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Pakistan: UN experts urge action on coerced religious conversions, forced
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"We urge the Pakistan Government to take immediate steps to prevent and thoroughly investigate these acts objectively and in line with domestic legislation and international human rights commitments. Perpetrators must be held fully accountable," the experts said over the spike in the number
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SC allows filing of plea to transfer petitions before HCs challenging anti
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala told senior advocate Kapil Sibal to file an application for the transfer of petitions pending before the High Courts to the top court.
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"They do politics in name of conversion": Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel s
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"Wherever the BJP is in power, they are silent, wherever the BJP are not in power, they make noise. They have an absolute majority in the country, why don't they bring an anti-conversion Bill, who has stopped them? But they don't have to do it, they only have to do politics on it. How o spre
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SC seeks Attorney General's assistance on plea against forced religious co
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the assistance of Attorney General for India R Venkataramani in a plea claiming that fraudulent and deceitful religious conversion is rampant across the country.
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Chhattisgarh CM celebrates traditional 'Cherchera' festival in Raipur
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The traditional Cherchera festival is celebrated on the full moon night of 'Paush' Hindu calendar month in the happiness of taking the crops to their homes after cultivation. According to mythological belief, on this day Lord Shankar begged from Mata Annapurna, so people used to donate green
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State govt determined to ensure no illegal conversions: MP Home Minister N
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Wednesday said that the government is determined to ensure there are "no illegal conversions" in the state.
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Telangana: Police track down missing boy, refute conversion claim of paren
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A boy in Telangana's Kalwakurthy, who was allegedly taken away for forceful religious conversion at extremist training camp, was later found to have left the house of his own volition to marry a girl from a different community who he loves, the police informed on Monday.
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Hindu bodies stage march against 'love jihad' in Maharashtra's Kolhapur
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Hindu organisations staged a Jan Aanch march in Maharashtra's Kolhapur against 'love jihad', alleged illegal conversions and cow slaughter.
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India calls on Pakistan to protect minorities after killing of Hindu woman
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
India on Thursday called on Pakistan to protect its minorities after the killing of a Hindu woman Daya Bheel in Sindh province.
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Meghalaya TMC questions NPP silence on Assam church survey row, says party
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Meghalaya Trinamool Congress on Wednesday slammed the National People's Party for failing to take a stand against the recent Assam Police directive seeking information on churches and religious conversions in the region, with State VP George B Lyngdoh saying that NPP should question BJP
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Women from minorities live in fear as forced conversion, marriages continu
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Recently, a minor Hindu girl, aged 13, was abducted from her home by a man named Arshad Ali from Karachi, Sindh.
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Nitesh Rane meets Maharashtra CM and Fadnavis, seeks law against 'love jih
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Fadvanis had said earlier this month that the state government will study laws made in different states against forcible conversions.
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