Sunday, May 18, 2025

Topic: Hate

NIT-Calicut professor who praised Gandhi’s assassin appointed as Dean; rules violated in appointment, say students

Dr. Shaija Andavan, a professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology-Calicut (NIT-C), who was previously embroiled in controversy over a social media post praising Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse, has been appointed as the Dean of Planning and Development at the institute. 

Meta removes accounts linked to BJP MLA Raja Singh following Hate Speech Report

Meta has removed multiple accounts and pages linked to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator T Raja Singh. The action comes a week after a report by India Hate Lab (IHL) exposed how Singh and his supporters continued to amplify hate speech against Muslims on social media platforms despite an official ban.

Rahul Gandhi on India’s happiness rank: “May soon top hate, anger charts”

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Saturday in an apparent jibe at the Union government over the country's ranking in the latest World Happiness Report, said India would soon top hate and anger charts.