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State govt's move to carry out surveys of churches, missionaries 'unnecess
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 17 (ANI): The Archbishop of Karnataka, Peter Machado on Sunday termed the state government's move to carry out surveys of churches and Christian missionaries to find out about forced religious conversions as 'unnecessary'.
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BJP's Lanka Dinakaran slams Jagan Reddy, says Andhra govt pushing people t
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 9 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lanka Dinakaran on Friday slammed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and accused the YSRCP government of pushing people towards Christianity.
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Chhattisgarh: BJP MLAs likely to submit memorandum to Governor over religi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 12 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs likely to submit a memorandum to Governor Anusuiya Uikey over the matter of religious conversions in the state.
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Uttarakhand to make law against forced religious conversions more stringen
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 10 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said police have been ordered to take strict action against forced religious conversions and activities of 'love jihad' in the state.
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NCSC asks Andhra govt to submit details about action taken over Christian
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on Thursday asked Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary to submit information on large scale religious conversions of SCs into Christianity in the state within 15 days.
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VHP passes resolutions on illegal conversions, liberation of monasteries,
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], July 18 (ANI): The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday passed resolutions for steps to be taken for protection against Coronavirus pandemic, prevention of illegal religious conversions and liberation of Mutt-Mandirs (monasteries and temples).
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Missionaries do funding for religious conversions: MP Minister Usha Thakur
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): Making a controversial statement, Madhya Pradesh Tourism and Culture Minister Usha Thakur on Saturday said missionaries do funding for religious conversions.
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Delhi Bar Council suspends license of lawyer who performed 'Nikah' at his
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) has suspended the license of a lawyer for allegedly using his chamber for performing Muslim marriage (Nikah) and religious conversions, the Secretary, BCD said on Monday.
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Gujarat Assembly passes bill to stop 'love jihad'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 2 (ANI): To bring more stringent punishment against forced religious conversions through marriage, Gujarat Vidhan Sabha passed the 'Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2021' with a majority.
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Gujarat govt to table 'love jihad' bill before Assembly today
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 1 (ANI): The state government is set to amend the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2003 to bring more stringent punishment against forced religious conversions through marriage.
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Haryana to table bill against 'love jihad' in upcoming budget session of A
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], February 26 (ANI): After Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh another Bharatiya Janata Part governed state, Haryana is set to present an anti-conversion bill against religious conversions. The draft of the "love jihad" bill has been prepared and will be present in the upcomin
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UP Legislative Council approves bill prohibiting religious conversion by f
Updated : 5 years, 2 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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