Indian proverb of the day: 'Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes...' - A timeless lesson on why failure will always be part of true freedomThe proverb of the day explains that real freedom only exists when people are allowed to make mistakes, face consequences, and learn from t...
29 May, 2026, 08.40 PM IST
FIR against Mamata Banerjee over 'Ganda Dharma' remarkAn FIR has been registered against TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Sanatan Dharma at an Eid celebra...
27 May, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
SIR omissions and errors of commissionRecent Indian state elections saw surprising outcomes. However, electoral roll changes, especially in West Bengal, raise serious questions....
05 May, 2026, 10.36 AM IST
Legislation on hate speech lies in domain of legislature, not courts: SCThe Supreme Court has ruled that current laws are adequate to control hate speech nationwide. The court stated that creating new criminal o...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.18 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee holds first community outreach meet in Bhabanipur, attacks BJP over voter roll deletionsWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the BJP at a community outreach program in her Bhabanipur constituency, alleging voter ...
20 Apr, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
Goa: Congress demands arrest of right-wing speaker over 'objectionable' remarks against St Francis XavierA political storm has erupted in Goa after a right-wing speaker allegedly made offensive comments about Saint Francis Xavier. A video of th...
19 Apr, 2026, 11.12 PM IST
Pope says doesn't fear Trump, has 'moral duty to speak out' against warPope Leo XIV asserted his moral duty to advocate for peace, unfazed by President Trump's criticism of his calls to end the Middle East conf...
13 Apr, 2026, 09.52 PM IST
Manipur suspends internet in 5 districts after attack on two childrenThe decision was taken in view of the prevailing law and order situation, amid concerns that anti-social elements could misuse social media...
07 Apr, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
Cases lodged against BJP MLAs Nitesh Rane, Geeta Jain for offensive speeches: Police to HCMaharashtra police registered cases against BJP MLAs Nitesh Rane, Geeta Jain for offensive speeches during Thane district communal violence...
23 Apr, 2024, 03.55 PM IST
Kerala HC grants bail to ex-MLA P C George in hate speech casePolice had arrested George on May 1 for allegedly making a communal speech against Muslims while addressing the 'Ananthapuri Hindu Maha Sam...
27 May, 2022, 04.13 PM IST
View: State governments should crack down on hate speech on social mediaEarlier, hatemongers had only a limited audience in the form of an assembled crowd or pamphlets. Big media cut out hate speech. Till the 19...
08 Sep, 2020, 11.39 PM IST
New CBI chief Nageswara Rao once transferred for inflammatory speech: Odisha CPI(M)Patnaik, who hails from Behrampur and was the party secretary for Ganjam district then.
28 Oct, 2018, 07.59 PM IST
Kerala government to file case against Vellappally Natesan over inflammatory speechKerala government is planning to register a case against Vellappally Natesan for allegedly fanning communal sentiments through his speech a...
01 Dec, 2015, 10.55 AM IST
Hindutva rhetoric: PM Modi’s silence on communal speeches by RSS casts shadow on governanceOf course there will be short-term electoral gains for BJP. But the party must ponder to think what the long-term consequences of such a po...
22 Dec, 2014, 11.25 AM IST
Changing mindset of people biggest challenge: Najma HeptullaHowever, she refused to comment about the alleged communal speeches by a section of BJP leaders in the backdrop of the recently concluded b...
17 Sep, 2014, 09.26 PM IST
Congress slams Narendra Modi for "zero effect" Independence-day speechRidiculing the PM over the issue of communalism, Ahmed said that Modi should remember that the politics of the BJP are "based on communalis...
15 Aug, 2014, 07.44 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Congress releases video clips of alleged hate speechesSurjewala said that if Modi has even an iota of respect for the idea of India, he should apologise to the people of India.
22 Apr, 2014, 05.01 PM IST