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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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Over 200 retired judges, civil servants, diplomats, armed forces veterans
Updated : 5 years, 4 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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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, 5 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, 5 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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'Love jihad' funded by foreign countries, conspiracy against India, says M
Updated : 5 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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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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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BJP MP accuses Missionaries of Charity of religious conversion in Jharkhan
Updated : 6 years, 5 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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