The Bill was taken up for discussion in the Assembly in Belagavi, where Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara detailed its provisions and explained the need to clearly define hate speech and hate crimes within a legal framework.

Karnataka Assembly passes Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Prevention Bill, 2025

In Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 50 children tragically lost their lives due to a road blockade that delayed critical medical supplies and emergency services. The incident has sparked widespread outrage and calls for urgent improvements in emergency response systems.



Pakistan: 50 Children Die Amid Road Blockade in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

In Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 50 children tragically lost their lives due to a road blockade that delayed critical medical supplies and emergency services. The incident has sparked widespread outrage and calls for urgent improvements in emergency response systems.

A Pakistani military court has sentenced 25 civilians to two to 10 years of "rigorous imprisonment" for their involvement in attacks on military facilities during the nationwide unrest of 2023, according to an announcement by the military's media wing on Saturday.



Pakistan Military Court Sentences 25 Civilians Over 2023 Attacks

In a devastating overnight attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 16 soldiers lost their lives. The Pakistan Taliban (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the assault, escalating tensions in the region. The attack highlights the ongoing conflict and security challenges faced by Pakistan's military forces.



Pakistan: 16 Soldiers Killed in Overnight Attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A Pakistani military court has sentenced 25 civilians to two to 10 years of "rigorous imprisonment" for their involvement in attacks on military facilities during the nationwide unrest of 2023, according to an announcement by the military's media wing on Saturday.

In a devastating overnight attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 16 soldiers lost their lives. The Pakistan Taliban (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the assault, escalating tensions in the region. The attack highlights the ongoing conflict and security challenges faced by Pakistan's military forces.

Militants shot a police officer guarding polio vaccinators in Pakistan on Monday, the day after health workers launched a nationwide campaign against the resurgent disease. Watch for more details!



Pakistan: Polio Vaccination Team Attacked, At least One Policeman Killed

Militants shot a police officer guarding polio vaccinators in Pakistan on Monday, the day after health workers launched a nationwide campaign against the resurgent disease. Watch for more details!

Pak army demands laws to curb hate speech. Pakistan's Army has called for strict laws to be implemented with respect to free speech, as the military feels that polarization is growing under its disguise. Watch in for more details!

Pakistan Military Calls for Laws to Limit Hate Speech Under the Pretext of Free Speech

A US judge on Monday (Mar 25) dismissed Elon Musk's 'frivolous' lawsuit against a non-profit that blamed him for allowing a rise in hate speech on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter.

Elon Musk's 'frivolous' lawsuit against hate speech watchdog dismissed by US judge

American Muslim organizations assert that the defense of Gaza's population against Israel's retaliatory strikes against Hamas must coexist with the Biden administration's attempts to counteract the nation's growing Islamophobia. Numerous Palestinians have died as a result of the attacks.

Antisemitism, hate speech soars on social media platform

The Madras High Court issued consequential remarks over the Sanatana Dharma controversy. The court underscored that Sanatana Dharma is a set of 'eternal duties' which can be gathered from multiple sources relating to Hinduism or the ones practising the Hindu way of life and includes “the duty to the nation, duty to the King, King's duty to his people, duty to one's parents and Gurus, care for the poor, and whole lot of other duties”.

'Free speech cannot be hate speech', Madras High Court issues remarks over Sanatana Dharma row

A Muslim preacher in Indonesia was arrested on blasphemy and hate speech charges post his controversial Islamic boarding school incited protests after women were given permission to preach and pray beside men, the police released a statement saying on Wednesday.

Indonesia arrests Muslim preacher on charges including blasphemy and hate speech

Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, sued a non-profit research group, on Monday (July 31) which investigates hate speech on the social media platforms alleging that they pushed false claims and encouraged advertisers to pause investment on the platform.

Musk’s Twitter, now X, sues non-profit that documented rise in hate speech on platform

US President Joe Biden on Friday appealed to the country's political leaders to denounce anti-Semitism, in the wake of Donald Trump hosting a Holocaust denier and rapper Kanye West declaring his admiration for Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.

Joe Biden says 'silence is complicity' in his call to denounce anti-semitism

Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter, there have been claims that hate speech has been increasing on the platform. Claims that Musk regularly rebuffed posted charts and graphs showing the numbers going down just last week, he congratulated his Twitter team for the decrease in hate speech impressions but now researchers have come up with their own status.

Study reports surge in hate speech on Twitter; Musk rejects study's claim, calls it 'false'

Elon Musk is using a Twitter poll to decide whether or not to unblock every account that the platform has ever suspended. He says he has a plan to deal with hate speech. Molly Gambhir tells you more

Gravitas: Twitter to unblock all accounts?

After the reported closure of Twitter's Brussels lobbying office, the European Union has expressed concern over the firm's increasingly falling staff numbers. Talking to reporters in Dublin, EU justice commissioner Didier Reynders said "We have concerns about the decisions to have less and less people working at the company.

As incidents of online hate speech go up, European Union expresses concern about Twitter layoffs

Twitter has been accused of failing to tackle the spread of anti-LGBTQ hate speech and misinformation about monkeypox. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

WION Fineprint | Twitter failed to tackle LGBTQ monkeypox hate speech, says study

Kenya is all set for Presidential elections on August 9. Ahead of the polls, the country's National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) want Facebook to be suspended, if it didn't remove harmful content within 7 days.

Kenya gives hate speech ultimatum to Facebook, misinformation common on TikTok

As fast as people connect to the glorious world of the Internet, it's clearly visible how some people are using social media for political use. Social media has become a platform for hate speech.

Does freedom of speech allow hate speech? Here's how section 295(A) affects it

Delhi Police have booked ruling BJP’s suspended member Nupur Sharma and expelled leader Naveen Jindal—whose remarks on Prophet Mohammad triggered an outrage—among several others, for spreading hateful messages.

Prophet Mohammad remarks: Delhi Police book suspended BJP members among others for hate speech

Facing heat from Russia for allowing users to post ‘threats of violence against Moscow’, Meta on Monday tightened its content moderation policy to restrict calls for the death of a head of state, according to Reuters.

Meta issues clarification after facing flak for ‘allowing death threats to Putin’

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