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BJP’s C T Ravi booked over alleged hate speech during NEET protest
July 27, 2026 10:04 am
Karnataka Rajya Muslim Okkuta has demanded MLC Ravi's immediate arrest, describing his alleged remarks as "shocking and highly provocative".
Free speech or hate? Court refuses to drop charges against 11 over ‘anti-Hindu’ remarks
July 13, 2026 5:36 pm
The case before the Chhattisgarh High Court originated from an FIR lodged by a VHP member after a meeting organised by Bharat Mukti Morcha and Rashtriya Christian Morcha on February 27, 2024.
Centre questions need for Karnataka hate speech Bill, says provisions covered under BNS
June 08, 2026 7:49 pm
Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot reserved the hate speech Bill for the President's consideration, citing a ‘possibility of misuse for political malice or to avenge hatred against any person, group or community’.
Delhi court issues notice to Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on plea over ‘miya voters’ remarks
May 28, 2026 2:37 pm
Delhi-based activist Harsh Mander cited Zero FIR provisions before the Saket court while challenging the dismissal of his plea against Himanta Biswa Sarma over alleged hate speech.
Why Punjab and Haryana High Court used famous philosophy theory to deny bail to senior official
May 24, 2026 4:34 pm
Any unwitting or unintentional remarks passed against community, repeated articulations, even one-time intense diatribe, or forceful articulation, can have cascading ramifications, the Punjab and Haryana High Court said.
On hate speech, Supreme Court verdict narrows the law’s scope
May 11, 2026 6:58 am
The exoneration of Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma is on the basis of a flawed Delhi Police report. At no stage have the arguments challenging the report been answered
Tavleen Singh writes: Hate speech cannot go unpunished
May 03, 2026 3:49 pm
Terrorism on our sub-continent is nearly always inspired by religious fanaticism, and this is as bad as hate speech. Hate speech is always bad... When it is political leaders who are responsible, it is irresponsible and unforgivable.
Why Supreme Court rejected the need for additional provision to tackle hate speech
April 30, 2026 7:04 pm
Hate speech has no statutory definition. The court was expected to step in where Parliament had not, and lay down a framework to address the lack of legislation. Instead, it pointed to existing related provisions reframed the problem itself.
'No offence made out': Supreme Court clears Delhi Deputy CM Parvesh Verma and BJP’s Anurag Thakur in 2020 hate speech case
May 01, 2026 2:19 am
The Supreme Court ruled that the 2020 statements of Parvesh Verma and Anurag Thakur, while controversial, did not constitute a cognisable offence.
Nishikant Dubey’s remarks on Rahul Gandhi are not surprising. They are a reminder of the humiliation I endured in Parliament
February 14, 2026 1:08 pm
In 2023, during a debate in the Lok Sabha, Ramesh Bidhuri subjected me to a stream of derogatory and profane abuse on the floor of the House. I stood there, a duly elected Member of Parliament, listening as slurs and insults were hurled at me in full public view
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TMC encouraging hooliganism: BJP
January 06, 2016 11:40 am
New Delhi, Jan 06 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nalin Kohli on Wednesday said that the Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) is encouraging hooliganism and spreading communalism in the state in regard to the TMC leader's hate speech against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that when a party leader compares a Prime Minister with terrorists and the party keeps silent it indicates the party is in support of it. He added that the language used by TMC political leader is not nationalist.
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