hate speech
- India
UP: High Court dismisses petition against CM Adityanath
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking registration of a complaint against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his “objectionable” speech while campaigning in Alwar during the…
- India
‘Hate speech poisons, role of anchor is critical’: SC on hate speech on TV
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday strongly criticised hate speech through visual media, including the role of TV anchors, as it emphasised that it poisons the fabric of our society and…
- India
Demolitions, rapes, lynchings: Atrocities against Muslims in August
August 2022 bore witness to a series of atrocities against Muslims with demolitions in Assam at the forefront. The spread of communalism has tightened its tentacles even as India entered her 76th…
- India
Will control hate speech through IPC, RP Act: EC to SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that hate speech has not been defined under any existing law in India and in absence of specific law on…
- India
SC grants bail to hate speech accused in Haridwar Dharma Sansad case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, an accused in the Haridwar Dharma Sansad case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made against Muslims. A bench of…
- India
SC refuses PIL seeking arrest of Yati Narsinghanand, Jitendra Tyagi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a PIL seeking the arrest of Yati Narsinghanand and Jitendra Tyagi, formerly Waseem Rizvi, for making incendiary and hurtful remarks against Islam,…
- India
Haridwar hate speech accused Jitendra Tyagi to surrender in court
Dehradun: Haridwar hate speech accused Jitendra Narayan Tyagi has said he will surrender in a Haridwar court on Friday, and claimed in a video that his life is in danger and he may…
- India
Hate speech involving Yogi Adityanath: SC dismisses plea against HC order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the Allahabad High Court judgement in a matter pertaining to the alleged hate speech of 2007 involving Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister…
- India
Bangladeshi Muslims make flags for Har Ghar Tiranga, boycott them: Yati
After making multiple disparaging statements against Muslims, Hindutva seer Yati Narsinghanand urged Hindus not to purchase flags as he claimed that the main manufacturer for the same is a Muslim company from…
- India
EC receives 130 ‘hate speech’ complaints since 2019 LS polls
New Delhi: The Election Commission has received a total 130 complaints against ‘hate speech’ on various social media platforms during polls in the last few years. The poll panel data showed that…
- India
Twitter trends #IStandWithZubair after right-wing backlash on Prophet row
A large amount of support has been pouring in for Alt News Co-founder and journalist Mohammad Zubair after he faced backlash from Hindu extremists for exposing and slamming the now suspended Bharatiya…
- India
Delhi: Plea for hate speech FIR against Anurag Thakur dismissed
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition by CPI(M) leaders Brinda Karat and KM Tiwari challenging the trial court’s refusal to direct the registration of an FIR against…
- India
Hate speech FIR to pacify BJP supporters, says Owaisi
New Delhi: Delhi police have registered an FIR against AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi for hate speech after which Owaisi said that this was done to pacify BJP supporters. He said Delhi Police…
- Telangana
Enact new laws to deal with hate speeches: Shabbir Ali to Telangana govt
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader and former Telangana minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir demanded that the state government explore the options of enacting a new law to deal with the rising cases of hate…
- Hyderabad
Will Hyderabad police arrest Nupur Sharma in hate speech case?
Hyderabad: Although the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has cracked a whip against its National Spokesperson Nupur Sharma for allegedly defaming Prophet Muhammad, the Hyderabad police is yet to take a decision to…
