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SC asks petitioner to approach State HC regarding his plea challenging ant
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday allowed advocate Vishal Thakre to withdraw his petition and granted him the liberty to approach Madhya Pradesh High Court in connection with his plea challenging the recent law in the state prohibiting religious conversion of
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Muslim youth arrested in Indore under MP's anti-conversion law for luring
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 18 (ANI): A Muslim youth has been arrested here at Vijay Nagar police station under relevant sections of 'Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Ordinance, 2020'- commonly called the 'love-jihad' law, which prohibits and provides for punishment for conve
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SC adjourns for two weeks plea challenging prohibiting religious conversio
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it is adjourning for two weeks, the batch of petitions challenging the Ordinance passed by Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand prohibiting religious conversion for marriages.
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Haryana Home Minister directs officials to prepare draft of anti-conversio
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], February 12 (ANI): Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Thursday chaired a meeting of a committee and directed officials to expedite the draft of the anti-conversion law so that it can be implemented in the state soon.
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SC refuses to hear UP govt's petition seeking transfer of pleas against 'L
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition filed by the Uttar Pradesh Government to transfer all the petitions against the anti-conversion ordinance from Allahabad High Court to itself.
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UK must take tough stance on Pakistan's persecution of minorities, says sc
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 22 (ANI): As incidents of persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan -- particularly abduction and forced conversions of minor girls to Islam -- continue to rise at an alarming rate, London must 'take a stand' and hold Islamabad accountable for the crimes against mi
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Man held in Bhopal under new religious conversion law
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 21 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh police have arrested a man under Madhya Pradesh Dharmik Swatanrata Adhiniyam, a new law which penalises religious conversions through fraudulent means, following a complaint filed by a woman here in Bhopal, an official said on
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UP govt seeks direction to transfer all Anti-Conversion Ordinance pleas to
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government has approached the Supreme Court seeking direction to transfer to itself all the petitions pending in the Allahabad High Court against Anti-Conversion Ordinance passed by the government.
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OLX Autos announces a two-day virtual summit of delightful conversations a
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): The design team at OLX Autos today announces the launch of D'Light '21, a new two-day virtual summit of delightful conversions around design.
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Bikaner girl not forced into interfaith marriage, says Rajasthan Police
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 18 (ANI): Rajasthan Police has said that an interfaith wedding held in Bikaner was conducted with the consent of the girl, countering allegations by her family that she was coerced into marrying into a different religion and had accused the police of inact
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Madhya Pradesh anti-conversion ordinance notified, comes into effect
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 9 (ANI): An ordinance which prohibits and provides for punishment for conversion by "misrepresentation, undue influence, coercion, marriage or any fraudulent means" has been notified by the state government and has come into effect.
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Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind moves SC against UP law on religious conversion
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Islamic organisation Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind has approached the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the Constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020.
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