NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday tore into BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his “irresponsible, absurd and scandalous” statements that imputed motive to the CJI-led bench for entertaining petitions challenging the Wakf Amendment Act, but displayed broad shoulders by ruling every contemptuous act need not result in punishment.Deciding not to initiate contempt proceedings against Dubey…
KOLKATA: Bengal’s leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari sparked outrage on Tuesday by declaring BJP would “physically throw Muslim MLAs out of the assembly” after the party “forms the next govt” in the Trinamool-governed state that goes to polls in 2026.CM Mamata Banerjee’s party protested the remark, terming it “hate speech” and questioning Adhikari’s “mental…
Tamil Nadu deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain writ petitions seeking criminal action against Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin for his speech in Sept 2023 calling for the eradication of ‘Sanatana Dharma‘.A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Prasanna B Varale raised questions and asked the…
NEW DELHI: Kerala BJP leader P C George has been booked with allegedly making remarks that could incite religious hatred, police stated on Saturday. George is accused of delivering hate speech against a minority community during a television discussion earlier this week, according to sources.The Erattupetta Police registered a case against the senior leader on…
NEW DELHI: The opposition is set to file a motion in the Rajya Sabha for removal of Allahabad HC judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav, whose controversial comments on a uniform civil code and Muslims at a VHP event triggered a major row, with even Supreme Court seeking a report from HC.While the motion is likely to…
NEW DELHI: The opposition INDIA bloc has accused Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of making “inflammatory and divisive speeches” during an election rally in Jharkhand and have asked the Chief Electoral Officer to take immediate action against Sarma.The complaint pertains to remarks made by Sarma on November 1 in Sarath, Jharkhand, which the opposition…
Brazilian Supreme Court has issued a warning to X, previously known as Twitter, threatening to suspend the platform’s operations in the country, if Elon Musk does not appoint a legal representative. The court’s decision came after X’s repeated failure to comply with orders related to hate speech and misinformation. Despite multiple warnings, the social media…
LUCKNOW: Sitapur police on Sunday filed an FIR against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) National Coordinator and Mayawati’s nephew, Akash Anand, Lok Sabha party candidate Mahendra Yadav from Sitapur, and others including Shyam Awasthi, Akshay Kalra, and Vikas Rajvanshi, along with 35 unidentified individuals, for hate speech.The incident occurred during a rally organized by the BSP…
NEW DELHI: The Israeli Embassy on Tuesday hit back at the hate speech against Indians and urged people to fact-check before falling for any fake news and propoganda, as incidents of hate speech are on the rise after the conflict in the Gaza Strip and Iran-Israel tension.Calling the viral video of an Indian YouTuber, showing…
