freedom of speech

Ottawa, April 3 – Several global Hindu advocacy organizations have strongly condemned the calls by the Khalistani extremist group, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), to stage protests outside Hindu temples in Canada.The groups expressed concern over the potential disruption and urged authorities to...

New Delhi, April 2 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has told a Delhi court that a revision petition challenging the dismissal of a plea seeking an FIR against him is an abuse of the law, as mere criticism of a political ideology has vaguely been categorized as "hate speech" and...

Hyderabad, March 30 The Telangana Assembly on Monday referred a bill aimed at preventing hate speech to a select committee, following demands from the BJP, CPI, and also some ruling Congress members.According to the statement of objects and reasons of the Telangana Hate Speech and Hate Crimes...

Hyderabad, March 30 The Telangana Assembly on Monday referred a bill aimed at preventing hate speech to a select committee following demands by the BJP, CPI, and also some ruling Congress members.According to the statement of objects and reasons of the Telangana Hate Speech and Hate Crimes...

JAMMU, MARCH 27: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary stated that the government will take corrective measures to ensure ethical news dissemination while addressing fake news and misinformation.Responding to a discussion in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, he highlighted the...

Islamabad, March 27 – Terming his father, Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, being detained as "arbitrary," Kasim Khan has raised serious concerns at the ongoing United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva over the Pakistani authorities' treatment, which...

New Delhi, March 24 A day after Delhi University issued a directive mandating 72-hour prior permission for any protest or gathering on campus, the Left-backed All India Students’ Association (AISA) rejected it, describing it as an attempt to “strangle progressive voices”.On Monday, the...

New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi High Court has revoked the suspension of a student from Dr B R Ambedkar University over alleged participation in a protest, observing that speech and peaceful expression of ideas cannot be restricted merely because they do not align with the ideology of the...

Quetta, March 20 – The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights body, held a seminar in the Surab district of Balochistan, highlighting the systemic challenges and repression faced by communities across the province, accusing Pakistani authorities of using legal mechanisms to silence...

New Delhi, March 19 Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Thursday that India still retains space for dissent, but warned of a growing trend of "delegitimising" it, while political analyst Yogendra Yadav cautioned that the country is witnessing not just democratic backsliding but a deeper...

New Delhi, March 19 The Congress on Thursday criticised the BJP-led Centre for its "crackdown" on social media platforms, including X, YouTube, and Instagram, by allegedly ordering the closure of several accounts, and said undermining free speech is a threat to democracy.Addressing a press...

New Delhi, March 18 – Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw cautioned filmmakers on Tuesday against "abusing" freedom of speech in response to the public outcry over the explicit and vulgar song "Sarka Chunar", urging them to exercise this right within acceptable societal...

Mumbai, March 18 – Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has reacted to the controversy surrounding Nora Fatehi's song 'Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke'.The Union Minister spoke in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, stating that freedom of speech should operate within the...

New Delhi, March 18 A Samajwadi Party MP in the Lok Sabha raised the issue of the controversial song "Sarke Chunar" from Sanjay Dutt's film "KD The Devil" on Wednesday, and the government stated that it had already been banned.Anand Bhadoria raised the issue during Question Hour and said that...

Nagpur, March 17 The Bombay High Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Maharashtra Home Department and the city police regarding a petition demanding action against a journalist and another person for allegedly making derogatory statements about Mahatma Gandhi.During a program organized...

New Delhi, March 11 Trinamool Congress MP Saayoni Ghosh on Wednesday claimed that "hardly any democracy remains" in Parliament as the voices of opposition members have been "suppressed," and MPs have been forced to fight for their own rights within the House.Participating in the debate on the...

London, March 10 The UK has adopted a new definition of "anti-Muslim hostility" and will appoint a special representative to support the government's action to combat hate crimes targeting the community.UK Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Steve Reed presented...

New Delhi, March 10 In a scathing attack on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi accused him on Tuesday of partisan behaviour, making "baseless" allegations against opposition MPs and preventing Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi from raising "critical issues" before the...

New Delhi, March 10 In a scathing attack on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi accused him of partisan behaviour on Tuesday, making "baseless" allegations against opposition MPs and preventing Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi from raising "critical issues" before the...

Los Angeles, March 9 – Hollywood actress Rosanna Arquette has criticized filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, who directed her in ‘Pulp Fiction’.The actress stated that Quentin Tarantino has a “free pass” to use the N-word in his films, which she considers “racist and unsettling”. According to...