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UP Legislative Council approves bill prohibiting religious conversion by f
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 25 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council on Thursday passed the 'Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Bill, 2021', which aims to curb religious conversions by fraudulent or any other undue means, including through marriag
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UK urged to pressure Pakistan to hold those responsible for forced convers
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): Underlining that Pakistan government narrative and policies have consistently been anti-Hindu, the World Sindhi Congress, an NGO, urged the United Kingdom to pressure Islamabad to hold all parties and community members accountable for forced conversions an
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UK must take tough stance on Pakistan's persecution of minorities, says sc
Updated : 5 years, 4 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, 4 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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OLX Autos announces a two-day virtual summit of delightful conversations a
Updated : 5 years, 4 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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Over 200 retired judges, civil servants, diplomats, armed forces veterans
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): A forum of concerned citizens from various walks of life including the judiciary, civil and police services, armed forces and academia have supported the Uttar Pradesh law against "unlawful conversion of religion" and said it applies to everyone and pro
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There should be permanent ban on forced, fraudulent conversions: Prahlad S
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30(ANI): There is a need for strict and permanent legislation against forced or fraudulent conversion, and love jihad, said Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel on Tuesday.
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Shivraj Chauhan: MP cabinet approves anti-conversion bill
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Sehore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 26 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said on Saturday that the state cabinet has approved the Dharma Swatantrya (Religious Freedom) Bill 2020, which bars forced conversions.
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South Asian human rights body slams Pak over forced conversion of Hindu gi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 24 (ANI): In light of a 17-year old Hindu girl who died by suicide in October this year after she was allegedly raped last year, in Pakistan's Tharparkar district, a body of South Asian human rights groups has slammed Islamabad for unchecked forced conversion o
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SC dismisses plea seeking to set aside Allahabad HC order over religious c
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking to set aside an Allahabad High Court order, which held that conversions just for the sake of marriage are invalid.
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UP, Uttarakhand's 'love jihad' laws challenged in Supreme Court
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): A public suit in the Supreme Court has challenged the laws brought by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments to check religious conversions in their respective states and sought directions to authorities not to give effect to the same.
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Bringing law to curb 'forced religious conversion' in the 'garb of love',
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 30 (ANI): We are bringing a law to curb "forced religious conversions" that take place in the "garb of love", said Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday referring to the 'love jihad' related offences.
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