Mallikarjun Kharge faces police, EC complaints from BJP over Assam speechThe Bharatiya Janata Party has lodged complaints with Assam Police and the Election Commission against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharg...
07 Apr, 2026, 08.00 PM IST
Spain to deploy tool to track social media hate speechSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday announced the creation of a tool to track hate speech on social media and hold them accou...
11 Mar, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
EU, France, Germany slam US visa bans as 'censorship' dispute deepensThe European Union, France, and Germany have strongly condemned U.S. visa bans targeting European citizens. These individuals are involved ...
24 Dec, 2025, 10.41 PM IST
Bill to curb hate speech tabled in K'taka Assembly; BJP opposesKarnataka government has introduced a bill in the assembly to punish hate speeches. The proposed law seeks severe penalties for those incit...
11 Dec, 2025, 12.11 AM IST
Internet ban in Manipur extended till November 5The Manipur government has announced an extension of the mobile Internet ban for an additional five days, with the restriction now set to c...
31 Oct, 2023, 11.12 PM IST
Hate speech day a.k.a. no speech dayQuite rightly, the Supreme Court has directed police in all states to take the initiative to register cases against people making hate spee...
30 Apr, 2023, 11.08 PM IST
US Senator Amy Klobuchar says tech firms should be liable for ‘amplifying’ hateIn the wake of an assault on Paul Pelosi, the House speaker’s husband, Klobuchar said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that technology companies a...
31 Oct, 2022, 10.24 PM IST
Karnataka to form committee to control hate speeches: CM Basavaraj Bommai"We will form a committee to control hate speeches in accordance with the instructions of the Supreme Court," Bommai told reporters on Thur...
29 Apr, 2022, 06.30 PM IST
Hate speeches: Speakers must be punished, Uttarakhand Dharma Sansad no exception, says RSS leaderInstead of making provocative and divisive remarks against any community, caste or group, they should practice "politics of brotherhood and...
03 Feb, 2022, 12.43 PM IST
"Hate speeches at Dharma Sansad was with the blessings of BJP govt in UKD": AIMIM Asaduddin OwaisiAn FIR was lodged in connection with alleged hate speeches delivered at the Dharma Sansad in Haridwar to incite violence against the minori...
27 Dec, 2021, 10.41 PM IST
Facebook changing 'race-blind' hate speech policy: ReportThe change is set to alter the social network's "so-called race-blind" system that has removed anti-white comments and excised innocuous co...
04 Dec, 2020, 01.27 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
Facebook bans BJP politician Raja Singh for his post containing hate speechFacebook - which counts India among its largest markets with over 300 million users - has been in the eye of a storm after a Wall Street Jo...
03 Sep, 2020, 12.34 PM IST
Government decides to declare Zakir Naik's NGO outlawed body for 5 yearsAccording to the Home Ministry, Naik, who heads the IRF, has allegedly made many provocative speeches and engaged in terror propaganda.
15 Nov, 2016, 11.19 PM IST
Election Commission issues stern warning over hate speechesResponding to a similar question, EC said the poll watchdog has "zero tolerance" against prohibited activities or speeches during the condu...
12 Jan, 2015, 08.31 PM IST
Election Commission following the footsteps of CBI in its working: Azam KhanAzam Khan today threatened to move court against EC's ban on him, alleging that the poll watch dog was working under the "influence" of the...
13 Apr, 2014, 10.34 PM IST
Congress moves EC seeking arrest of Amit Shah for 'hate speech', ban on his campaigningIn its complaint, the Congress quoted a media report and said that Shah has made a "provocative hate speech" in a Muzaffarnagar village.
06 Apr, 2014, 04.44 AM IST