Namit Malhotra's Ramayana is building strong momentum at the box office, with advance sales for the first few days soaring in the domestic market ahead of its release. The Nitesh Tiwari film, starring Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana, has earned Rs 81.78 crore in advance bookings so far, according to trade tracker Sacnilk . Hindi leads with Rs 66.89 crore, followed by Kannada at Rs 6.85 crore and Telugu at Rs 6.37 crore. Tamil has recorded Rs 1.33 crore, while Malayalam stands at Rs 34.22 lakh. The figure is Rs 65.83 crore without block seats. A total of 21.25 lakh tickets have been sold, including 17.11 lakh without block seats, it added. Day 1 to Day 4 Advance Booking For Day 1, the film has earned Rs 35.21 crore from 9.12 lakh tickets across 21,927 shows, Without block seats, the figure is Rs 29.63 crore from 7.64 lakh tickets, according to Sacnilk. On Day 2, bookings have reached Rs 16.39 crore from 4.21 lakh tickets across 15,568...
Not all speech is hate speech and it has to be decided which statements or speeches come under that definition, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a petition demanding action in cases of hate speech.
A two-judge bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna said two days ago, they had put a freeze on the proceedings against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a case filed in 2014. During an election campaign, Mr Kejriwal had apparently said "Those who believe in Khuda will not be pardoned by Khuda if they vote for the BJP".
Citing the case, the judges said, "Not everything said amounts to hate speech". The court should exercise caution as there is no definition of hate speech and has to rely on allied provisions of the Indian Penal Code for its interpretation.
The petition, filed on behalf of one Shaheen Abdullah, said at a recent programme held in Haryana's Mewat, thousands of Bajrang Dal members took a pledge to use "Trishul" to protect their religion.
A similar event was organised in Pataudi, around 25 km away.
The petition said speeches inciting people against Muslims were delivered at these programmes, which is a threat to the unity and integrity of the country. Despite this, the Haryana Police did not take any action against the speakers and organisers, the petition said.
The court said it would also hear a petition by the right-wing group Hindu Front for justice, which wanted action against Muslims and Christians who are allegedly giving hate speeches against Hindus. All petitions, taken together, will be heard on March 21, the court said.
"Our civilisation, our knowledge is eternal and we should not belittle it by indulging in hate speech... The common enemy of all religions is hatred... Remove hate from the mind and you will see the difference," Justice Joseph said.
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