It is one of the cornerstones of Indian democracy, granting every citizen the right to express opinions freely. However, this ...

It has been 13 years since the Indian government first considered charges against the Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy for sedition, incitement and hate speech for remarks she made about ...

India's Women's World Cup-winning coach Amol Muzumdar revealed his "seven hours without noise" speech was spontaneous, ...

India’s independence was not only marked by the stroke of midnight but also by the birth of one of history’s most iconic ...

NEW DELHI — India’s main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims “infiltrators” — some of his most incendiary rhetoric about the minority ...

MUMBAI — On a hot humid day in early June, Hindu activist Sambhaji Salunkhe delivered a charged speech in the city of Kolhapur, rehashing far-right conspiracy theories about Muslim men who allegedly ...

In the course of my work on India, many individuals I talked to displayed incredulity that colonial-era British restrictions on free speech in India remain the law. These restrictions are mostly found ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Instances of hate speech against minorities in India such as Muslims increased 74% in 2024, a Washington-based research group said on Monday, with incidents ballooning ...