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Samadharma: Periyar’s idea for India
1 year, 3 months ago

Samadharma: Periyar’s idea for India

The Hindu  

More than a criticism of religion, samadharma is a commitment to equality and to a secularism that can guarantee it. Periyar, who often courted controversy for his iconoclastic acts such as breaking religious idols, burning religious texts, and making provocative speeches about gods, did so to demonstrate his samadharma, which was based on the principle of social equality in its …

Law Religion India Equality Tamil Nadu Social Sanatana Dharma
Five FIRs still pending against Mohammed Zubair in U.P.
2 years, 5 months ago

Five FIRs still pending against Mohammed Zubair in U.P.

The Hindu  

Of the six cases the Uttar Pradesh Police is investigating against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, five are for his Twitter posts — where he either reported hate crime against Muslims, fact-checked television reports and other false information online, or called out television channels for hosting communal debates. The tweets Mr. Sharma referred to in his complaint had been compiled …

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What Centre said when asked about definition, stats of hate crime
2 years, 6 months ago

What Centre said when asked about definition, stats of hate crime

India Today  

The recent beheading of a Hindu tailor, Kanhaiya Lal, in Rajasthan’s Udaipur and the threats to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that followed in two videos have raised the issue of hate crime in India once again. Laws against hate crime, religious lynching, and hate speech have been demanded by numerous notable individuals and social activists in India. WHY NCRB STOPPED …

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High time PM Modi breaks ‘silence’ on ‘proliferation’ of Islamophobic incidents: Tharoor
2 years, 6 months ago

High time PM Modi breaks ‘silence’ on ‘proliferation’ of Islamophobic incidents: Tharoor

The Hindu  

Amid outrage over the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammed by the BJP’s now-sacked two functionaries, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said it is high time Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke his silence on the “proliferation of hate speech and Islamophobic incidents” in the country, asserting that his silence is interpreted by some as condoning what has been happening. In …

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'What is wrong with your mindset?': Madhya Pradesh HC tells Munawar Faruqui, reserves bail plea order
3 years, 11 months ago

'What is wrong with your mindset?': Madhya Pradesh HC tells Munawar Faruqui, reserves bail plea order

Firstpost  

The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday reserved order on the bail plea of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui who was arrested last month over alleged indecent remarks against Hindu deities during a show. According to Bar&Bench, an objection was also raised to the Uttar Pradesh Police seeking Faruqui’s custody in relation to comments allegedly made during …

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Burdening Legal Speech: Vishal Dadlani And The P&H High Court
5 years, 8 months ago

Burdening Legal Speech: Vishal Dadlani And The P&H High Court

Live Law  

Two decisions, delivered over the last few days, exemplify how the terrain of free speech remains a contested field in Indian constitutional law. The Court noted that "justice" would also have to be done to the Jain community; it then observed: After extracting the submissions of both parties, the High Court held that the quashing petitions ought to be allowed, …

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