By , NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian authorities have blocked at least two of ByteDance’s bank accounts for alleged tax evasion, prompting it to ask a court to quash the directive that it fears will hit its operations, two sources with direct knowledge told Reuters.ByteDance in January cut its Indian workforce after New Delhi decided to retain a ban on its popular video app TikTok, first prohibited last year following a border clash between India and China.China has repeatedly criticised India’s move and said it suspected it was against WTO rules.ByteDance, which issued a statement contesting...…By , NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian authorities have blocked at least two of ByteDance’s bank accounts for alleged tax evasion, prompting it to ask a court to quash the directive that it fears will hit its operations, two sources with direct knowledge told Reuters.ByteDance in January cut its Indian workforce after New Delhi decided to retain a ban on its popular video app TikTok, first prohibited last year following a border clash between India and China.China has repeatedly criticised India’s move and said it suspected it was against WTO rules.ByteDance, which issued a statement contesting...WW…

By , MUMBAI (Reuters) - A court sent the lead anchor of India’s fiercely nationalist and popular Republic television network to jail for 14 days for allegedly abetting a suicide in a case the channel blamed on local politicians angered by its news coverage.Police picked up Arnab Goswami, an aggressive journalist known for championing right-wing causes in his prime time debates, from his Mumbai home early on Wednesday, touching off furious debate over whether the press was being muzzled.Top leaders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sprang to Goswami’s defence and...…By , MUMBAI (Reuters) - A court sent the lead anchor of India’s fiercely nationalist and popular Republic television network to jail for 14 days for allegedly abetting a suicide in a case the channel blamed on local politicians angered by its news coverage.Police picked up Arnab Goswami, an aggressive journalist known for championing right-wing causes in his prime time debates, from his Mumbai home early on Wednesday, touching off furious debate over whether the press was being muzzled.Top leaders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sprang to Goswami’s defence and...WW…