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Complaint against Kangana Ranaut in Maharashtra court for 'spreading hate'
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 23 (ANI): A complaint has been filed against actor Kangana Ranaut at a Mumbai court for "spreading hate and breaking the brotherhood, integrity of the country" through "provoking hate speeches" given by her.
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Islamabad High Court dismisses petition to ban Nawaz Sharif's speeches
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 6 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a ban on Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif's speeches, reported The Dawn.
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Wife of Rajiv Tyagi files intervention plea in SC in TV news case
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Sangeeta Tyagi, the wife of late, Congress leader Rajiv Tyagi, and Dr Kota Neelima, wife of Pawan Khera, approached the Supreme Court against hate speech by electronic media, and filed intervention petition in Sudarshan TV News case.
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Delhi Assembly Committee serves fresh appearance notice to Facebook India
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI) A fresh notice for appearance has been served to Facebook India Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan for his presence before the Delhi Legislative Assembly's Peace and Harmony Committee on September 23 in connection with the alleged "intention
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Petitioner to move Telangana HC against alleged hate speech by state BJP P
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 16 (ANI): A petitioner has decided to move the High Court against the speech made by Telangana State BJP President in Alwal, last week after police said that it does not constitute a cognisable offence.
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Delhi Assembly Committee summons Facebook India MD over hate speeches row
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): The Delhi Assembly's Committee on Peace and Harmony has issued a notice to Facebook India Vice-President and Managing Director (MD) Ajit Mohan in connection with the alleged "intentional omission and deliberate inaction on the part of social media platf
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Pak should self-evaluate on protecting minorities instead of making hate s
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 11 (ANI): India at the United Nations' High-Level Forum on Culture of Peace slammed the Pakistan delegation for exploiting a UN platform for giving hate speech against India and said that they should instead do a self-evaluation of their own system and record of prot
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Facebook writes to Congress, says it removed 22.5 million pieces of hate s
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): Facebook has written to Congress after the latter had raised the issue of hate speech content in a letter last month. Facebook stated that it had removed 22.5 million pieces of hate speech content from April-June in 2020 which is up from 1.6 million piec
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SC adjourns hearing on Sharjeel Imam's plea seeking to club all FIRs filed
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on a plea by JNU student Sharjeel Imam, seeking to club all FIRs filed against him for his alleged offences of sedition and hate speech during the anti-CAA protests in Delhi.
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We are open, transparent and non-partisan; denounces hate in any form: Fac
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): Facebook has always been an open, transparent and non-partisan platform which enables people to express themselves freely, said Ajit Mohan, Vice President, and Managing Director, Facebook India.
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We prohibit hate speech that incites violence: Facebook's reply to BJP
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): A day after the BJP accused the Facebook of removing 700 pages aligned to a nationalist narrative before 2019 polls, the social media group responded by saying it does not allow speech and content inciting violence.
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Congress demands JPC probe into alleged 'control of Facebook, WhatsApp by
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 16 (ANI): Facebook and WhatsApp are in the midst of a controversy with the Congress alleging their connivance with the ruling BJP in not following rules of removing hate content from their platform for commercial advantages.
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