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Alleged Pattern of Denigration: High Court seeks response from Himanta Biswa Sarma on PIL against his alleged hate speeches
Petitioners allege a “pattern of incendiary rhetoric” targeting minorities; Court issues notice to Union, State, DGP and Chief Minister, defers interim relief till after Bihu holidays
Hate Watch: TN Police demolish Sudarshan TV’s communal ‘Fake News’
The channel had claimed in a news report that a student was beaten for wearing a ‘rudraksha’ mala
Demolish Gadag Jumma Masjid to build Venkateshwara temple: Pramod Muthalik
Gadag is known for religious harmony, and the Veeranarayana Jumma Masjid Trust, manages the Veeranarayana temple as well as the Jumma Masjid
Chhattisgarh: Abhishek Singh son of ex-CM Raman Singh booked for rioting along with BJP PM Santosh Pandey
They also allegedly participated in a communal rally calling for violence against Muslims in Kawardha
Facebook: A new age catalyst for hate crimes and misinformation?
A former employee of Facebook has filed complaint before the US SEC which indicates that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made false claims in his Congressional testimony about taking action against objectionable content
Hate Watch: Kerala students get high scores, DU Prof calls it ‘Marks Jihad’!
Rakesh Kumar Pandey, who made the communal allegation, is an associate professor of Physics at Kirori Mal College
Hate Watch: Communal hatred spread at Rajghat on October 2?
Professor Vipin K Tripathi, a renowned Gandhian, witnessed hate speech by a retired professor allegedly fueling anti-Muslim, anti farmer sentiments
Jantar Mantar case: Hate monger Pinky Chaudhary granted bail
He and other accused had allegedly called for the slaughter of Muslims during a rally on August 8
EXCLUSIVE! Assam priest’s widow shoots down claims of “forced conversion”
Two Assam BJP leaders had alleged that the wife and son of Shiva temple priest were forcibly converted to Islam, but Parbati Das tells us that her marriage to a Muslim man happened after her first husband died, and her conversion was voluntary
Jantar Mantar hate speech case: Delhi HC grants bail to accused Preet Singh
The district court had denied him bail in August after ruling that he was actively involved in incendiary speeches against the minority community
Jantar Mantar sloganeering case: Court denies bail to right-wing group President Vinod Sharma
The court noted that he might not have directly delivered inflammatory speeches but was instrumental in organising the event
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