Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia reportedly made a hate speech in Bhokar early this month. After a public outcry, the Maharashtra Police has booked the leader. CNN-IBN has learnt that the police has submitted its report to the state government and is awaiting a sanction to prosecute him. ...
08:46 AM, Feb 24, 2013
CNN-IBN's Principal Correspondent Preeti Singh joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on possible connections to the Hyderabad blasts. ...
06:23 PM, Feb 22, 2013
Why is Hyderabad being targeted repeatedly over the last one decade? Dr Jayaprakash Narayan, President, Lok Satta Party joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
05:03 PM, Feb 22, 2013
After spending 38 days in a local prison, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi, who is facing charges of sedition and waging war against the nation for his "hate speech", was released on bail on Saturday. Owaisi had been granted bail by two separate courts in Nirmal and Nizamabad on Friday, where cases had been registered against him. ...
06:54 PM, Feb 16, 2013
A local court on Friday granted bail to MIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi in connection with a hate speech case registered against him. The First Additional District Magistrate (ADM) court in Nizamabad town allowed the bail plea of Owaisi on the condition that he would cooperate with the investigation officer. ...
04:17 PM, Feb 15, 2013
The voice of jailed MIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi, facing charges of sedition and waging war against the nation for his alleged "hate speech," was recorded on February 12 in Nizamabad town of Andhra Pradesh even as a court extended his judicial remand till February 26. ...
05:59 PM, Feb 12, 2013
In this episode of The Week That Wasn't, Cyrus Broacha takes on the people who find a reason to protest against almost everything. ...
02:07 PM, Feb 10, 2013
Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia, who has been booked for an alleged hate speech, has sent out a warning of sorts saying he will go to people's court with all his supporters. "If my speech was inciting then show me any violence that has been caused by it in the past 15 days. Wherever I am taken, I will not go alone. Thousands will go with me saying they...
02:15 PM, Feb 08, 2013
The Shiv Sena in Maharashtra has called for a bandh at Bhokar and Nanded demanding that the state government withdraws the FIR registered against VHP leader Praveen Togadia. Togadia was booked for making an alleged inflammatory speech at both locations. ...
01:33 PM, Feb 08, 2013
The Maharashtra Police on Thursday filed file an FIR against VHP leader Praveen Togadia for a speech he made last week in Nanded. This is not the first time that Togadia has faced the strong arm of the law but each time he has got away lightly. ...
11:49 PM, Feb 07, 2013
Police in Nanded district in Maharashtra on Thursday registered an FIR against Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia for allegedly making provocative speeches. Togadia has been charged under Section 295A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), Section 505 (statements conducing public mischief) and Section 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of...
05:45 PM, Feb 07, 2013
Police in Nanded district in Maharashtra were likely to register an FIR against Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia for allegedly making provocative speeches. Sources said the FIR was likely to be filed by Thursday evening. All India United Democratic Front member Imran Ali reportedly wrote to Nanded Police regarding Togadia's 'hate speeches'. ...
04:55 PM, Feb 07, 2013
Amidst demand for action against VHP leader Praveen Togadia for allegedly making provocative speeches, the Centre has asked the Maharashtra government to probe the charges and book the Hindu outfit leader if he is found to be violating laws. ...
02:32 PM, Feb 07, 2013
Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has demanded strong action against VHP leader Praveen Togadia for his alleged hate speech. Togadia reportedly delivered the speech on Februray 1 near Adilabad. ...
03:39 PM, Feb 06, 2013
A court in Medak district on Tuesday granted bail to jailed MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi in connection with a case for preventing officials from performing their duties, while another court in Nizambad district turned down his bail plea in a "hate" speech case. ...
05:31 AM, Feb 06, 2013
The voice of jailed MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, who is facing sedition charges for his alleged "hate speech," was on Tuesday recorded by Andhra Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) even as a local court extended his judicial remand in the case till February 19. Akbaruddin's voice was recorded in the court of Judicial First Class Magistrate in Nirmal town of Adilabad district by the APFSL experts and the sample will...
04:31 PM, Feb 05, 2013
After MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi's hate speech rocked Hyderabad, now VHP leader Praveen Togadia has shown how he is another side of the same coin. Praveen Togadia allegedly made an inflammatory speech on February 1 near Adilabad district, the same district where Owaisi made his hate speech. ...
03:32 PM, Feb 05, 2013
The Nizamabad police is interrogating MIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi on February 1, facing sedition charges for his alleged "hate speech" in December last year, police said. Akbaruddin, who is in judicial remand and lodged at the Adilabad district jail, was brought to Nizamabad town this morning and was being questioned by Investigating officer at the Armed Reserve headquarters, they said. ...
03:25 PM, Feb 01, 2013
A local court on Tuesday extended till February 5 the judicial remand of MIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi, accused of sedition and criminal conspiracy for his "hate speech." The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader, who is presently lodged in Adilabad District Jail since his arrest on January 8 by Nirmal Police from Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad, was produced before the Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate court here which extended his judicial custody...
01:50 PM, Jan 22, 2013
MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi was shifted back to jail after a series of tests and treatment at a hospital in Andhra Pradesh's Adilabad district, police said. The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) legislator was shifted back to district jail in Adilabad town, about 300 km from Hyderabad, after being earlier taken to government-run Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) on complaining of severe stomach pain. ...
11:09 AM, Jan 19, 2013
