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Topic: Hate speech

Why Rahul Gandhi is a threat to Modi-BJP now than he was ever before

It is nobody’s case that Rahul is now a great orator. Or a master politician. But it is hard to dispute that he tore into the Modi government in Parliament with intelligence and vigour.

Azam Khan ‘exploring legal remedy’ for disqualification as MLA after ‘hate speech’ acquittal

Additional sessions judge (MP/MLA court) Amit Veer Singh Wednesday called 2022 judgment of lower court convicting Azam Khan in 2019 hate speech case 'illegal'.

SC orders all states & UTs to act against hate speech suo motu, warns of contempt if directions not followed

Bench of justices KM Joseph & BV Nagarathna extends 2022 order directing Delhi, Uttarakhand & UP to act on hate speech, says action should be taken regardless of accused's religion.

People accustomed to seeing every problem through lens of religion, says Urdu press on hate speech 

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Karnataka resort owners are ‘hung’ on fractured mandate & Rahul’s long walk away from Tughlak Lane

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

New collection of essays explores rise of religious majoritarianism in South Asia

Published by HarperCollins,'Politics of Hate: Religious Majoritarianism in South Asia' has been edited by Farahnaz Ispahani and will be released on 21 February on ThePrint’s Softcover.

SC on hate speech: Anchors who create divisions in society should be taken off air

Top court seeks action from NBSA against TV anchors who are 'part of problem'. Mediapersons must learn & realise that they have no right to say whatever they want, it adds.

Justice Nagarathna’s dissent in ministers’ speech case: ‘Hate speech denies right to dignity’

The judge, in her dissent, said that a statement made by a minister can be vicariously attributed to the government if it represents the view of the government as well.

‘Only some destined to face the law?’ Urdu press questions ‘inaction’ against Pragya Thakur

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

FIFA to launch service to tackle hate speech & online discrimination during Qatar World Cup

A report by FIFA this year revealed that more than half of players at last year's European Championship and Africa Cup of Nations were subjected to discriminatory abuse online.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.