hate speech
- India
Govt using ID cards to spread religious hatred: Imran Masood
Saharanpur: Congress MP Imran Masood on Tuesday, January 27, attacked the government over what he termed “strange and disturbing” circumstances in the country, where citizens are being forced to prove their credentials…
- India
‘Kill 100 of them in retaliation’: Right-wing event targets minorities
Raebareli: A right-wing event in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli came under fire after Hindutva leaders Khushboo Pandey and Riddhima Sharma allegedly targeted Muslims and Christians in a hate speech on Wednesday, January 21.…
- India
Children of non-believers of Vedas will end up as Naved-Javed: Baba Bageshwar
The head priest of Bageshwar Dham, Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, has yet again made a controversial statement, saying that if people stop believing in the Vedas, their children will end up becoming “Naved,…
- India
Hate speech against religious minorities up 13 pc in India: Report
In 2025, hate speech against religious minorities, mainly Muslims and Christians, rose by 13 per cent from 2024 and by 97 per cent from 2023, with a majority of the incidents occurring…
- Hyderabad
Telangana to introduce legislation against hate speech: Revanth
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Saturday, December 20, announced that the state government will introduce a new bill in the Assembly aimed at curbing religious hate speech. He said that…
- India
Bill to prevent hate speech and hate crime tabled in Karnataka assembly
Belagavi: The Karnataka government on Wednesday tabled the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crime (Prevention) Bill in the state Assembly. The bill has a provision for a fine of up to Rs…
- India
Not inclined to monitor every instance: SC on hate speech cases
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Tuesday, November 25, that it is not inclined to either legislate or monitor every incident of hate speech across the country, as legislative measures, police…
- Opinions
Indian minorities feel judicial space is shrinking for them
The constitutional promises of equality, liberty, and non-discrimination under Articles 14, 15, 19, 21, and 25 were designed to safeguard both the individual citizen and the institutional architecture of the Republic. Today,…
- Hate Crime
Dalit vegetable vendor thrashed in UP, video goes viral
Uttar Pradesh: A Dalit vegetable vendor in Uttar Pradesh‘s Shahjahanpur was brutally thrashed and verbally assaulted by an upper caste rival on Sunday, November 16, who asked the Dalit man to call…
- India
‘No Khan will ever be mayor of Mumbai,’ BJP chief after Mamdani’s win
Maharashtra: Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam, in response to Zohran Mamdani’s landmark victory in New York City’s mayoral election, stated, “We will not allow any Khan to become mayor.” He also called…
- India
Ex-BJP MLA promises youth job if they ‘bring’ in minority women
Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Raghvendra Pratap Singh of Uttar Pradesh‘s Domariyaganj, at a public event in Siddharthnagar, promised Hindu youths salaried jobs if they “bring” in Muslim girls. The comment…
- India
Karnataka: Case filed against RSS leader over hate speech
Mangaluru: Police said they have registered a case against an RSS leader and the organisers of a Deepotsava event held in Uppalige, following a complaint from a resident here. According to a…
- India
CM Yogi links Halal-certified products to terror funding, claims Rs 25K crore raised
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath claimed that Rs 25,000 crore was raised in the country using Halal certification products without the permission of the government. Speaking at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s…
- India
‘Break their legs if…’: Pragya Thakur urges parents to punish daughters
Hindutva activist and former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur’s remarks have sparked controversy once again after stating that parents should stop their daughters from visiting the houses of “non-Hindus” and to “break…
- India
Odisha man arrested for spreading hate speech in social media
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Police has arrested a 19-year-old Muslim teenager for allegedly spreading communal hatred through social media, a senior officer said on Monday. The cyber crime police arrested the accused, identified…
