Hate Speech: 28 States, UT appointed nodal officers, Centre to SCThe central government has informed the Supreme Court that 28 States and Union Territories have appointed nodal officers in compliance with...
20 Nov, 2023, 10.20 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh government to examine anti-lynching proposal soonA senior home ministry official in the state said on condition of anonymity that the department will soon take up the mob lynching bill, ev...
24 Aug, 2020, 07.35 AM IST
- Debabrata Saikia seeks promulgation of ordinance to curb mob violence
In a letter to the state Governor, Jagdish Mukhi, Saikia demanded stringent laws to curb mob violence.
04 Jun, 2020, 12.38 AM IST
Committee to suggest necessary amendments in IPC, CrPC to curb mob lynchingAmid demand by members for a separate law to curb mob lynching, Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said in Rajya Sabha that the governmen...
04 Dec, 2019, 02.20 PM IST
Fake news bigger menace than paid news: Prakash JavadekarSpeaking at an event organised by the Press Council of India to observe National Press Day and confer National Awards for Excellence in Jou...
16 Nov, 2019, 06.30 PM IST
Lynching: SC notice to centre, states for non-implementation of its directionsThe directions were passed on the PIL by Congress activist Tehsin Poonavall who had brought the issue of rising incidents of mob lynching a...
26 Jul, 2019, 06.19 PM IST
SC declines urgent hearing on plea against states for failing to curb lynchingRefusing urgent hearing, the bench observed that 50 per cent statements made at bar by lawyers seeking urgent listing of cases are found to...
18 Jul, 2019, 12.21 PM IST
Mayawati seeks for pan-India law to curb lynchingBSP supremo Mayawati pitched for a stringent, pan-India legislation to arrest the spread of this "dreadful disease".
13 Jul, 2019, 02.22 PM IST
Supreme Court asks states, UTs to comply with its order on cow vigilantism, mob lynchingThe Supreme Court Monday asked all states and Union Territories to comply with its directions on curbing cow vigilantism and mob lynching.
24 Sep, 2018, 04.29 PM IST
Law ministry to decide if new bill needed to curb lynchingsThe meeting was presided over by Narcotics Control Bureau director general Abhay. Home secretary Rajiv Gauba also participated in the proce...
04 Aug, 2018, 09.27 AM IST
WhatsApp tests another feature to curb fake news; may soon label dubious links as 'suspicious'The new feature is likely to be available on Android phones.
26 Jul, 2018, 11.44 AM IST
Centre asks states to appoint nodal officer, task force to check lynchingThe advisory has been sent to the states and Union territories following a Supreme Court directive issued in this regard on July 17.
24 Jul, 2018, 09.29 PM IST
Those raising lynching issue are hypocrites: LekhiA 28-year-old man was lynched on suspicion of cow smuggling in Rajasthan's Alwar district.
24 Jul, 2018, 04.41 PM IST
Mob lynching: Government sets up 4-member committee to suggest legal frameworkThe Centre is considering the possibility of amending the Indian Penal Code to define 'mob lynching' as a penal offence, a senior governmen...
23 Jul, 2018, 08.24 PM IST
- JIH to provide legal assistance to lynching victims' kin
JIH secretary general Muhammad Salim Engineer said the organisation has identified certain states where mob lynching incidents have taken p...
05 Aug, 2017, 07.05 PM IST
SP, BJP spar in Rajya Sabha over lynching issueOpposition leader Ghulam Nabi Azad alleged that members of the Sangh Parivar were involved in some way in the lynching.
20 Jul, 2017, 01.54 AM IST
Amid tensions, activists propose new law against lynchingThe activists, who would unveil the draft on Friday, would write to PM Narendra Modi asking him to introduce the legislation in the forthco...
06 Jul, 2017, 01.11 AM IST