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Hate crimes: Report documents 602 hate crimes, 345 hate speech incidents in 1st year of Modi’s third term

A staggering 947 hate-driven incidents have dotted the first year of the third term of the Modi (NDA) regime says a report jointly documented by the APCR and Quill Foundation and released recently

Deepak Sharma is back on Twitter

His divisive and abusive posts got him suspended from the platform last year but Elon Musk’s new policy has reinstated him and other hate offenders on the platform.

Hundreds can be seen repeating the communal and anti-Muslim oath administered by Pravin Togadia

Once again, the AHP leader called for a population control law, a uniform civil code, and a love-jihad law

CJP complains against misinformed vitriol by Shankar Gaikar: Maharashtra

Gaikar twisted both Maratha and Islamic history to push his communally divisive agenda

Yet again, hate-filled speech delivered by RSS man, Ishwar Lal: Rajasthan

Through his speech at a at a Trishul Deeksha event, Laldemands for the conversion of 30,000 mosques into temples, boycott of Halal items

Hate Watch: Notice served to BJP MLA Raja Singh for hate speech at Ajmer Dargah: Hyderabad

A failure to comply with the notice could result in the MLA's arrest as per Section 41 A (3) and (4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)

If you kill one of us, we will kill thousands of yours: Bajrang Dal

This statement was made in retaliation to the murder of one of its workers in Assam whereby it has claimed that the murderers were “jihadis”

Maharashtra: At Shaurya Path Sanchalan event, Shankar Gaikar makes anti-Muslim statements

Gaikar uses the histories of Chhtrapati Shivaji and Aurangzeb to enthrall the audience and create disharmony

Worship Swords instead of books or pens: Pramod Muthalik

Another Hindutva hardliner advises Hindus to have swords on display in their homes, says police will not charge for such display of weapons

SC questions delay of 5 months in filing FIR in Hindu Yuva Vahini hate speech case

The apex court has sought from Delhi Police details of investigations and the steps taken after filing thee delayed FIR, in a contempt petition filed by Tushar Gandhi

News Channels causing rift in society, says SC while hearing hate speech cases

Supreme Court bench questioned the NBDSA for lack of action and urged regulation of anchors and news channels pushing agenda through hate speech

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