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Censorship and the Drumbeats of Hate: Mapping the state of free speech ahead of the 2026 polls
A new report by Free Speech Collective traces five years of censorship, criminalisation of dissent, and the rise of hate-driven political discourse across Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry—raising urgent questions about the conditions for free and fair elections
Savarkar’s grandson calls for trade boycott of Muslims: HJS, GOA
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Ranjit Savarkar, grandson of Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar, on Friday, June 16 called for an economic boycott of the Muslim community and exhorted Hindus to carry out “only Hindu-to-Hindu” trade. He was an invitee and speaker at the inauguration of a six-day ‘Vaishvik Hindu Rashtra Mahotsav’ being held in Goa.
CJP complains against Suresh Chavhanke for Sangamner hate speech
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Chavhanke has made several baseless claims and attempted to provoke Muslim women to marry Hindu men; the complaint has been sent to SP Ahmednagar and Police Inspector
Surat: Kajal Hindustani again indulges in hate speech, despite 3 FIRs
Kajal has three FIRs against her, two in Maharashtra and one in Gir Somnath, Gujarat. She was even arrested in Gujarat and then granted bail soon after in April
Twitter suspends filmmaker Ashoke Pandits account for issuing threats to Raghuram Rajan
Pandit is the Producer of the film ’72 hoorain’ (72 angels) which is an addition to the long line of anti-Muslim propaganda movies being released in India
File a criminal case against Vikram Pavaskar, Shiv Pratisthan Hindustan demand citizens and social organisations
While delivering a memorandum to Police Inspector Shashikant Chavan of Islampur police station, Dhanaji Gurav, B. G. Patil, Digvijay Patil, Shakir Tamboli, Shahaji Patil demanded the investigation and prosecution of Vikram Pavaskar and Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan
Himanta Biswa Sarma warns of overuse of fertilisers, calls it “Fertiliser Jihad”
Assam CM targets the Bengali Muslim community again, calls overuse of fertilisers a “sinister plan to attack the health of people”
Terror accused BJP MP Pragya Thakur delivers hate speech in Bhopal, recalls her role in demolition of Babri Masjid
She also raised a derogatory and violence provoking slogan as the audience cheered
Kalicharan inciteful speech in Pune; Police lack willingness to act
He tried to incite people to take up violence against “invaders”
‘Aurangzeb ki auladen ‘, a term for Indian Muslims or high caste Hindus?
Tyrannical as the rule of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb may have been, when he targeted Sufis, Shia Muslims and Hindus alike, its stability and that of the entire Mughal Dynasty depended on the political and social support of privileged (high) caste Hindus
Times Now Navbharat: Where hate sells like hot cakes daily
The Hindi news channel of the powerful Times Group has been belligerently pushing its anti-minority agenda through its shows: an analysis of their content of over just seven days, shows how tireless they are in propagating hate; where this leaves the quality and standards of fair and equitable practices in broadcasting is a question that bears examination
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Communal Organisations
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Minorities
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Rights
Abdul Sheikh Citizenship Case: Deportation stayed as Gauhati High Court Hears challenge to ex parte foreigner declaration, state to raise maintainability issue
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History
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