New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to issue any additional directions or frame fresh guidelines to curb hate speech across the country, holding that the existing criminal law framework is adequate to address such offences. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta dismissed a batch of petitions seeking further judicial intervention against communal hate speeches, including matters arising from incidents such as alleged “Corona Jihad” campaigns, “UPSC…
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Dhaka: At a time when antisemitism is resurging across continents — manifesting in rhetoric, violence, and organised incitement — the response of democratic governments remains uneven and, at times, troublingly inconsistent. While some nations continue to permit the entry and public amplification of extremist clerics, others are beginning to recognise the dangers posed by such figures. Australia’s recent actions against foreign preachers accused of spreading anti-Jewish hatred offer a nota…
Bengaluru, April 7 (IANS) A delegation of the Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday lodged a formal complaint against Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with the State Director General and Inspector General of Police M.A. Saleem, alleging that he made a provocative speech during an election campaign in Assam. In their submission, the BJP leaders demanded the immediate arrest of Kharge for allegedly inciting violence and called for enhanced security arrangements to ensure t…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a writ petition seeking recognition of alleged hate speech targeting the Brahmin community, described as “Brahmophobia”, as a punishable form of caste-based discrimination. A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan permitted the petitioner, Mahalingam Balaji, who appeared in person, to withdraw the plea with liberty to approach an appropriate forum. “The petitioner who has appeared in person has sought …
Hyderabad, Feb 9 (IANS) AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday lodged a complaint with Hyderabad police demanding immediate criminal action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma for his “violent video” showing him “shooting Muslims”. Lodging a complaint with Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar against Sarma for his “deliberate and malicious acts of outraging the religious feelings of Muslims”, the Hyderabad MP accused the Assam Chief Minister of promoting enmity between two religious comm…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted regular bail to Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Ansari in a case registered against him under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act. Abbas Ansari is the elder son of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari and represents the Mau Sadar Assembly constituency.A Bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant made absolute the interim bail earlier granted to Ansari, noting that there had been no allegation of mis…
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) Arunava Sen, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA from Bagnan Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s Howrah district, has come under sharp criticism after a video of his public speech surfaced on social media, where he is heard issuing what opposition leaders describe as an open and inflammatory threat against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and leaders.In the viral clip, shared widely on X by BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari, the MLA reportedly says, “I will not listen to…
Chennai, Dec 25 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Thursday issued a strong condemnation of attacks on minorities, asserting that such incidents are unacceptable in a democratic society and warning that unchecked hate poses a serious threat to national harmony. Emphasising the responsibility of those in power and society at large, he said curbing riotous and divisive groups must be treated as a shared and urgent duty, enforced with firm resolve.In a statement shared on social media…
Canberra, Dec 22 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday issued an apology to the nation’s Jewish community following the mass shooting at Bondi Beach as he announced new laws that will target hate speech. Albanese said at a press conference in Canberra on Monday afternoon that he feels the “weight of responsibility” for the fatal shooting of 15 people at an event celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on December 14.”I’m sorry for what the Jewish…