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Bajrang Dal distributes trishuls to youngsters to ‘protect Hindu dharma’
Over 300 young men in Rajasthan’s Jaipur took part in an event organised by the right-wing organisation Bajrang Dal where Trishuls (tridents) were distributed. A video that went viral on Twitter showed…
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Hate speech: FIR lodged against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur
Shivamogga: The Karnataka Police have booked FIR against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur for delivering hate speech during her recent visit to the state, police confirmed on Thursday. The FIR has been…
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Jairam Ramesh to move SC against BJP MP Pragya Thakur over ‘hate speech’
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur’s remarks at a function in Karnataka’s Shivamogga are a clear example of hate speech and he would move…
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CPI(M) wants Paresh Rawal prosecuted for ‘hate speech’ at rally
Kolkata: CPI(M) leader Md Salim on Friday said he has lodged a police complaint here against Paresh Rawal, alleging that the veteran actor made utterances during a recent poll rally in Gujarat…
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CPI(M) wants Paresh Rawal prosecuted for ‘hate speech’ at Gujarat rally
Kolkata: leader Md Salim on Friday said he has lodged a police complaint here against Paresh Rawal, alleging that the veteran actor made utterances during a recent poll rally in Gujarat that…
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Hate speech case: Azam Khan granted regular bail
Bareilly: A special MP/MLA court on Tuesday granted regular bail to senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan who has challenged his conviction in the 2019 hate speech case in a sessions court.…
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Take action against hate speech makers irrespective of party, religious affiliation: JIH
New Delhi: Latching onto the Supreme Court’s recent remarks on hate speech, a Delhi-based socio-religious organisation on Saturday alleged that it seemed the “silence of governments” on the issue was “emboldening” people indulging…
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Azam Khan disqualified as member of UP Assembly
Lucknow: UP Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana has disqualified SP’s Mohd Azam Khan as member of the house. The Speaker announced the decision after receiving the orders of the court which had convicted…
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Azam Khan gets three years in jail for hate speech against Yogi Adityanath
In a 2019 hate speech case against Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Samajwadi Party politician and former minister Azam Khan was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison along with…
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Azam Khan convicted in 2019 hate speech case
Rampur: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has been convicted in the 2019 hate speech case. He was taken into judicial custody, and the quantum of sentence will be pronounced at 3 p.m.…
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UP: After AIMIM leader’s hate speech, Uddhav’s Sena threatens to ‘cut off tongue’
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh unit of Shiv Sena (Shiv Sena – Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) has threatened to “cut off the tongue” of AIMIM state president Shaukat Ali, who has been booked for making…
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Delhi: Organisers booked for ‘hate speech’ event; VHP says ‘laughable’
New Delhi: An FIR has been filed against the organisers of an event in the national capital where some speakers allegedly had made some hate speeches, Delhi Police said on Monday. VHP…
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BJP leaders call for boycott, murder of Muslims at event in Delhi
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Delhi Parvesh Kumar along with MLA Nand Kishore Gujjar from Loni, UP at a public event in Delhi on Sunday spewed hate against Muslims. They…
- India
Every Hindu should own weapons, worship them: Hindu Jagarana Vedike
On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi, a massive rally consisting of nearly 10,000 workers from the right-wing organisation Hindu Jagarana Vedike was organised in Udupi town, Karnataka. Calls for a Hindu Rashtra…
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India rarely saw accountability of state in targeted violence, says Teesta Setalvad
Ahmedabad: Social activist Teesta Setalvad on Sunday said the country has rarely seen accountability of the state as far as targeted violence is concerned and added that survivors and citizens supporting them…
