Hate Speech

A 60-year-old man, who was in the area with his 3-yo grandson, died after he was reportedly caught in a crossfire between the CRPF and militants

He says doing so will make Hindus the second largest religious group in the world

The Maharashtra Cyber police also warned social media users of circulating ‘disturbing’ photos of the deceased actors

India has seen a rigorous rise in the hate crimes towards minority communities in the last five years. Muslims and Dalits constituted a significant share of the victims of religious hate crimes. Being a Secular, Democratic, Republic, the responses from the state administration and machinery are contradicting these constitutional safeguards. Apart from that, leaders of the ruling political party and their affiliated organisations have played a crucial role in polarizing the country and further accelerating the hatred and violence. Later on, the fairness and credibility of state apparatuses have been questioned due to its partial interventions in the hate crime cases. This article intends to analyse the religious hate crimes in India, further focusing on the mob lynchings in the last five years. The paper brings into limelight the discourse of hate and power in the context of communalism in India. 

Iyer-Mitra is associated with The Print and several Twitter users have demanded that the publication drop his columns

The channel has submitted its response and the hearing will commence once NBSA resumes functioning

Outraged, CPI(M) leader Subhashini Ali demands an investigation, and says the doctor must be dismissed from her post.

Imam, who has been booked for hate speech, sedition and anti-terror law, has asked the SC to let a single agency investigate the case.

59 new cases of communally charged incidents including 37 instances of hate speech

Yet another instance of Muslim vendors being targeted by religious bigots as apart of a larger economic boycott plan