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Man held in Bhopal under new religious conversion law
Updated : 1 hour, 2 min 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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UP govt seeks direction to transfer all Anti-Conversion Ordinance
Updated : 1 day, 6 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government has approached the Supreme Court seeking direction to transfer to itself all the petitions pending in the Allahabad High Court against Anti-Conversion Ordinance passed by the government.
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OLX Autos announces a two-day virtual summit of delightful convers
Updated : 1 day, 11 hours 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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Bikaner girl not forced into interfaith marriage, says Rajasthan P
Updated : 2 days, 15 hours ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 18 (ANI): Rajasthan Police has said that an interfaith wedding held in Bikaner was conducted with the consent of the girl, countering allegations by her family that she was coerced into marrying into a different religion and had accused the police of inact
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Madhya Pradesh anti-conversion ordinance notified, comes into effe
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 9 (ANI): An ordinance which prohibits and provides for punishment for conversion by "misrepresentation, undue influence, coercion, marriage or any fraudulent means" has been notified by the state government and has come into effect.
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Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind moves SC against UP law on religious conversio
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Islamic organisation Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind has approached the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the Constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020.
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Supreme Court refuses to stay anti-conversion laws in UP, Uttarakh
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay laws enacted by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments concerning marriages based on religious conversion.
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Sindhi Foundation to protest over human rights violations outside
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Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): Munawar Sufi Laghari, Executive Director of Sindhi Foundation and a well-known political activist in Pakistan urged the people of Sindh, Balochistan, Pakhtunkhwa to join a protest against the worst form of human rights violations and abuses in Pakistan, outs
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Over 200 retired judges, civil servants, diplomats, armed forces v
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days 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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Rajnath Singh says he does not approve of conversion for marriage,
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): Backing the "anti-conversion" legislation brought by Uttar Pradesh government, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that he personally does not support conversion for marriage.
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There should be permanent ban on forced, fraudulent conversions: P
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day 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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Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approves ordinance to deal with 'love jihad
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 29 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Dharma Swatantrata (Religious Freedom) Ordinance, 2020 to deal with "love jihad" cases in the state.
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