British government has strongly defended the BBC and its editorial freedom in Parliament after the Income-Tax department's survey operations on the UK-headquartered media corporation's New Delhi and Mumbai offices over three days last week.

The Income Tax Department has claimed it has uncovered irregularities in the accounting books of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) after a three-day survey, which came weeks after the corporation aired a series on PM Modi.

The income tax department today said the nearly three-day "survey" at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai broadly looked into a mismatch between the income/profits of the broadcaster's group firms and their scale of operations in India.

The Income tax Department's survey came weeks after the BBC aired a documentary on PM Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said the Income Tax department's surveys on BBC premises in Delhi and Mumbai were a "clear cut" indication of the Narendra Modi government's intolerance of criticism.

The income tax officials left the offices of the BBC in New Delhi and Mumbai on Thursday night after a three-day survey which involved going through files and cloning data from some digital devices.

The income tax "survey" at the BBC's Delhi and Mumbai offices ended tonight after nearly three days of officials going through digital records and files.

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday hit out at those criticising the Income Tax survey at the offices of BBC, saying some people trust foreign news outlets but not Indian investigative agencies.

The survey at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai began after the British public broadcaster aired a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots.

The Income Tax department's 'survey' at the BBC office here continued for the third straight day on Thursday as officials gathered financial data from select staffers and made copies of electronic and paper data of the news organisation.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday termed the Income Tax survey at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai as "very unfortunate" and slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday slammed the Income Tax department's 'survey' of the offices of the British public broadcaster BBC alleging that the central government was destroying Indian Democracy and Freedom of the Press.

Income Tax officials searched the BBC's Delhi and Mumbai offices, weeks after a massive controversy over the UK broadcaster's documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Searches at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai continued all night, spilling over to the second day as Income Tax officials investigated alleged tax evasion

'Good friends can also disagree', British High Commissioner Alex Ellis on Wednesday said in response to questions on raids at BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai by the Income Tax department earlier this year.

The British government has strongly defended the BBC and its editorial freedom in Parliament after the Income-Tax department's survey operations on the UK-headquartered media corporation's New Delhi and Mumbai offices over three days last week.

The Income Tax Department has claimed it has uncovered irregularities in the accounting books of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) after a three-day survey, which came weeks after the corporation aired a series on PM Modi.

The income tax department today said the nearly three-day "survey" at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai broadly looked into a mismatch between the income/profits of the broadcaster's group firms and their scale of operations in India.

The Income tax Department's survey came weeks after the BBC aired a documentary on PM Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said the Income Tax department's surveys on BBC premises in Delhi and Mumbai were a "clear cut" indication of the Narendra Modi government's intolerance of criticism.

The income tax officials left the offices of the BBC in New Delhi and Mumbai on Thursday night after a three-day survey which involved going through files and cloning data from some digital devices.

The income tax "survey" at the BBC's Delhi and Mumbai offices ended tonight after nearly three days of officials going through digital records and files.

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday hit out at those criticising the Income Tax survey at the offices of BBC, saying some people trust foreign news outlets but not Indian investigative agencies.

The survey at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai began after the British public broadcaster aired a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots.

The Income Tax department's 'survey' at the BBC office here continued for the third straight day on Thursday as officials gathered financial data from select staffers and made copies of electronic and paper data of the news organisation.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday termed the Income Tax survey at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai as "very unfortunate" and slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday slammed the Income Tax department's 'survey' of the offices of the British public broadcaster BBC alleging that the central government was destroying Indian Democracy and Freedom of the Press.

Income Tax officials searched the BBC's Delhi and Mumbai offices, weeks after a massive controversy over the UK broadcaster's documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Searches at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai continued all night, spilling over to the second day as Income Tax officials investigated alleged tax evasion