India's NDTV Runs Silent Protest of Rape Documentary Ban

An Indian news channel ran a silent on-air protest late Sunday after the government banned the station from airing a BBC documentary about the brutal rape of a Delhi student in 2012. NDTV was scheduled to show India's Daughter Sunday night, but instead simply broadcast the title of the film in red and white against a black background, silently illuminated by a flickering oil lamp for the entire hour slot designated for the film. NDTV's editorial director tweeted before the...

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