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'Love jihad' funded by foreign countries, conspiracy against India, says M
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 26 (ANI): Amid the uproar over 'love jihad', Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister Arvind Bhadoria on Thursday said love jihad and religious conversions were being funded by foreign countries and termed it a conspiracy against India.
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Owaisi trying to divert attention from 'love-jihad', says Telangana BJP le
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 25 (ANI): Reacting to AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi's comments about 'love jihad', Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader NV Subhash said that Owaisi was trying to avoid public attention on the matter and people were shocked to see such a
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UP Cabinet decides to introduce Ordinance against unlawful religious conve
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 24 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Siddharth Nath Singh on Tuesday informed that the state cabinet has decided to introduce an ordinance against unlawful religious conversions.
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Pak presence in rights council 'intolerable': UN-accredited NGO
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 8 (ANI): Pakistan's presence in the United Nations Human Rights Council is "intolerable" given its rights record, said Geneva-based NGO UN Watch, adding that religious minorities in the south Asian country suffer from discrimination, sectarian violence and forced co
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Silent protest held outside UN over persecution of Christians in Pak
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): A silent demonstration was held on Saturday in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva alongside Broken Chair to raise a voice in solidarity to eradicate the malicious blasphemy law and forced conversions in Pakistan.
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Persecution, forced conversion of Hindu girls on rise in Pakistan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mirpur Khas [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): The minorities in Pakistan, especially Hindus, continue to face persecution in the hands of state and non-state actors as incidents of violence and forced conversions are on the rise.
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Plea against religious conversion withdrawn from Delhi HC
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay on Friday withdrew the plea from Delhi High Court which sought a direction to take steps to control religious conversions by intimidating, threatening or deceivingly luring unwitting individuals with gifts or monet
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RSS not opposed to willful conversion to Christianity, says Bhayyaji Joshi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Feb 10 (ANI): RSS National General Secretary Suresh Bhayyaji Joshi on Sunday said that the organization is not opposed to someone accepting Christianity on its own will.
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BJP MP accuses Missionaries of Charity of religious conversion in Jharkhan
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday alleged that units of Missionaries of Charity in Jharkhand were indulging in religious conversions and said that there should be a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into organisations getting foreign funding.
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UP law panel submits report to CM to check forcible religious conversion
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 21 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission on Thursday submitted a report to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, recommending a new law to check forcible religious conversions.
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George Kurian appeals Shah to order NIA probe in religious conversions of
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 24 (ANI): National Commission for Minorities vice-chairman George Kurian has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah claiming that Christian girls are "soft target" for Islamist terror recruiters in Kerala.
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How long atrocities on minorities in Pakistan will continue, asks PML-N MP
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept 18 (ANI): The deplorable condition of minorities in Pakistan, including abductions, murder, rapes and forced conversions, finally topped the table for discussion for lawmakers at a session of the National Assembly yesterday.
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