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Topic: Hate speech

Muslims must bow to Indian culture as Ram, Krishna, Shiva were their ancestors: UP minister

Anand Swaroop Shukla said that PM Modi & CM Adityanath have defeated the mindset intended to create an Islamic State by raising the 'flag of Hindutva & Indian culture'.

Delhi HC grants bail to organiser of Jantar Mantar event where communal slogans were raised

Preet Singh, who was remanded to judicial custody on 10 August, is accused of inciting people to propagate hate against a particular religion at a rally in Delhi on 8 August.

UP Police gives clean chit to AAP MP Sanjay Singh, 2 other party workers in hate speech case

Singh was booked under sections of IPC, IT Act last year for allegedly making remarks against a community and claiming UP govt was favouring a certain class of society.

HC asks if a reporter is ‘perpetuator’ of hate speech if he shares such video on social media

Punjab and Haryana High Court was hearing a case of alleged hate speech against lawyer Amit Ghai whose video was uploaded on social media by a journalist.

Delhi minorities panel sends notice to Delhi Police over Dasna priest’s comments on Prophet

Delhi Minorities Commission sent notice to Delhi Police taking suo motu cognisance of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati's comments on Prophet Muhammad; police summons priest.

Pakistan football league suspended again & writer Amar Jalil faces anger over 3-yr-old remark

Our prolific feature about Pakistan’s fascinating politics, economy, society, culture, cricket, fashion and more — stories beyond the routine headlines.

Hate speech, now ‘fear speech’ — study finds new way Indians on WhatsApp ‘target minorities’

Study by IIT-Kharagpur and MIT Institute of Data, Systems and Society, US, assessed over 5,000 public, political WhatsApp groups, found emojis are a common feature in such posts.

NC leader Hilal Lone arrested under UAPA for ‘hate speech’ in 2020, police say

National Conference leader Hilal Lone was arrested Monday in a case related to a speech he delivered while campaigning in the DDC polls in Hajin, a senior police official said.

SC grants protection to AAP leader Sanjay Singh in ‘hate speech’ cases lodged in UP

The top court, however, said UP Police is not precluded from seeking sanction to prosecute Singh from Rajya Sabha chairperson in the cases.

SC seeks govt reply on plea for regulating Facebook, Twitter over fake news, hate speech

The apex court was hearing a petition seeking directions to Centre to frame laws for prosecuting those involved in spreading hate and fake news through social media platforms.

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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.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

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.