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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

A 2020 List of ‘Influencers’ whose ideas belong in the Dustbin of Hate

Some social media influencers have made second careers, spewing hate against anyone they do not consider a part of the right-wing gang

10 most hate-driven statements by Indian politicians

Some of India’s political leaders use their power and their words to spread hate, most often focused on fueling class divides, Islamophobia, and communal hate

FIR against serial hate offender Ragini Tiwari, finally

She has been accused of promoting hate and provoking people to create a hostile environment of riots regarding the farmers protest and the Delhi riots

Goswami’s Republic Bharat pulled up for hate speech agnst Pakistan: UK regulator

Ofcom has imposed a fine of 20,000 pounds on UK operator of Republic Bharat with reference to a show that promoted intolerance against Pakistan  

Derogatory remarks against Islam create communal tension in Assam

AAMSU compelled to register case against RSS leader

Why not call ‘lower castes’ by their name wonders BJP MP Pragya Thakur

While calling oppressed castes ‘ignorant’ the BJP politician encourages the audience to stick to their caste profession

I am not Gandhi’s monkey: Hate offender, Ragini Tiwari spewing hate against farmers

She has warned the Government that if farmers are not stopped from protesting further, ‘Jaffrabad’ will be recreated

There has been a Bharat Bandh for 70 years: Kapil Mishra

Bharatiya Janata Party politician Kapil Misra wants people not to express solidarity with the farmer unions, defy the Bharat Bandh on December 8

CJP moves Ministry of I&B against Pushpendra Kulshreshtha’s hate speech

His blatant anti-Islamic speeches generate hateful and discriminatory content against Muslims in India

UPSC Jihad show offensive, promotes communal attitude: I&B Ministry

The Ministry is said to have acted upon the various complaints it received about the controversial UPSC Jihad show on Sudarshan TV

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