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SC to hear on March 4 PIL seeking FIR against Owaisi, others for hate speeches
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday (March 4) a PIL seeking registration of FIR against AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan, DMK…
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2022 hate speech case: SC adjourns hearing on Umar Ansari’s plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing on a plea filed by Umar Ansari, son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, in connection with the alleged hate speech case registered against…
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More anti-Muslim hate speeches across country as LS polls near
On February 25, Goshamahal MLA, T Raja Singh, led a rally in Mira Road, Mumbai, which was organised by right-wing Sakal Hindu Samaj. Surrounded by saffron crowd amid heavy police presence, Singh’s…
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SC stays trial court’s proceedings against TN BJP chief in hate-speech case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the proceedings in a criminal case lodged against Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai for allegedly delivering a hate speech against Christians in an…
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Despite bail in all cases, Mufti Salman Azhari moved to another jail
Muslim scholar Mufti Salman Azhari, who was recently granted bail in all ‘hate speech’ cases, has now been booked by the Junagadh police under the Gujarat PASA Act (Prevention of Anti-Social Activities…
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BJP leader demands demolition of ‘illegal mosques’, cites Mira Road violence
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitish Rane recently spearheaded an anti-Muslim rally in association with Sakal Hindu Samaj – a coalition of several right-wing Hindu nationalist outfits -demanding the demolition of “illegal…
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3rd ‘hate speech’ case filed against Mufti Salman Azhari in Gujarat
Modasa: Mumbai-based Islamic preacher Mufti Salman Azhari was on Friday booked in a third case for alleged hate speech by police in Modasa in Gujarat’s Arvalli district, an official said. He delivered…
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Hate speech case: HC refuses to quash summons against TN BJP chief
Chennai: The Madras high court, dismissing a petition filed by state BJP President K Annamalai on Thursday to quash the summons issued to him in a case, expressed the opinion that the…
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Islamic preacher Azhari faces 2nd FIR for ‘hate’ speech in Kutch
Bhuj: Police in Gujarat on Tuesday registered a second first information report (FIR) against Mumbai-based Islamic preacher Mufti Salman Azhari, who is under arrest, for allegedly delivering a provocative speech at a…
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Gujarat police arrest Mufti Salman Azhari in ‘hate speech’ case
Junagadh: The Gujarat police have arrested Islamic preacher Mufti Salman Azhari from Mumbai in connection with an FIR registered against him for allegedly delivering a ‘hate speech’, an official said on Monday, February…
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Gujarat: Cleric booked for ‘hate speech’, event organisers arrested
Two persons have been arrested by Junagadh police in Gujarat on Saturday, February 3, after a video of an allegedly ‘inflammatory speech’ delivered by a Muslim preacher, went viral on social media.…
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Hate speech promotion: Rohingya refugees file PIL on Facebook in Delhi HC
New Delhi: Two Rohingya refugees on Tuesday urged the Delhi High Court to act against the alleged propagation and promotion of hate speech against the community by social media giant Facebook and…
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SC shields Umar Ansari from arrest in 2022 hate speech case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted an interim protection from arrest to Umar Ansari, son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who was chargesheeted by Uttar Pradesh Police for allegedly giving hate…
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Karnataka BJP MP calls for demolition of mosques, booked
Bangalore: North Kannada MP and BJP leader Anant Kumar Hedge made a controversial statement against the Muslim community of the state at a public gathering in Kumta on Saturday, January 13. Mentioning…
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Haryana Hindutva leader incites minors over ‘love jihad’, conversions
In yet another incident of hate speech against minorities, a video that emerged on social media on Wednesday, January 10, purportedly shows a group of Hindutva activists inciting fear and hate in…
