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FIR against Hindu religious leader for justifying Mahatma Gandhi's killing

The Chhattisgarh Police have registered an FIR against Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj and others for allegedly making derogatory comments on Mahatma Gandhi and praising Nathuram Godse

Cannot imprison my thoughts: Rahul quotes Mahatma Gandhi

The Wayanad Lok Sabha member's remarks came after a section of Hindu religious leaders sang paeans to Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, at a religious congregation in Raipur on Sunday

2 more booked in Haridwar Dharam Sansad hate speech case

Haridwar Superintendent of Police (SP) City Shekhar Suyal on Saturday said that two more persons have been named in the FIR in connection with the alleged hate speech in the Dharma Sansad in Haridwar.The police have named Dharm Das and Annapurna, a woman in the hate speech case.Earlier on Wednesday, police said it had booked Wasim Rizvi aka Jitendra Tyagi, and others under Section 153A Indian Penal Code in the case.Meanwhile, Anand Swaroop, an attendee of Dharma Sansad told the mediapersons, "We stand by our statements that are well thought out. If a person rapes our sister, won't we kill him? Speakers talked about killing such persons, not ordinary Muslims who are our friends. No one can stop India from becoming Hindu Rashtra".

Hate speech incidents will not be tolerated, warns Uttarakhand DGP

Uttarakhand Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar on Friday said that incidents of 'hate speech' will not be tolerated in the state

Hindus follow path of truth, Hindutva loots under guise of religion: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday drew a comparison between Hinduism and Hindutva saying Hindus follow the path of truth whereas Hindutva loots under the guise of religion.

Modernisers and revivalists: How Mr Modi compares with Nehru

Both Mr Modi and Nehru have been modernisers, but their records of projects have similarities and contrasts, writes T N Ninan

Comedian Kunal Kamra says his Bengaluru shows cancelled after threats

Comedian Kunal Kamra on Wednesday said his upcoming stand-up shows, scheduled to be held in Bengaluru, have been cancelled after the organisers received threats

Delhi court refuses interim injunction against Salman Khurshid's book

The court put up the matter for further arguments and clarification on the maintainability of the present suit on November 18

If Hindutva = ISIS

Salman Khurshid isn't the first to succumb to such pre-siesta intellectual laziness. Congress leaders taking the cue must read up on ISIS and learn electoral politics all over again

Congress ideology alive, vibrant but overshadowed by BJP, says Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said his party's ideology is like a "beautiful jewel" with an unending power inside it, but it has been overshadowed by the BJP

Hinduism, Hindutva are two different things, say Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said Hinduism and Hindutva are two different things

Comparing Hindutva with ISIS is factually wrong: Ghulam Nabi Azad

The senior Congress leader Khurshid has compared Hindutva to radical terrorist groups like "ISIS and Boko Haram".

The Right sort of civilisation

The subject of Hindu civilisation has acquired in India a new political idiom, especially in recent years

The upcoming polls in UP will be pivoted chiefly on farmer issues, Jat vote

Not only the SP, its partner RLD, too, has doubled down on its campaign to earn farmer votes

Govt to bring regulations to make inter-country adoptions under HAMA easier

In a bid to ease inter-country adoptions, the Central Adoption Resource Authority has framed regulations under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act on the direction of the Union government

Letter to the Editor: Identifying Indian Right

Strong nationalism is always a defining feature of our ideological leaning, says BJP spokesperson

Congress will continue to fight Modi's ideology that divides India: Rahul

Gandhi also targeted the Centre for not allowing the opposition to raise in Parliament serious issues related to farmers, Pegasus snooping controversy and corruption

Hindu dominance must remain intact in India: VHP on population control

The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday said any population control measure should be considered keeping in mind that the dominance of Hindus remains intact in the country.

The making of BJP's social rules

From conservative to radical, the party's stand on marriage and population control has evolved in two distinct phases: One when it was in power, another when it was not

The Muslim question

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat unwittingly highlighted the covert chauvinism in so-called polite society, and that includes the Indian corporate sector