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Thursday, December 18, 2025
TopicHate speech

Topic: Hate speech

No law on poll hate speech so acting under IPC & Representation of People Act, EC tells apex court

Election Commission was responding to former BJP spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay's petition demanding direction to Modi govt to take steps to curb hate speech & rumour mongering.

SC rejects plea to ban ‘Muhammad’, book by ex-UP Waqf Board chair who Yati converted to Hinduism

Court also refused to order the arrest of the author, Jitendra Tyagi alias Wasim Rizvi, and Yati Narsinghanand, the controversial priest of Ghaziabad's Dasna Devi temple.

‘Protector of Hindu dharma’ with dozens of hate speech cases — who is arrested BJP MLA Raja Singh

In 2020, Singh was banned by Facebook for violating its hate speech policy. On Tuesday, he was arrested for his alleged remarks against the Prophet Muhammad. 

Shiv Sena implosion shows things go easy when you drum up hate. Moderation is a nowhere road

Bal Thackeray built Shiv Sena as a party of grievances. His politics of division worked, and now Modi-Shah-BJP is taking it forward.

To the right of Yogi, there’s only an abyss. Modi should rein in BJP’s bigots

When religious issues such as Ayodhya were discussed in the past, there was at least a veneer of civility. Now, the naked hatred is on full display.

BJP-backed influencers using YouTube to target Muslims & women, says NYU Stern Centre report

Study by the US-based business & human rights institute noted that while religious divides existed in India before YouTube, 'widespread social media use has intensified the hostility.'

Delhi Police lodged FIR in Dharam Sansad ‘hate speech’ case, tells SC in a ‘better’ affidavit

It had earlier told the top court that "no specific words against any community were uttered" at the event organised here by the Hindu Yuva Vahini on 19 December last year.

Pooja Pandey’s transformation into hate-spewing Sadhvi at forefront of ‘Hindu Rashtra’ mission

Sadhvi Annapurna gave up her married life, kids and job to don the saffron robe. Ten years later, she is on a mission to make India a Hindu Rashtra and 'cleanse' it of Muslims.

SC tells Delhi Police to file ‘better affidavit’ over hate speech report

The top court expressed dissatisfaction over Delhi Police's report that no specific words were used against any community during a 'Hindu Yuva Vahini' event in December last year.

Telangana BJP MLA Raja Singh booked for ‘provocative’ speech during Ram Navami

Singh, known for supporting Hindutva, was accused of delivering 'provocative' speech and singing songs as well as creating hatred & enmity between different religious communities.

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Why the VB-GRAMG Bill strikes at the heart of MGNREGA

MGNREGA’s core strength was: if you needed work, you got work. VB-GRAMG’s funding model means work will only be available if a state has the budget and the Centre has approved the allocation.

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.