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VHP working president writes to Amit Shah, accuses Sikkim CM's political s
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) working president Alok Kumar has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah where he has alleged the political secretary of Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang of indulging in religious "conversions".
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Karnataka school master heckled for Prophet essay competition, suspended
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Gadag (Karnataka) [India], September 29 (ANI): Karnataka school headmaster- alleged of trying to facilitate the religious conversion- has been suspended, a day after the state education department ordered an inquiry after the headmaster was heckled by right-wing outfit activists for organizi
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SC notice Centre on plea seeking direction to curb religious conversion
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking stringent steps to control fraudulent and deceitful religious conversion.
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SC issues notice to Centre, others to take steps to control fraudulent rel
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking direction to Centre and State governments to take stringent steps to control fraudulent religious conversion.
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Himachal Assembly passes Bill to curb illegal religious conversions
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 13 (ANI): The Himachal Pradesh Assembly, in line with a few other BJP-ruled states, passed a bill on Saturday to curb "mass conversion" and raise the maximum punishment to 10 years of imprisonment in its 2019 law against any change of religion throug
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PIL in Delhi HC seeks direction to prohibit forcible religious conversion
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking appropriate direction to the Centre and Delhi Government to prohibit forcible religious conversion by intimidating, threatening and deceivingly luring through gifts and monetary be
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Religious conversion of Hindus stopped within 100 days of govt assuming of
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 7 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday announced that the religious conversion of Hindus in the state stopped within 100 days of his government assuming office.
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Delhi HC calls voluntary religious conversion 'a constitutional right'
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday said that everyone has the Right to profess any religion or choose any religion as conversion to any religion is a person's constitutional right.
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Odisha: Church gate sealed, Section 144 imposed after reports of religious
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhadrak (Odisha) [India], May 24 (ANI): After receiving complaints and allegations of conversions of innocent tribals to Christianity, the district administration of Bhadrak enforced Section 144 in the area and said that only three persons are allowed to gather in the vicinity of the church.
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Calcutta HC orders CBI-NIA to probe alleged forced religious conversion ca
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 22 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the National Investigation Authority (NIA) to probe an alleged case of forced conversion in West Bengal's Malda district.
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Will recommend to Centre to ban PFI: Goa CM
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 23 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday called out the Popular Front of India (PFI) over their statement countering his anti-conversion remark, and said that he would recommend to the Centre to ban the organisation.
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Forced conversion of Hindu girls in Pakistan's Sindh remains rampant
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): Last month, Hindu girl Pooja Kumari was killed by a man at her home in Pakistan's Sindh province. Pooja Kumari was shot in Sukkur after she put up resistance to the attackers.
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