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- 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
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…
- India
Senior Journalist booked for ‘inciting violence against Hindus’
Alt News co-founder and fact-checker Mohammad Zubair has been booked by the Khairabad police, Uttar Pradesh, for using the word “hatemonger” while addressing Hindutva leaders – Narasinghanand, Mahant Bajrang Muni and Anand…
- India
New Delhi: Hindutva leader launches campaign against Sai Baba temples
Launching a hate campaign under the pretext of an “awareness campaign”, against Sai Baba temples and idols in New Delhi, Hindutva leader Sanjeev Bhati has warned the priests of these temples to…
- Kerala
Kerala hate speech case: A day after arrest, PC George gets bail
Kochi: A day after being sent to the Central jail in Thiruvanthapuram, seven-time former MLA PC George on Friday secured bail from the Kerala High Court in connection with an alleged hate…