hate speech
- Hate Crime
Will burn Mohammed’s effigy: Hindutva chief after student leader burns Manusmriti
Patna: Tensions escalated in Bihar’s Patna district after a student leader, Manish Kumar, burned the Manusmriti during the UGC Regulations protests on Wednesday, March 18. After the video of the incident circulated,…
- India
Chale jao Iran: Sambhal DSP sparks row over his Islamophobic comment
Sambhal: Deputy Superintendent Kuldeep Kumar, posted as the Circle Officer in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, sparked debate after he said, “those beating their chests for Iran should go to Iran and fight themselves.”…
- Hyderabad
‘Why fund hate speeches?’ Owaisi slams PM Modi over Sanatan Sanstha event
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi criticised the PM Modi-led Central government over the reported use of public funds for an event where Islamophobic and hate speeches targeting Muslims were…
- Hate Crime
Women who painted ‘Muslims not allowed’ on road become Hindutva icons
Meerut: Shradha Rajput and Sandhya Rajput, the women who had painted anti-Muslim graffiti on a crash barrier along the Uttarakhand-Delhi highway, have since become local Hindutva icons. On the night of February…
- India
Tech Mahindra worker’s Islamophobic comment on LinkedIn draws flak
A Tech Mahindra employee from Maharashtra’s Pune received nationwide condemnation after his comment on a LinkedIn post called for the “whitewashing” of the entire Muslim population. The comment was posted under a…
- India
India saw 42 hate crimes against minorities in January: Siasat’s tracker
Hyderabad: India recorded at least 42 hate crimes and hate speeches targeting Muslims, Dalits and Christians in January 2026, averaging nine to 10 incidents a week, according to Siasat.com’s monthly tracker. The…
- India
Your speeches can divide communities: Gauhati HC notice to Assam CM
Following a string of petitions filed against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his repeated hate speeches against the Muslim community, the Gauhati High Court on Thursday, February 26, issued him…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal booked for alleged hate speech
Yadgir: A case has been registered against BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for allegedly delivering a hate speech during a Shivaji Jayanti celebration in this district, police said on Wednesday, February 25.…
- Hyderabad
BJYM City President speaks against AIMIM leader, booked for causing traffic
Hyderabad: The Afzalgunj Police have booked Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) City President Nithin Nandhkar for allegedly using derogatory language and organising a public gathering in Jambagh without prior permission. The incident…
- Telangana
BJP MP terms Revanth Reddy most ‘chichora’ CM, Congress rebukes
Hyderabad: Nizamabad MP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dharmapuri Arvind sparked a sharp political row after making communally charged remarks against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, drawing strong warnings from senior Congress…
- India
Courts should avoid unmanageable directions: SC rejects mob lynching plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, February 23, dismissed a petition accusing states of non-compliance with the Tehseen Poonawala guidelines issued in a 2018 judgement that sought to curb mob lynchings…
- Hyderabad
Raja Singh taunts Akbaruddin with ‘give 5 minutes to show might’ jibe
Hyderabad: In yet another controversial remark, Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh challenged All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Akbaruddin Owaisi to give his followers just “five minutes” so that they could show…
- Top Stories
Supreme Court to hear petitions against Assam CM’s hate speech on Feb 16
The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, February 16, seeking directions to file a first information report (FIR) against him and…
- India
Delhi: Hindutva speaker asks supporters to store arms against ‘terrorists’
Delhi: A Hindutva speaker allegedly asked his supporters to store weapons in their homes in preparation for any Muslim terrorist activity in Delhi’s Dwarka Mor. Speaking at the Virat Hindu Sammelan in…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Dharma Raksha Sabha hate speech: Undeterred by cases, says BGUS
Hyderabad: The Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi (BGUS) here has condemned the registration of police cases against speakers at one its events, who were booked for hate speech against Muslims. The BGUS had…
