Zee News directed by NBDSA to take down videos on ‘Mehndi Jihad’
New Delhi: In a move to prevent broadcast of anti-Muslim content, the self-regulatory authority News Broadcasters and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) recently directed Zee News to take down all videos that it had aired about the purported ‘Mehndi Jihad’, clarifying that the videos violated media guidelines related to neutrality.
NBDSA, taking action against the programme aired by Zee News, said that the matter was baseless and had hateful content. The Authority has also warned Zee News and instructed it to exercise professional responsibility while broadcasting such content in future.
Furthermore, NBDSA Chairperson former Supreme Court judge Justice AK Sikri has asked Times Now Navbharat to remove tickers on two broadcasts on ‘Love Jihad’, with the complainant stating that the tickers were communal and vilified Muslims.
It is understood that action was taken on the news channel based on a complaint filed by one Indrajeet Ghorpade (@jeetxg) after the programme was aired in October 2024.
Ghorpade has complained that Zee News’ programmes promoted the campaign of a Hindutva group’s urging Hindu women not to get Muslims to apply mehndi during the Karwa Chauth festival that is round the corner. He has alleged that the group has accused Muslims of spitting into and also mixing non-vegetarian matter into the mehndi that they apply on Hindu women.
Referring to ‘Jihad’, the complaint has stated that the group has accused the artists pretend to be Hindus as a part of a conspiracy to marry Hindu women and also plan to forcibly convert them. In addition, the group planned to police mehndi artists by checking their Aadhaar cards and performed pujas on lathis saying it would beat up artists who did not conform to its demands if the authorities did not act, Ghorpade recalled.
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Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green power KKR to 29-run win over GT
Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
